Escape From Utopia
Life in Utopia is perfect, there's no poverty, unemployment, or crime. People are created in labs and are genetically enhanced to precisely fit their role in Utopia. Everyone is content, including you.
Until one day, a patient shows up at the Adjustment Center where you work, and makes you realize that life has no meaning unless you have free will. Now, you must escape to the mysterious land of Realis where you can truly be free.
Controls: Mouse
Notes:
1. The game saves your progress regularly.
2. There's a walkthrough file in the downloads section in case anyone gets stuck.
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Ok, I may be missing something very obvious, but I can't use any objects I'm picking up. I am playing with a mousepad instead of an actual mouse, so is it that?
Hi, thanks for playing! To combine objects in the inventory, you have to drag them over each other and to use an object, you have to right click on it (right click again to discard). I tested it with my touchpad and it seems to be working fine so that’s probably not the issue.
Beautiful game, the narration is PERFECT, the puzzles had me pulling out my hair which is AMAZING, and I want a part 2 soooo bad now!
Also, what's the story with Angela and Peaches? I need to know
Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed the game and especially the hard puzzles! :D
I wouldn’t want to embarrass her by revealing her secret but let’s just say that eating 16 cans of peaches and hiking are not the best combo.
omg i bet... you did an amazing job and i'm such a fannnnn
I love it! It's relatively short but the story is really interesting. I got stumped with the phrase and the room with a clock I had to read the developer's hint in the comments, still enjoyed it very much tho.
Thanks, I really appreciate it!
i finished, i loved the concept of this game!
Awesome! Thanks so much for playing! :)
i don't understand the menu and how to make jareth his drink
i cant download the walkthrough at the moment
No problem, happy to help! Use Jareth's preference list with the menu in the bar to deduce what he would like. For example, he prefers all martinis over manhattans and hates olives. The only differences between a gin martini and a manhattan are gin vs whiskey and olive vs cherry. We know he hates olives, so if he still prefers a martini, he must like gin more than bourbon. You can deduce his preference for other ingredients similarly to make his perfect drink.
thanks but i have another question..
so i'm on the clock thing now and i'm not seeing a pattern... i opened the safe with the code 453
Here's a hint: You have to use the time in the green clock, the number of dots on the green paintings and the positions of the green paintings to figure out why 453 was the right code for the green safe.
sorry i should've been more specific i know that you have to use all those things to figure out why that was the code. it's just i'm confused. can i have a hint please.
btw sorry i keep asking all these questions. i wish i could do the download but i cannot. i love escape games but sometimes the puzzles are a little abstract and i need a little help solving.
No worries! This puzzle is definitely a bit hard.
The time in the green clock is 1 o' clock. The green painting with 4 dots on it is 1st in the row. The painting with the 5 dots is 4th in the row. The painting with the 3 dots is 5th in the row. Notice a pattern between the time/number of dots and the position of the paintings with the correct password?
whats the secret phrase
Here's a hint: The letters of each word have been shifted in a certain way. One of the three letter words corresponds to 'the'.
For the complete solution you can download the walkthrough file from above.
Thanks for playing!
im confused about the shifted down the alphabet part
nvm i figured it out
I followed the instructions for the clock puzzle but nothing was working. Really fun game with just challenging enough puzzles
Hi, thanks for playing! Could you tell me what you tried with the clock puzzle, for example, what combination code did you get for the different safes?
I enjoyed the art style and interacting with the characters, and the whole idea that you're escaping a "utopia". I like the puzzle where you shift the dolls around, I felt pretty accomplished when it came to me lol.
I think the other puzzles needed to be more obvious as to how you solve them. I also thought that what the patient said about free will was too on the nose, as in the ideas could've been communicated more subtly.
Besides that I enjoyed it, well done!
Thanks for playing and the feedback, I really appreciate it!
I'm glad I managed to get through without the walkthrough, but it was pretty darn tough. Well done!
Thanks! I'm really happy that you could finish it without the walkthrough!
The bar puzzle was a bit difficult but the game was v cute and cool!
Thank you, it really means a lot!
I concur, some of the puzzles were a bit too abstract for my brain. BUT, this game had a great plot, awesome music, and great look. I enjoyed it a lot.
Looks like I might've gone a bit overboard with the puzzles this time! I'm glad you still enjoyed it though, thanks so much for the kind words.
P.S. At the same time the puzzles were unique, and I don't want to in any way discourage out of the box thinking when it comes to puzzles. You did the right thing by starting off with a simpler puzzle (the dolls) and then did a progression. I see that now, but at the time I couldn't quite catch on to it.
Great concept but the puzzles were a little too hard
Yeah I realized they might be so I added a walkthrough in the downloads section. Thanks for playing! :)