Escape the Beach

A good game that dares you to slow down, in a world that would rather you didn't.

What a lovely indie game. It transports you to a deserted island where you're left almost entirely on your own. A mysterious female voice keeps you company, guiding you through the island's mysteries and pointing you toward a way to escape. Honestly, I got a little addicted to that voice. There's something about her presence that pulls you in - you start looking forward to hearing her again, almost the way you'd miss a person. The voice acting is genuinely top notch. And underneath it all, the game is really about the fight we all have with our own doubts. The graphics are gorgeous, and the game has a genuinely mind-bending effect - it makes you question not just what's happening on screen, but what's happening in your own life. So if you're someone who likes to question reality, I think this game is for you… and it comes with a surprisingly refreshing perspective on life. If you decide to play it, do yourself a favor: take your time. It's as much an experience as it is a game, and you'll enjoy it far more if you stay relaxed instead of rushing through it. And… good luck escaping the island.

The game looks and feels great . I like the Mystery and the voice acting as well. Good calm visual and audio experience and the yeeting of stuff is awesome !

"Are we all alone?" The sentence, written on a pitch-black analog TV, was floating on the sparkling aquamarine. Everywhere I looked, old battered televisions with blinking signs perched like crows on the ocean's surface. My eyes stopped on the blinking "Desperate but hot," wrenching a chuckle from the depths of my throat. An airy female voice intimately whispered in my headphones: "I can promise you this much: your experience here will be anything but peace and quiet. I hope you're ready." Sarcasm drenched the consonants of the last sultry syllable. 'Surely I would have a lot of fun here.' I thought as the corners of my lips curled into a sardonic smile. Escape the Beach is an... experience. The game is bold in its message if there are people who want to stop and hear it. I don't think this game is for everyone. In fact, I believe this is one of the hidden trump cards of the meditative walking simulator. In our age, everyone is in a hurry. Breakfast. School. Family. Lunch. Work. Friends. News. Stroll. Gossips. Home. Dinner. Netflix. Gym. No. Time. FasT.a.N.D.FaSTeR.Unable.tocatchabreath The game forces you to stop, to slow down and immerse yourself in the moment. To breathe. It reminds you to just exist on this lonely beach while the narrator's attractive voice echoes in the air. I fell in love with the fact this game respected my pace. I will not talk about the breathtaking scenery and rich, dreamlike colors. Or the puzzles. The way our narrator's voice gradually became warmer and warmer. No, they should be felt. For me, Escape the Beach is the personification of The Hanged Man archetype. The game asks you, "Will you allow the beach to metamorphose you? Will you surrender control? Or will you try to subjugate the place to yourself the way society taught you? To control it?" It's very tempting, isn't it? Why don't you find what you will choose then? The beach is waiting for you...

Well this was something else! A walking simulator that makes you question what life means and why you even bother living it. Well worth an hour of your time!

I'm leaving this as a positive review for now as I feel it's unfair to leave a negative review on a game that just released from a new dev The game itself is cool from what I've played, definitely a surreal experience. If you're looking for another Stanley Parable this is not it, I would put it closer to Beginner's Guide if I had to tonally compare it to something. For what it is, the price is fair, and the story it tells and the way it tells it is great. I could not finish it as there is a bug that feels very detrimental to the experience: the camera control is bunk. For some reason, only in this game, it does not detect mouse movement if it is small movement. This doesn't sound bad, but I urge you to try it for yourself, it is infuriating. Even then, after you make large movements with the mouse, it still feels jagged and "stair-steppy" Again, this does not happen with any other game I own. I think a minor nit-pick would be to have a more interesting font to look at, instead of one that looks so default. Maybe have an option to choose from a list of fonts? I like the idea of this game, execution could've been better. Do I recommend it? Yes. Do I think this bug should've been ironed out before release? Also yes.

I can recommend the game for what it is - a unique experience with a solid message, created from a solo dev as their first steam game. The price is good for what you get. And while I did experience some relatively minor bugs with the camera controls, they were patched really quickly. Definitely check it out if you're looking to support more indie devs.

Cool premise and story.