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Aerolab Studios LTD · Published by Aerolab Studios LTD
Mostly Negative — 33% positive (104 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
The Prison Experiment is a genre defining Battle Royale game with a twist. With several game modes to chose from you will never be left wanting more. From Classic Battle Royale & King of the cell block, we offer more than any other games in the genre.
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3 Sept 2026Lowest: £2.09 · Highest: £2.099 Oct 2026
Action, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access · 2018 · More under £5 games
Explore the violent and strategic depths of The Prison Experiment: Battle Royale, where Aerolab Studios offers more than just a standard Battle Royale experience through its diverse gameplay modes.
About this game
In Summer Heights Correctional Facility, the government are using the prison to experiment on the inmates. As the prison population has been pushed to the brink the government have been pitting inmates against each other as apart of a psychological observation know as The Prison Experiment. With a ticket home and a pardon from the warden on the line, walking free has never cost so much!
The Prison experiment is a third person Battle Royale experience with a twist. You will be faced with a totally unique gaming experience designed to separate the strong from the weak.
This game is not just offering a fifty man free for all mode, we also offer different game modes for a truly immersive playing experience. We want players to get the full Battle Royal experience and more!
Features -
CLASSIC BATTLE ROYALE - This is what players have come to expect from a Battle royale game. Fifty players enter the game but only one can claim the victory. Be sure to keep moving though as cell blocks will begin to close off and you will left trapped with no way out.
KING OF THE CELL BLOCK - This is our take on a classic game mode. Fifty players are spawned randomly in five sectors of the map. Each five sections will have their own last man standing fight and the winners of each section are pushed into the sixth and final location of the map. The last five players standing will fight again, and the winner will take home the victory.
Stats - Player state are hosts on our dedicated servers
The Prison experiment is a third person Battle Royale experience with a twist. You will be faced with a totally unique gaming experience designed to separate the strong from the weak.
This game is not just offering a fifty man free for all mode, we also offer different game modes for a truly immersive playing experience. We want players to get the full Battle Royal experience and more!
Features -
CLASSIC BATTLE ROYALE - This is what players have come to expect from a Battle royale game. Fifty players enter the game but only one can claim the victory. Be sure to keep moving though as cell blocks will begin to close off and you will left trapped with no way out.
KING OF THE CELL BLOCK - This is our take on a classic game mode. Fifty players are spawned randomly in five sectors of the map. Each five sections will have their own last man standing fight and the winners of each section are pushed into the sixth and final location of the map. The last five players standing will fight again, and the winner will take home the victory.
Stats - Player state are hosts on our dedicated servers
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: i5 7400
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: i7 7700K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1070
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
Supported Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update v1.1
To the fans whom we have let down, We at Aerolab studios would like to apologise for the game we released. It is our regret that we released a product in a state which was not fully playable. As a new development team, we let our excitement get the better of us and for that there is no excuse. We are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused and hope that you can find it within you to give us a second chance. We are aware of the problems with finding servers with players and are working hard to resolve this issue as quickly as we can. We want all players to be able to enjoy a rich gaming experience and we hope that you will be patient as we correct this issue. Regarding the criticism surrounding animation, we are currently working on a major overhaul and plan to switch from third person to first person for the time being. We believe that making this switch will inevitably fix most of the problems with player movement and interactions with the environment. In the future we will of course allow for a toggle feature to give players a fuller playing experience. As for map size, we plan on incrementally adding new features and areas to the map to create a desired map big enough for all game modes and meets the community requirements. We do ask for patience on this matter as it is a time-consuming endeavour which cannot be achieved overnight. Weapon sounds is something we have been considering since early development and is still an issue that we are discussing. For the time being, gun sounds will remain the same but we assure you that as soon as we have resolved this issue we will introduce these too players as quickly as possible. As for the future of The Prison Experiment we have big plans and hope to keep our promise of being a genre defining game. We want to be bigger and better than any other game in the market and want to build a loyal fanbase. We have many big plans that we hope excites fans. We are currently in the planning stage of introducing unique charac...Read full article on Community Announcements (Matt - AeroLab Studios)AnnouncementsOfficial
The Prison Experiment Discord Server
For anyone that is interested in speaking with the developers, communicating with the other players and making new friends, Please join the TPE Official Discord server. What can i do here? In this server you can ask any questions to players or the devs personally. You can also post your ideas on what you would like to see added and get a chance to see your ideas in the final project. There will also be regular polls posted by us (the developers) where you can be the first people to see potential additions to the game. Server link: https://discord.gg/23TCe5 ** Please be respectful to others and DO NOT use any method of self advertisement. Breaking these rules will result in a permanent ban from the server. **Read full article on Community Announcements (Tnkii)
