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A Rogue Escape

Simulation

Developer Spare Parts Oasis

It was your only way off this forsaken planet, but standing aboard a colossal stolen mech, you find yourself surrounded by unfamiliar buttons, levers, and monitors. In full VR, push, pull, press and hack everything you can find in an attempt to activate this lumbering beast and make your escape. From the Steam store page

32 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 26, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

78
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25 positive · 7 negative
95% range 61–89%

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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
40 of 53 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What people are saying

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Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …0658Steam reviews · Jun 12, 2021 · 3 h played

    An intriguing concept, but the execution falls far short. It feels like this was released very prematurely. - The story is sparse, disjointed, and contrived. - The graphics are bland. - The vehicle mechanics are obfuscated but shallow, and completely trivialized by an infodump you stumble across early on that explains how to ignore both power consumption and enemies. - It's almost impossible to lose; you're given huge amounts of resources even before learning how to bypass any threats. The…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4616Steam reviews · Jun 13, 2021 · 1 h played

    This game looked so intresting but when playing it quickly became a chore to maintain the battery levels and immediately I was bored.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9288Steam reviews · Jun 10, 2021 · 1 h played

    Impressions Video // Oculus Rift S // RTX 2070 Super: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t24BpsL8f4c My Initial Impressions: A cool escape room game in VR with some really unique and challenging puzzle. This game has a great atmosphere as you try to escape in an unknown submersible.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3440Steam reviews · Jun 13, 2021 · 3 h played

    It was a good game, but a bit too short. I hope it receives some updates in the future to add more content, but as it stands it only has 2-3 hours of gameplay. It is definitely worth playing, but you may consider waiting for a sale. I loved every moment of playing this game. It had a good story, and extremely fun controls. The sense of mystery brought by the discreet storytelling, and limited view of the outside world made it very captivating.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9849Steam reviews · Sep 2, 2021 · 2 h played

    Beautiful game and a far more engaging experience than most escape room games I've played. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1476100/A_Rogue_Escape/ I loved that there was a story element present. The crumbs you were fed were just enough to leave you curious and hungry for more. Graphically the game was beautiful. I loved the art style and the obviously alien sky. The steampunk aesthetic came through loud and clear and it was amazing. The audio cues were well placed. The Music was…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3759Steam reviews · Jun 18, 2021 · 3 h played

    I had a lot of fun with this game! If you love escape room games in VR like Flow Weaver, this one will scratch that itch as well. I had a hard time putting this game down. Things may look hard to figure out but the game does give you subtle hints. The game felt pretty immersive and the puzzles satisfying. The first time it took me around 2 hours to beat and 35 mins the second time. You can play stationary but you do have to stand up and move your arms around to pull the switches so you need a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4731Steam reviews · Jun 13, 2021 · 1 h played

    It's Nauticrawl, in VR. That game was pretty neat as it was, but the immersion added by VR is basically perfect for it. Not terribly long, but worth the time it asks of you.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1993Steam reviews · Jun 12, 2021 · 2 h played

    I'd probably recommend this game, but don't expect your hand to be held at all during it. It would be cool if there was more story that wasn't hidden in logs and such, but it doesn't really matter if you look at this game as an escape room-esque game. My only problems with the game are with the space needed. You definitely need more space than some VR game require. The way around this is to reset your view within SteamVR by pressing the menu button, but it was still annoying. The very last…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4279Steam reviews · Jun 11, 2021 · 1 h played

    Quick Gameplay Summary: It's sort of like Myst - if you were in control of a vehicle as you try to uncover the world's secrets and story. But you can die (such as from running out of fuel/power, though the game is generous with supplies and if you still struggle, there's an upgrade you can buy to inherit some things between playthroughs), and there is just a bit of combat (and stealth). I loved Nauticrawl and I think this is the perfect game to get a VR remake - now all the controls are hands…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3380Steam reviews · Jun 11, 2021 · 1 h played

    🔥"I Expect You To... love it" w/ multiplayer It's like that game you "expect" but in a totally new feel and more smarts, and less repeating/guessing. Can't wait to see more of it. I would LOVE IT if it was multiplayer. On the fence? Just want to hang out in VR with us? ► stop by our steam group and say hi. 🔥►Meet people PLAYING now (Steam Chat or Voice @ JoinUsInVR) 💬►Initially voted in ' Games we are curious to TEST ' @ JoinUsInVR Group 🏆►VR Giveaways 🏆…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1437Steam reviews · Apr 29, 2024 · 3 h played

    7/10 Almost immersive, great puzzle VR, once you get whats going on. just lacks more polishing. Around 2.5 hrs game play, works well on Quest 3 with VD Streamer. Worth it on sale.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8715Steam reviews · Jun 15, 2021 · 3 h played

    Great game. You can never really see what's going on outside your crawler so a lot of things evolve in your head wich is awesome. The replay value is limited once you're through, especially when you've played nauticrawl beforehand and I hope something will be integrated to get me back to it again. Nevertheless, worth every penny.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8924Steam reviews · Jun 10, 2021 · 2 h played

    1st attempt Died not sure why or how but I died. 2nd Attempt I got much farther and am now trying to solve some sort of puzzle maybe it isn't a puzzle that can be solved I don't know I don't know anything I am just following the instructions left by some drunk guy not sure how I am staving off the water hounds. Only gripe is we need graphic options will be looking at doing that manually but overall adjusting my index settings made everything better. Definitely a unique experience and I hope…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1679Steam reviews · Jan 22, 2024 · 3 h played

    A wonderful experience like no other, I was very excited to see Nauticrawl in VR :>

