A Night in Prison

About

A Night in Prison is a single player simulation game. It was developed by STuNT and was released on August 6, 2023. It received negative reviews from players.

You come to your senses in a cell that looks like you are in some kind of prison. It's almost silent, but sometimes there are some sounds. There is water dripping somewhere, small rustling noises, metal scraping. You need to examine your place of awakening and find a way out of it. As you go through, you will need to find keys and open locked rooms. You will have a timer going, when it runs out, y…

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player

Skip User Reviews

33%

Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

atmosphere3 negative mentions

The game creates a tense and immersive atmosphere, effectively building anxiety and uncertainty as players explore the prison.
Moments of genuine tension arise when the mechanics cooperate, capturing the feeling of being hunted in a hostile environment.
The exploration and item-hunting mechanics encourage careful play and reward attentiveness, making each decision feel impactful.

The game suffers from numerous technical issues, including glitches, freezes, and unreliable interactions that disrupt gameplay.
Enemy behavior can be erratic, with creatures attacking from impossible angles and breaking immersion.
The lack of narrative depth and environmental variety leads to a repetitive experience, making it difficult to sustain player interest over time.

atmosphere
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
60%
The game's atmosphere is characterized by a pervasive sense of anxiety and confinement, creating an oppressive and suffocating environment that enhances the horror experience. While it effectively immerses players in a tense atmosphere of mystery, the setting does not evolve significantly throughout the game, leading to an uneven experience. Overall, it delivers a compelling yet inconsistent atmospheric journey within a prison setting.
- “The overall atmosphere feels oppressive and suffocating in a way that benefits the game, making even routine backtracking feel fraught with danger.”
- “The game wastes no time pulling you into an atmosphere built on anxiety and confinement.”
- “The game immerses you in a tense atmosphere of mystery.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The gameplay effectively utilizes darkness as a mechanic, enhancing tension and navigation challenges in a horror setting. However, the reliance on limited mechanics can lead to repetitiveness in later sections, and players looking for polished gameplay or deeper narratives may find the experience lacking. Overall, it excels in creating claustrophobic tension but suffers from rough edges.
- “The gameplay effectively creates an atmosphere of suspense and fear, immersing players in a world where every decision counts.”
- “For a horror game rooted mainly in ambience and escape mechanics, this lack of variation can make the later sections feel repetitive or predictable, especially once the initial unfamiliarity wears off.”
- “The darkness is more than an aesthetic choice — it’s a mechanic, narrowing your field of view and forcing you to rely on your limited light source to navigate treacherous corners.”
- “When the mechanics cooperate, the game delivers the raw, claustrophobic tension that low-budget indie horror can excel at.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's graphics effectively utilize a gritty, low-light aesthetic that enhances the immersive experience of navigating a prison environment. While the graphical fidelity may be modest, the design elements—such as narrow corridors and rusted bars—successfully create a believable and atmospheric setting that complements the gameplay mechanics.
- “The darkness is more than an aesthetic choice — it’s a mechanic, narrowing your field of view and forcing you to rely on your limited light source to navigate treacherous corners.”
- “Visually, a night in prison embraces a gritty, low-light aesthetic that fits its setting.”
- “Narrow corridors, rusted bars, aging concrete, and poor lighting combine to create a believable environment, even if the graphical fidelity is modest.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The game's storyline is noted as interesting and engaging, making it worth playing, though not frequently. However, some reviews criticize the lack of depth and creativity, describing the narrative as unclear and the overall game experience as uninspired and lacking detail.
- “A cool game with a pretty interesting storyline, worth playing but not on a daily basis.”
- “Another uninspired small-sized map with no details, boring standard assets, no story, no explanation, no true ideas, and no love or devotion to game creativity.”
- “The goal of the game and story is unclear.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has significant stability issues, with players frequently experiencing freezes during startup and problems with item interactions and door triggers. Additionally, some users have reported glitches that hinder gameplay, leading to frustration and dissatisfaction.
- “Multiple players have reported freezes, especially when starting a new game, and some item interactions or door triggers fail to activate properly.”
- “This game has numerous glitches; I couldn't even fix my sensitivity, which made me feel dizzy. I spent almost an hour trying to enjoy it, but it really ruined my plans to post it on YouTube.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The term "grinding" is associated with a sense of unease, evoking imagery of dripping water, rustling sounds, and the harsh noise of metal grinding, suggesting a tense or foreboding atmosphere in the game.