Games like Prison Life 2
If Prison Life 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Catolonizer, Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies and Castle of Mist — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its nostalgic multiplayer vibes, funny and intense. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Prison Life 2: Play as a Prisoner or a Guard with up to 12 players(or alone) in an online prison game. Loot, Craft, and make your way to the exit, or investigate and arrest wanted players as a guard!
Players who liked Prison Life 2 also play
Steam players who put hours into Prison Life 2 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Catolonizer
WHY THIS
Top pick for Prison Life 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
Catolonizer is an online social deduction game for up to 15 players. Complete tasks to earn coins, buy items from the Merchant, and use your secret ability at night. Outsmart the others and fulfill your unique win condition!
Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Prison Life 2.
Second-strongest match for Prison Life 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Prison Life 2.
In "Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies," play as a Manager, Specialist, or Slacker in an office setting. Slackers blend in, mimicking Specialists to avoid the Manager's suspicion. Uncover or cause deception to win.
Castle of Mist
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Prison Life 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
Castle of Mist is a first-person shooter with Roguelike random elements set in a medieval-style adventure. Players control different characters, choose various items to create unique playstyles, and ultimately defeat various monsters and the dragon attacking the castle to achieve victory.
Castle of Blackwater
WHY THIS
Shares mini games and an intense mood with Prison Life 2.
Ranked #4 for Prison Life 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
Castle of Blackwater is a 2D, action-packed, social deduction game with a magical twist. In this intense game of trust and betrayal, up to 10 strangers are trapped in a castle of danger and deception, with a mission to complete tasks and escape with their lives.
New Citizen - Alpha
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Prison Life 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
New Citizen is a modern-themed roleplay adventure game set in a vast open world. The game focuses mainly on the player, creating an environment that feels alive and that is constantly moving.
Prisoners
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Prison Life 2.
Ranked #6 for Prison Life 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
An online game in which prisoners (2-10) sentenced to death try to win their freedom and the grand prize by eliminating others.
Sincognito
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Prison Life 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
An social deduction investigation horror game where one of you is secretly possessed by a Deadly Sin. Use stealth and proximity chat to cooperate or deceive as you gather clues and compare findings to deduce which Sin is haunting the castle.
diffiCULT
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Prison Life 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Prison Life 2.
Step into a fully 3D medieval world of deception. diffiCULT is a multiplayer social deduction game where you must uncover hidden cultists. Use proximity voice chat, investigate houses at night, survive daily votes, and reveal who is truly on your side.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Prison Life 2
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Prison Architect
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Prison Life 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Rust
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Prison Life 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Prison Life 2.
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
The Escapists
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Prison Life 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Prison Life 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The Prince of Persia, a seasoned warrior, returns from the Island of Time to Babylon with his love, Kaileena. Instead of the peace that he longs for, he finds his homeland ravaged by war and the kingdom turned against him.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Prison Life 2 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Prison Life 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Prison Life 2.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Prison Life 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Prison Life 2.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Prison Life 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Prison Life 2.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Prison Life 2 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Prison Life 2.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Prison Life 2 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Prison Life 2.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Prison Life 2 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Prison Life 2.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Prison Life 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Prison Life 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Prison Life 2.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Prison Life 2.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Prison Life 2.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Prison Life 2.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Prison Life 2.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Prison Life 2.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Prison Life 2.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Frequently asked about Prison Life 2
- How much does Prison Life 2 cost?
- Prison Life 2 is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Prison Life 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Prison Life 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Prison Life 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Prison Life 2 are Catolonizer, Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies, Castle of Mist.
- Who developed Prison Life 2?
- Prison Life 2 was developed by AO Games.
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