ActionFit check
Is The Prison Game worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Multiplayer survival fans who want matches with a fixed 36-minute duration
- Players who enjoy competing against other inmates while responding to changing events
- Groups seeking survival rounds where one player can become a bounty target
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long-form campaign may find the match-based 36-minute structure limiting.
- Players looking for predictable encounters may not enjoy the mix of player attacks, weather changes, and city events.
- Players who prefer solo play may not want a game built around 40-player sessions.
Our take on The Prison Game
The fixed 36-minute round gives each match a clear endpoint, but it leaves little room for a slower, open-ended survival pace. Progress carries into later rounds as advantages, so the structure favors repeated sessions over a self-contained single run.
What is The Prison Game?
The Prison Game is an online multiplayer survival game set in walled, abandoned cities where death row inmates must hide, fight, and stay alive.
Each round lasts 36 minutes and includes 40 players. Prisoners face attacks from other players and wild dogs, along with changing weather and city events involving outside enemies, traps, and obstacles. Sirens signal approaching events, with different alarms indicating their danger level. Players can gather materials before or during events. A bounty may be placed on a randomly selected player: surviving the hunt or killing the target earns a high score. Round performance affects the score and provides advantages in the next round.
How The Prison Game plays
- 01Timed multiplayer rounds
- Each session runs for 36 minutes with 40 players competing to survive.
- 02City event warnings
- Sirens use different alarms to signal the danger level of upcoming events.
- 03Player bounties
- A randomly selected player can become a target, with high scores awarded for surviving or hunting them.
- 04Round-to-round advantages
- Performance in one session affects the score and grants advantages for the next round.
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The Prison Game: platforms & release
Is The Prison Game worth it?
It is worth it if: multiplayer survival fans who want matches with a fixed 36-minute duration. Skip it if: players seeking a long-form campaign may find the match-based 36-minute structure limiting.
Where can I download The Prison Game?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Prison Game's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Prison Game on?
Windows only.
