A short and free story-driven game crafted by Undertale’s artist

Escaped Chasm is a free-to-play role-playing game developed by Temmie Chang—animator and illustrator of the renowned and popular games Undertale and Deltarune. It is a heart-wrenching adventure about loneliness and finding one’s place in the world. It follows a story of a young lonely girl who tries to find her missing parents. You could easily explore all your surroundings, as well as finish this game in 20 minutes to an hour of playtime.

Easy to download and learn to play

You can effortlessly download Escaped Chasm on the game’s itch.io page for free. This game utilizes the basic RPG maker control scheme, which uses Z for confirm and X for cancel as options. You will also navigate the lonely girl’s world with the use of arrow keys or mouse. Just click the mouse wherever you want to go or hold the confirm button to fast forward dialogue.

Bear in mind that in this indie game, you can’t run. Although it is designed with an auto-run feature, it is recommended for you to toggle this option off as it will only cause your game to freeze or crash. The developer also warns all the interested players that they may find one of the game’s endings creepy or unsettling. 

Chang’s game art design for this project is applaudable, as it has the ability to switch between monochrome pixel art and vibrant cutscenes, which enables you to be more engaged in the game. On the other hand, it still lacks a lot of game features—like, for instance, a save system feature that will allow you to save your game and pick up where you left off.

Enjoyable but flawed indie game 

Escaped Chasm is a worthwhile game to play, especially for those who can relate to the plot of the story. You will also be enticed by its art design and easy-to-learn game mechanics, as well as controls. However, you have to take extra precautions in order to not cause your game to freeze or crash. On top of that, this game still needs more enhancements, as well as features to be added.