Can I Run The Escapists 2?
Team17 released The Escapists 2 in 2017. It is an indie simulation game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. It is localised into 7 languages according to the store listing. Over 26 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Split screen on one PC is supported, a feature most releases have quietly dropped. At 9 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Completionists have 58 achievements to work through. Its Metacritic score stands at 75.
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
Players spend their time in an open sandbox, moving through spaces built to be avoided rather than cleared. The publisher supplies 13 storefront screenshots of these environments. The view is in two dimensions.
Why The Escapists 2 is demanding
The Escapists 2 makes almost no demand of the graphics card. Nearly any machine built in the last decade clears the stated GeForce GTX 750, AMD R7 370 target. 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 2?
The Escapists 2 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 2'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 2?
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 2 need?
The Escapists 2 needs about 4 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Escapists 2?
The RTX 3060 runs The Escapists 2 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for The Escapists 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Escapists 2 is the GPU.