Escapist continues the experimentation of Falling Swinger by again enlisting errant Church main man Steve Kilbey as producer and collaborator.

"[3] Barry Divola from Who Weekly gave the album a score of B− saying "Downbeat and simple, Escapist isn't always the quiet achiever it should be.

"[3] Jeff Jenkins from TV Week gave the album 4 out of 5 saying "Stephen Cummings remains Australia's finest singer and songwriter on Escapist."

"[3] Scott Howlett from X Press Magazine said "Escapist... is a rich album of 'songs' – good songs – but none which immediately register as essential cuts.

Sadly, for Cummings, it's another good album which unfortunately is not 'great' enough to impress as being 'the breakthrough' from the somewhat obscure plateau he's been standing upon since the demise of The Sports in 1981.