Escape Space

Game Description

Short Description

Escape Space is a classic arcade space shooter with RPG mechanics. Fight for various factions against swarms of enemies or bosses and improve your standings, level up your rank, unlock new gear and weapons, and upgrade your spaceship.

Full Description

3 DIFFERENT FACTIONS

As a mercenary, you'll get to decide for which faction(s) you're willing to fight. Your actions will have consequences, so choose wisely!

The Earth Military Conglomerate: the Earth's military faction. They usually have big guns and tend to use ballistic-based weapons when in combat.

The Void Outlaws: the renegade faction in space. They use weird tactics in combat with a wide variety of weapons, depending on what they might have stolen.

The Quantum Riders: the cult of scientists focusing on new technology. They usually have high-end energy weapons and shields at their disposal.

22 STORY MISSIONS

You'll get to play up to 12 different story missions in a single run, but there are 3 different paths you can take from the beginning to discover all of the 22 handcrafted story missions!

ENDLESS PROCEDURAL CONTRACTS

Between two story missions, you'll be able to grind for money or reputation by doing procedurally-generated contracts for the factions you wanna play with.

7 GAME MODES

There are up to 7 different mission types in the game, and you'll get to unlock them all the more you progress through the storyline.

• The Elimination missions: go through some waves on enemies until you reach the priority target and hunt it down!
• The Collect missions: fight waves of enemies until you gather enough of the requested component from their scrap!
• The Escort missions: help an allied and defenseless unit to go through a space sector by destroying any enemy target in front of you!
• The Warfare missions: get involved in a conflict between two factions and get some reinforcement from the faction that requested some help!
• The Rush missions: assault an enemy faction's position and go through their defenses while destroying all of their units!
• The Survival missions: fight enemy waves for a set time, and decide if you want to continue and earn more rewards by destroying more of them!
• The Mayhem missions: target a fleet concentrating numerous elite enemies and take them all down!

5 DIFFICULTIES

Even if the story missions' difficulty is set and cannot be changed, you'll be able to play the procedurally-generated contract missions based on their difficulty. The more difficult they are, the higher the risks and rewards will be!

Having trouble with higher difficulties? Maybe it's time to grind lower-difficulty contracts to get some new gear and upgrades!

17 WEAPONS

You'll start to play with the default Firestorm machine gun unlocked, and then be able to expand your arsenal with gifted or purchased weapons!

12 MODS

Starting without any mod, you'll be able to get new perks by unlocking and selecting new mods! From a passive energy shield to an active E.M.P. system, test and decide what mod works best for you!

18 COLORS

Who said you cannot be classy in space? You can decide on your spaceship's colors using 18 different colors, on two layers (primary and secondary). Plus, you can also decide what the color of your thruster's exhaust is!

45 UPGRADES

In addition to the customization, you'll be able to constantly improve your spaceship by getting new upgrades until you get them all! Plan to unlock the most relevant ones for your playstyle first and dominate your enemies!

BEAUTIFUL HANDCRAFTED PIXEL ART

All of the in-game assets are hand-made with pixel art by myself, hope you'll enjoy them!

AN AMAZING OST

We teamed up with the very talented Scott Hsu who made this incredible OST for Escape Space!

Key Features

• 3 factions and 22 handcrafted story missions across 3 branching paths.
• Procedurally generated contracts with 7 mission types and 5 difficulties.
• 17 weapons and 12 mods for spaceship customization.
• 18 colors and 45 spaceship upgrades.
• Handcrafted pixel art.
• Original soundtrack by Scott Hsu.

Media Assets

Game Logo

Key Art

Screenshots

Additional Artwork

Videos

Animated Artwork

Trailer Thumbnails

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Downloadable Assets

Development & Background

Development History

Early Access release: Aug 31, 2023.

Full release: Jan 15, 2024.

About the Developer

ShidyGames is a solo game developer based in Paris, France, self-publishing video games since 2016. The developer creates and shares game projects using Unity.

Reception & Recognition

Press Coverage

• Wala Wala Games: praised the game's reinvention of familiar space-shooter ideas. Review excerpt on Steam
• Jiti Corp: praised the game's overall experience. Review excerpt on Steam

Player Reception

• Steam review summary: Positive - 27 positive reviews out of 30 (90%); checked 2026-10-13.

Links & Contact

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2131020/
• Website: https://shidygames.com/
• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@shidygames
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/shidygames.com
• Discord: https://discord.gg/j8eVPQC2zD
• Press inquiries: shidygames@gmail.com

Additional Information

System Requirements

Windows - Minimum

Minimum:

• OS: Windows 10
• Processor: Dual core AMD or Intel processor @ 3.0 GHz or faster
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: GTX 950, AMD R9 280 or newer
• DirectX: Version 11
• Storage: 500 MB available space

Steam Features

• Single-player
• Steam Achievements
• Camera Comfort
• Custom Volume Controls
• Adjustable Difficulty
• Keyboard Only Option
• Playable without Timed Input
• Partial Controller Support
• Family Sharing

Steam Tags

Shoot 'Em Up, Space, Bullet Hell, Arcade, Shooter, 2D, Action, Singleplayer, Sci-fi, Action RPG, Casual, Side Scroller, Pixel Graphics, Retro, Gun Customization, Controller, Futuristic, RPG, Indie, Early Access

Language Support

• English: Interface: Yes; Full audio: Not listed; Subtitles: Yes
• French: Interface: Yes; Full audio: Not listed; Subtitles: Yes

Steam Deck

Playable

Some in-game text may be difficult to read on Steam Deck.

Technical Support

• Support email: shidygames@gmail.com

Steam Legal Notice

A game by ShidyGames.

Music by Scott Hsu.