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Games Like ESC/APE

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Platformer, Arcade, Singleplayer.

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ESC/APE is a first-person, physics-based combat game starring Abe, a genetically enhanced ape. Slide, ground pound, and throw your way through brutal trials to prove you’re the apex specimen and finally break free from the lab that caged you.

Reviews: Very Positive — 99% — of 69 reviews
Released: 2025-10-08
Developer: Vancouver Film School
Genres: Action, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
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    73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    72% matchMostly Positive77% of 35 reviews2020
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    72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    72% matchMostly Negative39% of 471 reviews2014
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    71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2017
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    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    Why similar: Action 28.1%, Platformer 26.6%, Arcade 25.9%, Linear 9.5%, 3D 8.9%

  19. #19 Scribble Ships
    69% matchPositive92% of 36 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    66% matchNo user reviews2022
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    Windows

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    63% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
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    65% matchNo user reviews2023
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    63% matchMixed63% of 42 reviews2021
    Dev: FreeRunners
    Windows

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    63% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
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    63% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    64% matchNo user reviews2020
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    62% matchNo user reviews2024
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    59% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    60% matchNo user reviews2026
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  54. #54 RUSH!!!
    61% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    60% matchNo user reviews
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  56. #56 Anomalia
    60% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
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