上帝之城 I:监狱帝国 [City of God I - Prison Empire]

上帝之城 I:监狱帝国 [City of God I - Prison Empire]

Pixel Gangsta Studio · 2018 · Simulation, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Management

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About 上帝之城 I:监狱帝国 [City of God I - Prison Empire]

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Run a private prison empire by constructing workshops, managing prisoner labor, and producing goods ranging from clothes to firearms for profit. Balance inmate welfare with efficiency while undertaking criminal missions, influencing city gangs, and expanding your operation through strategic market trading and skill development.

Build your prison freely and make prisoners work for you with maximum efficiency by providing all kinds of prison facilities.


In 1984, Crist City passed the law about the private prison. According to the law, the government should “sell” the prison to the company which offers the highest price. At the end of 1994, you became a warden of The Pompeii Prison which is located in Black Cloud district. As a warden of a private prison, your responsibilities include making plans about the whole prison and solving inmates’ all kinds of problems such as power supply, waste disposal and prisoners’ need for food, water and accommodation. As a matter of course, the prisoners are concerned about these problems. If the warden doesn’t provide leisure facilities, some prisoners may not focus on their work or even cause terrible acts which lead to riots, jailbreaks or suicides.

Build different kinds of workshops to keep your prisoners working hard and earning money from the market.


You can produce nearly 100 different goods from workshops which include drugs, Gatlin or even RPG. There are six main workshops (clothing, furniture, electric equipment, handcrafts, chemicals and firearms). You can sell those goods at the market and of course clothes and weapons are available for use.

Find the specially skilled prisoners from the government and police database, and make those people work in your prison.


These professional criminals such as thieves, robbers, hackers, killers, bombers and fighters can undertake some “special missions” for you. Those special tasks include breaking into a bank vault, robbing a jewellery store, kidnapping and blackmailing some wealthy merchants. Tailors, carpenters, technicians, chemistry professors and artists can work in different workshops according to their specialty and you can have them make valuable goods from raw materials. Lawyers, bookkeepers, actors, former police officers, singers, chefs and other “talents” can work in your prison as advisers. They can have negative influences on your prison.

Work as the warden to unlock different projects. Time your selling at the right time at the market. Make more money to expand your prison empire and use money to influence politicians and gangs in the city.


The warden can increase his skill points by developing daily work. These points can be used to unlock a new project which could be useful to your prison and allows you to make more money.
Prices of goods and materials will change every day. As a warden, you need to find the best moment to buy the materials with the lowest price and sell the goods with most profit.

There are also many gangs and criminal organisations in Crist City that will come to you to seek cooperation, trade and even help. When you make friends with some gangs, they may sell you some rare materials or even help you at important time. Obviously, there will be street gunfights between the gangs and some gangs may be eliminated by the others. It requires of your making balance between various gangs to avoid one gang’s domination of the city’s streets. If there is only one gang in the city, it may have a negative impact on your prison.

You live in the Crist City so try to have a look at every store on the street.



You can buy magazines which can increase your skill points and condoms at the grocery or convenience store, but you still need to be careful as there are still venereal diseases and AIDS exist in the game.

You can change your hairstyle in the barbershop.

You can eat different kinds of food such as Peking roast duck, cheeseburger, spaghetti, borscht, Japanese sushi and even Chinese snacks at various restaurants in the Crist City.

You can order a glass of Bourbon in a nightclub or have a bottle of wine.

You can stay at hotels which could increase your stamina and improve your physical condition.

Drink a cup of coffee, listen to the Prelude 1007 from Bach’s Cello Suite, enjoy the peace of the life.

Museums, theatres and aquariums require tickets. These places can light up your mood. Of course, benches in the park are free.

You can also have some fun at the nightclub with dancers and enjoy special services in the massage parlours, and even do illegal things in the foot spa centre.

