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Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
Developer scriptwelder
Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive is a 2019 point-and-click adventure survival video game set in a post-apocalypse scenario, developed by Polish indie developer Mateusz Sokalszczuk (also known by his online handle scriptwelder) and published by Armor Games. The game uses a pixel art style, and received positive reviews from critics. The game was originally titled Don't Escape: 4 Days in a Wasteland, but it was renamed… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
204 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
97
LovedLoved
173 positive · 5 negative
95% range 94–99%
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| Steam reviews | 173 | 5 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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26 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
2,772 of 2,831 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 204 · most liked firstOh dang, new Scriptwelder game in a couple days. Developer of the old Don't Escape series of flash games.
unlabelledView post →Don't Escape: 4 Days To Survive by @scriptwelder.com is 80% off on Steam right now. This is my favourite adventure game of 2019. I love how innovative its mechanics are. This game brings replayability to a whole new level that's rarely seen in point & clicks! store.steampowered.com/app/611760/D...
unlabelledView post →Incredibly fun video of Don't Escape 4 playthrough 😀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Wq...
unlabelledView post →I watched Markiplier play this game many years ago. Its as great as i remember it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The click is on point I can struggle with points n click, but Don't Escape 4 is how they are meant to be done. So this is a "sequel" but a completely separate story so don't worry about playing the previous series, which you may remember if you played lots of flash games back in the days. So here we have an excellent story, with some branching and replayability. The gameplay is classic point n click, but there are mercifully few nonsensical combos. It's not easy either but it's doable…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For those who liked the "Don't Escape" trilogy. This game takes it to the next level. Totally worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing Story, Amazing Gameplay, Amazing Characters, Amazing Music, Amazing Series. 10/10 would recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Back to cultural preservation. Flashpoint is an amazing archive of a mostly dead medium for animations and game dev. flashpointarchive.org A lot of people entered gamedev through flash. Nice, short games. I recommend the "Don't Escape" series by scriptwelder, but there's a lot of good stuff.
unlabelledView post →Silly pixel puzzle game that takes place in an end of the world scenario that references previous scriptwelder games, what's not to love? Highly recommend, a very fun, definitely not frustrating at times, game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We finished the base trilogies of Deep Sleep and Don't Escape! I was mistaken, it looks like Deep Sleep 4 is still in demo so I will be waiting for the full release to play it. Next Thursday we will be starting Myst 4: Revelation instead!📖✨ #marloartfound
unlabelledView post →A really good puzzle game. I'd recommend it to basically any gamer. It's probably an 8.5/10 game. Maybe even 9/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went into Don’t Escape: 4 Days to Survive not expecting too much and honestly it hooked me fast. The whole idea of preparing during the day so you can survive the night sounds simple, but it actually makes every decision feel important. You only have limited time each day, so choosing where to go and what to fix really matters. The setting is super cool too. The moon literally shattered and the world is slowly falling apart. It gives the game this quiet, creepy atmosphere without trying…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game honestly surprised me. I don't remember why I picked it up but after playing it, I am super glad I did. It feels like the right amount of homage to the old adventure games (Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, etc.) with some modern game design sensibilities and theming. I really enjoyed my time with it. And I want to make a special note of both the art, which is incredibly well done - able to depict so much with so few pixels - and the music, which is also incredible. Overall, just an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✨10 video games to get to know me:✨ 🪡 Hollow Knight 🧭 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 🌧️ Rain World 🐉 Monster Hunter 🛌 Yume Nikki + Fangames 🗼 Slay the Spire 🖌️ Okami 🔲 Cube Escape Collection 🗝️ Don't Escape Trilogy 🌊 Subnautica I think this tells me my game taste is all over the place lol
unlabelledView post →its one of the best point-and-click games out there and i encourage everyone to give this game a try!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I saw this game around 7-8 years ago on YouTube, and I finally bought it for myself, which I'm glad I did. It had a great story that is only fully shown after at least a couple playthroughs, great puzzles, an overall fun experience. Would recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sui generis. Flaws: * UI is clunky * lots of unskippable animations, and walls of unskippable text, especially cumbersome because you need/want to replay the game multiple times, but you already have all the dialogue memorized because _you had to skip it manually dozens of times_; even fastest text speed doesn't really help, because those are WALLS of text. Literally. * some puzzles have absurd solutions, some items have nonsense properties (e.g. you can't tie a rope anywhere; you must add a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't escape 4 days to survive is A great game overall. Scriptwelder's made his masterpiece. If you like point and click adventure games then highly recommend. if you don't then I don't recommend it to you
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wait a few years so I can forget about this game so that I experience the game for the first time, every time. Edit: Scriptwelder's pixel art style is so incredibly unique. I haven't seen any other styles that evoke that sense of nostalgia/anemoia as strongly as his; for a lack of better terms, he is a god at creating subtle, liminal pixel art scenes that impossibly both reach for the emotional weight of brutalism as well as the uncanny low-fidelity of analog horror. Much of the good pixel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scriptwelder makes some of the best games ever, and this one is the best. The story, atmosphere, art and replayability of this game are just amazing. I recommend everyone to play the full Don't Escape and Deep Sleep franchise and then come and play this to fully appreciate it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple, well written, great setting. like a 200 page book that will stay a fond memory.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#gaming #gameplay #indiegames Don't Escape Full Trilogy (1 to 3): www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfRp...
