The Short Game

41: Escape Goat 2

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A goat that solves puzzles to escape a magical tower with the help of his little mouse friend. Sure why not. This week we play Escape Goat 2 by MagicalBeanTime and published by Doublefine.

This game has expertly-crafted puzzles perfect for long time puzzle platform players, but has a smooth difficulty curve and low skill barrier that should make it a great game for players at any level. We discuss our thoughts on the puzzle design, and try to fill in the details of the minimalistic goat-themed story.

Escape Goat 2 is available on Steam and PS4 for $20. Best experienced in short dips of a few levels at a time, expect Escape Goat 2 to take around 5 hours to complete (but potentially much more to clear 100%.)

Links for this episode:

  • Escape Goat 2
  • Escape Goat 2 at Indie MegaBooth
  • Escape Goat 2 on Steam
  • Escape Goat 2 on the Playstation Store
  • Escape Goat 2 Launch Trailer
  • Soundtrack on BandCamp

    • Escape Goat (the original)

    Other puzzle platforms

    • Thomas Was Alone (The Short Game episode 6)
    • Braid
    • FEZ
    • Teslagrad
    • The Swapper (The Short Game episode 35)

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      • Raygan Kelly – @raygank
      • Shane Kelly – @8bitShane
      • Nate Heininger – @natestl
      • Laura Nash – @laurajnash
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