An Interview With Escapes Creator Jared Hahn

Lately there has been an increase in puzzle games from swapping sweets to shooting bubbles and I was just about to give up on the genre. I don’t know what happen to the classic puzzle games like chips challenge.

Then I meet Jared from element105 who has gone back to basics and created Escapes. The game was originally created during a gaming jam, where participants had 24 hours to create a game from scratch, incorporating a theme chosen by the organisers.

The game has a very simple concept. Get the cube into the haze. It’s amazing how sometime so simple can be so compelling. It starts off nice and easy with only one cube and a few simple mazes but as you advance the levels get more intense and additional cubes are add. For a little extra challenge the additional cubes move in opposite directions to the first, making you have to think out every move.

I had a chance to catch up with Jared earlier in the month to chat about Escapes and pokemon. Listen here:

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Also be sure to check out the games trailer:

- Loz

@laurencehead1

Links:

Game: http://icanescape.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/element_105