
Release
1986
Critic score
54/100
Platform families
1
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
What it is
The Great Escape is an isometric action-adventure game. Controlling a prisoner of war in a German camp, your goal is to break out undetected. There are numerous ways to freedom - back doors, cracked fences, even underground tunnels. However, you have to plan your escape while obeying the strict rules of the camp.
The premise
Captured, but not defeated, you are being held in the notorious Heldentod camp. This small, converted castle in the middle of nowhere will be your home for the rest of the war; unless you can escape to rejoin the Allied Armies. Planning, patience, skill, and courage will be necessary as you gather your resources, make your plans, and finally, make your great escape.
Play styles
More like this
Single player
Perspective
Third person · Side view
Themes
Action · Stealth
Languages
1 supported
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The Great Escape
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Commodore C64/128/MAX

ZX Spectrum

PC (Microsoft Windows)

DOS

Amstrad CPC