Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School walkthrough

A full walkthrough and puzzle-solution guide for Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, covering Chapter 1 (beginning with the Escape Shack Station puzzle) and step-by-step puzzle solutions. The guide is aimed at players who want help with the game's open-world escape room brainteasers and side content.

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This walkthrough guide provides step-by-step puzzle solutions and strategies for Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, developed by Coin Crew Games [src-0dc02cf791] and published by iam8bit Presents [src-0dc02cf791]. Billed as the first open-world escape room game, the title blends traditional puzzles with immersive room escapes and substantial side content [src-0dc02cf791]. Use this comprehensive guide to navigate through Chapter 1 [src-0dc02cf791] and crack its early brainteasers.

How to Complete Chapter 1

Chapter 1 introduces players to the game's open-world mechanics and sets up the primary objective: boarding the tram to reach the academy [src-0dc02cf791]. To achieve this, you must gather a total of $3 and discover the correct destination code [src-0dc02cf791].

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Escape Shack Station

• To board the tram, you need to acquire $3 and find the destination code for Escape Academy [src-0dc02cf791].
• Examine the machine near the ticket kiosk, which requires three symbols to be entered [src-0dc02cf791].
• Inspect the tram stops map on the wall to your left; the symbols featured on it correspond to the machine's requirements [src-0dc02cf791].
• Note the coloured lines surrounding each rotating dial on the machine: red and yellow, blue and red, and blue and yellow [src-0dc02cf791]. Cross-reference these with the tram stops map to find the intersecting locations that reveal the necessary symbols [src-0dc02cf791]. The solution results in the triangle, cog, and square symbols [src-0dc02cf791].
• Inputting these symbols yields the destination code for Escape Academy: 9625 [src-0dc02cf791].
• Next, locate the three $1 bills required for your fare [src-0dc02cf791]:
  • Open the phone box to find the first $1 [src-0dc02cf791].
  • Crawl through the open vent to find the second $1 [src-0dc02cf791].
  • Climb up using the luggage on the side to find the third $1 on top of the phone box [src-0dc02cf791].
• Approach the ticket kiosk and click the yellow slot to insert your collected money [src-0dc02cf791].
• Type in the destination code (9625) followed by the tick, then take your ticket from the green slot [src-0dc02cf791].
• Proceed to the gates and use the ticket on the slot to unlock them [src-0dc02cf791].
• To open the doors to the tram, input the word STEAM into the combination lock above [src-0dc02cf791].
• Climb aboard the tram and pull the lever to advance [src-0dc02cf791].

A Clued Awakening

• Turn your attention to the back of the classroom where a backpack secured with a padlock sits, accompanied by the clue "Start at X2 Y2" underneath [src-0dc02cf791].

Tips

• Inspect Your Surroundings: Open-world escape rooms hide critical currency and clues in unconventional spots, such as atop phone boxes or inside open vents [src-0dc02cf791]. Always check elevated and hidden areas if you are short on items.
• Match Visual Cues: Pay close attention to environmental objects like wall maps and colored lines around dials, as these act as direct visual keys for combination locks [src-0dc02cf791].

Rewards

Successfully navigating through the initial escape shack sequence grants you passage past the station gates, access to the tram, and entry into the broader mysteries of Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School [src-0dc02cf791].

Details

guideType

Walkthrough / puzzle solutions

publisher

Gamespew

publishedDate

2026-11-05

gameCovered

Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School

chaptersCovered

Chapter 1

gameDeveloper

Coin Crew Games

gamePublisher

iam8bit Presents

gameDescription

Described as the first open-world escape room game, mixing more traditional puzzles with escape rooms. It includes plenty of side content to complete, making for a sizeable and engaging game with lots of brainteasers.

puzzleSteps

• Chapter 1 – Escape Shack Station: To board the tram you need $3 and must find out the destination code for Escape Academy.
• Look at the machine near the ticket kiosk; it requires three symbols to be entered.
• Look at the tram stops map on the wall to your left – the symbols on it match those needed by the machine.
• Around each rotating dial on the machine are coloured lines: red and yellow, blue and red, and blue and yellow.

Sources

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