Prison Simulator

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Prison Simulator is a single player casual simulation game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

In your prison, only you can decide how the fate of the prisoners will develop!

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67%Audience ScoreBased on 860 reviews

graphics9 positive mentions

story9 negative mentions

The game has an engaging prison management concept with addictive gameplay that can be entertaining and a good time killer.
The graphics and art style are appreciated and add a unique atmosphere to the game.
There is potential for growth and improvement, with some players enjoying the challenge and realism in managing prisoners and facilities.

The game is heavily hampered by money scarcity, making it nearly impossible to progress without either excessive waiting or spending real money.
Missions are timed and failing requires restarting or waiting out timers with no option to restart immediately, resulting in frustration and lost progress.
Numerous bugs and glitches affect gameplay, such as missions not registering as complete, prisoners getting stuck, UI buttons failing, and purchases disappearing after restarts.

story
117 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
7%
85%
8%
The story aspect is heavily criticized for its mission-based structure with strict time limits, frequent bugs, and lack of restart options, which make progression frustrating and often impossible without spending money. Many players find missions too difficult, buggy, and restrictive, longing for less pressured gameplay or a freeplay mode. While the concept is appreciated, these issues significantly hurt the overall narrative engagement.
- “This is so nice, for years I've been looking for a game like this. There are some bugs and the missions get harder and harder, but I hope for more updates and features in the future.”
- “The game is great; however, sometimes it's glitchy and won't let you pass the mission even if you completed it, forcing you to wait until the time passes to retry. Please fix it.”
- “The game could be a good management game, but it forces you to go through timed missions. If you don't fulfill the objectives before time runs out, you have to repeat with fewer resources and have no choice to explore mechanics on your own.”
- “The game forces you to purchase money or wait until your mission time runs out (which could take half an hour or more) in order to start over.”
- “It bugs me that if you mess up on a quest, you don't have the option of restarting the quest but have to wait till time runs out to be set back a level which often doesn't help and makes you have to uninstall the game to completely restart.”
- “I hate how it's all missions with timed objectives. If you don't fulfill the objectives before time runs out, you have to repeat the mission with fewer resources and no choice to explore the mechanics on your own.”
stability
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from frequent glitches and stability issues, including freezing, unresponsive controls, and stuck levels, which often force restarts and hinder progress. These bugs significantly disrupt gameplay, making it frustrating and sometimes unplayable despite an otherwise good concept.
- “Game glitches, get prisoners but they never walk in, get stuck on some levels have to just keep starting over and same thing happens, and money takes too long so can't complete quest.”
- “Unplayable, the game runs but every time you click to interact it freezes and requires a restart.”
- “Fix this goddamn game, it's full of bugs and constantly freezes.”
graphics
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
69%
16%
15%
Users generally appreciate the game's unique art style and find the graphics good and fitting to the gameplay, though many mention the need for improvements, such as enhanced visual quality, more dynamic elements like weather effects, and bug fixes. Some feel the graphics could be upgraded to 3D or made more realistic to better match the game's concept. Overall, the graphics are seen as a strong point but with room for enhancement.
- “As I've downloaded it because of the graphics as well as the art style and gameplay, which I knew I'd be interested in.”
- “Graphics and concept of the game are wonderful.”
- “The graphics fit the gameplay amazingly and it has an odd charm to it, like a Soviet work camp that just funds itself in the middle of Siberia. It would be cool to see some snow or rain now and then, but overall an amazing game.”
- “This game's graphics are not good, so I prefer Free Fire.”
- “Don't have extra building and it is unlocked until mission 6; bad graphics too.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
50%
25%
The gameplay receives mixed feedback, with some finding it fun, but many users criticize it for being overly difficult, poorly controlled, laggy, and lacking clear guidance or flexibility. Additionally, issues with mechanics, timed missions, and progression frustration hinder the overall experience. Improvements are needed to make gameplay more accessible and engaging.
- “As I've downloaded it because of the graphics as well as the art style, and gameplay was something that I knew I'd be interested in.”
- “Fun gameplay.”
- “The game could be a good management game but it 'holds' your hand too much, forcing you to go through timed missions. If you don't fulfill the objectives before time runs out, you have to repeat the mission with even fewer resources, and there's no choice to explore the mechanics on your own.”
- “It's way too hard of a gameplay; you can't even get more than four or five prisoners, it's ridiculous.”
- “The game was laggy, had bad controls and terrible gameplay.”
- “The game could be a good management game but it 'holds' your hand too much. It forces you to complete timed missions, and if you fail, you must repeat with fewer resources. There's no option to explore the mechanics on your own.”
monetization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The monetization is heavily focused on in-app purchases, often appearing on every screen and feeling necessary rather than optional. While the game has no ads, many users view the system as a cash grab and express frustration with its impact on gameplay progression. Additionally, some players report issues with transactions not delivering purchased items.
- “Good app, no ads, very good.”
- “Fun, no ads; only complaint is the money system.”
- “Good game but in-game purchases seem very necessary rather than a choice.”
- “In-app purchases on every single screen.”
- “I think everyone knows that this is an obvious cash grab.”
- “Hard to earn money and it's not like you can watch ads for cash, and I can't buy game money.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding aspect tedious and overly time-consuming, with repetitive farming and waiting for timers, making it feel too grind-heavy for a casual game.
- “Very tedious to have to allow the timer to run out just to start over.”
- “Too grindy for a casual game.”
- “More money needed through farming and similar repetitive tasks.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is described as hilarious and therapeutic, adding an enjoyable and lighthearted element to the gameplay. Users find it funny and exciting, with amusing interactions among characters that enhance the overall experience.
- “Hilarious, but then, it's rather therapeutic.”
- “Hard to play but funny and exciting when all prisoners get sleep they fight each other and lol.”
- “Funny and simple.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Users find the music enjoyable but note issues with lacking options to reset missions, save music settings, or reset the game.
- “Nice music ”

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Prison Simulator is a casual simulation game.

Prison Simulator is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

Prison Simulator was developed by Appscraft Games.

Prison Simulator has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Prison Simulator for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Prison Simulator is a single player game.

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