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Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac • 2025

Should you play it?

Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?

What works

  • Addictive and satisfying digging gameplay loop
  • Good value for price
  • Relaxing yet suspenseful experience
  • Progression through upgrades and resource management
  • Developer actively updates and fixes bugs

Things to keep in mind

  • Short overall playtime
  • Some bugs and glitches reported
  • Limited replayability after completion
  • Repetitive and grind-heavy gameplay
  • Minimal story and social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Astronomics

  • Thief Simulator

  • One Man´s Trash

  • Lorn's Lure

  • Crow Story

  • Astrometica: Prologue

More violent

Games that feels like Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out but with more combat and destruction

  • DOKA 2 KISHKI EDITION

  • [Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント

  • Skinfreak

  • The spy who shot me™

  • Sword With Sauce

  • The Spotter: Dig or Die

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out but with less survival pressure

  • Builder Simulator

  • Crime Scene Cleaner

  • Star Ores Inc.

  • Train Station Renovation - First Job

  • Birds Aren't Real: The Game

  • Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Late Homework | 遅れた宿題

  • Not The Robots

  • Star Shelter

  • Digger: Galactic Treasures

  • My Friendly Neighborhood

  • Rain on Your Parade

Choose your own criteria ->

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Thrill, Survival.

Last update: 03/08/2026