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Escape Goat 2

Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon. None have overcome the Stronghold of Toragos... will you be the first…

80 24 March 2014 from $1.99

Escape Goat 2 is an indie developed by MagicalTimeBean, released 24 March 2014 on PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $1.99 at GOG.

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What Escape Goat 2 is

Escape Goat 2 is an indie game developed by MagicalTimeBean and released in 2014. It was published by Double Fine Productions. It is available on PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on FNA.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Escape Goat is a puzzle-platform game developed and published by independent developer MagicalTimeBean, for the Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, and Nintendo Switch.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 16 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Escape Goat 2 holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM and NVIDIA GT/S 4xx, Intel 4000 or equivalent. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $1.99 at GOG, 80% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Escape Goat 2 launched on 24 March 2014, within three weeks of South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Escape Goat 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Escape Goat 2 — frequently asked questions

When did Escape Goat 2 come out?
Escape Goat 2 was released on 24 March 2014 for PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Escape Goat 2 cost?
The cheapest current price for Escape Goat 2 is $1.99 at GOG, which is 80% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Escape Goat 2?
At minimum, Escape Goat 2 needs 1.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM, NVIDIA GT/S 4xx, Intel 4000 or equivalent graphics, 200 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Escape Goat 2?
The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("200 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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