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First Class Escape: The Train of Thought

2021

Should you play it?

"First Class Escape: The Train of Thought" is a co-operative atmospheric escape room puzzle game, set in a beautifully realized vintage train. Do you think you have what it takes to solve the puzzles and escape the train?

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • Good co-op multiplayer experience
  • Pleasant graphics and atmosphere
  • Logical and well thought out puzzles
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles overly complex or tedious
  • Lack of inventory and quality of life features
  • Motion sickness issues for some players
  • Limited replayability
  • Some bugs and clunky controls

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories

  • In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure

  • Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist

  • Escape Memoirs: Safe House

  • First Class Escape 2: Head in the Clouds

  • The Timeless Child - Prologue

Less social

Games that feels like First Class Escape: The Train of Thought but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Locked In Mind

  • Gray Matter

  • Escape From Mystwood Mansion

  • Gordian Rooms 1: A curious heritage

  • Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis

  • The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition

More fantastical

Games that feels like First Class Escape: The Train of Thought but with more imaginative fiction

  • Superliminal

  • Escape First Alchemist ⚗️

  • Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon

  • Escape Academy

  • Tick Tock: A Tale for Two

  • Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

More survival-focused

Games that feels like First Class Escape: The Train of Thought but with a stronger survival pressure

  • The Watchers

  • How 2 Escape

  • We Escaped a Twisted Game

  • We Were Here Together

  • Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories

  • Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege

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First Class Escape: The Train of Thought: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Intimacy, Fellowship.

Last update: 03/08/2026