Escape Simulator 2 — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Escape Simulator 2: Apocalypse DLC is coming this year! | 2026-06-19 | We’re excited to announce the first DLC for Escape Simulator 2. Apocalypse DLC is coming later this year, but you can wishlist it today! This DLC takes you into a near-future world devastated by an unknown catastrophe. Civilization is gone, but the clues are still there. Your goal is to follow the trail, solve your way through what’s left behind, and search for Sanctuary. The DLC will include:4 new escape rooms4 new Darkest puzzlesNew character outfitsA bunch of new Room Editor props for buildersMore details soon. -Pine team |
| New Free Room Now Available | 2026-05-28 | Hey everyone, We’ve just pushed a new update for Escape Simulator 2, featuring a brand-new, completely free official level: The Illusion Room. Set inside a mysterious museum, this one is packed with visual tricks, strange exhibits, and perspective-based puzzles. Expect it to take around 60 minutes if you're playing solo, or about 45 minutes in co-op.For those looking for an extra challenge, we've also included the Illusion Darkest Room.For the BuildersWe’ve added a bunch of new Room Editor props straight from the Illusion Room, so you can start messing with perspective and illusions in your own custom rooms right away.Patch Notes & Improvemen |
| Community Picks #01 | 2026-05-21 | Our first round of Escape Simulator 2 Community Picks is here!Since the release of Escape Simulator 2, we’ve been watching the Workshop fill up with clever puzzles, ambitious stories, eerie mysteries, and some seriously impressive uses of the new Room Editor.It’s been exciting to see familiar builders return with bigger ideas and more polished presentation, while newer creators are already surprising us with fresh mechanics, cinematic moments, and creative puzzle design.For this first selection, we wanted to highlight a mix of standout rooms: detective stories, creepy cabins, strange laboratories, word-based puzzle gauntlets, underground sewe |
| Hotfix 20029 | 2026-05-07 | Hello, we have a small hotfix for the last update - Core Updates Resolved a bug where the "Loading Level State" screen would hang indefinitely. Fixed an issue where carriable items would unexpectedly snap back to their original slots. Fixed a glitch where items thrown by other players would appear stuck on the ground. - Level Selection Polish Replaced generic "grayed out" boxes with proper Unavailable graphics for unavailable levels. Removed the Download button for rooms that are unavailable. - Custom Room Improvements Better "drop-in" process for players who haven't pre-installed a custom room. Better Token textures. - Room Editor New Toggle |
| Escape Simulator 2 : Big Hotfix Update | 2026-04-30 | Hey Escapers, We know it’s been a bit quiet from us over the past few months. We’ve been busy behind the scenes working on multiple things at once: polishing Escape Simulator 2, preparing upcoming content, and building out new features, and also working on new content for ES1!Here’s what we’re working on next:A new free room is coming next month, set in the Illusion MuseumAnother free room is already in production and planned for later this yearWe’re deep into development of the first DLC, coming later this yearA free VR update is currently in the worksToday’s update focuses on improving the overall experience, with a wide range of fixes, imp |
| More Hands on Deck! The Future of Escape Simulator 2 | 2026-04-09 | Hello, Escapers!We have some big news to share today! Not only do we have an update on the development of Escape Simulator 2, but we’re also growing our family. 🤝 The Pine Studio Family is Growing!We are incredibly excited to announce that Somnium Games has officially joined Pine Studio!If that name sounds familiar, it’s because we’ve been "unofficial" partners for years. They were the creative minds behind the fan-favorite ES1: Magic DLC and collaborated with us on the Faraway series. By bringing their talented team into Pine Studio, we now have 28 people working under one roof. What does this mean for Escape Simulator 2? It means more cont |
| Holiday Update Hotfix 1 | 2025-12-18 | We’ve just pushed a small hotfix for the Holiday Update🎄This update focuses on polishing the Christmas rooms, fixing a few gameplay blockers, and improving some details in the lobby and Room Editor. Thanks for all the reports, they really help us smooth things out. The full changelog is here: Room EditorAdded additional Christmas propsCoreFixed an issue where exiting to menu could not be declined in Darkest roomsLobbyToken Jigsaw puzzles no longer start scrambledFixed Christmas object reflections in mirrorsChristmas RoomCookie delivery now triggers after the first dialogue lineFixed turkey slot issueAdded missing item namesFixed various coll |
