Have you ever heard of Escape Goat? I hadn’t. The MagicalTimeBean game (seriously, game dev’s have the weirdest names) is already available for purchase on Xbox Live Arcade and Windows and is now available in browser, where you can play it for free until Sunday, September 9th. MagicalTimeBean is a company started up by Ian Stocker who, in addition to Escape Goat, previously brought us Soulcaster I & II for the Xbox and PC. He previously worked as a programmer/designer on the original Guild Wars and if being a part of the ArenaNet alumni isn’t worthy of some acknowledgement, I don’t know what is.

Here’s what makes the browser version of Escape Goat so special:

Here’s what makes this special:

• Linux and Mac users can play the game for the first time
• Players can use the built-in level editor to create and share levels with a simple URL
• Two user-created worlds featuring over 40 new rooms
• In the spirit of spreading the joie de vivre of Escape Goat, the web version is now localized to French!

Don’t worry, I got your backs: ‘Joie de vivre’ means ‘Joy of Living’* which is a curious term to apply to Escape Goat. I tinkered around with the game and I’ll be damned if it isn’t about a goat making an escape! It’s a fun puzzle/platformer with some cool mechanics and worth an hour or two of your time. Beware, though, some of the timing can get a little frustrating in later stages. And remember, after Sept. 9th, you’ll only have access to the demo and user created levels for free.

You can find Escape Goat at http://www.playescapegoat.com/

*I don’t know a word of French.