# Escape from Norwood

> Text-based adventure game exploring a city with a birth-order social hierarchy. (iPhone/iPad app by Michael Giraud.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-from-norwood/id1512834769 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michael Giraud](https://appshunter.io/developer/1512834768)
- Category: Games, Adventure, Role Playing
- Price: $5.99
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 254 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2023-02-07
- Data updated: 2026-07-31
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-from-norwood/id1512834769/reviews.md

## What is Escape from Norwood?

Explore the city and observe its inhabitants as their lives play out around you, in a world where the only discrimination is based on the order of birth.

Cursed with a magic which does not fit within the five cardinal aelic callings, 13-years old Lecia has to hide from the guards and find a way out of the city. Yet this magic will allow her to sneak into places and observe plots and schemes that could shake the foundations of Magistan, as the Empress’ progress approaches Norwood. What secret ties her family and the empire?

Mostly text-based, but showcasing detailed 2D backgrounds for its 500 locations, Escape from Norwood lets you free to explore the world and try to combine hundreds of items in any way you want, to trigger unexpected effects on the lives of its 200 characters. This freedom comes with simplicity: no keyboard ever shows up, simply tap on someone, something or somewhere to see the possible interactions and choose among them… for dozens of hours of fun and discovery.

Main features:
- The game is not accessible on mobile platforms.
- Feel the depth of a classic text adventure, redesigned for modern platforms and optimized for touch screens.
- Explore a world that moves without your input, as inhabitants live their lives in real time around you.
- Interact with every character and every object through a modern, keyboard-less UI.
- Open world freedom: journey through the city and explore every nook and cranny on your own terms.
- Register important information in your diary, do your missions in any order.
- Automated hint system so you never feel lost about what to do next.
- Uncanny spells: master the powers of a Shroud to move unseen throughout the city and spy on its secrets.

What secret ties her family and an empire where the only discrimination is based on the order of birth?

## Key features

- Text-based adventure gameplay
- Explore a dynamic city
- Interact with characters and objects
- Item combination puzzles
- Real-time world simulation
- Diary for mission tracking
- Automated hint system

## Chart rankings

- #196 in Top Paid · Role Playing (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (4 of 4)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-from-norwood/id1512834769/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Game will not open…please consider the 1 a non-rating

*2024-09-03*

Cannot open on ipad even though it advertises compatability. I tried to download to apple desktop instead and cant see a way to do it. Refund? I cant rate the game, which sounds interesting. Developer responded immediately. It seems my device is too old to run this game. It looks like an amazing and artistic effort from going to web site and watching trailer. I will try again when I upgrade.I cannot send without marking a star but it does not reflect game play!

**Developer response:** I’m sorry for your experience. The App is tested on iPad for each version, and it is working on my test device. Could you maybe reach out to me from the means referenced on the game’s website to investigate (which device and which iOS version)?
For the refund, it must be requested from Apple as the purchase is done with them. I can’t do anything on my side.
I hope we can find a solution to your particular issue. The game has very few reviews and the impact of a one time incompatibility is wildly exaggerated by the review system.

### 1/5 — Game will not open

*2024-08-31*

Cannot open on ipad even though it advertises compatability.  I tried to download to apple desktop instead and cant see a way to do it.  Refund?  I cant rate the game, which sounds interesting.

**Developer response:** I’m sorry for your experience. The App is tested on iPad for each version, and it is working on my test device. Could you maybe reach out to me from the means referenced on the game’s website to investigate (which device and which iOS version)?
For the refund, it must be requested from Apple as the purchase is done with them. I can’t do anything on my side.
I hope we can find a solution to your particular issue. The game has very few reviews and the impact of a one time incompatibility is wildly exaggerated by the review system.

