Prison City

by Retroware

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 7, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment85

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

119en

174 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 7, 2026

Released

Aug 28, 2023

Price

$9.99

Velocity

0.1/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 28, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Not enough reviews yet to estimate (174/500).

About

Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 117 post-launch reviews

82%17 rev

<2h

78%18 rev

2-10h

89%64 rev

10-50h

82%17 rev

50-200h

100%1 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+22pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 507 similar games in the Action genre released in 2023.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 48%

Popularity vs. similar gamesBottom 43%

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