The Escapists: The Walking Dead
PlayStation 4 · 2015
About this game
The Escapists is a single-player strategy and simulation game set in a series of prisons with increasing levels of security.
The player takes the role of an inmate with the ultimate goal of escaping confinement.
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Each prison follows a strict daily routine that includes roll calls, meals, exercise, and job assignments.
While appearing to conform to this schedule, the player must secretly gather resources, plan escape routes, and avoid suspicion from guards and fellow inmates.
Progression through the game requires successfully escaping each prison, with later facilities featuring tighter security and more complex layouts.
Gameplay combines sandbox planning with role-playing elements.
The inmate can work official prison jobs, such as laundry or kitchen duty, to earn money, and can also take on favors from other prisoners.
These requests may involve delivering contraband, starting fights, or causing distractions, rewarding the player with cash or useful items.
Money can then be used to buy tools, crafting ingredients, or contraband from other inmates.
Crafting allows the creation of essential escape equipment such as shovels, wire cutters, disguises, and weapons.
Stealth and timing are central mechanics.
Guards respond to suspicious behavior, contraband checks, and raised heat levels if the player breaks prison rules.
Combat can occur with both inmates and guards, using improvised melee weapons or fists, but excessive violence can lead to lockdowns and solitary confinement.
If caught, the player risks losing contraband or progress toward escape.
Escapes can be executed in multiple ways depending on the prison’s design, including tunneling beneath walls, cutting through fences, disguising oneself as a guard, or inciting riots as cover.
Each facility encourages experimentation with different approaches, making no two escapes identical.
On some platforms, The Escapists also includes the ability to create and share custom prisons through the online modding communities (for e
About PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4 (2013) cemented Sony's dominance of the eighth console generation, with a library exceeding 30,000 titles once indie and digital-only releases are counted. Most PS4 games remain affordable for collectors, but limited physical print runs — particularly from smaller publishers and later in the console's life cycle — are starting to see steady price increases as digital storefronts eventually wind down support.
Gamevaro tracks The Escapists: The Walking Dead for PlayStation 4 with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Market values by condition
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €17.95 |
| 2026-06-19 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €44.86 |
| 2026-06-19 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.67 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Only a handful of market sales have been tracked for The Escapists: The Walking Dead, suggesting it doesn't trade hands very often — a sign of relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation 4 titles.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is The Escapists: The Walking Dead worth?
The Escapists: The Walking Dead for PlayStation 4 is currently worth €17.95 loose, €44.86 complete in box, and €107.67 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is The Escapists: The Walking Dead rare?
The Escapists: The Walking Dead has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation 4 titles.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for The Escapists: The Walking Dead?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For The Escapists: The Walking Dead, loose is €17.95 and CIB is €44.86 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
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