[Escape Artist

An escape room challenge in Escape Academy Fall Term. Developed by Coin Crew Games, it is the third escape room in the game and features a 2/5 difficulty rating with an estimated completion time of 30 minutes.

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Escape Artist is the third escape room in Escape Academy's Fall Term, developed by Coin Crew Games. It carries a 2/5 difficulty rating and an estimated completion time of 30 minutes. The room is accessed from the Hall of Escape-ists, and completing it unlocks the "Paint Outside the Box" achievement.

How to Start

From the world map, click the Hall of Escape-ists in the top left corner and select the puzzle called Escape Artist [src-cc415a0c9f]. Talk to the character there to begin the puzzle; the dialogue can be skipped if you prefer [src-cc415a0c9f]. Once you gain control, walk forward and enter the first door on your left [src-cc415a0c9f].

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1. Open the glass door pad. As soon as you enter the first room, interact with the pad on the glass door. The command sequence is right, left, right, up, down, down [src-cc415a0c9f]. This opens the door and reveals a safe inside.
2. Crack the safe. Click the safe, then input the sequence middle left, middle right, bottom left [src-cc415a0c9f]. The safe opens and reveals a sculpture piece — make sure to pick it up [src-cc415a0c9f].
3. Solve the shape door. Return to the room you were just in; there is another glass door with four shapes that must be ordered. The correct order is the red triangle, the purple diamond, the yellow pentagon, and the green circle [src-cc415a0c9f]. The door opens once the shapes are entered correctly.
4. Grab the newspaper and spray paint. Inside the next room, find a very important newspaper and pick it up — you need all newspapers in the game for a separate achievement [src-cc415a0c9f]. The newspaper is located on the desk in the room where you find the spray paint (the teacher's office) [src-f825a4961b]. Also open the closet in the back to find spray paint, which you'll need for the final step [src-cc415a0c9f].
5. Place the sculpture piece. Make your way back to the middle, go up to the door, and interact with it to place the sculpture piece inside the middle [src-cc415a0c9f]. You'll then need to interact with it to make it look like a specific face [src-cc415a0c9f].
6. Tag the Hall of Fame. Proceed through the door, which takes you to the Hall of Fame. Use the spray paint you picked up earlier to tag the Hall of Fame — this completes the puzzle [src-cc415a0c9f].

Tips

• Grab every newspaper. The Escape Artist newspaper sits on the desk in the teacher's office where the spray paint is found [src-f825a4961b]. Collecting newspapers across escapes counts toward the "Extra, Extra!" achievement for reading 10 different editions of "The Escapist Times" [src-f825a4961b].
• Don't forget the spray paint. The closet in the back of the room holds the spray paint required for the final tagging step — without it you cannot finish the room [src-cc415a0c9f].
• Aim for no hints. Finishing an escape within the given time limit and without using any hints earns an A+ [src-f825a4961b]. The walkthrough above finishes with roughly 25 minutes left over [src-cc415a0c9f].
• Optional sprint achievement. If you want to unlock the sprinting achievement (400 meters total), you can sprint in a circle for a couple of minutes before proceeding [src-cc415a0c9f]. Sprint is bound to Shift by default on mouse and keyboard [src-f825a4961b].

Rewards

Completing Escape Artist unlocks the "Paint Outside the Box" achievement for escaping the room. A fast, hint-free clear also earns an A+ rating [src-cc415a0c9f], which counts toward the "Honor Roll" (B+ or better on 10 Escapes) and "Overachiever" (A+ on 10 Escapes) achievements [src-f825a4961b]. Note that the Overachiever achievement appears to be bugged for some players, with only the first clear of a room counting [src-f825a4961b].

Related Achievements

• Paint Outside the Box — Escape "Escape Artist" [src-f825a4961b].
• Extra, Extra! — Read 10 different editions of "The Escapist Times"; every escape has a newspaper to interact with [src-f825a4961b].
• Killer Cardio — Sprint for over 400 meters [src-f825a4961b].

Details

term

Fall Term

developer

Coin Crew Games

timeToComplete

30 Minutes

difficulty

2/5

roomNumber

Third escape room

time_to_complete

30 Minutes

difficulty_rating

2/5

achievement

Paint Outside the Box

Sources

• Escape Academy Escape Artist Walkthrough
• Escape Academy Complete Walkthrough
• Escape Academy - All Achievements/Trophies Walkthrough - 100% Puzzle Solution Guide (Xbox Game Pass)
• 100% Achievement Guide - Escape Academy