# Games like Prison Simulator

> The closest matches to Prison Simulator: Prison Simulator Prologue, Drug Dealer Simulator, Thief Simulator, Crime Simulator, and Contraband Police. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Prison Simulator Prologue](https://imho.run/games/1431610/prison-simulator-prologue) — Also Dark Comedy and Crime, like Prison Simulator. 554 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431610/)
2. [Drug Dealer Simulator](https://imho.run/games/682990/drug-dealer-simulator) — Also Crime, like Prison Simulator. 9,491 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/682990/)
3. [Thief Simulator](https://imho.run/games/704850/thief-simulator) — Also Crime and Stealth, like Prison Simulator. 11,193 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/704850/)
4. [Crime Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2737070/crime-simulator) — A frequent pick in Prison Simulator players' libraries, and another Action. 1,852 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2737070/)
5. [Contraband Police](https://imho.run/games/756800/contraband-police) — Same immersive mood as Prison Simulator. 10,242 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/756800/)
6. [Police Simulator: Patrol Officers](https://imho.run/games/997010/police-simulator-patrol-officers) — A frequent pick in Prison Simulator players' libraries, and another Simulation. 10,093 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/997010/)
7. [Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator](https://imho.run/games/605740/flashing-lights-police-firefighting-emergency-services-ems-simulator) — Also Crime, like Prison Simulator. 9,747 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/605740/)
8. [American Theft 80s](https://imho.run/games/1321450/american-theft-80s) — Also Crime and Stealth, like Prison Simulator. 493 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1321450/)
9. [Prison Architect](https://imho.run/games/233450/prison-architect) — A frequent pick in Prison Simulator players' libraries, and another Strategy. 33,775 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/)
10. [Anonymous Hacker Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2487060/anonymous-hacker-simulator) — A frequent pick in Prison Simulator players' libraries, and another Indie. 278 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2487060/)
11. [Rustler (Grand Theft Horse)](https://imho.run/games/844260/rustler-grand-theft-horse) — A frequent pick in Prison Simulator players' libraries, and another RPG. 418 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/844260/)
12. [Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising](https://imho.run/games/12830/operation-flashpoint-dragon-rising) — Also Stealth, like Prison Simulator. 803 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12830/)
13. [POSTAL 2](https://imho.run/games/223470/postal-2) — Also Dark Comedy, like Prison Simulator. 42,176 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223470/)
14. [Arma 3](https://imho.run/games/107410/arma-3) — Same immersive mood as Prison Simulator. 110,281 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/107410/)
15. [Bum Simulator](https://imho.run/games/855740/bum-simulator) — A frequent pick in Prison Simulator players' libraries, and another Action. 1,714 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/855740/)
16. [Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts](https://imho.run/games/973580/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts) — Also Stealth, like Prison Simulator. 3,560 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/973580/)
17. [BROKE PROTOCOL](https://imho.run/games/696370/broke-protocol) — Same challenging mood as Prison Simulator. 1,175 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/696370/)
18. [Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord](https://imho.run/games/261550/mount-blade-ii-bannerlord) — Same immersive mood as Prison Simulator. 96,416 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261550/)
19. [Medieval Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/1129580/medieval-dynasty) — Same immersive mood as Prison Simulator. 18,687 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129580/)
20. [Skin Deep](https://imho.run/games/301280/skin-deep) — Also Stealth, like Prison Simulator. 1,335 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301280/)
21. [Far Cry® 2](https://imho.run/games/19900/far-cry-2) — Also Stealth, like Prison Simulator. 9,307 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/19900/)
22. [The Escapists](https://imho.run/games/298630/the-escapists) — Same immersive mood as Prison Simulator. 9,331 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298630/)
23. [PAYDAY 2](https://imho.run/games/218620/payday-2) — Also Crime and Stealth, like Prison Simulator. 174,145 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/218620/)
24. [Denizen](https://imho.run/games/2010030/denizen) — Same challenging mood as Prison Simulator. 937 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2010030/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=842180&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=842180&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=842180&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=842180
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/842180
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Prison Simulator

Get a taste of prison life! Become a prison guard and deal with dangerous convicts. Prison management, lots of daily activities. Will you become the best guard in history? Or maybe you'll turn into the worst scumbag this Prison has ever seen?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 842180
- **Developer:** Baked Games
- **Publisher:** Baked Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 4, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/842180/prison-simulator)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=842180&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/842180/)
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