Hard Time (2017)

- Developer
- MDickie
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
- Rating
- 4.5 of 5, 322 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
An absurd, violent prison simulation where you manage sanity alongside survival in a chaotic, interactive world.
violencegoryfunnysimulationcharacter customizationprison survivalreal-timeopen-ended
What players say
Players praise the sandbox prison simulation with charming low-fi graphics, rude NPCs, and unpredictable encounters, calling it a big step up from the 2006 original. Some note the mobile version is the better experience.
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