The Epic Games Store free game for January 16th Escape Academy. As usual, Epic Games Store users have a week to claim it.

Developed by Los Angeles-based Coin Crew Games, Escape Academy is an escape-the-room-style puzzle game originally released in July 2022 for PC and consoles. The game puts players in the role of students at the titular academy and tasks them with training to become “escape room masters.”

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Escape Academy has now been confirmed as the next EGS freebie. PC players can claim it on Thursday, January 16th, once the Epic Games Store stops the giveaway revolt. Escape Academy will be available for free on the digital store until January 23rd.

Escape Academy was already available for free on EGS

The Epic Games Store has already given away Escape Academy In the past, it used it as a free mystery game for January 1, 2024. However, this upcoming giveaway will mark the first time the title will be available for free on the digital store for a full week in 2022. The timing of this free offer is particularly good for Xbox Game Pass members Escape Academy is expected to leave Microsoft’s subscription service on January 15 after 18 months on the platform.

Free games on the Epic Games Store in January 2025

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance (January 1)

• Hell Let Loose (January 2nd – 9th)

• Riot (January 9th – 16th)

• Escape Academy (January 16th – 23rd)

Escape Academy has a “Strong” rating on OpenCritic, based on an average score of 80 and a reviewer recommendation rate of 88%. This will make it the highest-rated game the Epic Games Store has given away so far in 2025. The general critical acclaim is reflected in players’ impressions: the game received “very positive” reviews on Steam and 4.42 and 4.2 star ratings on the PlayStation and Xbox Stores, respectively. In addition to being playable solo, Escape Academy Also supports online and split-screen multiplayer. Far from being an afterthought, this mode is so well implemented that the title is widely regarded as one of the best co-op puzzle games in recent memory.

Escape Academy will be the fourth freebie on the Epic Games Store in 2025 Kingdom Come: Liberation, Letting all hell looseAnd revolt– in that order. The platform’s fifth free game of the year is expected to be announced on January 16th Escape Academy becomes eligible. Players who like the base experience can also pick up two DLC packs in the form of Escape from Anti-Escape Island And Escape from the pastpriced at $9.99 each. Alternatively, these two post-launch content items can be purchased together for $14.99 Escape Academy‘s Season Pass.

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Escape Academy

You’ve just arrived at the Escape Academy, a school where promising students are trained to become the ultimate escape room master.

Play over a dozen masterfully handcrafted rooms designed by experienced experts in the field of REAL LIFE Escape Rooms.

Experience the entire Escape Academy alone in single player mode OR in cooperative play with two people. Available in local or online splitscreen.

Explore the Escape Academy campus and meet the faculty, a diverse group of characters, each an expert in the art of escape. And some with secrets yet to be revealed…

Released

July 14, 2022

developer

Coin Crew games

Multiplayer

Online multiplayer

Motor

Unit

ESRB

T for teens for violence

How long to beat

4 hours

X|S optimized

Yes

File size Xbox Series

4GB (November 2023)

Split screen orientation

Vertical only

Number of players

1-2

Local co-op support

1-2 players

OpenCritic review

Strong

Cross-platform play

PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

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