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Hard Time III

MDickie · 2024-09-09

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 09, 2024 (iOS), Sep 09, 2024 (Android), Sep 09, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 09, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The toughest prison sim in the yard is back to serve its 3rd consecutive sentence - combining classic moments from the OG with the best aspects of 2D, while putting out a few hits of its own! Tackle crime from either side of the prison fence, while a larger world beyond it makes life worth living.

85%
positive of 960 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.74
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 170 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 27% of 15,120 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 19k–43k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 960 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.74-35%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.09 at Steam (2026-03-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days · $4.65 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26826820242026Week of 2024-09-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$5.092024-09-092026-09-142024-09-09 — best price $11.992024-10-28 — best price $9.742024-11-04 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $9.742024-12-04 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $9.742025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-02-03 — best price $9.742025-02-10 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $9.742025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-04-14 — best price $9.742025-04-21 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $7.492025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-08 — best price $11.242025-09-15 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $7.492025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-10-27 — best price $7.492025-11-03 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-02 — best price $9.742026-02-09 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $5.092026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-04-20 — best price $9.742026-04-27 — best price $14.992026-06-01 — best price $9.742026-06-08 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $5.092026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-03 — best price $9.742026-08-10 — best price $14.992026-09-09 — best price $14.992026-09-14 — best price $9.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)120%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DCrimeCombatStealthCartoonyLife SimSurvivalWrestlingDark HumorOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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