Escape the Pacific

Escape the Pacific is a survival game set in the Pacific in the 1850s. You gather resources, hunt for food, craft tools and weapons, build shelter and learn to sail while exploring a procedurally generated world of islands and island clusters. The game includes a sandbox mode and difficulty levels with different time-flow intervals.

Build and sail

You can build a modular raft from scratch, from one with just a captain’s cabin to a floating base with storage chests, food-drying racks, sleeping arrangements and item holders. You can also build modular shelters on land or on your raft, and craft structures, tools and meals using blueprints: place a blueprint, add the required resources, then use a tool such as a hammer or place a recipe on a cooking spot.

Sailing mechanics have different difficulty levels, so you can start with an easier mode and switch to a more advanced one after mastering your raft. Fast Sail lets you travel very quickly across the open ocean, while Fast Time lets you sit down and speed up the passage of time.

Navigate and explore

The map is endless, procedurally generated and uses randomized seeds. Its islands vary in size and features, including forests, rocky terrain, archipelagos, ponds and hills. You scavenge waters and islands for clues and items, and can explore new island clusters as you travel.

To map your surroundings, find paper and a compass and chart your position from scratch using triangulation. A sundial helps you determine the time of day, while a sextant lets you find your global position and venture into new island clusters. The game also features wildlife and the movement of the sun, moon and other celestial bodies.

Weather and survival

Weather data comes from the real Pacific. Up to 27 weather factors contribute to conditions such as heat, cold, dryness and wind. Weather and seasons depend on the day of the year and your latitude on the global map, with temperature, fire, rain and moisture all affecting survival. Items can get wet; wet wood is useful for smoking food, but can be dangerous if you are starving and unable to light a fire. Wind can help you sail, but may also drive rain through a window and into a building. Player statistics and experience are also part of the survival systems.

Planned features

The following features are planned for version 1.0 and are not yet implemented. Plans may change during development:

• A primary story with quests, secondary quests and end-game content
• Material aging, environmental building degradation and building repairs
• NPCs, additional wildlife, and more tools and weapons
• Different island biomes and flora and fauna that vary with latitude
• Realistic tides based on moon movement, along with tsunamis, typhoons and other atmospheric and oceanographic weather
• Illness and cures, and an achievement system
• A refined UI, two-player co-op, third-person mode and VR support
• Ongoing optimization