Prison City

Prison City

Steam Deck Verified

Retroware · Side Scroller · Aug 29, 2023

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

On sale at $7.99, but it has been as low as $6.99.

83%
Very Positive
181 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 181 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 117 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The writing never attempts deep emotional storytelling, but its self-aware tone and ridiculous worldbuilding give the game a strong personality that perfectly complements the gameplay.
19 of 117 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics like on the C-64, but with much more modern gameplay.
19 of 117 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is a banger.
17 of 117 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I haven't really seen interaction in the forums, and while the game itself runs great - and quality is high, the ending does NOT justify the means.
16 of 117 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay19 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Story and characters16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty33 reviews
85%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat13 reviews
92%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $7.99 (−20%). The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.