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Mob Entertainment released Escape From Playtime in Steam Early Access on October 22. The cooperative extraction horror game supports 1 to 8 players.
Escape from Playtime · official art via IGDBMob Entertainment launched Escape From Playtime in Steam Early Access on October 22. This cooperative extraction horror game supports 1 to 8 players. The title takes place in the Playtime Co. factory during the period between the Hour of Joy and the events of Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1, according to Mob Entertainment.
Players can experience the setting from the perspective of the Smiling Critters. The game includes proximity voice chat and dynamic factory sections where players scavenge resources while avoiding enemies. Reports say the Early Access version includes new cosmetics, the Sketch-A-Map item, and new Critters, though some Critters unlock as players progress.
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