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Best Prison Escape Games of All Time

Often in games, there are moments when the main character ends up in prison and tries to escape, but some action and shooter games are entirely dedicated to such moments: the character ends up in such a large and secure prison that escaping from it takes the entire gameplay, from start to finish.

In such games, the player must show ingenuity, search for clues, and build relationships with other inmates in order to take advantage of the situation and escape. For this, one might have to, for example, engage in lockpicking and hacking terminals, silently kill guards, and crawl through ventilation systems.

This list includes all games about prison and escaping from it, regardless of genre, release year, and gameplay features.

Fable
Fable
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy, Medieval era
February 23, 2027
Anticipation Rating: 8.2/10
Albion and Aurora are missing. The spire was completely restored and was used by the mad king to cause a meteorite to crash onto the planet. He also wanted this to...
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view
May 10, 2016
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 93/100
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The final part of the adventures of Nathan Drake, which takes place several years...
100 Doors - Escape from Prison
100 Doors - Escape from Prison
Logic, Puzzle, Adventure, Hidden Objects, Casual game
September 6, 2021
Players: 7.2/10
100 Doors — Escape from Prison is an adventure point and click hidden object puzzle game. You will meet Beren, a young, curious journalist who finds herself...
Portal
Portal
Action, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
October 10, 2007
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 90/100
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
March 20, 2006
Players: 8.1/10
A Way Out
A Way Out
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)
March 23, 2018
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 78/100
A Way Out is a cooperative adventure action game with a third-person view from the creators of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. You will play in split-screen mode as...
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk
June 23, 2000
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Deus Ex is a legendary action role-playing game with a third-person view in a cyberpunk style. The game takes place in the fictional dystopian world of Earth in...
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)
February 25, 2015
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is a continuation of the cooperative action horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. This time you will play...
Prison Architect
Prison Architect
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view
October 6, 2015
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Prison Architect is a top-down real-time management strategy game. Players will have to build and develop a real prison. Moreover, it will be necessary to organize...
Resistance 3
Resistance 3
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
September 6, 2011
Players: 6.9/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Resistance 3 — August 1957, America is lost. 90% of the Earth's population is killed or turned into chimeras. Joseph Cappelli, a former US Army soldier who...
The Escapists
The Escapists
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Isometric
July 9, 2014
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 72/100
The Escapists is a fun indie prison escape game. This can be done by any means. For example, organize a riot. Or dig a tunnel right under the prison. Or quietly...
The Escapists 2
The Escapists 2
Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Top-down view
August 21, 2017
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 75/100
The Escapists 2 is a continuation of the top-down prisoner management simulator. The game is a direct continuation of the original. You will be able to immerse...
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
June 1, 2004
Players: 9.9/10
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay — a bounty hunter named Jones brings Riddick, the main character of the game, to the maximum security prison...
1954: Alcatraz
1954: Alcatraz
Action, Adventure, Indie, Point & Click
March 11, 2014
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 58/100
1954: Alcatraz is a point and click action game with a dash of adventure and indie game from the masters at Irresponsible Games. The game is published by Daedalic...
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Adventure
November 17, 2004
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is a stealth action adventure game with first and third person views. The player-controlled Snake must sneak through enemy territory...
Hard Time
Hard Time
Role-playing game, Simulation, Third-person view
2007
Players: 7.1/10
Hard Time is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of simulation from the masters at MDickie. The main publisher of the game is...
Prison Break: The Conspiracy
Prison Break: The Conspiracy
Action, Stealth, Third-person view
March 25, 2010
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 43/100
Prison Break: The Conspiracy — the game consists of 9 parts, the plot of which will repeat the plot of the episodes of the series. Despite the fact that the...
Suffering
Suffering
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view
March 9, 2004
Players: 8.5/10
Suffering — action horror with a third person view. As Tork kills enemies during the game, an on-screen meter called a frenzy meter begins to fill. When it is...
Тюряга. От 3 до 5 лет строгого режима
Тюряга. От 3 до 5 лет строгого режима
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management
August 29, 2008
Players: 1/10
Prison Tycoon 4: SuperMax — you have to build a profitable private prison from scratch. Every wall, every fence, every decision belongs to you. You can start...
Twinsen's Odyssey
Twinsen's Odyssey
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Isometric
May 31, 1997
Players: 10/10
Twinsen's Odyssey — action adventure with quest elements. The graphic component is inherited from the previous part. Players also view the world from an...
Prison Architect - Escape Mode
Prison Architect - Escape Mode
Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view
August 28, 2018
Players: 8.3/10
Prison Architect — Escape Mode — add-on for real-time management strategy with a top-down view. In the expansion, you will take control of a prisoner...
Great Escape
Great Escape
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)
1983
Great Escape — The essence of the game is to follow the camp daily routine, at the same time explore the camp and collect the items necessary to prepare and...
Alcatraz: Prison Escape
Alcatraz: Prison Escape
Action, Stealth, First-person view
October 19, 2001
Alcatraz: Prison Escape — the plot of the game is rather conventional: you have to play as a man imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, who wants to get out at...
Rebels Prison Escape
Rebels Prison Escape
Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Third-person view
August 26, 2003
Metacritic: 47/100
Rebels Prison Escape is a strategy/adventure game where you control 5 characters trying to escape from prisons scattered across the country. Each character has...
World War 2: Prisoner of War
World War 2: Prisoner of War
Action, Stealth, Third-person view
June 26, 2002
Players: 9.2/10
World War 2: Prisoner of War — the main character of the game is US Air Force Captain Lewis Stone. During a combat mission, his reconnaissance aircraft...
Prison Tycoon
Prison Tycoon
Simulation, Strategy, Isometric
July 12, 2005
Prison Tycoon is an isometric simulator with a dash of strategy from the masters at Virtual Playground. The main publisher of the game is ValuSoft...

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