Find your kind of game
Escapism
Escaping real-life problems
Explore another motivation
Play style 02
Immersive world, story, and challenging gameplay provide strong escape from real life.
Explore play styles & combinations ↓+5 Escapism affinity
Review scores are shown out of 100
-
+4.0
Sands of Salzaar
Fantasy setting with immersive world and engaging gameplay provides a strong escape from real life.
-
+5.0
Apocalypter
Strong post-apocalyptic setting and immersive survival gameplay provide escape from reality.
-
+5.0
Paper Beast
Highly immersive surreal world provides escape from reality; players describe emotional and meditative experiences.
-
+4.0
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Fantasy setting and immersive gameplay provide strong escape from real life
-
+5.0
Arcadie: Second-Born
Strong fantasy setting and immersive story provide escape from real life through emotional engagement.
-
+4.0
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Strong narrative, immersive world, and cinematic action provide a compelling escape from reality.
-
+4.0
Total War: SHOGUN 2
Immersive historical setting and engaging gameplay provide strong escape from real life.
-
+5.0
The Thaumaturge
Strong immersion in alternate history and fantasy setting provides escape from real life.
-
+5.0
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Strong immersion in a detailed fantasy world provides escape from real life; players describe deep emotional engagement.
-
+5.0
业火 Hellfire
Immersive dark fantasy world provides strong escape from reality
-
+4.0
Yggdra Union
The immersive fantasy setting and story provide a strong escape from real life.
-
+4.0
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Immersive fantasy world and emotional narrative provide strong escape from real-life concerns.
-
+5.0
Legend of Grimrock 2
Immersive fantasy world with puzzles and exploration provides strong escape from real life.
-
+4.0
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords
The immersive fantasy world and engaging gameplay provide strong escapism from real-life concerns.
-
+4.0
LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures
Strong nostalgic appeal and immersive fantasy setting provide escape from real life.
-
+5.0
Dwarf Fortress
Strong immersion in a fantasy world with deep simulation provides escape from real life.
-
+4.0
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
The immersive open-world exploration and engaging gameplay provide a strong escape from real life.
-
+5.0
Spark in the Dark
Strong immersive atmosphere and tension provide escape from real life through dark fantasy dungeon exploration.
-
+5.0
Half-Life: Alyx
Highly immersive VR experience praised for transporting players into a detailed fictional world, providing strong…
-
+4.0
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Strong nostalgic appeal and immersive fantasy setting provide players with an escape from real life.
-
+4.0
Gears of War 3
Immersive narrative and intense combat provide strong distraction and escape from real life.
-
+5.0
Cast n Chill
Strongly emphasized as a relaxing, stress-relieving, immersive escape from real life.
-
+4.0
Wizardry 8
Immersive fantasy/sci-fi world and challenging gameplay provide strong distraction and escape from real life.
-
+4.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Immersive fantasy setting and cinematic presentation provide strong escape from real life.
Same motivation, different experiences
Your way to play
Explore different sides of escapism, grouped by what players enjoy.
Fine-tune your next game
A little more you
Mix in another motivation, or find an experience with less of something else.