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Escape the Loop

Also known as Escape the Loop, el, escape loop

You're stuck in a time loop – and you have five minutes to stop it.

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21 May 2026

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Patch notesPublished 06 Jul 2022

Development Halted Indefinitely

Hi everybody, This is not an easy thing to write, so we’ll cut right to the chase: After being in development on and off for almost seven years, we had to decide to postpone Escape the Loop's development indefinitely. W…

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10 updates

July 2021
Hey everyone, it's some time since the last news post here. A lot has happened, so here I am – older and wiser – to bring you up to date with what's been going on. Steam post image A short while ago, we finally launched…4 changesGameplayMapsPatch notes02 Jul 2021
June 2019
Hey all, as mentioned last month, we've been preparing an update, to show you our progress on Escape the Loop. There's a lot we did we unfortunately can't show you, because of spoilers. Here's some of what we did that w…5 changesGameplayStore19 Jun 2019
December 2018
It's Officially OfficialHey all, we know it can be a bit frustrating to read news about this game, that don't really show any progress That's why we really want to show you what came in the mail today – a definitive proof that Escape the Loop…Announcement18 Dec 2018
November 2018
Characters Almost DoneHey there, as part of the aforementioned rewrite of Escape the Loop, the characters and the story needed a lot more work. As the lead writer, I've been doing a lot of reading, and a lot of writing in the past few months…Announcement1 changeGameplay05 Nov 2018
September 2018
We Went to Montana, Here's What We LearnedHey there, so recently, I went on a trip to Flathead Lake in Montana, to get some inspiration for the level design of ETL. We did had some specific things in mind, but I wanted to make sure we got everything right – whe…Announcement26 Sept 2018
February 2018
We have a TimelineHey everybody! Just wanted to give you a short update, and some new info about ETL. We're currently putting together an application for funding for Escape the Loop (fingers crossed!). For this, we put our heads together…Announcement1 changeGameplay14 Feb 2018
We have a TimelineHey everybody! Just wanted to give you a short update, and some new info about ETL. We're currently putting together an application for funding for Escape the Loop (fingers crossed!). For this, we put our heads together…Announcement1 changeGameplay14 Feb 2018
October 2017
Hey everybody, it's been pretty quiet around here, and there's a good reason for that. We've been hard at work on the design of ETL, and today, I'd like to introduce you to some of the changes. Escape the Loop is now Ep…Patch notes02 Oct 2017
Hey everybody, it's been pretty quiet around here, and there's a good reason for that. We've been hard at work on the design of ETL, and today, I'd like to introduce you to some of the changes. Escape the Loop is now Ep…Patch notes02 Oct 2017

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