### 2/5 — Breaking Out The Children Failure

*2024-02-20*

This game is honestly not prepared for app format and it shows. I’m seriously disappointed because the story is interesting, the lore is intriguing, and I want to continue the game. But I’m not allowed to continue because the developer never found a way to get our dumb tiny protagonist to cross the rapids for the critical “Breaking Out the Children” mission. 
Enjoy the game up to that mission (except never visit the arena or you will become locked in an invisible portal that you cannot escape without restarting the game), but don’t expect to progress that point since the protagonist cannot swim and refuses to hop on rocks no matter how far away we begin our running start from. Bummer. I will be pursuing a refund in the hopes that this glitch isn’t present in the PC version.

**Developer response:** Thank you for sharing your feedback. I've got good news for you: the game was developed on mobiles first, before being ported to desktop, so it was not only prepared, but built for app format. 
The issues you encounter are not bugs: the protagonist can learn how to swim, and if you look at the hints within your diary it will help you find out how. Similarly, you can exit the arena if you wait through the fight that triggers when you enter (you can of course speed up time if you're not interested in the details of the fight). I re-tested both things right now and they worked fine. 
If you unfortunately ran into a bug and what should work doesn't on your device, please reach out to me directly through any of the means displayed on the game's website so we can sort this out without tanking the game's ratings.
I hope this helps.

### 1/5 — It was listed as being accessible to the blind, and it is not.

*2023-09-20*

I bought this game because it was listed under games that are accessible to the blind. It does not work with voiceover. If you fix this, I will change this review.

**Developer response:** Hello,
I’m very sorry about this experience. The mobile version is indeed not accessible, only the desktop version is. The game is too complex to be accessible without a keyboard. Where did you see it listed as accessible on mobile platforms so that I can ask for a correction? Also, you may reach out to the email on the game’s website and I can send you over a key to access the Steam version for free.

## Frequently asked questions about Escape from Norwood

### What is Escape from Norwood?

Escape from Norwood is a text-based adventure game where players explore a city with a unique social hierarchy based on birth order. You uncover plots and secrets as a young protagonist with forbidden magic.

### What platforms is Escape from Norwood available on?

Escape from Norwood is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is not accessible on mobile platforms other than iOS devices.

### How much does Escape from Norwood cost?

Escape from Norwood is a paid application, priced at $5.99. There are no in-app purchases or subscriptions required to play the full game.

### What is the age rating for Escape from Norwood?

Escape from Norwood has an age rating of 12+. This suggests it contains content suitable for players aged 12 and older.

### How often is Escape from Norwood updated?

The latest version of Escape from Norwood is 3.0.1, last updated on February 25, 2024. This indicates relatively frequent updates for the game.

### Does Escape from Norwood have ads?

No, Escape from Norwood does not contain advertisements. As a paid application, it offers an uninterrupted gaming experience.

### What kind of gameplay can I expect in Escape from Norwood?

Gameplay involves exploring a detailed 2D world, interacting with over 200 characters, and combining hundreds of items to trigger effects. It features a keyboard-less UI and a real-time world that progresses independently.

### What do users think of Escape from Norwood?

Based on available data, Escape from Norwood has a rating of 3.0 stars from 2 ratings. User sentiment may vary, but this indicates a mixed reception.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.1 — 2024-02-25

- Fixed an issue with the display of a long diary

### 3.0.0 — 2024-02-22

- Added Game Center achievements (yup!)
- Removed the need to tap the talk button (auto-talk feature)
- Merged « fill » with « use » so you don’t get confused
- Added a gilded hidden item
- Automatically removed a few more items once they become useless
- Fixed the use of a forest ingredient
- Fixed some inner map displays
- Fixed a few typos and missing FX

### 2.2.0 — 2023-12-19

- Display the name of rooms you have not yet visited on the city map
- Character animation on the map
- Filtered out a lot of « push » actions and added a couple more to make the command more rewarding
- Removed some useless items
- Reinstated the use of the word « chandler »
- Fixed a couple of colors, a price, an entrance too lenient and some typos

### 2.1.0 — 2023-09-30

- Access to settings at the beginning of the tutorial
- Sound cue when invisibility ends
- Sound on quest validation and on cutscenes start / end
- Improved some hints across the game
- Miscellaneous small bugs, typos and small improvements

### 2.0.1 — 2023-08-02

Fixed a missing condition on a key discussion.

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