Action · February 28, 2019

APE OUT (2019)

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APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom. Stylish Escape: Embrace bold colors and a dazzling perspective as you rush through tight corridors, open areas, and twisting labyrinths on a mad dash for freedom. Overcome all manner of human opposition, nefarious traps, and breakable obstacles to find each exit and escape captivity. Grab and Smash: Unleash your primal instincts and incredible strength to overpower your captors. Hold them steady to create a human shield, smash their feeble bodies into walls, or throw one into another in a violent explosion of humanity. Dynamic Soundtrack: Find your rhythm in the chaos as a dynamic soundtrack of drums, cymbals, and decapitations drive the action to the edge of mayhem.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

Violent · 190
Indie · 188
Top-Down · 174
Gore · 174
Action · 173
Fast-Paced · 155
Singleplayer · 155
Difficult · 154
Stylized · 153
Beat 'em up · 142
Music · 139
Blood · 139
Arcade · 129
2D · 129
Top-Down Shooter · 124

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Position in Action

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	3.5k Steam reviews	Top 72% in Action
Positive rating	95% positive	Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14%
Metacritic	83/100	Genre average 77 — top 27% of Action titles
Engagement hours	1 h average	Top 97% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 3.5k reviews

3.4k positive · 176 negative

Metacritic

83/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.4/10

Curator recommendations

3.5k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese - Portugal
Russian
Simplified Chinese

Press Quotes

“Ape Out is an intoxicating fusion of percussion and destruction that oozes style from every angle.” 8.8/10 – IGN “Every aspect creates a dazzling jazz mixtape that reverberates from eyes, to ears, to thumbs.” 9/10 – Video Gamer “Ape Out is a wickedly inventive, ultra-violent romp...” 8.25/10 – Game Informer

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

Typical completion time

Achievements

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release date	Feb 28, 2019
Developer	Gabe Cuzzillo, Bennett Foddy, Maxi Boch
Publisher	Devolver Digital
Base price	$2.99 -80%
Platforms	Windows, macOS
Estimated owners	100k–1M
External links	Official site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

Steam Achievements
Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

Full controller support

Other

Single-player
Family Sharing

Content Notes

Ape Out features animated but graphic blood, gore, violence and dismemberment of humans.

Editions & Packages

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