The Artful Escape
A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.
- Price:$7.99
- Release Date:9/9/2021
- Franchise:Annapurna Interactive
- Developer:Beethoven and Dinosaur
- Publisher:Annapurna Interactive
- Last Updated:4/12/2025
- Steam App Id:1122680
The Artful Escape
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Artful Escape has 6 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 45% lower than its previous all-time peak of 11 players achieved on 3/2/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Artful Escape. It has received a total of 1,656 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 88 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Artful Escape. Right now, it costs $7.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Artful Escape and its growth over time. It currently has 6,634 followers on its community page.
About The Artful Escape
The Artful Escape is an Indie, Action, and Adventure game developed by Beethoven and Dinosaur. On 9/9/2021, it was released on the Steam Store by Annapurna Interactive.
Players have rated The Artful Escape as "Very Positive" out of 1,656 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 1,529 positive reviews and 127 negative reviews — an overall 92% positive review rating. Additionally, The Artful Escape has earned a metascore of 80 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $7.99 which is a 60% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through Annapurna Interactive Collection and The Artful Escape - Soundtrack Edition which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run The Artful Escape on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 14 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Artful Escape supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Artful Escape has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Music
- Third Person
- Interactive Fiction
- Narrative
- Atmospheric
- Platformer
- Story Rich
- Stylized
- Walking Simulator
- Psychedelic
- Comedy
- Funny
- Sci-fi
- Indie
- Colorful
- Action
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Artful Escape and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The Artful Escape is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Artful Escape - Original Soundtrack | Music | 9/9/2021 | View |
Related Bundles
The Artful Escape is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Annapurna Interactive Collection | 32 | 32 | $261.03 | View |
 | The Artful Escape - Soundtrack Edition | 2 | 2 | $25.18 | View |
Related Packages
The Artful Escape is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Artful Escape | $9.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Artful Escape is available in 14 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dutch | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
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Soures & References
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The Artful Escape data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 12). The Artful Escape on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122680
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 12). The Artful Escape. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1122680
- Metacritic. (2025, April 12). The Artful Escape for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-artful-escape
- Beethoven and Dinosaur. (2023, July 7). The Artful Escape. The Artful Escape. https://theartfulescape.com/