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Best Prison Simulator Apps & Games

247+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.2 avg rating
20 free apps & games
Updated July 2026

Out of 247+ prison simulator apps and games on iOS, 20 are free and the rest sit in the paid tier. This page sorts them so you can compare both sides before you commit.

Compare top Prison Simulator Apps & Games (July 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Prison Empire Tycoon－Idle GamePrison Empire Tycoon－Idle GameFree4.6★ (87K)YesYesAug 2026
2Prison Escape Simulator 3DPrison Escape Simulator 3DFree4.6★ (5.2K)YesYesAug 2026
3Hard Time IIIHard Time IIIFree4.3★ (1.1K)YesYesAug 2026
4Prison Guard: Grand EscapePrison Guard: Grand EscapeFree4.1★ (18)YesYesJul 2026
5Hard TimeHard TimeFree4.0★ (4.3K)NoYesAug 2026
6Prison Real SimulatorPrison Real SimulatorFree4.2★ (328)YesYesAug 2026
7Hoosegow: Prison SurvivalHoosegow: Prison SurvivalFree4.6★ (1.1K)YesYesAug 2026
8Prison Escape Games SimulatorPrison Escape Games SimulatorFree4.4★ (1.2K)YesNoAug 2026

Top Picks for Prison Simulator

Prison Empire Tycoon－Idle Game#1

Prison Empire Tycoon－Idle Game by Codigames

Manage jails, help prisioners
Editor's Choice
🎮 Games
4.6😐(87K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Build and manage your own prison empire. Start small and grow your facility by meeting resident and staff needs, investing in upgrades, and maintaining order. Earn profits through successful rehabilitation and expand your business to become a renowned prison tycoon.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Love the game
  • 👍 Addictive and fun
  • 👍 Great concept and gameplay
  • 👍 Exceptional quality

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Constant crashing and freezing issues
  • 🐛 Glitches with ads and double money feature
  • 🐛 Prisoners not getting fed properly
Prison Escape Simulator 3D#2

Prison Escape Simulator 3D by Digital Melody

Dig, find items, trade, break
Strong Contender
🎮 Games
4.6😐(5.2K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Secretly dig tunnels to escape a prison. Manage tools, trade with inmates and guards, and avoid detection by patrolling guards. Every choice impacts your path to freedom in this immersive simulation.

What We Love

  • 👍 Good game qualities
  • 🚀 Reminds of the movie Prison Break

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Missing elements like lunch time and collecting items
  • 🐛 Ads ruin the experience
  • 🐛 Differences from PC version
Hard Time III#3

Hard Time III by MDickie Limited

Get behind these bars...
Worth Considering
🎮 Games
4.3😊(1.1K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Experience a challenging prison simulation with real-time survival, intricate relationships, and a deep combat system. Explore an expanded world, craft weapons, and even switch roles to enforce the law. Customize your experience with an editor and enjoy enhanced visuals.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Good game
  • 👍 Brings back childhood memories
  • 🚀 Constantly updated
  • 👍 Enjoyable experience

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Buggy
  • 🐛 Camera issues
  • 🐛 Glitches

More Prison Simulator apps to explore

4
Prison Guard: Grand Escape
Prison Guard: Grand Escape
Prison Guard: Grand Escape
Be the guard. Rule the jail.
Free

Step into the role of a prison guard in this immersive simulator. Maintain order, prevent riots and escapes, and enforce discipline within a high-security facility. Your decisions are crucial to keeping the peace and ensuring the safety of the outside world.

Patrol prison cell blocksPrevent fights and riotsRespond to escape attempts
🎮 Games
(18)
free with in-app purchases
5
Hard Time
Hard Time
Hard Time
The toughest sim in the yard!
Free

Simulate life as an inmate in a challenging prison environment. Manage your health, mental state, and attributes while interacting with other inmates and guards. Earn money, improve your skills, and try to survive.

Create and customize inmateSurvive in a prison with 12 areasManage health and mental state
🎮 Games
(4.3K)
freemium
6
Prison Real Simulator
Prison Real Simulator
Prison Real Simulator
Justice is in your hands
Free

Build and manage your own prison empire. Oversee inmates, upgrade facilities, and manage staff to ensure security and profitability. This simulation game offers idle mechanics for continuous progress.

Manage inmate needs and securityUpgrade prison facilitiesDirect staff and departments
🎮 Games
(328)
free with in-app purchases
7
Hoosegow: Prison Survival
Hoosegow: Prison Survival
Hoosegow: Prison Survival
Adventure in a prison.
Free

Engage in a choice-based survival adventure within a maximum-security prison. Gather resources, craft tools, and build relationships to outwit guards and inmates. Navigate a challenging narrative with unique survivor skills and strategic decision-making to achieve freedom.

Choice-based survival gameplayResource gathering and craftingBuild relationships with prisoners
🎮 Games
(1.1K)
free with in-app purchases
8
Prison Escape Games Simulator
Prison Escape Games Simulator
Prison Escape Games Simulator
Prison break escape sim games
Free

Embark on a challenging prison break adventure as a wrongly accused inmate. Plan your escape meticulously, navigating security systems and guards. Explore hidden tunnels and solve puzzles to achieve freedom.

Prison breakout planningStealth and evasion gameplayPuzzle solving
🎮 Games
(1.2K)
ad-supported
9
Prison Life: Idle Game
Prison Life: Idle Game
Prison Life: Idle Game
Prison Manager Game
Free

Manage every aspect of a prison, from prisoner needs and facility upgrades to staff management and expansion. Build your ultimate prison empire in this engaging simulation tycoon game.

