Escapist Games Limited

Name

Escapist Games Limited

Legal name

Escapist Games Limited

Website

https://escapistgames.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Astronomy and Education Applications

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Game Distribution Platforms & Storefronts (PC/Mobile/Console) (MPAFABAB)

Keywords

• Astronomy mobile apps
• Stargazing applications
• Virtual reality planetarium
• Educational science apps
• Mobile game development

Headquarters

HQ city

Send

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. App Sales - Star Chart Infinite (Premium): Star Chart Infinite is the premium full-featured version of Star Chart sold as a one-time purchase. All content is included in one purchase with no in-app upgrades required. Available across iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Amazon, and other platforms.
2. Freemium Model - Star Chart Free: Star Chart free version drives user acquisition with in-app upgrades available for additional features. This freemium model enables broad reach while converting paying customers.
3. VR/AR Versions: Specialized versions for Virtual Reality (Star Chart VR for Cardboard) and Augmented Reality (Star Chart AR) target VR/AR hardware users with platform-specific offerings.
4. Xbox Indie Games Sales: AtomHex sold on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 80 MS Points. Platypus also available on Xbox Live Indie Games platform.
5. Nuclear App Sales: Nuclear educational app available as free version with in-app upgrades on iOS and Google Play. Models subatomic particle interactions for educational purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels10 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Escapist Games Limited develops and publishes consumer mobile, desktop, console, and VR/AR applications. Its flagship product, Star Chart, is a real-time astronomy and stargazing app that uses GPS, compass, gyroscope, and accelerometer data to identify and overlay stars, planets, moons, and constellations onto the device display or VR headset. The company also publishes arcade and educational games (Mountain Biker, Nuclear, Platypus, AtomHex) across iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Xbox, Steam, Oculus, Amazon, Samsung, and Google Glass platforms.

Product overview

Escapist Games Limited develops and publishes games and educational applications across mobile, tablet, desktop, and console platforms. The flagship product is Star Chart, an astronomy app available in multiple variants (free with in-app upgrades, premium Star Chart Infinite, VR version, and AR version). The company portfolio includes Mountain Biker (arcade downhill biking game), Nuclear (educational physics/chemistry app modeling subatomic particles), Platypus (Claymation side-scrolling shooter published under license from IDIGICON), and AtomHex (strategic arena shooter published for Mark Incitti). Products are distributed across iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Xbox Live Indie Games, Oculus, Steam, Amazon, Samsung, and Google Glass platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Star Chart: Flagship astronomy and stargazing app - a window into the visible universe with AR and VR capabilities
• Nuclear
• Mountain Biker
• Platypus
• AtomHex

Products and services

• Star Chart Flagship astronomy and stargazing application for consumer mobile, tablet, and desktop devices that calculates in real time the location of every star, planet, moon, and constellation visible from Earth, using GPS, compass, gyroscope, and accelerometer data, with Augmented Reality overlay and day/night visibility.
• Star Chart VR Virtual Reality edition of Star Chart for VR headsets including Gear VR, Cardboard, and Oculus Rift, offering an immersive 3D planetarium with real-time celestial simulation and Solar System exploration.
• Mountain Biker Arcade-action downhill mountain biking mobile game for iOS where players race through global trails, learn progressive tricks, and build and share their own trails with social features.
• Nuclear Educational mobile application that dynamically models an interactive atom, allowing users to construct elements of the periodic table by adding and subtracting neutrons, protons, and electrons and unlocking them as stable configurations.
• Platypus Claymation side-scrolling shooter game featuring two-player simultaneous action, published by Escapist Games on Xbox 360 under license from IDIGICON Limited and available in multiple languages including English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Danish, and Norwegian.
• AtomHex Colorful, fast-paced strategic arena shooter in which players pilot ships through a world of Atoms, Hexes, and their enemy offspring, featuring power-ups, color-changing shot mechanics, chain multipliers, and a 'Subatomic mode' unlocked when six Atoms join a Hex.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30M+ cumulative downloads worldwide
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• IDIGICON LimitedminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerPlatypus developed under license from IDIGICON Limited. Escapist Games ported the game to Xbox 360 under this licensing agreement.
• Squashy Software (Anthony Flack)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnthony Flack (Squashy Software) is the original creator of Platypus. Escapist Games worked with the creator to port the game to Xbox 360.
• Mark IncittiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMark Incitti is the creator of AtomHex. Escapist Games publishes his game, with Escapist Games described as proud to publish his 'brilliant AtomHex' game.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vito Technology (Star Walk): Developer of Star Walk, the closest direct competitor to Star Chart: a mobile AR/3D stargazing app with real-time celestial identification, premium upgrades, and cross-platform distribution targeting the same consumer stargazer and education segments.
• Bossa Studios: UK-based independent game studio (Surgeon Simulator, I Am Bread) of similar size and indie publishing profile. Geographically and operationally comparable to Escapist Games as a London-adjacent small studio publishing across PC and mobile storefronts.
• ThatGameCompany: Independent studio behind Journey, Flower, and Sky: Children of the Light. Comparable small-team ethos, consumer-led growth, and digital distribution across app stores; Sky is a particularly relevant peer as a cross-platform, VR/AR-friendly, exploratory title.
• Tinybop: Indie educational app studio behind The Human Body and other STEM learning apps. Directly comparable to Escapist Games' Nuclear science app and the education-segment positioning of Star Chart, both distributed via mobile app stores with premium pricing.
• Simulation Curriculum (SkySafari): Publisher of SkySafari, a planetarium and astronomy reference app for iOS and Android. Competes with Star Chart in the consumer/prosumer astronomy market, including premium one-time-purchase tiers.
• Supergiant Games: Small independent game studio (~20-40 people) producing critically acclaimed digital titles (Bastion, Hades) distributed primarily through digital storefronts. Directly comparable small-team digital publishing model and multi-platform scope.
• Terminal Eleven (SkyView): Maker of SkyView, an AR-augmented astronomy app that overlays stars, planets, and constellations on the device camera. Directly comparable product, pricing model, and target use case to Star Chart.

Emerging players

• Stellarium: Open-source planetarium software with mobile ports that provide free astronomy visualization. Comparable sky-rendering functionality to Star Chart, though distributed under a different (non-commercial) model.

Broad incumbents

• Mojang Studios: Swedish indie game studio behind Minecraft, originally a small team that scaled a single IP across mobile, desktop, and console storefronts. Comparable small-team-to-scale trajectory and multi-platform digital distribution strategy to Escapist Games.
• Niantic: Developer of Pokémon GO and Ingress, the dominant AR mobile platforms using GPS, compass, and gyroscope to overlay digital content on the real world. Comparable AR technology stack and product-led GTM to Escapist Games, but at vastly larger scale and broader gaming focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/EscapistGames
• Facebookfacebook.com/mountainbiker
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/516468

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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