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Prison City

As former cop Hal Bruzer, accept the Chief’s plea to raid Prison City’s security zones and end the Techno-Terrorists’ reign. Inspired by NES action titles, Prison City is a sidescrolling dystopian experience…

29 August 2023

Prison City is an adventure developed by Programancer, released 29 August 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Prison City is

Prison City is an adventure game developed by Programancer and released in 2023. It was published by Retroware. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker.

The premise, in the publisher's words

As former cop Hal Bruzer, accept the Chief’s plea to raid Prison City’s security zones and end the Techno-Terrorists’ reign. Inspired by NES action titles, Prison City is a sidescrolling dystopian experience exploding with tight mechanics, intricate level design, and a satisfying narrative.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Prison City launched on 29 August 2023, within three weeks of Starfield, Lies of P, Overwatch and Sea of Stars. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Starfield, Lies of P, Overwatch, Sea of Stars.

Official trailer

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When did Prison City come out?
Prison City was released on 29 August 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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