Manage prisoner needs and daily livesUpgrade diverse prison facilitiesExpand your prison empire
🎮 Games
(3.9K)
free with in-app purchases
10
Prison Life Simulator Games
Prison Life Simulator Games
Prison Life Simulator Games
Surival Escape Football 2023
Free

Experience a realistic prison break simulator where you must execute a perfect escape plan. Smash through city jail, evade police, and break cameras to achieve freedom. This survival game challenges you to escape confinement.

Realistic prison escape simulationExecute escape plansSmash city jail
🎮 Games
(5)
ad-supported
11
Prison Escape 3D: Jailbreak
Prison Escape 3D: Jailbreak
Prison Escape 3D: Jailbreak
Ragdoll prison break game
Free

Assemble a ragdoll team to solve puzzles and escape prison. Use stealth to evade guards and free your cellmates for bonuses. Enjoy exciting stickman gameplay with amusing physics and intuitive controls.

Ragdoll cellmate team assemblyTricky puzzle solvingStealth and guard evasion
🎮 Games
(20K)
free with in-app purchases
12
The Prison Simulator
The Prison Simulator
The Prison Simulator
Build the prison of your dream
Free

Experience life as a prison warden, managing every aspect of your correctional facility. Balance inmate needs, staff, and external pressures to maintain order and prevent riots. Grow your prison from humble beginnings into a thriving, efficient institution.

Build and expand prison infrastructureManage prison economy and resourcesMaintain order and prevent riots
🎮 Games
(280)
free with in-app purchases
13
Wrestling Revolution
Wrestling Revolution
Wrestling Revolution
The Lightweight Champion!
Free

Embark on an endless wrestling career in a 2D universe with both in-ring and backstage management. Create your own star, manage promotions, and engage in epic matches with hundreds of wrestlers. Upgrade to Pro for enhanced career modes and customize your own exhibitions.

Create your own wrestlerWrestling and booking career modesUniverse of 400+ wrestlers
🎮 Games
(3K)
free with in-app purchases
14
Grand Prison - Gangster Escape
Grand Prison - Gangster Escape
Grand Prison - Gangster Escape
Hard Time Prison Breakout Game
Free

Plan and execute a daring prison escape in a challenging environment. Outsmart guards, hack security systems, and fight rival gangs to break free. This game offers stealthy missions and intense survival challenges.

Prison escape missionsStealth and survival gameplayHack security cameras
🎮 Games
(1.7K)
free with in-app purchases
15
Prison :Jail Break Police Game
Prison :Jail Break Police Game
Prison :Jail Break Police Game
Gangster Prison Escape City 3D
Free

Navigate a maximum-security prison after a wrongful conviction. Use cunning and intelligence to solve puzzles, exploit security flaws, and forge alliances to orchestrate a daring escape. Your survival depends on outsmarting your captors and making every decision count.

Wrongful conviction scenarioMaximum-security prison environmentPuzzle-solving gameplay
🎮 Games
(4)
free
16
3D Idle Prison Manager
3D Idle Prison Manager
3D Idle Prison Manager
by Mindiashvili Taki
Free
🎮 Games
(0)
17
Prison Escape 3D Simulator
Prison Escape 3D Simulator
Prison Escape 3D Simulator
Story of a prison escape
Free

Embark on a thrilling prison escape as Dimitri, wrongly accused and facing execution. Navigate obstacles, forge alliances with prison staff, and execute a daring jailbreak with the help of your criminal brother's connections.

Story-driven escape planOvercome prison obstaclesForge connections with staff
🎮 Games
(578)
free with in-app purchases
18
My Prison Arcade
My Prison Arcade
My Prison Arcade
Manage your own prison!
Free

Become a prison warden in this addictive hyper-casual game. Build cells and common areas, manage resources, and reinvest earnings to expand and improve your prison business. Enjoy intuitive controls and attractive graphics as you progress from small jails to maximum security facilities.

Intuitive construction with tap and drag mechanicsPrison business management and resource handlingBuild various prison types, from jails to penitentiaries
🎮 Games
(14)
free with in-app purchases
19
Grand Jail Prison: Escape Game
Grand Jail Prison: Escape Game
Grand Jail Prison: Escape Game
Jail Escape & Heist Games
Free
🎮 Games
(0)
20
Prison Combat
Prison Combat
Prison Combat
Beat 20 Bosses. Be a Legend.
Free
🎮 Games
(0)

FAQ about Prison Simulator

What are the best prison simulator apps & games for iPhone?
Prison Empire Tycoon－Idle Game tops our prison simulator apps & games ranking as of July 2026, with a 4.6-star average from 87K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top prison simulator apps & games we rank are free to download, including Prison Empire Tycoon－Idle Game and Prison Escape Simulator 3D.
Prison Empire Tycoon－Idle Game shows ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of July 2026.
We track 247+ prison simulator apps & games on the iOS App Store as of July 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
Prison Empire Tycoon is an idle simulation game where you build and manage your own prison. You start with a small facility and work to expand it, meet the needs of your residents and staff, and maintain order and security to become a successful prison tycoon.
Key features include managing prison facilities, meeting the basic needs of residents like food and entertainment, hiring and managing various staff members, investing in upgrades for both residents and staff, maintaining security, and rehabilitating citizens to earn profits.