Escape the School

Escape the School is a horror game set in the dim, claustrophobic halls of a Chinese school. After a misstep draws the newly appointed headmaster’s attention, you must uncover the school’s secrets, complete tasks and find a way out before sunrise. The story takes approximately 1–2 hours.

The school and its headmaster

The headmaster is obsessed with producing students worthy of China’s top universities, Tsinghua and Peking, and uses brutal methods to pursue that goal. As you try to escape, he relentlessly pursues you, while surveillance clones scattered across campus watch your movements. You must dismantle them all.

The school setting was inspired by a real private school in China. The game frames its story as a satire of rigid educational authority and institutional rules.

Escape the campus

Each level gives you different tasks to complete before you can move on, with the aim of escaping the school. Your preparation and chosen escape route affect which ending you reach. Difficulty is adjustable, changing NPC movement speed and attack strength.

Items and skills

Some items draw on classmates’ nicknames. Picking one up lets you trigger its corresponding skill at that classmate’s desk in the classroom.