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Escape from Ever After

Fight against capitalism in this satirical adventure RPG! When a greedy megacorp from the real world starts taking over fairytales for their cheap labor, a newly-hired storybook hero must climb the corporate ladder, rally together other disgruntled employees, and fight back!

97%
of 1587 reviews
$24.99
Released: Jan 23, 2026  •  Developers: Sleepy Castle Studio…  •  Publisher: HypeTrain Digital

The Developer Says...

Escape from Ever After is an adventure RPG inspired by the classic Paper Mario games, where fairytale and storybook characters must fight back against capitalism!

When Flynt Buckler, a classic fairytale adventurer, storms the castle of his evil dragon arch-nemesis Tinder, he finds the once intimidating fortress has been converted into… corporate offices? The villainous dragon is nowhere to be found and her castle is full of mindless coffee-sipping, report-filing drones. What happened?

It turns out that storybooks are an untapped market ripe with valuable resources, cheap labor, and profit to be had—so naturally, real-world conglomerate Ever After Inc.™ found a way to intervene! With Tinder’s Castle as their new corporate headquarters, Ever After Inc. is hellbent on taking over every storybook they can. With no choice but to get a job, Flynt Buckler must team up with his former nemesis Tinder in order to climb the corporate ladder and take down Ever After Inc. from the inside!

Dive into storybook worlds packed to the brim with colorful characters, captivating locales, and electrifying secrets! One moment you’ll be fleeing Lovecraftian terrors while solving a noir murder mystery, and the next you’ll be up against villainous versions of The Three Little Pigs as they try to bulldoze a fairytale forest for their real estate developments. The rules are always changing!

Face off against hordes of wacky enemies in snappy turn-based gameplay! Perfectly-timed action commands allow Flynt to finish off his foes with style, and an assortment of items, badges, and partners ensure there’s always a trick up his sleeve.

  • Fight in a fun, fast-paced battle system that rewards experimentation and strategy

  • Build and customize your party—every character has unique skills that can be equipped and upgraded throughout your journey

  • Engage in office banter, help your storybook coworkers, and decorate your office as you climb the corporate ladder

  • Explore vast storybook worlds brimming with sidequests, treasures, and secrets

  • Stories within stories: experience a charming and lively narrative where the rules are constantly changing

  • A jazzy, big-band soundtrack that keeps the energy pumping throughout

Back of the Box Details

Steam Deck

Verified

DLC

2

DRM/EULA Notices

None

Achievements

None

Ratings

None

Demo

None

Metacritic

82 — View

Content Notices

None

Controller Support

PS Xbox

Reviews

97%

Overwhelmingly Positive

Based on 1587 reviews


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