

Prison of Lies
LockedOn · 2026 · Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, 2D, Atmospheric, Mystery
PC
Very Positive96% · 71
This game is free to play. Get it on Steam →
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About Prison of Lies

Four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course of an hour... who will be the one to die?
Prison of Lies is a psychological linear visual novel about lies, trust, and empathy. There are four chapters, each of which get progressively shorter.
While playing the game, you uncover more about each prisoner.
It takes approximately half an hour to play.
Features
- Original soundtrack
- Bios and other extras
- Non-linear storytelling
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The game wastes no time: Premise is explained and now go! I liked the gimmick, fun game!1 found this helpful
A very enjoyable moral dilemma game. Especially for free to play, there's a lot of work put into it, better than other short story games I have paid for. And while I love replays that expand on the story each time, I especially appreciate all the quality of life features put into it There's a LOT of save slots so you can go back and replay different stages of the game, fast forward features and a way to view historic dialogue. This game exceeded my expectations, highly recommend giving this game a try and playing it through The End!1 found this helpful
Fun game with good dialogues and music. The twist was pretty good. However, I felt the game was too short. Would've loved if it was longer. I wish we also had an option to play as one character and lie our way out of it. Overall, it's a good, short game!1 found this helpful
10/10, very fun, very compelling! [spoiler](very frustrating because it takes AGES for someone to think that maybe "robbery and attempted murder" ISN'T innocent even if theit lawyer did a good job)[/spoiler] I consider it as having no replayibility, because everything is part of one big cohesive playthrough (so idk what that one review was talking about but know what to expect). You never have to start again from the start, there's always a continuity. Which is a good thing, I love that all facets of the story are put together! Plus, it's been a while since I've seen an ending so satisfying, a lot overstay their welcome but this one knew exactly when to stop, it's [i]great[/i]. (everyone's logic to decide who deserves to live or die will be flawed and annoying, but they are in a stressful situation so it's justified. Still frustrating though lol)1 found this helpful
This was definitely a shorter game but way more enjoyable then I was expecting!
Over my 1 hour 100% playtime, I really liked this game: [list] [*]First, it reminds me of a lot of meta-like Choices Matter games I already play, adding a sense of familiarity in requiring you to play multiple times to truly piece together the story [*]Second, there are some large plot twists throughout the story which to understand require you to focus and constantly recapping all of the information you have learnt, like a real police investigation [*]Finally, it is generally well made; good graphics, a fitting soundtrack, a unique mechanic ([spoiler]The half truths system which allows you to progress[/spoiler]) and more [/list] My only downside is that it's short. That's perfectly okay to do for impactful VN's like this but for the duration it was on my wishlist, I expected a teeny bit more from the upfront description like a pro/epilogue or a larger narrative over longer playtime -AJW =)
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