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New Platforms - Mac OS + Linux Release!
Was requested by multiple players so I decided to add support for those platforms :) Please let me know if you have any problems in here or in the discord
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Prison Life 2
Also known as Prison Life 2, pl2, 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!
Last update
14 Jun 2026
Players now
2
Original sources
1
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Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
- July 2023
- Update 1.5.1 - Upgraded Networking System!Many players had problems connecting to the servers so I've spent much time to completely replace the old networking system with a new one that(hopefully) will perform much better ːsteamhappyː Please let me know if you…
- May 2023
- New items! Pickaxe: you will buy it off a new NPC that sells pickaxes for 1$ Coal: mine coal rocks underground to get coal Coal Pack: craftable by 2 coals Train Fix Kit: 2x coal packs, 1x screws, 1x oil - not hard to ge…Store
- I uploaded this update to fix a big bug with the game browser, I meant to include those features as part of 1.5 but you can access them now. [New]Pistol - Currently only available in the lobby, will be added to the game…Patch notes
- New Now you can join games in progress! Improved the melee combat, now it feels much smoother. You can disable letting players join your game after it's started. If a game started with all the same roles(for example 2 p…Patch notes
- New Reworked spectator mode for escaped players, now you can select players that your camera will follow. Placeable Ladders, now prisoners craft small fences to climb over fences - also is in custom maps as objects. Col…Patch notes
- April 2023
- What is new? 38 new objects - mostly outdoor props like trees, bushes, rocks, and more New type of floor - outside floor - with new 8 materials like dirt, grass, sand, and more New material for regular floor - metallic…Patch notes
- After a very long month of hard work, the map editor is finally ready to be released! I'm going to do more updates to it very soon so please share feedback with me, I will 100% read it :) Notable Features: Over 350 obje…Patch notes
- Price Drop to 5$ & Update 1.1Why I dropped the price only a week after the launch? As the game needs a lot of people to play together I decided that lowering the price is the best option for the game - hopefully, will bring more players. I did a vo…
- Update 1.0.0.3 Hotfix[Fixed] Game crashed when opening the storage box crate [Fixed] Formatting in some currencies in the shop
- Update 1.0.0.3[Changed] Now useable items can only be found with 100% durability [Fixed] Glitches with colliders that helps escape(and more) [Fixed] Can place items like the banana through walls [Fixed] Can fly off the map via the me…
- March 2023
- Update Notes for 1.0.0.2[Changed] No real-time shadows after you escaped to increase performance and looks(you see the entire map at once and that is demanding for your PC) [Fixed] Mouse disappear after getting kicked [Fixed] Stamina bar still…
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Achievements
Community progression
Top picks from 83 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- First Time In SolitaryGet sent to solitary 1 time65.8%
- First Search!Search 1 Prisoner58.2%
- First Failed SearchFail Search On 1 Prisoner57.6%
- Item Crafted!Craft 1 Item57.0%
- First Arrest!Arrest 1 prisoner as a guard56.1%
- First Successful SearchSuccessfully Search 1 Prisoner47.8%