Players Like...

❤ Chaotic and Unpredictable Scenarios

Players consistently encounter wildly absurd and often hilarious scenarios. One reviewer found themselves arrested for "defecation" and "superhero impersonation," while another witnessed a baby mysteriously emerge from the ground as a fully-grown adult. The game's unrelenting sense of chaos and unpredictability is widely praised as a core part of the experience's appeal and charm.

❤ Diverse Gameplay Roles

In addition to the traditional prisoner role, players can choose to play as a police officer or prison guard. This allows them to harass, bully, and frame prisoners, providing a wider range of player agency and the ability to engage with the game's systems from multiple perspectives.

❤ Open-World Exploration and Emergent Gameplay

The open-world design and robust simulation systems facilitate a high degree of player freedom and emergent gameplay. Players can freely explore the prison and surrounding areas, interacting with a wide variety of objects and characters in unexpected ways. Reviews describe using unconventional items like toilets, wheelchairs, and chainsaws to interact with the world in unpredictable situations.

❤ Customization and Roleplaying

Extensive character customization options allow players to create truly unique and personalized inmates, guards, or civilians. This, combined with the game's sandbox-like nature, encourages deep roleplaying and the exploration of diverse player-driven storylines. Players have embraced unusual character archetypes, such as a mafia boss convicted of cow tipping or a "Clarinet Killer," and then acted out those roles within the game's systems.

❤ Signature MDickie Style

Underlying all of the gameplay features is the distinct, signature style of developer Mat Dickie. Reviews consistently praise the game's adherence to the "MDickie experience," which is characterized by a unique blend of jankiness, charm, and a willingness to embrace the absurd. This design philosophy, which has defined Dickie's previous works, is celebrated by players as a core part of the experience.