Last updated on December 9th, 2025 at 11:06 am
Synthwave Escape – Music Game Review
Synthwave Escape is a Music/Action/Music game from Moby Pixel LLC, first launched in 6th December 2018.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 218+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Synthwave Escape Stand Out
Synthwave Escape is a Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer game with an 80s inspired Synthwave Soundtrack & Aesthetic.
Join Doc Grits' team of robots as they attempt to escape the Neon Bunker and defeat the heinously infamous Red Hawk. Use the Escape Bots' skills together to overcome challenges and make it safely to safety!
Features
• 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages
• 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks
• 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics
• 1 Most Triumphant Robot Storyline
• A Plethora of Dad Jokes
Oh, you're still reading! Alright, I'll continue. Here's the situation: this dude Grits is locked away in a Neon Bunker by this other bogus dude named Red Hawk. Grits is forced to make deadly contraptions, but manages to build a robot team to help him escape. They almost make it, but then they get caught. Then they get away. Yada, yada – just play the game already!
If you enjoy the game please consider leaving a review. And if you really, really enjoy it, tell a friend. Then next time you see that friend, the two of you can do a jumping high five.
Thanks for playing!
Your Friend,
Nick Culbertson
Moby Pixel
http://www.mobypixel.com
This Music game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Synthwave Escape is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 9th September 2025
Recent improvements include:
• Later iOS Support
• Bug Fixes & Improvements
Download & Availability
Synthwave Escape is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Synthwave Escape on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We can feel our brain getting bigger every day from this challenging mind bender.
The game is awesome we really like that you made it a synth wave game the first game Ive played that is synth wave so thx for giving us an opportunity.
When we first got our iPad we got this game and it was so cool our mom got it for us and we played it for hours #so cool.
Great music, fun levels, nice dialogue, and great visual aesthetic. Really glad we found this game.
Really love this!! The jokes and funny and we love how it's straight forward and challenging!! But we listen to music often and would enjoy playing the game while listening to music but the audio option doesn't actually work and that's a bit disappointing so please look into fixing that bug!! :).
All the references in this game were fantastic. We loved the whole 80s vibe it had going on and the game was actual really fun. We know it says 5 but in our book you guys get 6 stars.
Im really enjoying this game. The music has to be the best part of all! Some of the levels are tough to solve at first but then there is a pretty clear path. The cute scenes are funny if not a bit cheesy. We recommend it if you love the 80s and classic games! Edit: we just beat this game and we love the story! Id love to see more levels added soon. New music would be really cool too. Great game, we highly recommend it.
This game is simply amazing! The gameplay combines platforming of old school games and the character swapping puzzle solving of The Lost Vikings. It does a great job of blending the Synthwave look and sound. It doesnt feel like a typical rhythm game but you can tell everything is moving to the beat. And you are going to hear it a lot because some of the levels are brutal, haha. Our favorite track is the the Red robots theme. We beat the first batch of levels, and we would love to see some more! One of the best things about this game is the art! The chunky robots are a throw back to the kinds of games we grew up with and still enjoy. The levels are full of purples and flashes that fit the Synthwave look perfectly. The cutscenes are where things really shine, although it could have used more of them. We really enjoyed the story too! Great game and Id love to see more from it in the future.
GREAT GAME!!! Couldn't stop playing- the music was very upbeat – game length perfect for maintaining our interest! Another winner game winner from Moby Pixel.
This is what a fun game supposed to be. Challenging, great music and has great comedy. We hope this game comes out for pc. Make more games like this.
We love this game and cant wait for more levels.
It is a super fun game but there are 2 main bad things about it. 1) if you fall is spikes or anything else if you get hit, and dont move fast enough you can take two or three hits because there is no invincibility stage 2) there is a timer that rushes you and makes you stressed then you die because of the no invincibility stage you die go back and then have to rush and you die again and after two deaths you have to exit and retry and then you run out of retries and have to wait to play again.
Would have been a fun game but not being able to mute the sound either in game or with the switch on the phone is a deal breaker.
When youre not bobbing your head to the beat, youll be scratching your head to solve the puzzles! The character swap mechanic coupled with the race for time makes for some really intense moments.
We love this game and it makes us think about how to use the music but we dont know what is the music for.so we love this game.
It says Ive already purchased this game with no additional charge and wont download, we have already tried deleting it with its downloading animation going on while it never downloads and now its not even doing that.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1985.6
- Size: 152.49 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Moby Pixel LLC
Last updated: 9th September 2025 | Genre: Music, Action | Developer: Moby Pixel LLC