Hello Escapists! We can hardly believe it, but [i]Escape Academy[/i] has been out in the world for an entire year! It’s been such a warm welcome to the digital games space and we’re floored by the support the game (and its DLCs!) have gotten from the community. From the bottom of everyone’s heart here at Coin Crew Games, THANK YOU! This is a milestone worthy of celebration-- and there’s a few ways we’re going to do that. [h2]Behold-- Glorious Gameplay Stats![/h2] With a whole year of escapin' under everyone’s belts, we wanted to pull some fun stats about Escape Academy’s student body! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42120301/31f10f077eec9987c2557603b107bb1cd27b8135.png[/img] Over 1.61 million players, 145 million puzzles solved, 10 million rooms escaped, and a student body GPA average of B+ is absolutely brilliant! We couldn’t ask for a brighter and more dedicated class of Escapists. [h2]Cerebral Puzzle Showcase Feature, Sale, and Stream[/h2] That’s right, as part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, Escape Academy is on sale for 30% and for the very first time, the season pass will be discounted at 15% off! That’s a whole lot of Escape (23 levels to be exact) available at a discounted price! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42120301/ec19c03c4e4f9f3f0b68c8bbc26046e9448a2b60.png[/img] In addition to the sale, we’ll be running a stream all weekend where Coin Crew Games devs, Wyatt Bushnell (Studio Co-Founder) attempts to play through the game blind folded while Blair Lachlan Scott (Writer & Producer), does his best to coach him through the levels by giving him instructions while observing his screen. We can’t guarantee how effective of a play style this is going to wind up being, but we can certainly promise some unhinged commentary and loads of laughs. Drop on the by the store page this weekend to take a look! [h2]Tournament of Puzzles Public Playtest[/h2] Escape Academy’s free update, the [i]Tournament of Puzzles[/i], is back with another public playtest! We spent a long time digesting everyone’s feedback and are back with a revamped version of the update that places an emphasis on PvP puzzling, power-ups, and additional game modes. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42120301/6c117270da2525187efd5732d2a0a0f92943cf2c.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42120301/91e7c452fa98855114459968ab9dddf6c82442a3.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42120301/ebe4e8d71453df00c0aa4f1bde196ad1fd0b1675.png[/img] The playtest will be taking place this weekend starting tomorrow, Friday 8/3, and will wrap up Monday 8/7 in the morning (Pacific). Please keep your eyes peeled for our follow up post which will inform all of you that the playtest is live, what to expect, and how you can help us make the update even better! [h2]Thank You![/h2] Once again, we’d like to thank everyone for the continued interest and passion for [i]Escape Academy[/i]. We can’t wait to share our update with you and look forward to seeing everyone out on the Puzzle Pitch for the Steam Public Playtest. And remember-- GLHF, Coin Crew Games