Can I Run The Escapists?
Team17 released The Escapists in 2017. It is an indie simulation game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. Metacritic places it at 75. Steam lists support for 7 languages. With more than 26 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Completionists have 58 achievements to work through. Split screen on one PC is supported, a feature most releases have quietly dropped. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. At 9 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core Duo E6600 @ 2.4GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel 4400, GeForce GT 8800, AMD Radeon HD 4650 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | [email protected], AMD FX 6300 3.5GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 750, AMD R7 370 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
The Escapists places its action in an open sandbox, and the player works through spaces built to be avoided rather than cleared. The view is in two dimensions. 13 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why The Escapists is demanding
Graphics requirements for The Escapists are minimal, with GeForce GTX 750, AMD R7 370 named as the bar. At 4 GB, system memory is undemanding. The install is small at roughly 4 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Escapists?
The Escapists targets a mainstream modern PC: Intel 4400, GeForce GT 8800, AMD Radeon HD 4650 and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GeForce GTX 750, AMD R7 370 for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 6.54x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 3.68x |
| 4K | Comfortable | 1.63x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against The Escapists's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Escapists?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core Duo E6600 @ 2.4GHz; GPU: Intel 4400, GeForce GT 8800, AMD Radeon HD 4650; 2 GB RAM.
How much storage does The Escapists need?
The Escapists needs about 4 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Escapists?
The RTX 3060 runs The Escapists comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for The Escapists?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Escapists is the GPU.