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Prison Boss VR

TREBUCHET · 2017-08-29

SteamPlayStation Store

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Dec 03, 2020 (Meta Quest 2), Dec 03, 2020 (Oculus Quest), Aug 29, 2017 (SteamVR), Dec 05, 2018 (PlayStation VR), Dec 06, 2023 (PlayStation VR2), Dec 03, 2020 (Meta Quest 3)

Prison Boss VR is a crafting and trading game turning your VR space into a jail cell! Craft cigarettes, alcohol and cookies for other inmates! Customize your cell as your reputation grows! Earn cash until you can’t store it anymore and become the Prison Boss!

Prison Boss VR is a 2017 Indie and Simulation game priced at $19.99, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 to 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 448 reviews).

1
playing now
88%
positive of 448 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
3.43★
PlayStation Store rating (984 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 56 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 11k–27k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 448 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2024-09-24) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 6 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320172026Week of 2017-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1202026-09-15 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
91Aug 2017Jul 2026Aug 2017 — avg 2 · peak 21Nov 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 8Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 8Feb 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 8Aug 2019 — avg 2 · peak 10Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9May 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9May 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 14May 2022 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 16Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 18Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 20Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 13Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$3.992017-08-302026-07-092017-08-30 — best price $16.992018-04-02 — best price $11.992018-11-01 — best price $19.992019-06-03 — best price $19.992020-01-27 — best price $19.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-09-27 — best price $14.692022-11-01 — best price $9.992022-12-11 — best price $17.992023-01-27 — best price $14.692023-03-17 — best price $14.692023-04-11 — best price $17.992023-05-15 — best price $14.692023-06-20 — best price $14.692023-08-23 — best price $14.692023-12-02 — best price $14.692024-01-22 — best price $14.692024-03-30 — best price $17.992024-04-21 — best price $17.992024-06-04 — best price $17.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-08-21 — best price $14.692024-09-15 — best price $14.692024-10-11 — best price $17.992024-11-12 — best price $17.992024-12-13 — best price $14.692025-01-22 — best price $17.992025-02-17 — best price $9.992025-04-07 — best price $14.692025-04-23 — best price $14.692025-05-13 — best price $14.692025-06-07 — best price $14.692025-06-27 — best price $14.692025-08-30 — best price $17.992025-09-29 — best price $9.992026-05-13 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
85.6%
earned "First Day in Jail"
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlySteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS VR (PlayStation)1,0292%38
Steam (Steam)7660%38
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)1863%38

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

Player tags

VRFunnyIndieTradingCraftingSimulationResource Management

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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