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Escape from Ever After
Sleepy Castle Studio · Jan 23, 2026
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When a greedy megacorp with the power to enter storybooks takes over Flynt Buckler’s fairytale world, he must get a job to sabotage them from within! Climb the corporate ladder, fight in stylish, snappy combat, and dive into storybook worlds from Lovecraft to sci-fi in this genre-bending RPG!
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- Way Too Many Games6.56.5 Escape From Ever After is available now on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S. Reviewed on Nintendo Switch 2.
- Gaming Trend8.0Cleverly twisting classic tales for something fun and fresh
- COGconnected7.5Escape from Ever After is a detailed love letter to the Paper Mario franchise that brings a few new touches to a beloved formula.
- Metro.co.uk6.0With no sign of a new Paper Mario game from Nintendo, a new indie game attempts to fill the gap with a parody of fairytales and corporate culture.
- NoobFeed7.5Escape from Ever After is a charming, well-paced RPG with smart features and well-written dialogue that puts skill over grinding, even if the ending doesn't quite work.
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