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App ID	686440
App Type	Game
Developer	MDickie
Publisher	MDickie
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Technologies	Adobe_AIR Engine
Last Changenumber	31626569
Last Record Update	12 October 2025 – 20:10:32 UTC ()
Release Date	16 August 2017 – 13:25:06 UTC ()

❓ 81.94%

313 reviews

In-Game

The toughest prison sim in the yard has been locked back up to serve another sentence in 2D!

Steam price history

Week Long Deal, ends 3 November 2025

Current Price -50% $2.49

Lowest Recorded Price $2.49 at -50% 25 June 2020

Currency	Current Price	Converted Price		Lowest Recorded Price
U.S. Dollar	-50% $2.49	$2.49		$2.49	$2.49 at -50%
Russian Ruble	-50% 64 ₽	$0.79	-68.23%	$0.79	64 ₽ at -50%
Brazilian Real	-50% R$ 5,24	$0.97	-60.85%	$0.97	R$ 5,24 at -50%
Kazakhstani Tenge	-50% 525₸	$0.99	-60.07%	$0.99	525₸ at -50%
Ukrainian Hryvnia	-51% 49₴	$1.17	-52.92%	$1.17	49₴ at -51%
Vietnamese Dong	-50% 35000₫	$1.32	-46.59%	$1.32	35000₫ at -50%
Indonesian Rupiah	-50% Rp 22999	$1.38	-44.49%	$1.38	Rp 22999 at -50%
Philippine Peso	-50% ₱82.97	$1.41	-43.29%	$1.41	₱82.97 at -50%
Malaysian Ringgit	-50% RM6.00	$1.42	-42.59%	$1.42	RM6.00 at -50%
Indian Rupee	-50% ₹ 129	$1.45	-41.67%	$1.45	₹ 129 at -50%
Chinese Yuan	-50% ¥ 10.50	$1.47	-40.75%	$1.40	¥ 10 at -52%
CIS - U.S. Dollar	-50% $1.49	$1.49	-40.16%	$1.49	$1.49 at -50%
South Asia - USD	-50% $1.49	$1.49	-40.16%	$1.49	$1.49 at -50%
Uruguayan Peso	-50% $U60	$1.50	-39.48%	$1.50	$U60 at -50%
Mexican Peso	-50% Mex$ 27.99	$1.50	-39.45%	$1.50	Mex$ 27.99 at -50%
Colombian Peso	-50% COL$ 5950	$1.53	-38.35%	$1.53	COL$ 5950 at -50%
South African Rand	-50% R 27.50	$1.58	-36.32%	$1.58	R 27.50 at -50%
Chilean Peso	-50% CLP$ 1500	$1.59	-35.97%	$1.59	CLP$ 1500 at -50%
Japanese Yen	-50% ¥ 249	$1.61	-35.11%	$1.61	¥ 249 at -50%
New Zealand Dollar	-50% NZ$ 2.99	$1.70	-31.37%	$1.70	NZ$ 2.99 at -50%
Norwegian Krone	-50% 18,00 kr	$1.77	-28.63%	$1.77	18,00 kr at -50%
Qatari Riyal	-50% 6.49 QR	$1.78	-28.37%	$1.78	6.49 QR at -50%
Kuwaiti Dinar	-50% 0.55 KD	$1.79	-27.87%	$1.79	0.55 KD at -50%
South Korean Won	-50% ₩ 2750	$1.92	-22.84%	$1.92	₩ 2750 at -50%
Canadian Dollar	-50% CDN$ 2.74	$1.95	-21.52%	$1.95	CDN$ 2.74 at -50%
Thai Baht	-50% ฿64.50	$1.98	-20.15%	$1.98	฿64.50 at -50%
Singapore Dollar	-50% S$2.75	$2.11	-15.18%	$2.11	S$2.75 at -50%
Peruvian Sol	-50% S/.7.47	$2.21	-11.12%	$2.21	S/.7.47 at -50%
Saudi Riyal	-50% 8.50 SR	$2.27	-8.78%	$2.27	8.50 SR at -50%
Australian Dollar	-50% A$ 3.49	$2.28	-8.28%	$2.28	A$ 3.49 at -50%
U.A.E. Dirham	-50% 8.50 AED	$2.31	-7.05%	$2.31	8.50 AED at -50%
Costa Rican Colon	-50% ₡1200	$2.39	-3.64%	$2.39	₡1200 at -50%
Taiwan Dollar	-50% NT$ 74	$2.40	-3.47%	$2.40	NT$ 74 at -50%
Polish Zloty	-50% 8,99zł	$2.43	-2.20%	$2.43	8,99zł at -50%
LATAM - U.S. Dollar	-50% $2.49	$2.49		$0.19	$0.19
MENA - U.S. Dollar	-50% $2.49	$2.49		$0.34	$0.34
Hong Kong Dollar	-50% HK$ 19.50	$2.50	+0.76%	$2.50	HK$ 19.50 at -50%
British Pound	-50% £1.99	$2.61	+4.98%	$2.61	£1.99 at -50%
Israeli New Shekel	-50% ₪9.25	$2.84	+14.19%	$2.84	₪9.25 at -50%
Euro	-50% 2,49€	$2.87	+15.27%	$2.87	2,49€ at -50%
Swiss Franc	-50% CHF 2.50	$3.10	+24.73%	$3.10	CHF 2.50 at -50%

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Native Steam Controller

Additional Information

Developer

MDickie

controller_support

full

GameManualURL

https://store.steampowered.com/manual/686440/

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

MDickie

Store Release Date

1 October 2013 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Simulation (28)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3), Simulation (28)

Steam Release Date

16 August 2017 – 13:25:06 UTC ()

Original Release Date

1 October 2013 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1380610800)

Store Asset Modification Time

30 December 2022 – 16:40:08 UTC () (1672418408)

library_assets

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	100
height_pct	100

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Adobe_AIR Engine, Adobe_Flash SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 14 December 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 2368364

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-5
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

25 July 2017 – 15:45:35 UTC (), in changelist #3224095

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes		Yes

Assets

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

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library_logo ↴
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image2x/english	logo_2x.png
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logo_position/width_pct	100
logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

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page_background_path	app/686440
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	25 January 2023 – 11:31:41 UTC

Trailer 116069 ↴

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timestamp	2 August 2017 – 05:34:21 UTC

Hard Time

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Additional Information

Supported Languages

Assets

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