Hard Time III
Open-world prison sim with wrestling-style fights and police work
MDickie · Released Sep 9, 2024
ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 963
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 12 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 12
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Jul 11, 2025
What is Hard Time III?
This third-person prison sim lets you serve a sentence or take on a police role. You explore the prison and the world beyond it, talk to characters, drive vehicles, craft items, and fight with wrestling moves, weapons, and guns as daily life unfolds in real time.
For you if...
- +you like chaotic, darkly funny prison sandbox play
- +you enjoy wrestling-style fights and improvised weapons
- +you want to play both prisoner and police roles
Not for you if...
- −you prefer structured objectives over unpredictable sandbox encounters
- −you would rather avoid visible scarring and dismemberment
What players say
85% of 963 reviews are positive · 91% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the chaotic encounters and the humor that comes from unpredictable interactions. Many complain about awkward controls and camera behavior; some also find the frequent dialogue disruptive.
Screenshots and trailer
Hard Time III system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel(R) Celeron(TM) 1.1gHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 11 compatible video card
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 2.2gHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 12 compatible video card
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English.
Tags
- Crime
- Survival
- Open World
- Dark Humor
- 3D
- Character Customization
- Combat
- Wrestling
- Life Sim
- Choices Matter
- Action-Adventure
- Third Person
- Cartoony
- Stealth
- Investigation
- Dialogue Heavy
Recent updates
- Jul 11, 2025 · Losing Control
- May 23, 2025 · v1.1.3
- Jan 9, 2025 · Red Light, Green Light
- Sep 13, 2024 · v1.0.2