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  • Steam user Steam user …9451Steam reviews · Jul 27, 2025 · 2 h played

    Too buggy to push through

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  • Steam user Steam user …4985Steam reviews · Apr 29, 2023 · 2 h played

    While the gameplay is basically unchanged from Nauticrawl, I think the VR environment does add quite a bit to the experience. Nauticrawl suffered a bit from not knowing if it wanted to be a rogue-like or something more like a walking simulator and they've leaned more heavily towards the latter in this version, which I think was a wise decision that plays better with VR's immersive experiential nature.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9358Steam reviews · Feb 13, 2023 · 1 h played

    S.P.O.'s entry into the surprisingly niche genre of fictional sims (think "In other waters", "vtol vr", "far: lone sails", etc.) has like Hopoo Game's seminal classic "Risk of Rain 2" survived the transition from 2D to 3D, this time using VR to further draw you into its surprisingly obscure world. Complaints for this game are brief as most which I positively recommend bear, but do require repeating. - Half Life: Alyx, has shown how moving controls should be handled, when someone grasps a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2877Steam reviews · Jun 28, 2021 · 3 h played

    Incredibly atmospheric room escape, where the room escapes with you.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6690Steam reviews · Jun 22, 2021 · 5 h played

    An awesome short experience about learning the ropes of whatever the hell you are doing. The game is an "Escape room" type game, but in all honesty, this feels closer to a proper game with systems and such. I dont want to ruin anything, but the opportunity to make a more fleshed out systems driven game was opportune for this, but this still is just enough. There is one puzzle that got me badly as the brightness of lights completely concealed the puzzle that I was dealing with, further more,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3593Steam reviews · Jun 16, 2021 · 3 h played

    TBH i absolutely loved this game. though my play was only 2 and a half hours long it was a really great game! the only problem i had was the beggining which was very confusing to me, but after flipping switches and messing around i got the hang of it. funny enough just messing around in a giant mech was more fun than the game having to tell you what to do in my opinion. 9.5/10, i would love to see more games like this one!

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  • Steam user Steam user …7408Steam reviews · Sep 26, 2026

    no way of moving whatsoever so if you play in enclosed space good luck gg you have to re center your play area whathever you want to do if you are not living in a yard

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  • Steam user Steam user …8134Steam reviews · Jun 17, 2025 · 4 h played

    Short, but the feeling of driving a giant mech thing by flipping switches and such is really cool! Totally worth it to me and well made for what it is. This is a puzzle game at heart, so expect to poke at stuff to see what it does and not have much clear guidance on how to drive it. Still, it's all logical once you figure it out and enough hints through lights or sounds to help you not be totally lost for too long.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3889Steam reviews · Dec 27, 2023 · 4 h played

    Great game! Not for everyone but it's very immersive and slow-paced. It's more sim/exploration than a escape room, cool concept, similar to Capsule but with way more oomph to the mechanics.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5288Steam reviews · Oct 29, 2022 · 1 h played

    INSANELY underrated. FINALLY got around to playing this and I'm so glad I did. I played Nauticrawl when it first came out and LOVED it. It was practically made for me and I mentioned to the dev that it would work really well in VR. And I'm glad to see I was right. Every interaction felt tactile and immersive, though I feel like it would have been more fun if I wasn't already familiar with the controls in Nauticrawl. These games are above all else puzzle games wherein the puzzle is figuring…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5574Steam reviews · Jun 23, 2022 · 1 h played

    I liked figuring out the machine, but I didn't enjoy manouvering around the world.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6152Steam reviews · Jun 10, 2022 · 2 h played

    I completed this game very quickly even though I was taking my time. I didn't end up visiting two of the landing spots but the game never directed me there before forcing me to complete the game. I got this game on sale for 13.99 and I still feel like it was kinda pricey for what you get, so I wouldn't spend full price on this game. That being said, this is a pretty high fidelity switch-flicky button-pressey I-hope-I-don't-blow-this-thing-up type of escape room. It's a very particular niche…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4800Steam reviews · Mar 1, 2022

    This is a game I was really thinking I would enjoy, seeing how I enjoyed [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/922100/Nauticrawl/?curator_clanid=40694232]Nauticrawl: 20,000 Atmospheres a lot, but I can't possibly recommend this game if you have already played the first non-VR game. I was expecting the player to be inside another kind of Nauticrawl, with its own unique way of working, but this game is exactly the same as the non-VR game except that the buttons you need to push are not exactly…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2978Steam reviews · Jan 29, 2022 · 5 h played

    the second best vr title ever made. right behind half life alex

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  • Steam user Steam user …0794Steam reviews · Jan 23, 2022 · 2 h played

    INDEX USERS BEWARE. no knuckle support, and could not get any of the in game screens to display the actual information they were supposed to. Refund requested. Not sure why either problem still exists years after release.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6666Steam reviews · Jan 9, 2022 · 3 h played

    It's a fun and unique VR experience hamstrung by its needs to be obtuse as possible. It's fun figuring out how to pilot this giant mech and the audio SFX is on-point. Plus it lasts more than 30 minutes! I was sad when it was over.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9100Steam reviews · Jan 8, 2022 · 1 h played

    I wish there were more games trying to give a unique experience in VR like Rogue Escape. I have an hour in as of this review and have not escaped yet. Keeping that in mind, it is exactly what I thought it would be; play with switches, find the work around . I have been entertained up until now. I will have to update the review when I see more of the story and progression.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6382Steam reviews · Oct 16, 2021 · 1 h played

    What a dream! It's like the awesome Nauticrawl but even better and VR! 10/10

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