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Prison Notes is a RPG with text-based ADV and cultivation elements. You act as a young migrant worker, wrongly imprisoned in the prison known as "The Coral Reef".What challenges and adventures are awaiting? Will you finally find a way out? Your choices and actions will decide the end of your story.

Reviews: Very Positive — 96% — of 51 reviews
Released: 2025-01-14
Developer: 闻岚工坊(Vinland Studio)
Publisher: Starsea Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: STuNTPub: STuNT
    Windows

    You come to your senses in a cell that looks like you are in some kind of prison. It's almost silent, but sometimes there are some sounds.

    Why similar: Investigation 42.7%, Exploration 41%, Mystery 16.3%

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