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The Red Prison

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74%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
96% User Score Based on 28 reviews

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The Red Prison is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Patrick Wilson and was released on May 20, 2019. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

The Red Prison is a roguelike based on the OGL-content of the SRD for 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons.

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
monetization1 negative mentions
  • Faithful implementation of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition rules, providing deep RPG mechanics and character builds.
  • Challenging and strategic gameplay with resource management and tactical combat that appeals to hardcore roguelike fans.
  • Free to play with ongoing developer communication and updates, showing dedication and potential for future growth.
  • Outdated retro pixel graphics and minimalistic UI that may feel barebones and unintuitive to new players.
  • Technical issues including crashes, clunky inventory management, and occasional enemy AI oddities detract from experience.
  • Lack of sound, limited content, and incomplete features such as no mouse support or endgame content reduce overall polish.

  • graphics

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are highly praised, featuring a default visual style that looks impressive and could even be valuable as a standalone tileset for other games. Additionally, the game offers toggleable ASCII graphics in two tile sizes, providing versatile visual options for players.

    • “There are two graphical interfaces that can be toggled with the F1 key, one being the default graphics which look amazing. The developer should release it as a tileset that can be used in NetHack and Dungeon Crawl (I would pay for that tileset!).”
    • “Great graphics alone won't make a game one of the greatest of all time, but they are needed for it.”
    • “There's also the subject of graphics.”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is praised for its engaging mechanics, party-building, and exploration of unique procedural locations reminiscent of classic RPGs like Ultima. However, some players find inventory management cumbersome, which can slow down the overall experience.

    • “Great mechanics, fun to build a party and dive deeper into unique, procedurally generated locations fighting all types of D&D monsters!”
    • “The gameplay is reminiscent of Ultima where you choose or create a character and then amble around an open world exploring and fighting all manner of monsters to get XP, level up, and enjoy all the classic RPG elements.”
    • “It really slows down gameplay, as I was dreading finding more gear, as it meant more clunky inventory work.”
    • “The gameplay is reminiscent of Ultima where you choose or create a character and then amble around an open world exploring and fighting all manner of monsters to get XP, level up, and all that good stuff that we love about RPGs.”
    • “It really slows down gameplay, as I was dreading finding more gear, since it meant more clunky inventory work.”

  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is currently minimal and lacks context, such as motivations for breaking into the prison. Users see potential for a richer narrative with added quests, towns, NPCs, and deeper lore, enhancing the classic roguelike framework.

  • monetization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization is often criticized for relying on low-effort, template-based games that are hastily assembled and released primarily as cash grabs.

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game experiences some glitches and is still in development, but given that it is free, users find the stability acceptable overall.

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users feel that the game could benefit from improved sound and music, indicating that the current audio elements are lacking or absent.

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7h Median play time
7h Average play time
7-7h Spent by most gamers
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The Red Prison is a role playing game.

The Red Prison is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 7 hours playing The Red Prison.

The Red Prison was released on May 20, 2019.

The Red Prison was developed by Patrick Wilson.

The Red Prison has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Red Prison for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

The Red Prison is a single player game.

Similar games include RPG World - Action RPG Maker, Gedonia 2, Archaelund, Moonring, The Quest and others.