1954 Alcatraz

In this interactive Point & Click adventure by Daedalic Entertainment and Irresponsible Games - the team of Gene Mocsy - Joe and his wife Christine will be playable characters. Players will decide between…

60 12 March 2014 from $0.79

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Educational Non-fiction

1954 Alcatraz is an adventure developed by Daedalic Entertainment, released 12 March 2014 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.79 at Fanatical. The main story takes about 5.6 hrs to finish.

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What 1954 Alcatraz is

1954 Alcatraz is an adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment and released in 2014. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Joe has been sentenced to 40 years for armed robbery on an armored truck and now does his time in the infamous prison of Alcatraz. Since the heist’s loot is still out there, he’s eager to escape ‘The Rock’. Staying imprisoned is not an option. His morally flexible wife Christine could help him to get off the island. She has problems of her own, though. Greedy thugs, dogged snoops and cruel criminals breathe down the couple’s neck. It seems like the whole city is after them and the loot.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are educational and non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 25 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

1954 Alcatraz holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 5.6 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $0.79, that works out to about $0.14 per hour of the main story.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.5 GHz (Single Core) oder 2 GHz (Dual Core), 3 GB RAM and GeForce 200-series/Radeon 300-series/Intel HD 3000-series or better. At 3GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 6GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $0.79 at Fanatical, 92% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

1954 Alcatraz launched on 12 March 2014, within three weeks of South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

1954 Alcatraz — frequently asked questions

When did 1954 Alcatraz come out?

1954 Alcatraz was released on 12 March 2014 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

How much does 1954 Alcatraz cost?

The cheapest current price for 1954 Alcatraz is $0.79 at Fanatical, which is 92% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.

What are the minimum PC requirements for 1954 Alcatraz?

At minimum, 1954 Alcatraz needs 2.5 GHz (Single Core) oder 2 GHz (Dual Core), 3 GB RAM, GeForce 200-series/Radeon 300-series/Intel HD 3000-series or better graphics, 6 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat 1954 Alcatraz?

The main story of 1954 Alcatraz takes around 5.6 hrs.

Is 1954 Alcatraz worth it?

That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $0.79, and the main story takes about 5.6 hrs, which works out to $0.14 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.

How many GB is 1954 Alcatraz?

The PC version needs about 6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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