2018 saw the release of a Nintendo Switch version of the game that included all downloadable content. In 2017, it was made available on iOS and Android.
Following a 2014 Steam Early Access release, the game was made by Mouldy Toof Studios and launched in 2015 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The Escapists is a strategy game that is viewed from the top down.