Steam Prison

Steam Prison

Fair · Narrative · 2019

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The verdict

WAIT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

Fair today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 50% in the Winter Sale 2025.

Today

$34.99Fair

Typical seasonal cut

$17.4950% offFair

Cost per hour▼
$1.51/hr
Reviews▼
83% of 463
Genre rank
Top 20% Narrative

Holding it back: Reviews, Cost per hour

Watch this gameOne alert at $17.49 or less.

Time and effort

Main story
23.1h
To 100%
46.6h 2.0x the story

Price and sales

Sales
49 on record
Typical cut
35% off
Steam low
$13.99 September 2026
Sale every
48d last October 2026
Lowest now on Steamall-time low $13.99 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
4 now
Cheaper than
2% of its genre
Better reviewed
73% of its genre
Price and player charts

Players

Players online
4 when we last checked, on Oct 12, 00:53 UTC

Player counts from the Steam Web API.

The value story

The value story

Across all 49 discounts in the 8 years tracked, the median cut is 35 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.

Against its own genre its score lands in the top 20 percent. It is pricier than 98 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 73 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition ($29.99, scores 56) beats it on value, while it beats Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered ($39.99, scores 48).

More about Steam Prison

None of the 290 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.

Finishing takes 23.1 hours; clearing it takes 47, which is 2.0 times the campaign.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Last discount ended 31 days ago.

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Holding it back
Cost per hour$1.51/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones. Scored as 81% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 290 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

Picture me screaming and crying while choking myself and banging my head against the wall
EndlanRecommendedafter 15hJul 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews
SOUL CONSUMPTION MACHINE, I WISH NOT TO ESCAPE THIS PRISON, I'M EXACTLY WHERE I WANT TO BE -- Edit, after I 100%-ed the game: Yes, I recommend this game to people who love lore, worldbuilding and collecting various outcomes. Every single ending in this game adds to the things we learn about the entire setting and its characters, so this has to be played as a whole for the best experience. Trust me, please. This has...
MidoriRecommendedafter 68h1 found this helpfulRead on Steam
A 10/10 AWESOME GAME At first it is a bit boring, but the games gets better later on when the heroine was sent to the depths. MOST FAVOURITE CHARACTER (in order) Fin Euclase Seriously, a very sweet and loyal boy, and I just want to keep him by my side all day. Thankfully there is a DLC for his own route. He is working as a police officer along with the heroine, both of them are a team. I pity him so much in each and...
MarshmallowRecommendedafter 44hAug 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

Sentenced for a crime you didn't commit, you're cast out of your utopian home and exiled to the destitute steampunk districts below. As you seek to clear name in this otome visual novel, you'll learn about love, encounter handsome allies in low places, and confront the stigma both societies hold.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 1280 x 720 Supported, 5 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
Steam Prison scores 52/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/977460/steam-prison
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 3, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Details

DeveloperHuneX
PublisherMangaGamer
GenreNarrative
Released2019
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate