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The Prison
Dive into The Prison, a modern reimagining of the classic late 90's game. Experience a vividly detailed prison world and strategic multiplayer gameplay. Customize your inmate, follow a gripping storyline, and discover new items and secrets. Will you escape or rule from within?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“GOAT - Game Of All Time”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“this is one of the funniest bad games i played only played for a little bit tho”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedLatest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update 2025 05 08
Patch Notes - The Prison New Features New Localized Dialogues on Every Zone: Added contextual NPC dialogues in both English and Spanish for every prison zone and job type. Completely Revamped Progress
Rollback Update
Rollback Hotfix - The Prison Due to unforeseen issues impacting gameplay stability and player experience, we have rolled back recent updates. This rollback aims to ensure a smoother and more consisten
Update 2024 12 11
Patch Notes - The Prison New Features Factions System: Ongoing development of the factions system, introducing new gameplay dynamics and narrative depth. New Localized Dialogues (English and Spanish):
Rollback Hofix
Rollback Hotfix - The Prison Due to unforeseen issues affecting gameplay stability, we have rolled back recent updates to ensure a smooth experience for all players. The rollback includes reversing ch
Update 2024 11 14
Patch Notes - The Prison New Features Factions System: Ongoing development of the factions system, which will introduce new gameplay dynamics and features related to factions. New Facial Manipulation
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Player tags | Action · RPG · Strategy · MMORPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Massively Multiplayer · 3D · Third Person · 1980s · Dark Comedy · Character Customization · Early Access (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Official site | http://theprison.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space