COPENHAGEN ,July 15th 2022 :5th Planet Games A/S (OAX: 5PG) is today pleased to announce that 'Escape Academy' is now available to gaming fans globally. The game delivers the excitement of teamwork and in-person escape rooms and combines them into an immersive, interactive experience.Escape Academy is now available onXbox Game Pass and for digital purchase on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation, and PC via Steam and theEpic Games Store . "CoinCrew Games has a wealth of knowledge in designing escape rooms and have delivered a stunning digital experience for fans to experience in the safety and comfort of their own home," saidMark Stanger , CEO,5th Planet Games . "We look forward to working with our partner iam8bit Presents to explore opportunities to bring other exciting and original games to our fans in the future. The early reaction to the game has been fantastic!" Reviews forEscape Academy have also begun to hit, and press are enjoying the experience: o "The best co-op game since 'It Takes Two'" - Inverse o "a fun co-op experience that accurately captures both the frustration and giddy satisfaction of real-life escape rooms." -The Washington Post o "Escape Academy delivers lovingly crafted puzzles that shine in co-op play." - Digital Trends o "it's a fantastic co-op brainteaser." - Rock, Paper, Shotgun o "Escape Academy is a worthy escape room game with a lot of strong puzzles." - PC InvasionEscape Academy is one of the first video games to authentically capture the time-pressure and mind-bending action of escape rooms and transform them into an immersive digital experience. This title brings the teamwork, exploration and intense scenarios of IRL escape rooms straight to consoles in this epic mystery featuring a prestigious school, relentless rivalries and an abundance of puzzle-solving.Escape Academy can be experienced in single player or with friends in a cooperative multiplayer mode. Players can fly through levels with friends in an online dual-screen multiplayer mode, or in-person locally with everyone working together to achieve elite Escapist status - all without leaving the comfort of the living room. About 5thPlanet Games and Skybound Entertainment 5th Planet Games is a video games publisher located inCopenhagen , active in games across all global platforms and devices. We have a long and successful history of working with established brands and strong IP. Now, in partnership withSkybound Entertainment , we will extend our access to compelling, global IP such as The Walking Dead, Before your Eyes and Invincible. About iam8bit Founded in 2005, iam8bit is a creative production emporium that has quietly redefined the entertainment industry, time and time again. Collaborating with a plethora of partners and narrative-busting IPs, iam8bit punctuates the importance of engaging with fans directly. By creating the videogame industry's very first community events, the company injected the idea of experiential immersion into game and film marketing (back when it was simply known as "theatre"). iam8bit also played a crucial role in the vinyl renaissance, minting its first record in 2010, and is the industry leader in premium physical editions of top-tier games. In 2020, iam8bit evolved into financing and publishing games, with several yet-to-be-announced PC, console and tabletop games on the horizon. The company is based inLos Angeles and co-owned byJon M. Gibson andAmanda White . Visit iam8bit.com or follow @iam8bit on Instagram or Twitter.
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