When does Prisoners get good?

Hooks you right away. 39% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (39%). The opening is criticised more than in 80% of games we track.

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Prisoners

Aug 15, 2024 Steam: Mixed

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 83% of owners

Steam reviews 67% positive of 636

What the data shows

39% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (39%).
The opening is criticised more than in 80% of games we track.
83% of owners got the first achievement.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 641 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 3.2h for positive, 0.5h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (82.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (38)

Wake up! Wake up in prison. 100%
Shiny Collect a coin. 99%
I feel lucky! Use slot machine. 98%
Business spirit Win a blackmarket item. 95%
Feeling safer Equip an armor. 92%
Safety first Equip a helmet. 88%
Duello Win a mini game. 73%
Survivor Win a game. 65%
Collector - I Collect 5 coins. 20%
Collector - II Collect 10 coins. 20%
Collector - III Collect 25 coins. 19%
Believer - I Spin the slot machine 5 times. 19%
Collector - IV Collect 50 coins. 18%
Believer - II Spin the slot machine 10 times. 18%
Collector - V Collect 100 coins. 17%
Business - I Win 5 blackmarket items. 16%
Believer - III Spin the slot machine 25 times. 15%
Business - II Win 10 blackmarket items. 13%
Believer - IV Spin the slot machine 50 times. 12%
Eliminator - I Kill 5 prisoners. 11%
Believer - V Spin the slot machine 100 times. 8.2%
Business - III Win 25 blackmarket items. 7.1%
Duelist - I Win 5 mini games. 6.0%
Eliminator - II Kill 10 prisoners. 5.3%
Winner - I Win 5 games. 5.2%
Business - IV Win 50 blackmarket items. 3.3%
Duelist - II Win 10 mini games. 2.4%
Eliminator - III Kill 25 prisoners. 1.9%
Winner - II Win 10 games. 1.8%
Business - V Win 100 blackmarket items. 1.5%
Eliminator - IV Kill 50 prisoners. 1.1%
Duelist - III Win 25 mini games. 0.8%
Eliminator - V Kill 100 prisoners. 0.7%
Winner - III Win 25 games. 0.7%
Duelist - IV Win 50 mini games. 0.6%
Duelist - V Win 100 mini games. 0.6%
Winner - IV Win 50 games. 0.6%
Winner - V Win 100 games. 0.6%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.