| Holiday Update is Available Now! | 2025-12-16 | Hey everyone, The holidays are here, and we’ve got a little gift for you! 🎁 We just released a brand new cozy holiday escape room, playable solo or with friends. It’s inspired by classic Christmas movies and full of warm lighting, festive details, and that relaxed winter vibe. A short, comfy escape made to be enjoyed together. This room is our virtual holiday card to all 300,000 of you already escaping in ES2. Thank you! 💌 🎄What’s in the Holiday Update:A new holiday themed room A new Darkest puzzleNew festive outfitsA new festive soundtrack100+ new holiday props for the Room Editor, perfect for building your own cozy winter escapes 🛠️ Roo |
| Who won Build-a-room Competition? | 2025-12-10 | Build-a-Room Competition We just wrapped up our first ES2 Build-a-room competition, and the results are incredible. We received 112 submissions, far more than we expected, and the creativity on display was amazing. This was our very first competition, and we already plan to run the second one soon.After many hours of testing and discussion, here are the results: 🥇 First place – Going Home by kukelia & FramaKukeli and Frama did it again! This room takes home 5000 USD, our biggest competition prize so far!Stranded after a catastrophic malfunction, your spacecraft crashes into the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. A cinematic story mix |
| ES2: Room Editor Update #3 | 2025-12-04 | Dear escapers, thanks for all the feedback over the past weeks. We’ve been focused on improving the Room Editor, and this update brings a long list of fixes and updates for it, with more coming in the next patch. A quick reminder that the editor is still in beta, so you might run into some issues with saves or drop-in multiplayer.While you explore the changes, the first Build-a-Room competition is reaching the finish line. We’ll announce the winners on December 10th during a live stream, along with more Escape Simulator 2 news so stay tuned. ;) Core• More stable co-op connections when the host has high ping• Shader compilation is now more rel |
| New Hotfix & Build-a-Room Update | 2025-11-20 | We’ve just pushed out a new hotfix with a bunch of improvements across the game and the Room Editor. Stability is better, custom rooms run smoother, and we cleaned up several level issues along the way. Thanks to everyone sending us reports and videos, it really helps us track things down. Build-a-Room CompetitionThe Build-a-room competition has officially wrapped up and you absolutely crushed it. We received 112 submissions! Thank you Builders for creating so many clever, beautiful and huge rooms. Some of you went all-in with gigantic and complex designs that pushed the Room Editor to its limits. Because of that you actually helped us uncove |
| ES2: Room Editor Hotfix #2 | 2025-11-11 | We’ve just released a new hotfix (v17073) focusing on the room editor. We also worked on improving stability, fixing several editor issues, and introducing a few new features for the Builders. Thanks to everyone reporting bugs and sharing feedback, it really helps us make the game better with each patch. Btw the Build-a-room competition is still live! Room Editor FixesFixed incorrect changes to prop rotation when entering rotation valuesFixed hidden lights properly turning on in play mode and restoring their hidden state after exiting play modeOnly one directional light can now cast shadowsTexture loading is now supported on MacCustom models |
| Build-a-Room New Deadline + New Hotfix Update | 2025-11-06 | We’ve just released a fresh update for Escape Simulator 2! This one focuses on improving stability, fixing level issues, and polishing both the base game and the Room Editor. Multiplayer interactions are now much smoother, performance is better on lower-end PCs, and we’ve done some early winter cleaning in the lobby – goodbye pumpkins, see you next year!The Room Editor also got a big round of improvements, from fixing memory leaks to better undo/redo behavior, more reliable scripts, and a bunch of small but important quality-of-life tweaks. Thank you Builders for helping us! 🏆 Build-a-Room Competition UpdateThe Build-a-Room competition is st |