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jul 21, 2019
This game seemed awesome, and everywhere they make it look like its playable in english. Since i purchased the full package and launched, its in chinese.... With no option to change the language, even if english is selected in game property's it stays chinese.... such a big dissapointment. Will change review once i can play the english version as "advertised"! Please devs fix this......would love to support you.
12 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 3, 2025
City of God I: Prison Empire is a simulation game developed by Pixel Gangsta Studio that immerses players in the gritty world of private prison management. Released on July 9, 2018, the game offers a unique blend of strategy, resource management, and crime syndicate operations, all set against the backdrop of a dystopian city. In City of God I: Prison Empire, you step into the shoes of a warden overseeing Pompeii Prison in the Black Cloud district. Your responsibilities extend beyond traditional prison management; you must ensure the facility operates efficiently while simultaneously building a criminal empire. Key gameplay elements include: -Prison Management: Oversee daily operations, including power supply, waste disposal, and meeting prisoners' needs for food, water, and accommodation. Neglecting these aspects can lead to riots, jailbreaks, or suicides . -Workshop Production: Establish various workshops such as clothing, furniture, electronics, handcrafts, chemicals, and firearms. Produce nearly 100 different goods, including drugs and weapons, to sell on the market . -Specialized Prisoners: Recruit prisoners with unique skills, like hackers, killers, and bombers, to undertak…
10 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 18, 2019
It NEEDS rebindable controls for the open world (character control) segments and prison menus otherwise its an interesting prison management/empire game with some fun RPG and open world parts thrown in, The English is complete trash however the attempt was there so with a little guess work you might be able to work it out. if i could i'd give it a neutral review given its price tag and terrible English translation. i recommend it for non rebinders and when its on sale but know that you can no longer get certain DLC so if you're the 100% type then unfortunately get used to seeing the Greyed out DLC symbols. Rip faithful panda DLC
8 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 6, 2019
The game is essentially a "Sim City" for a prison... The game itself is probably okay with an interesting (though initially confusing) user interface that presumably adds enough details to the game to make it interesting to someone looking for a simulation type game. The game is unplayable on my primary gaming system (Alien Aurora connected to an 80" 4K TV)... The graphics are tiny even in full screen mode... In order to read the text (which is 90% of the game) I had to stand like a foot from the TV and occasionally had to lean forward to read the small text... Maybe if you are sitting at a normal laptop or desk top and the screen is close enough and large enough the interface wouldn't be so annoying... and maybe this will get addressed in a later update that fully supports 4K resolutions? But basically I'm uninstalling the game within an hour of installing it... My second complaint is that this was bought through a "Mystery RPG Bundle" from Fanatical - I know, steam has no control over that and the complaint is primarily to Fanatical and not Steam - but the game is "tagged" as RPG... that stretch makes zero sense. So... as a summary - if you think a prison simulation along the…
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Feb 1, 2025
Loads of storyline DLCs. Got mixed feeling about them. Of course it is great that there are something else than cosmetics, but got feeling that game wouldn't feel complete without them. Never found reason to get them though, because.... After three hours didn't quite catch what I was supposed to do in this game. Part of the difficulty is that text is just few pixels in size. I don't know if it is byproduct of translation but irritating and UI doesn't feel that intuitive. Nevertheless, game I'd like to play if polished little more.
Recommended Nov 27, 2024
What the absolute ♥♥♥♥. This game is insane. I've never seen a more horrifically offensive bundle of stereotypes of Americans. I mean, it doesn't even try to be culturally accurate or sensi... oh. Oh wait a second. Oh ♥♥♥♥. We have this coming, don't we? Yeah, we deserve this. As the world takes an Eastern turn, as the rest of the world finds their voice, it's going to be time for payback on Orientalism and our exceptionalism, isn't it? Now it's our turn to be rendered in weird stereotypes that appeal to other cultures, to be fetishized in weird-ass ways. Yeah, this is the game we deserve. I'll play it as a matter of penance. YOU PLAY IT TOO. And I want you to think about your behavior while you do it. This is your punishment. This is the game you deserve. Don't worry, Lucie will be there for you. 谢谢你的惩罚,善良的开发人员。 我将以恩典受苦受辱,并向露西寻求安慰

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