The Prison (2019)

[h1] The Prison: making violence personal [/h1] [i] The prison is a local multiplayer ‘mini-game’ experience that you play on your own computer with friends and only with friends, it’s not playable without any so sorry if you don’t have any this game isn’t for you. Essentially the entire game revolves around beating your friends in a variety of games and not much more than that.[/i] [b]Pros:[/b] ✅ Easy to play with your friends with plenty of replayability ✅ Very easy learning curve with a medium to high skill ceiling [b]Cons:[/b] ❌ When starting out figuring out what to do can be very confusing, this is not the same as learning the game, this is merely figuring out where to start The game developers have built a platform on which they can endlessly expand new games on which, while at the time of writing, isn’t a lot I’m quite sure it will increase to a rather large amount in later development. What kinds of games they’ll add in the future is a good question. [u] Breaking friendships in even more innovative ways[/u] By this I mean that because this game is a hotseat game and you will be playing against each other a long streak of victories will seriously upset the other pl…

[h1]Hidden in the prison[/h1] The Prison is not a knock off [i]The Escapists[/i], it’s actually a local multiplayer game in the vein of [i]Hidden In Plain Sight[/i]. Although it is very similar, it is actually not a simple clone as it adds its own spin to the formula, which makes it a worthy addition to your collection. [h1]Sneaky sneaky[/h1] Talking about clones, it is obvious from the screenshots that all prisoners have been cloned from a blond guy. Most of these clones are NPCs; however, some are human players. Before unmasking and killing other players, your first order of business will always be to find out who you are on the screen. The game gives no clues, you will have to figure this out by yourself by checking which of the characters reacts to your inputs. [h1]Local backstabbing[/h1] Considering the nature of the game, there are no bots to play with. Sadly, there is no online mode either. You really need at least two local people on the same computer to play this game, up to six in one of the three mini-games on offer. Although, for the other two mini-games, it’s only up to the usual four players. In the lobby, players enter the room corresponding to a mini-game and …

tl;dr This game is really fun I was looking for a little fun game to play with my friends as a warmup before we dive into the more serious lengthy RPG games we play together. This game is perfect for that! The whole premise of this game is that at the start of the round no one knows who is who. You try to find out which prisoner you are, but you have to make it such that others do not spot you. On the other hand you are trying to spot others. Once you know who you are, you are trying to achieve some objective and prevent others from doing so. It makes for some deep mindgames between you and your friends, trust me;) Some modes are symetrical(you all are trying to do the same thing) some aren't (some players are cops, some are prisoners). Every mode can be customized with a bunch of settings. If you do not like some default value, you can just change it. Some of these settings really change the whole strategy of your play, so not mess with them until you have played few rounds with defaults;) It has three completely different game modes as of now and developers plan to add more. The graphics is surprisingly pleasing and kills are rewarding;) It has friendly, casual and light vibe, …

[h1] The Pros [/h1] Rewards players for being stealthy and deceptive. It's been a while since I've hid my controller from my friends so they can't see when I press the buttons. 5 fast and fun minigames. [list] [*] Hackers: Each player must compete to control a number of computers to open their escape. [*] Cops & Rats: Convict players try to destroy a number of cameras before escaping while the cop(s) try to shoot them. There are clone AI convicts so that the cop(s) will have to pay attention and guess which prisoner is the player(s). [*] Gang Wars: Each player must control slums to spawn AI gang members that attack the other player(s) and their gangs. Last player alive wins. [*] Prison Break: AI convicts and player convicts are lined up in a "Simon Says" fashion and must reach the end before other players shoot them. [*] Watch Towers: Same as Gang Wars, but no one is allowed to directly fight each other, and the slums are sniper towers which aim randomly. Players can control towers and control when they fire to kill other players and their gang members. [/list] [h1] The Cons [/h1] At first the game can be a little confusing as to what you're suppose to do for ea…

I'd say some of the game modes worked for me more than others. But even the ones that I initially thought were a little weak really shone after taking the time to better learn the mechanics! The mini mind games that you are constantly playing with one another is beautiful! We played with 3 people and still had a blast. So I'd reckon that's the bare minimum you're going to want to play with. The game is definitely a more-the-merrier type situation though. My main complaint is the main menu. It wasn't immediately obvious what was going on. We thought the game had started. After a few screw ups selecting the wrong modes, or leaving one player out for a round, we eventually figured it out. It's a funny gimmick. But the initial confusion was a big turn-off. Something to more clearly explain how to navigate that menu, or the option to switch to a more traditional menu would be greatly appreciated. We can't wait to see what new modes are potentially added, or to try playing with a larger group!