| 100,000 Players!! Let's start a Build-a-Room Competition!🎉 | 2025-10-31 | We are incredibly grateful and happy that more than 100,000 players have already entered Escape Simulator 2, only five days since release! The game already has 500 reviews, with 96% positive, and we can’t thank you enough for the amazing support. (Thank you for taking your time to write the review)We have been working nonstop since launch. This week alone we released 4 hotfixes, fixed over 100 reported issues, and even added new content like a gramophone and Halloween decorations for the lobby. 🛠️ Build-a-Room CompetitionMost of our recent updates focused on improving the Room Editor, so it is the perfect time to start our first Build-a-Room |
| ES2: Launch Hotfix #3 | 2025-10-29 | Hey escapers!We’ve just released a new hotfix update for Escape Simulator 2. This one brings a cozy upgrade to the lobby (cookies, tea, and a working gramophone), expands the Room Editor with new assets, and includes more than 100 fixes and improvements across all rooms! Thank you all for reporting and helping us! One note: Saves in Space 2, Pirate 4 and Dracula 3 might be deleted after this update. We’re super sorry if that happened to you! :( We already have 96% positive reviews! If you’re enjoying the game so far, a quick Steam review would mean a lot.💖 New ContentAdded a new gramophone to the lobby with two songs you can play!Added cooki |
| ES2: Launch Hotfix #2 | 2025-10-27 | Here's another one! Fixed unpickable tokens in 2 roomsFixed a room editor issue that caused a crashFixed unpickable goblet in Dracula 2Fixed some translation errorsSaves in Space 3 and Dracula 3 might be deleted after this update. We are super sorry if that happend to you! :( Thanks again, and happy escaping! 🗝️Pine team |
| ES2: Launch Hotfix #1 | 2025-10-27 | Wow, what a launch! Huge thanks to everyone who waited (not so patiently) for the release today! 🎉 Escape Simulator 2 is a big project made by a small team. The game supports 15 languages and multiplayer for up to 8 players, which means a lot of different setups to test.If you find any problem or have a suggestion, please reach out to us through our Discord, the Steam forums, or by email at community@pinestudio.com We are fully dedicated to improving and polishing the game with your feedback. We have already fixed a few issues. A small hotfix just dropped! Here's a changelog: Fixed Dracula 2 critical end key bugFixed Pirates 3 critical gunpo |
| Escape Simulator 2 is Now Available!🎉 | 2025-10-27 | The wait is over! Escape Simulator 2 is officially available. For a limited time, you can get it 10% off! We also released the original soundtrack by our composer Saša Đukić and a bundle with Escape Simulator 1 for everyone discovering the Escape Sim world for the first time. New Trailer🧩 What’s NewEscape Simulator 2 is a completely new game built from scratch. At launch, it includes 12 brand new escape rooms, each much larger and more detailed than before. Expect around 50 minutes of playtime per room. There is also a new Lobby, a shared hub where you and your friends can gather before entering the rooms. It is a place to display trophies, |
| What's new in ES2 Room Editor | 2025-10-23 | We’re kicking off something special! Robin, our long-time community member and creator of fan-favorite rooms like It's All Led Up To This, The Glass Garden and Immortal Canvas, has joined our team to create a new video series for Escape Simulator 2 builders. Known for her calm voice and creative touch, she’ll guide you through everything new in the Room Editor 2.0.This first video takes you through the major upgrade to the Room Editor, showcasing new ways to shape floor plans, build multi-level spaces, add complex logic, use Lua scripting, and craft detailed lighting and atmosphere. It’s the ideal starting point for discovering how much more |
| Everything you should know about Escape Simulator 2 before the release! | 2025-10-21 | We are super excited, Escape Simulator 2 is almost here!The release is just 6 days away, and the whole team is in full-on polish mode, fixing last-minute bugs and making sure everything runs smoothly. But most importantly, we are super hyped to show you our biggest game ever!So here's everything you should know about Escape Simulator 2 before the release! TLDR: 💻 Available on: PC (Windows, macOS)🔓 Release time: Monday, October 27th, 4PM CET / 6AM PT / 9AM CST💰 Price: $19.99 / €16.99 / 14.99 GBP / 2200 JPY / 799 ₽ / 65 ¥ (Launch Discount 10%)🧩 Players: Solo or Online co-op up to 8 players📦 Content on release: 12 all-new (bigger) rooms, da |