# Escape Shelter.57 — Are you smart enough to escape

> Point-and-click mystery adventure game with escape room elements. (iPhone/iPad app by Corda Alexandre.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-shelter57/id1618425533 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Corda Alexandre](https://appshunter.io/developer/1618425535)
- Category: Games, Adventure, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.79/5 from 412 App Store ratings · 37 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 368 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2022-04-18
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-shelter57/id1618425533/reviews.md

## What is Escape Shelter.57?

Detective Jarod has been mandated to investigate and discover what's happening in the Shelter 57. Will it survive to it ?
Only one thing is sure: once started, you will not stop until you solve the mystery of the strange murders and rooms of the shelter 57.

- A unique point and click adventure.
- full of clues environment.
- Enigmatic characters.
- An inverted escape game full of suspense.
- Camera allowing you to take snapshots of clues and scenes
- Tons of objects to collect, logical puzzles, riddles and mini-games to resolve.
- More than 10 hours of challenge exploring every room of the Shelter 57.
- A help system to avoid being stuck in your adventure.
- A progressive help system to avoid to spoil your pleasure.
- A double navigation: buttons or swipe screen depending on what you like.
- Auto saves of your progression.
- Free room escape game

## Key features

- Point and click adventure gameplay
- Clue-filled environments
- Enigmatic characters
- Suspenseful escape game
- In-game camera for clues
- Object collection and logical puzzles
- Progressive help system

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $2.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Escape Shelter.57?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🧩 Challenging and engaging puzzles
- ⏱️ Substantial playtime and content
- 🎨 Unique and creative puzzle design
- 📖 Intriguing story and atmosphere
- 💰 Good value for price
- 🎮 Addictive gameplay
- 🕹️ Responsive and functional controls
- 💡 Helpful hint system with gradual guidance
- 🗺️ Convenient map navigation
- 📸 Useful camera feature for clues

**Cons**

- 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
- ❓ Illogical and obscure puzzle solutions
- 🤔 Confusing clue relationships
- 🎯 Unintuitive inventory item usage
- 😕 Unclear puzzle mechanics
- 🔄 Repetitive hint system responses
- 📱 Blocks background music/podcasts
- 🎨 Simple graphics quality
- 😞 Disappointing ending

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Inventory UI pulls down control center
- App prevents music/podcast playback
- Occasional glitches reported
- Some puzzles have no clear solutions

**Most requested features**

- More games from this developer
- Paid version without ads
- Allow background music while playing
- Improved inventory management system

## Recent user reviews (10 of 37)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-shelter57/id1618425533/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Rusty Lake at home

*2025-03-05, version 2.20.2*

Cheap knock-off of Rusty Lake games. Play any of the Cube Escape games instead

### 5/5 — Tough enough

*2025-01-28, version 2.20.2*

Graphics are simple, but the gameplay in the clues are tough enough to make it interesting

### 3/5 — Just started

*2024-12-29, version 2.20.2*

Sort out the inventory. It to high and causes control centre to pull down.

### 5/5 — Great challenge

*2024-10-12, version 2.20.2*

Quite difficult but still possible. Nice puzzles and extremely challenging.
Hours of fun

### 5/5 — Great game

*2024-10-10*

Played this and the sequel and honestly, one of the best escape games I’ve played since rusty lake and submachine! Love to see more from this amazing developer/escape master.

### 5/5 — Fun Puzzles

*2024-09-30, version 2.20.2*

Is nice

### 5/5 — Good story, lots of playtime

*2024-09-30, version 2.20.2*

With many hours of playtime, I really enjoyed what this game had to offer. The puzzles varied in difficulty and leaves you satisfied when you finally crack the hard ones. 

At some points I felt a bit lots, but the hint system is pretty nice how it doesn’t give away the next step right away, so you’re really encouraged to explore and try things out. 

I have a few gripes about when and where you use some inventory items. Not much of a spoiler, but in order to prop up a cabinet that’s missing a leg, you don’t use the missing leg - you use some random unexpected objet which can be really confusing. 

Altogether, really enjoyed the game.

### 1/5 — Underwhelming and Unclear

*2024-07-31, version 2.20.2*

The game began fun and clear enough but the clues quickly became confusing and the hints only added to confusion. Ads forced every thirty seconds when the unthought out clues confuse you and becomes more unfun the more you play.

### 5/5 — Great

*2024-06-12, version 2.20.2*

Great game, some very difficult puzzles but a lot of fun.

### 2/5 — Some puzzles make absolutely no sense

*2024-05-30, version 2.20.2*

and are impossible to solve without the hints and by hints I mean the answer to the puzzle.  I generally use hints sparingly but for this game I had to use them a lot as there was no clear relationship between the puzzle and the answer (even AFTER the answer was revealed).  Another thing I found annoying is that when you solve certain puzzles, nothing happens - you don’t “get” anything!  I will admit that some puzzles were unique and clever.

## Frequently asked questions about Escape Shelter.57

### What is Escape Shelter.57 about?

Escape Shelter.57 is a point-and-click adventure game where you play as Detective Jarod investigating mysterious murders and strange occurrences within Shelter 57. The game challenges you to solve puzzles, collect clues, and interact with characters to uncover the truth.

### What are the key features of this game?

The game features a unique point-and-click adventure style, environments packed with clues, enigmatic characters, and a suspenseful inverted escape game. It includes an in-game camera to capture clues, numerous objects to collect, logical puzzles, riddles, mini-games, and over 10 hours of gameplay.

### Is Escape Shelter.57 free to play?

Yes, the game is described as a 'Free room escape game'. However, it also indicates 'hasInAppPurchases' and 'hasAds', suggesting that while the core game is free, there may be optional purchases or advertisements present.

### What platforms is Escape Shelter.57 available on?

Based on the provided data, this is a mobile application. It is likely available on iOS and Android devices, as is typical for games of this nature.

### How does the help system work?

The game includes a help system designed to prevent players from getting stuck. It is a progressive system, meaning it offers hints gradually to avoid spoiling the player's enjoyment of the mystery and puzzles.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.20.2 — 2022-06-26

- Some improvements

### 2.17.0 — 2022-06-10

- video preview added

### 2.1.14 — 2022-04-22

- some minor improvements

### 2.1.13 — 2022-04-19

No release notes.

## Apps similar to Escape Shelter.57

| App | Rating | Price | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adventure Escape Mysteries](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/adventure-escape-mysteries/id1419796608) | 4.8 (21,477) | Free | Games |
| [Rooms & Exits: Puzzle Escape](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rooms-and-exits-puzzle-escape/id1549643882) | 4.7 (14,156) | Free | Games |
| [Mystery Town: Adventure games](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mystery-town-adventure-games/id1572269582) | 4.7 (9,868) | Free | Games |
| [Amnesia－Escape Room Detective](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amnesiaescape-room-detective/id1581718605) | 4.3 (310) | Free | Games |
| [Escape Time: Puzzle Brain Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-time-puzzle-brain-game/id1483021623) | 4.6 (13,922) | Free | Games |
| [Escape Rooms: Room Escape](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-rooms-room-escape/id1296686566) | 4.7 (3,598) | Free | Games |

## More apps by Corda Alexandre

- [Escape Lighthouse.114](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-lighthouse114/id1619819709)

All apps by Corda Alexandre: https://appshunter.io/developer/1618425535

## Related topics

[corda alexandre](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/corda-alexandre)

---

*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*