The Artful Escape
Platforms: Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X and Series SGenres: Genres · Action · Side view · 2D scrolling · Music / rhythm · Platform · Direct control · Sci-fi / futuristic
The Artful Escape is a journey of musical self-discovery presented as a 2D side-scrolling platformer with very forgiving mechanics. The player controls the character Francis Vendetti, a folk musician, who struggles with the legacy of his famous uncle...
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Age Rating
E10+
Cast & Crew · 140 people
- Johnny Galvatron· Creative Director, Art Team, Music Composition and Production, Sound Design, Original Score Composed and Performed by, Calvagio, Monkey, Additional Voices
- Sean Slevin· Technical Director, Programming Team
- Justin Blackwell· Programming Team, Producers
- Jack Knobel· Programming Team
- Arden Beckwith· Art Team, Additional Voices
- Mikey McCusker· Art Team
- Tessa Monash· Art Team
- Harry Truman· Art Team
- Dean Woodward· Producers, Additional Voices
- Jacob Kovac· Additional Programming
- Sanjay Madhav· Additional Programming
- Joseph Toole· Additional Animations
- Josh Abrahams· Music Composition and Production, Sound Design, Original Score Composed and Performed by, Additional Voices
- James Hewson· Sound Design
- Eden Altman· Francis Vendetti's Guitar, Additional Music by
- Luke Legs· Johnson Vendetti, Additional Music by
- Jez Giddings· Additional Music Production by
- Michael Johnston· Francis Vendetti
- Caroline Kinley· Violetta
- Carl Weathers· Lightman
- Lena Headey· Tastemaker
- Jason Schwartzman· Zomm, Terminal
- Mark Strong· Stargordon
- Artemis Pebdani· Frida, Hyperionite 1, Photographer
- Gary Anthony Williams· Bitbot, Angus, Resident 2
- André Sogliuzzo· Romy, Outpost Commander, Scout
- Andrew Morgado· Grollum, Mayor Swartz, Love Bug 1
- Brett Pels· Fern, Bar Attendant, Punter 2
- Chris Jai Cortland· Dimm, Vogue One Fashionista, Resident
- Courtenay Kellen Taylor· Tromms, Glamourgonn, Hyperion Socialite
- Doug Gochman· Busker, Zombie Vendetti, Alien 2
- Jake Green· Hyperion Elevator Attendant, Hyperion Broadcaster, Guard 1
- Jason Adam Griffith· Caretaker, Gnarl Sagan, Record Store Clerk
- Jason Kaye· Devoh, Hyperionite 5
- Kay Bess· Carol, Hyperionite 2
- Kayleigh McKee· Wonderkrill, Hyperionite 4
- Kenna Ramsey· Cassandra, Mom Softserve
- Marisa Davila· Lucy, Punter 1, Softserve Child 2
- Natalie Peyser· Attendant, Publicity Monster, Softserve Child 3
- Nick Rhys· Lonnie, Guard 2, Resident 4
- Omid Abtahi· Talish, Hyperionite 3
- Pat Musick· Goldie, Blob
- Scott Menville· Alien 1, Hyperion Party Animal, Softserve Child 1
- Susan Silo· Magic Cat, Resident 1
- Ashley Lambert· Voice Casting, Voice Director
- Arianna Trames· Voice Casting
- Vincent J. Edwards· Audio Engineering
- Timothy Cubbison· Executive Producer
- Austin Snyder· Producer
- Anastasia Barbato· Associate Producers
- Sarah Duval· Associate Producers
- Josh Greenfield· Dialogue Recordists, Dialogue Editors
- Mark De La Fuente· Dialogue Recordists
- Yoav Litman· Dialogue Recordists, Dialogue Editors
- Salvador Blaje Montiel· Voice Production Coordinators
- Alex B. Kim· Voice Production Coordinators
- Cesar Marenco· Dialogue Editors
- Kerri Shak· Dialogue Editors
- Kevin Patel· Dialogue Editors
- Mateo Barragan· Dialogue Editors
- Stephanie M. Komure· Audio QA
- Jake Gaskill· Audio QA
- Katiana Sarkissian· Interns
- Frankie Westmoreland· Interns
- Michael Booker· Annapurna Interactive
- Richard Lloyd Cambier· Annapurna Interactive
- Megan Ellison· Annapurna Interactive
- Nathan Gary· Annapurna Interactive
- Kelsey Hansen· Annapurna Interactive
- Neale Hemrajani· Annapurna Interactive
- Evan Icenbice· Annapurna Interactive
- Tim Koh· Annapurna Interactive
- Jeff Legaspi· Annapurna Interactive
- Deborah Mars· Annapurna Interactive
- Jordan Marks· Annapurna Interactive
- James Masi· Annapurna Interactive
- Jon McElroy· Annapurna Interactive
- Sam Osburn· Annapurna Interactive
- Maile Robertson· Annapurna Interactive
- Adam Root· Annapurna Interactive
- Joshua M. Sarfaty· Annapurna Interactive
- Nathan Vella· Annapurna Interactive
- Sam Kim· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Jon M. Gibson· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Amanda White· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Sibel Sunar· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Laura Weir· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Janelle Grai· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Karrie Shao· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Emilia de Santis· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Taku Imasaki· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Kazumi Imasaki· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Llaura McGee· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Chris Charla· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Karen Mitchell· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Glenn Gregory· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Brian Weiss· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Adam Heath· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Nathalie Goh-Livorness· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Derek Russell· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Nik Dighe· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Chloé Giusti· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Iain Macintyre· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Phil Spencer· Annapurna Interactive Thanks
- Megan Schmidtke· Special Thanks
- Laura Blackwell· Special Thanks
- Tahlia Celenn· Special Thanks
- Josh Müller· Special Thanks
- Beatriz Bravo· Special Thanks
- Samuel Fraser· Special Thanks
- William Siebuhr· Special Thanks
- Callan Blackwell· Special Thanks
- Brett Schmidtke· Special Thanks
- Nicholas Mastello· Special Thanks
- David Stelzer· Special Thanks
- Chance Ivey· Special Thanks
- Bert Ulrich· Space Imagery
- Riley Blackwell· Production Babies
- Murdoc Tron· Production Babies
- Luna Mars· Production Babies
- Alexis Delarosbil· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Carolljo Maher· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Christopher Sauvé· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Élliot Naud· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Frédéric Renard· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Guillaume Alarie· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Guillaume Delmé· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Guillaume Lanéel· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Jan B· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Kariane Lacharité· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Louis St-Denis· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Marc-Olivier Bélisle· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Martin Gagnon· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Maxime Landry Lamy· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Olivier Deslauriers· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Olivier Gauthier-Landry· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Sandra Malenfant· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Sébastien Pruneau· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Simon Chabot· HUWIZ QA/UX
- Tommy Rabaraona-Lincourt· HUWIZ QA/UX
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