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Games Like Hard Time
Oct 1, 2013·89% positive·
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The toughest prison sim in the yard has been locked back up to serve another sentence in 2D!
Best games like Hard Time
The best games like Hard Time are Hard Time III, Prison Simulator, The Escapists 2, Prison Architect, and Old School. GAMESLIKE ranks these alternatives using shared gameplay metadata, Steam review sentiment, and similarity signals. Evidence includes 89% positive across 290 Steam reviews, Steam genre and tag overlap across Action, RPG, Indie, platform support for Windows and macOS, and $4.99 pricing signal.
- Hard Time III - Hard Time III is strongly similar to Hard Time because both games are made by MDickie, and both are Action and RPG and Indie and Adventure and Simulation games.
- Prison Simulator - Prison Simulator is closely similar to Hard Time because both are Action and RPG and Indie and Adventure and Simulation games, and fit the same co-op story intent.
- The Escapists 2 - The Escapists 2 is closely similar to Hard Time because both are Indie and Simulation games, and share gameplay elements like Action, Simulation, and fit the same co-op story and systems/automation/colony intent.
- Prison Architect - Prison Architect is closely similar to Hard Time because both are Indie and Simulation games, and share gameplay elements like Simulation, Indie, Funny, and fit the same systems/automation/colony intent.
- Old School - Old School is loosely similar to Hard Time because both games are made by MDickie, and both are Action and RPG and Indie and Adventure and Simulation games.
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Create your own convict and attempt to survive in a prison where every sentence threatens to be a "death" sentence! Rub shoulders with up to 100 fellow inmates in a sprawling facility of 12 unique areas, each filled with fully interactive furniture and props. Plus a life beyond the gates populated by real civilians, with wardens enforcing dozens of different laws to keep you as far away from it as possible.
Staying sane is just as important as staying alive, as you balance mental health with physical health to get through each day in real-time. Develop unique relationships with every other character - from friendships and romances to rivalries and gangs - and live long enough to see them change over time, with a constant turnover of new faces.
This special desktop release is fully unlocked as standard, allowing you to save your changes to all characters to make the world your own. Extensive controller support even opens up multiplayer opportunities - where a fellow human can take control of someone else on the scene to help or hinder the star player!
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