Prison Tycoon 3™: Lockdown

$9.99

Release Date:: Jan 29, 2008
Developer:: Gamebryo, Virtual Playground
Publisher:: Cosmi Valusoft
Platforms:: Windows

About This Game

Crack that Whip! Take reigns of a privately run prison. You are responsible for the care, custody, and control of individuals who have been arrested. Begin with a low security prison and build it up to a SuperMax. From construction to daily operations, you must protect society while turning a profit. It's time for lockdown.

Country Club or Billy Club? - Manage security levels, food rations, recreation opportunities, and much more. How tough will you be?
En Guard - Hire trustworthy prison guards and arm them with weapons, riot shields and guard dogs to maintain peace and control, but keep your eye on your budget. Underpay and organized crime will run rampant in your prison.
Watch with an eagle eye! - Monitor all activities 24/7. Keep a look out for escapees, contraband or illegal activity.
The Devil's in the details - From the guards you hire to the food you serve, every choice you make will ripple throughout your prison.
Back on the chain gang- Assign prisoners work detail from cleaning and maintenance work to back-breaking manual labor.
Throw away the key? - You determine whether to release your prisoners on parole or keep them locked down tight to protect society.
Danger Zone- Manage gangs and prisoner morale to avoid riots.
Interrogate military prisoners for vital intel- Earn extra bonuses by getting prisoners to provide crucial information.

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Negative

1 user reviews

Positive

User #612624 english

4 hrs at review

Not Recommended

So I bought Prison Tycoon 3: Lockdown on sale, thinking, “Oh cool, a prison management game. That could be interesting!” You know, get into the ethics of incarceration, run a humane facility, rehabilitate inmates— LOL. NOPE. What I got instead was Windows 98 vibes, a soundtrack made by someone’s cousin on a Casio keyboard, and gameplay that feels like trying to build IKEA furniture blindfolded during a house fire. First off, the interface? It looks like someone duct-taped Excel to MS Paint and yelled, “Ship it!” Buttons don’t do what you think. Menus close at random. I tried to rotate a cell block and accidentally erased half the cafeteria. Now 30 angry pixelated inmates are rioting over invisible food. And don’t get me started on the guards. These people are either narcoleptic or completely uninterested in preventing crime. I watched an inmate dig a tunnel, throw a shiv party, and start a book club on anarchism — all while my guard stood six feet away, staring at...