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The Prison Boys

The Prison Boys is a visual novel with adventure game elements taking place at the end of the Taisho period in Japan with some of the events mentioned in the game based on real events. Players take the role of…

4 April 2017

The Prison Boys is a puzzle developed by SEEC, released 4 April 2017 on Android and iOS.

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What The Prison Boys is

The Prison Boys is a puzzle game developed by SEEC and released in 2017. It is available on Android and iOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It's at the end of Taisho era. The main character, Tetsu Akatsuki witnesses an incident in 12-Story Prison which is one of hub of Secret Police… The closer he gets to the truth, the more he finds that the dark of 12-Story Prison is deep. Holding your own sense of justice in mind, solve the mysteries together with your partner! The mystery novel adventure game about the justice and friendship between Tetsu and Nagi, who put their lives at risk.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are historical and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Prison Boys launched on 4 April 2017, within three weeks of Mass Effect: Andromeda, What Remains of Edith Finch, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect: Andromeda, What Remains of Edith Finch, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition.

Official trailer

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When did The Prison Boys come out?
The Prison Boys was released on 4 April 2017 for Android and iOS.

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