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Prison Life

AO Games · 2022-09-23

Steam

CasualFree To PlayIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

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

Releases: Mar 31, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An online game that you'll play with 3-11 players as a Prisoner or a Guard and will try to escape or prevent escapes. Loot, Craft, and make your way to the exit, or investigate and arrest wanted players as a guard!

79%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 102 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 48% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (612 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 17,567 Casual games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $14.38 at Steam (2025-11-06)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

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54554520222026Week of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing

22 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch…

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