

The Artful Escape 2021
Developed by Beethoven & Dinosaur
- Music, Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
On the eve of his first performance, Francis Vendetti battles with the legacy of a dead folk legend and the cosmic wanderings of his own imagination. In this 2D adventure platformer, Francis, a teenage guitar prodigy, sets out on a psychedelic, multidimensional journey to inspire his stage persona. On the eve of his first performance, Francis Vendetti battles with the legacy of a dead folk legend and the cosmic wanderings of his own imagination. Francis, a teenage guitar prodigy, sets out on a psychedelic, multidimensional journey to inspire his stage persona.
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Contemporary, grave, meticulous and character-led.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Beethoven & Dinosaur
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive
- Released
- September 9, 2021
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Time to beat
- 3.5 h main story · 5 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.3/10 from 64 ratings.
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