Hello Escapists, We're back with another Steam Public Playtest of our free update, [i]Escape Academy: Tournament of Puzzles![/i] Take a look to see how you can get involved. [h1]What’s in store at the Tournament of Puzzles?[/h1] [i]Escape Academy: Tournament of Puzzles[/i], takes the Academy’s students on the road with Coach Yoach to showdown at various arenas across the globe and compete for glory in multiple Escape events. The playtest this weekend will take place at the Egyptian themed arena, The Tomb of the First Escapist, and feature three PvP modes, two of which are brand new to the Tournament of Puzzles! [b]Escape Race: [/b]First player to solve all the puzzles, unlock all the doors, and grab the trophy wins! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42120301/b34965a6aa17e15eb395f6dac7282d41a0cee9a9.png[/img] [b]Tic-Tac-Toe:[/b] Solve puzzles in order to unlock your team color gems, then place them on a 3x3 tic-tac-toe grid. First to connect three wins the match! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42120301/91e7c452fa98855114459968ab9dddf6c82442a3.png[/img] [b]Scavenger Hunt:[/b] Throughout the level, trophies have been hidden in plain sight. First player to collect the majority of the trophies will claim victory! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42120301/ebe4e8d71453df00c0aa4f1bde196ad1fd0b1675.png[/img] And if you wanna take the update for a whirl but don’t have a buddy (or just want to play in sweet, sweet solitude) then check out the practice-race mode available for solo play! For more information on the power-ups and to-be-released arenas, strike up a conversation with Coach Yoach in the lobby. He’ll give you the lowdown on everything you can expect to find in the full update! [h2]How do I access the Tournament of Puzzles?[/h2] Installing the playtest build is as simple as stopping by our store page and pressing the green “request access” button under the playtest header. It will install a separate build of the game that just includes the update and will playable for a limited time only. Launch this from your Steam library and you’re on your way to puzzling! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42120301/450aed74e5ab3a1115b37c65de31e2ea6bdff035.png[/img] Once in the build, play through the very first level (if you haven’t already) in order to gain access to the main campus map screen. Once here, press tab to bring up the “Level Packs” screen and select the [i]Tournament of Puzzles[/i]. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42120301/a0f2d09dea6ec3b65543b555e973a061d6a6475b.png[/img] Now you will be in the [i]Tournament of Puzzles[/i] lobby where clicking the trophy cabinet will allow you to choose your game mode and arena track. Each mode offers a new way to engage with the puzzles and your opponent while track selection will effect your route through the massive arenas. [i]NOTE: For now, the only arena available will be The Tomb of the First Escapist. The full update will contain two other full levels, The Hackannery, and The Showman’s Studio. This playtest does however feature all the modes that will be available in the full update, so give them all a try![/i] [h2]What if I’m a super cool fan who wants to give you guys feedback on my experience?[/h2] Wow! You are a super cool fan. We would be honored to hear your feedback and have you partake in making this update as good as it can be! For those ace Escapists who would like to go that extra mile, please fill out this [url=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVguAqhkOlZA9et_HWNPlfruW16O94bHSi8H9RO2XJtBzeHw/viewform?usp=sf_link]brief Google survey[/url] so the dev team can continue to improve the experience. If you encounter any bugs, please feel free to drop by our [url=https://discord.gg/YMFYxeSB]Discord[/url] and visit the #🐛-buglogs channel so we can track the issues on our end and get to work on a fix. [h2]Thanks for Playtesting[/h2] And don’t forget to have fun out there on the Puzzle Pitch with your fellow Escapists! We’re pumped about bringing you guys in to our development process and can’t wait to hear what you have to say. As always-- GLHF, Coin Crew Games