Prison City

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App ID	2179860
App Type	Game
Developer	Retroware, Programancer
Publisher	Retroware
Franchise	Retroware
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber	30241334
Last Record Update	25 July 2025 – 04:48:35 UTC ()
Release Date	29 August 2023 – 04:00:13 UTC ()

❓ 78.98%

155 reviews

In-Game

Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.

Additional Information

Developer

Retroware

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Retroware

Store Release Date

29 August 2023 – 04:00:18 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/V6BKqrqCQC
https://x.com/Retroware
https://www.youtube.com/@retrowaretv/

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

29 August 2023 – 04:00:13 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

14 June 2024 – 16:25:47 UTC () (1718382347)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
width_pct	98.83936866585839
height_pct	100

osextended

empty string

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

GameMaker Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 6 September 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 12063157

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	1
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

7 October 2022 – 16:35:17 UTC (), in changelist #16296538

Supported Languages

10 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes
French	Yes
Italian	Yes
German	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes
Japanese	Yes
Korean	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes
Spanish - Latin America	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Gamepad Preferred

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

619b7ba8ad0cf0a83a823781cac25d1b393652ec

icon

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	98.83936866585839
logo_position/height_pct	100
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	76668a251f2fec8fa23891d918b7458ea2467fac.jpg
page_background_path	app/2179860
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	14 June 2024 – 16:30:44 UTC

Trailers

256945278 ↴
trailer_name	Prison City Gameplay Trailer
trailer_category	1
trailer_480p/video/webm	256945278/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256945278/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256945278/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256945278/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2179860/564805/0bf2b37e10a8b07dcc78b518fac7aadaec840573/1751086266/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2179860/564805/0bf2b37e10a8b07dcc78b518fac7aadaec840573/1751086266/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256945278/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256945278/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	564805
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1690319636
256945265 ↴
trailer_name	Prison City Cinematic Trailer
trailer_category	3
trailer_480p/video/webm	256945265/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256945265/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256945265/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256945265/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2179860/564788/2b16c408fa71dd97ed5b4c8a552b935f9031f44f/1751086265/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2179860/564788/2b16c408fa71dd97ed5b4c8a552b935f9031f44f/1751086265/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256945265/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256945265/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	564788
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1690319640

Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option

Executable	`PrisonCity.exe`
Launch Type	Launch (Default)

Configuration

Key	Value
installdir	Prison City

Prison City

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