Escape from Ever After
- First release
- Jan 23, 2026
- Developer
- Sleepy Castle Studio
- Publisher
- HypeTrain Digital
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure · Action, Fantasy, Comedy
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
When Flynt Buckler, a classic fairytale adventurer, storms the castle of his evil dragon arch-nemesis Tinder, he finds the once intimidating fortress has been converted into… corporate offices? The villainous dragon is nowhere to be found and her castle is full of mindless coffee-sipping, report-filing drones. What happened? It turns out that storybooks are an untapped market ripe with valuable resources, cheap labor, and profit to be had—so naturally, real-world conglomerate Ever After Inc. found a way to intervene! With Tinder’s Castle as their new corporate headquarters, Ever After Inc. is hellbent on taking over every storybook they can. With no choice but to get a job, Flynt Buckler must team up with his former nemesis Tinder in order to climb the corporate ladder and take down Ever After Inc. from the inside!Read more
When Flynt Buckler, a classic fairytale adventurer, storms the castle of his evil dragon arch-nemesis Tinder, he finds the once intimidating fortress has been converted into… corporate offices? The villainous dragon is nowhere to be found and her castle is full of mindless coffee-sipping, report-filing drones. What happened? It turns out that storybooks are an untapped market ripe with valuable resources, cheap labor, and profit to be had—so naturally, real-world conglomerate Ever After Inc. found a way to intervene! With Tinder’s Castle as their new corporate headquarters, Ever After Inc. is hellbent on taking over every storybook they can. With no choice but to get a job, Flynt Buckler must team up with his former nemesis Tinder in order to climb the corporate ladder and take down Ever After Inc. from the inside!
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jan 23, 2026
- Nintendo Switch
- Jan 23, 2026
- PlayStation 5
- Jan 23, 2026
All 4 release dates
- Xbox Series X|S
- Jan 23, 2026
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Where to buy
- External links
- Discord (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- jrpg, 2.5d, leveling up, breaking the fourth wall, party system
… All 12
, breaking the fourth wall, party system, side quests, secret area, moving platforms, in-game e-mail, turn-based rpg, based on - fairy tale, fantasy adventure
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 86
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 1,552 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Story Rich
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Funny
- RPG
- Singleplayer
- Emotional
- 2D
- Comedy
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Accessibility features
Developer lists on Steam:
Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026Gameplay
- Adjustable difficulty, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
- Playable without timed input, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Audio
- Custom volume controls, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
Input
- Keyboard only option, listed by the developer on Steam, recorded 16 October 2026
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Deutschinterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 24 Oct 2026
Features
Input and devices
- Full controller support
- PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 controller support
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Verified · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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