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Escape from Playtime
An online 2-8 player co-op horror experience where you and your friends are trapped in an abandoned toy factory. A mysterious voice commands you for an unknown purpose as you explore shifting halls, scavenge for tools, and fight for survival against creatures that lurk in the dark.
69% of 1,702 Steam reviews positive
At a glance
● Pros
- Full English voice acting
- Co-op with friends
● Cons
- Mixed reviews (69% positive)
Great for
- Playing with friends or a partner
- Fans of punchy combat and action
- Exploration and storytelling
Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.
What players talk about
How often each topic comes up in 49 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 41% of them recommend the game
- Multiplayer & co-op👍 9 👎 7
- Grind & repetition👍 4 👎 8
- Servers👍 2 👎 7
- Amount of content👍 3 👎 5
- Bugs👍 4 👎 4
- Price👍 1 👎 5
- Difficulty👍 3 👎 2
- Graphics👍 3
- Atmosphere👍 3
Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.
“I really looked forward to the game, and i still love the concept of being a smiling critter! BUT the gameplay feels...”
About the game
ESCAPE FROM PLAYTIME: A Smiling Critters Adventure is a co-op survival horror experience set in the Poppy Playtime universe.
Explore the dark depths of an abandoned toy factory and fight to stay alive against the creatures that lurk in the shadows.
Each run places you into a unique section of the facility: classrooms, warehouses, testing labs, and the dark corridors connecting them all. The denizens of the factory - fellow rejected Playtime Co. creations - stalk the decaying halls, hunting for prey.
You and your friends must work together and utilize your surroundings if you hope to make it out of the factory in one piece.
Play with up to 7 friends (2-8 players) in a fight for survival inside Playtime Co. More Critters means more ground covered and more chances for something to go horribly wrong, all enabled with proximity voice chat.
A mysterious Voice sends players into the facility to collect scattered parts and resources. Gather what you need, bring it back safely, and try not to ask too loudly who or what you are really working for.
Use whatever the factory gives you to stay alive. Search for tools, uncover clues, find hiding spots, create distractions, and use alternate routes to outmaneuver the rejected Playtime Co. creations stalking the halls.
Crawl, jump, and climb through every nook and cranny of the Playtime Co. factory as a Smiling Critter and experience some of the most iconic Poppy Playtime locations through a new (smaller) set of eyes.
It’s Playtime Co. as you know it, with a twist. The mysterious Voice seems to be altering the factory’s layout, creating procedurally generated environments that change with each run.
Track your progress and examine your hard earned rewards through the Perm-A-Lounge computer to uncover further terrifying company secrets.
Early Access — Launches with the full eight-character roster, one starter zone, and a core enemy lineup. New zones, enemies, and features coming based on your feedback.
Source: Steam store page (provided by the developer/publisher)
PC requirements
Minimum
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: Intel Core i3 9100 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 / Radeon RX 470 DirectX: Version 12
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: Intel Core i9-11900k / AMD Ryzen 9 5900x Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 / Radeon RX 6800XT DirectX: Version 12
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86Updated October 27, 2026 · Source: Steam