If you only play the base game, you are missing roughly 40% of the game's total ingenuity. The developers at Team17 understood that the "prison break" genre is flexible. Why break out of a jail when you can break out of a moving train? Why pick a lock when you can win a gladiator tournament?

A moving, multi-carriage prison train hurtling through a desert canyon. The Twist: You cannot break out by simply walking away. The train is moving at 100mph over a chasm. You have to either stop the train, detach a car, or build a bridge.

If you thought prison was weird, try escaping from a ringmaster who wants to turn you into a human cannonball. Big Top Breakout is the most visually creative .

A medieval castle prison known for being one of the game's toughest challenges, introducing the grappling hook. Additional and Free DLC

Each DLC map features its own theme and unique escape methods: The Glorious Regime : Set in a strict jungle camp for "re-education." Wicked Ward

A circus-themed jail where inmates double as performers, featuring new jobs like lion taming.

| DLC Name | Release Date | Type | Core Mechanic Added | |----------|--------------|------|---------------------| | | Nov 2017 | Thematic Prison | Propaganda system, disguise-based hierarchy | | Wicked Ward | Apr 2018 | Thematic Prison | Sanity mechanic, asylum routines | | Big Top Breakout | Sep 2018 | Thematic Prison | Circus performance system, animal interactions | | Dungeons & Duct Tape | May 2019 | Gameplay Overhaul | Crafting expansion, magical items, RPG stats |

Despite the game being several years old, the modding community (on PC) has used the DLC frameworks to build custom prisons that rival the official ones.