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1000 days to escape

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2019

Should you play it?

Only 1000 days left until the end of the world. You have to realize the largest space program ever to save as many people as you can. Explore planets, colonize them, help people find a new home.

What works

  • Engaging time management and strategy
  • Simple and cute graphics
  • Short, replayable sessions
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Limited content and depth
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some ui and control frustrations
  • Lack of tutorial and save feature

What to play next

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Similarity map

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Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with 1000 days to escape. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with 1000 days to escape. These titles are not in What to play next.

1000 days to escape: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Story, Exploration, Creativity, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Exploration, Survival.

Last update: 23/08/2026