unlabelledView post →Best puzzle game thats ever created.one of scriptwelders masterpieces. Amazing story amazing writing amazing multiverse everything i think about this game is just perfect
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the greatest hidden gems ever made. Genuine peak in such a simple format that evolved from simple beginnings into such an expansive storyline...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought this after watching Call Me Kevin play it and even though I found a few puzzles easier I still had a blast playing and re-playing it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is one of a kind. Truly special. Fair warning, though: If you don't like story based games, this one is probably not for you. Don't Escape 4 is definitely carried by its story, characters and vibe. The gameplay, meanwhile enjoyable and somewhat challenging, is pretty basic, being a point and click puzzle style adventure. With that in mind, I still highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Picked this up on a whim because it was on sale, and I wasn’t sure what to expect — but it turned out great. The story was interesting and nuanced.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite and I believe one of the best point and click games ever. It's just so good, the gameplay is fun, very replayable, and very satisfying, the music is amazing at selling the atmosphere, the art is beautiful, and the characters are great. If you like survival/puzzle games, buy it, buy it, buy it!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another short stream today, but it's something i've been real excited to play with my gf for a long while. In about an hour i'm finally gonna stream DON't ESCAPE 4 i love speedrunning scriptwelder's most recent game, so i'm excited to play their other Big One!
unlabelledView post →我们需要中文 We need Chinese 中国語は必要 Nous avons besoin de chinois Wir brauchen chinesisch Necesitamos chino potrzebujemy chin Precisamos de chinês Нам нужно китайский เราต้องการภาษาจีน Χρειαζόμαστε κινέζικα
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Absolute favorite point & click game to come back to!! So much replayability in this game alone excluding the other 3 Don't Escape games!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What an absolute gem of a game. I just loved the setting. The Moon exploded, it's heading towards the Earth and will wipe out all life. That alone installs this feeling of dread and inevitability, yet you keep struggling, holding onto life for as long as you can. And, while I don't want to spoil, I love when games explain why all the stuff that initially seemed bizarre and what I assumed is just a simplification for gameplay's sake, actually ends up being explained in the story. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ loved…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Time to go live for a couple games I was gifted I wanna stream. Come join the fun where I go through the Don't Escape trilogy, and if we have time following that we'll play a game called Blood West! Come join the fun at twitch.tv/Lady_Chuckle... !
unlabelledView post →This game is simply amazing. Lots of heart, passion, dedication and obstinacy put into it. The replayability is also high considering the other endings of the game! I'll make sure to finish the game differently next time! 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, I have almost no reviews on steam for games. But, I remember seeing part of a playthrough from Markiplier years ago. Then I remembered it about January 2024, and I finally found it and played it. I enjoyed it a ton back then, because I remembered almost nothing. Then the other day, I remembered it and wanted to give it another try because I remembered there were multiple endings. But I didn't remember almost anything about the game other than a couple events and the house and car…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, and best ending to the anthology series.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has borderline flawless design. It fully understands how to utilise a gameplay loop effectively to create smart rewarding gameplay. It tells you nothing, but at the same time everything. Its logic is consistent, fair, rewarding. Objects serve less as keys to puzzles but more as actual items to solve large overall problems within the world. This game is certainly one of the best in the genre, it is my favourite Point & Click game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The twists and turns and even the challenges of Don't Escape: 4 Nights to Survive didn't turn out how I'd expected. I've certainly never played an adventure game quite like this before and even if you play this game for yourself you might night either! How intriguing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Oz...
