

All three titles are free to download there from 9th July to 16th July. The Escapists 2 launches free on the Epic Games Store alongside two other free games: 2014 puzzle platformer Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition, and 2016 first-person shooter Killing Floor 2. Mouldy Toof Studios' strategy role-playing game was supposed to launch as a free download on the Epic Games Store from 18th June until 25th June, but it was delayed at the last minute to fix some mystery issue.Īnnouncing the new date of 9th July on Twitter, Epic said: "Thanks for all your patience as we got this ready for launch, everyone." In other Xbox Game Pass news, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is making its way to Game Pass for console on December 19th, the day before the release of the new Witcher series on Netflix.After a delay, The Escapists 2 goes free on the Epic Games Store next week. There are another three DLC packs each with their own achievement lists. Prepare for that grind if you're going for a completion of the base game.

The Escapists 2 achievement list is going to take you a long time to get through with an estimated 25-30 hour completion time. You will now have to block and tie together chains of attacks whilst strafing to win a punch-up in the prison yard. Working together allows for more elaborate and daring plans, or go head-to-head in Versus mode and see who can break out prison the quickest.Ī new combat system has also been introduced to The Escapists 2. You can play with up to three friends to create and hatch the ultimate escape plan in both online and couch co-op. You will have to live by prison rules, attending roll call each day, working prison jobs and following strict routines, all while secretly plotting how to escape the varying maximum security facilities. Players can risk it all to breakout from the toughest prisons, all with multiple floors, roofs, vents and underground tunnels. The Escapists 2 is described as the ultimate prison sandbox.

At X019 The Escapists 2 was also mentioned as coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC, although this hasn't appeared on the PC or mobile apps just yet.
