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A 2D prison sim with open-ended survival and unpredictable events, playable solo or via split-screen multiplayer.

Hard Time III
A chaotic 2D prison-sim with action/RPG elements, playable solo or in co-op/PvP, where you take either side of the law and reviewers typically spent 3–5 hours.
2024-09-09
- Action
- Adventure
- Third person

Fighting

Indie

Simulator

Role-playing (RPG)

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Old School

A humorous 3D school-life sandbox sim about balancing classes and popularity, with local multiplayer and roughly 5-6 hours of reviewer playtime.

2023-10-06

Action
Adventure
Fighting
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Educational

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Prison Simulator

A single-player prison-guard sandbox with moral choices and daily management, praised for depth and freedom but with some bugginess, and about 10 hours long.

2021-11-04

Action
First person
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Non-fiction

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Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out

A single-player prison escape sim about digging tunnels, bartering with inmates, and dodging guards, offering a long and goofy gameplay loop.

2025-07-25

Action
First person
Adventure
Indie
Simulator

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Muffles' Life Sentence

A darkly quirky pixel-art RPG where you reclaim your identity in a prison that remakes inmates to fit their crimes, blending horror and dark comedy across a ~11–14 hour campaign.

2025-03-07

Comedy
Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Fading Afternoon

A compact single-player 2D pixel-art yakuza action RPG blending beat 'em up combat, life simulation, and branching story decisions in an atmospheric 1980s Japan.

2023-09-14

Action
Adventure
Fighting
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)
Open world
Sandbox

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Space Prison

A turn-based tactical survival RPG about escaping a space prison via crafting, resource management, gang politics, and convict relationships, with dark humor and permadeath in a ~27-hour run.

2024-07-18

Action
Science fiction
Adventure
Survival
Strategy
Indie
Side view
Simulator
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)

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Wrestling Revolution 3D

A parody 3D wrestling sim that lets you wrestle or book in a shared universe, with local co-op/PvP and a compact campaign.

2017-07-20

Action
Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Sport

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The Escapists 2

A prison escape strategy sim with crafting, stealth, and brawling, featuring co-op multiplayer and satisfying plan execution.

2017-08-21

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Stealth
Sandbox

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Prison Life 2

A casual online multiplayer prison game where prisoners loot and craft to escape while guards investigate and arrest, best enjoyed with friends.

2023-03-30

Action
First person
Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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Streets of Rogue

A chaotic action roguelite in randomly generated cities that rewards improvisation through combat, stealth, and hacking, with solo, co-op, and competitive play.

2019-07-12

Shooter
Action
Comedy
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Stealth
Sandbox

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Wrestling Empire

A chaotic retro wrestling sandbox with booking and roaming modes and local multiplayer, where random backstage incidents and absurd injuries create an unpredictable, funny experience.

2021-07-02

Action
Third person
Fighting
Indie
Side view
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Sport