Escape the Underground

Escape the Underground

Joseph English · 2021 · Action, Adventure, Platformer, 2D Platformer, Precision Platformer

PC
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About Escape the Underground

At the bottom of a massive underground dump, a sentient pile of sludge is born. After finding a discarded book that shows photographs of the surface, they decide to make the journey upward to see the outside world.

Escape the Underground is a time-attack, difficult platformer that centers around the Sludge's innate ability to cling to walls.
-Play through 28 levels to make your way toward the surface.
-Retry levels to bring your time down and beat them as fast as possible!
-Can you find the secret mode after completing the game?

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players appreciate the platformer's challenging design and atmospheric presentation, with praise for well-placed checkpoints and engaging puzzle variety. However, the most consistent complaint is the restrictive camera that forces blind jumps and reliance on memorization rather than skill-based movement, which frustrates especially dedicated platformer fans who feel difficulty should come from precision and mechanics rather than poor visibility.

Not recommended Aug 7, 2025
Waaaaay too short character perspective, half the jumps you make in this game are completely blind. Difficult platformers should be made difficult by virtue of their technical jumps (hard movement, mechanics, precision) not by virtue of their short sightedness. A lot of the game becomes memorization of basic movement rather than practice of difficult movement. Seriously, if the game's vision was extended by some 3-5 tiles in every direction, the game would genuinely be a much more enjoyable experience all around because you wouldn't be wondering where the next conveniently placed trap is. It was still fun, but if you're a really big fan of platformers, you might be disappointed in this one
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Recommended Jun 12, 2026
I absolutely hated some parts of the game, but it was overall enjoyable I guess.
Recommended Apr 3, 2026
I still have no idea how this ended up in my library
Recommended Nov 14, 2025
Игра 'Escape the Underground' захватила меня с первой минуты! Атмосфера мрачного, заброшенного подземелья создана просто великолепно: скрипы, шорохи, тусклый свет фонаря – все это заставляет чувствовать себя по-настоящему запертым и беспомощным. Головоломки достаточно сложные, чтобы бросить вызов, но не настолько, чтобы вызвать отчаяние. Важно внимательно осматривать окружение и обращать внимание на детали, ведь подсказки могут быть где угодно. Сюжет хоть и не отличается особой оригинальностью (побег из таинственного места), но он отлично поддерживает интерес к прохождению. Порадовала разношерстность испытаний: здесь и логические загадки, и задачи на сообразительность, и даже немного акробатики. Управление интуитивно понятное, хотя поначалу немного непривычно. Из минусов могу отметить лишь небольшую затянутость некоторых моментов, но это компенсируется общей увлекательностью игрового процесса. В целом, 'Escape the Underground' – это отличный вариант для любителей головоломок и атмосферных приключений. Рекомендую к прохождению всем, кто ищет интересный способ проверить свою смекалку и пощекотать нервы! Я провел в игре несколько часов и получил массу удовольствия. Однозначно 9/10!
Recommended Jul 9, 2025
Very fun and challenging game! Makes me mad but also easy just hard enough to keep going. Check points are in good spots, after major obstacles.
Recommended Jun 4, 2025
Quite a neat and somewhat enjoyable platformer. Sadly, parts of the game are extremely difficult for someone like me, I wasn't able to get that far into the game without being extremely frustrated, so consider that. My only negative is that you can barely see what is in front of you, so you will die a lot. [u]I would recommend[/u] if it's your type of game.

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