No Escape is a side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo, inspired by the 1994 film featuring Ray Liotta. Players assume the role of Capt. J.T. Robbins, who must navigate the perilous island of Absolom after being imprisoned as a war criminal. The objective is to explore the environment, gather clues, and craft weapons and traps to achieve escape from the island.
Based on the 1994 movie of the same name starring Ray Liotta, the player takes control of Liotta's character, Capt. J.T. Robbins, whose only objective of the game is to escape an island. After shooting his commanding officer, Robbins is imprisoned and eventually sent to the island Absolom as a war criminal, from where there is no escape possible. To do this still, the player must explore the island with side-scrolling platform gameplay for clues, finding items and combining them to make weapons and traps.