unlabelledView post →100% recommend buying this and playing it ASAP. Avoid spoilers for your first playthroughs especially. Don't worry about failing or it not being perfect, that's part of the charm and experience. For some reason I'd seen this game and put off buying it or playing it for a long long time. I suppose I didn't know what to expect or what it was like, gameplay wise from the title and screenshots on Steam. WOW what a mistake. This game is excellent. A breath of fresh air in the puzzle and point…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last weekend we streamed a remaster of a game from the heyday of flash and the peak time of short form escape room games. Now let's see what the Don't Escape Developer did with a game that's full-length for an average point and click adventure www.twitch.tv/VascoDaGamer
unlabelledView post →loved it i can say it is one of the best puzzles games . nice story and you need to lock in to get everything perfect 8.5/10 i like that it has many scenarios so you will not feel any repetition in the second playthrough actually i enjoyed it more than the first one and i like the pixel art and the music
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well I was just going into this game after seeing a bit of a playthrough from markiplier. I was not ready for the amount of story and how much it would catch me. Can only recommend to try the game, it is very nice, some puzzles are a bit confusing at first tho, but all in all a great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Peak game. Finally got around to playing it after watching markiplier play through it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, good graphics, good tactical thinking involved and great how each playthrough is different. No complaints overall.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best point and click videogames ever made. 11/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty enjoyable, trying to get Lone Wolf though is miserable
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember playing the Don't Escape series in middle and high school and I always liked the challenge of puzzling my way through them each time. This is one of the largest expansions of the concept the past three games built upon and I think Scriptwelder has masterfully executed it with this one. Would love to see a fifth game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is game is a masterpiece! Seriously, true work of art. Incredible story and writing. Really clever problem solving mechanics. Takes the basic ideas of the previous games, all the way back to that first one (werewolf), and really dials up to incredible heights. So impressed with this... Thank you Scriptwelder, you are amazing!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a stupid, absolutely ridiculous game. The game tries to make me feel sorry for the death of characters I've known for barely an hour. It's just unbelievable how stupid these characters are. Does the game want me to cry? Too bad. Dude, screw that fučking stupid аss kid, I will NEVER believe he survived in the apocalypse all by himself while being this braindead. The game judges me for my decisions? When the thugs want to kill me, it's okay, but when I decide to kill their people (to not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →really great game, probably my favorite point-and-click that i've played
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the first two Don't Escape games when I was in elementary. It's funny how I only got around playing the 3rd part when I reached adulthood. With that being said, I recommend Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive. When I played this game for the first time today, it was like I was sent back in time to my childhood. Using my mom's old laptop to play games like this. While I've still got a solid bit of content to go through before I shelf this game, I'm happy that I bought this game. Not only…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredible game. Highly reccommended if youre a fan of point and click adventure games (and even if you arent!). Especially great if you have enjoyed scriptewlders other games in the past.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting story, good execution focusing on polished gameplay rather than high fidelity. At 21.95 AUD it's a flat out no, but on sale for ~5 it's worth grabbing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game reminds me of the down times i had in school playing the other 3 games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried REALLY hard to like this game. First the BAD: I guess if I'm honest I'm not a fan of the point and click games. I've played Tormentum and Road Warden for reference. But if I'm not mistaken there was always another button that you could hit to advance the game besides your left mouse button? idk. Anyway, tedious that you can't hit space or escape to further dialogue. I also didn't really care for the icons instead of the usual dialogue options in games like fallout and skyrim (or any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi there game devs! I'm Matt and I make games, small and big-ish! My latest one is a free browser strategy Waterworks!, before that I worked on a Steam & GoG released point-and-click Don't Escape, and now I'm creating a horror adventure game Deep Sleep: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868360/
unlabelledView post →Way too tedious for my liking. There is one way to advance the game and you don't know you are missing a peice to continue until you die. So you just wander around clicking on things trying to find what item you didn't see the first four times.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly one of the best story games i ever played, this is definently one of my new favorites and this game is such a hidden gem. Usually a story have to hit a nerve to get me worked up, and even though this game didnt hit a nerve, it still made me more emotional and emotionally invested then the likes of other major stories such as RDR2. I cant recommend this game enough
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the Flash games before this one came out. Like damn bro with how connected it is to his other games. its like he planned this from the start
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best games i've ever played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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