The toughest prison sim in the yard is back to serve its 3rd consecutive sentence - combining classic moments from the OG with the best aspects of 2D, while putting out a few hits of its own! Tackle crime from either side of the prison fence, while a larger world beyond it makes life worth living.
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21
SteamScope Score
36.0
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Hard Time III is tracked on SteamScope with live Steam concurrent player data, historical charts, and a SteamScope activity score of 36/100. Search for "Hard Time III player count" or "Hard Time III steam charts" to monitor how many people are playing right now and how activity compares with past peaks.
Hard Time III is developed by MDickie, released 9 Sept 2024, a Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation title. Available on Windows.
Hard Time III currently reports 10 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 21 and an all-time peak of 21.
Player counts rose +42.9% over the past 24 hours, indicating strong upward momentum.
Among tracked Steam titles, Hard Time III ranks #625 of 4,432 by momentum score.
Hard Time III is showing positive growth signals. The SteamScope score of 36/100 reflects strong popularity (17) and growth (50) components.
Hard Time III has 0 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.
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Controller support: Full controller support
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Copyright © MDickie 2006
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Hard Time III - 14,79€
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Hard Time III is currently €14.79 on Steam. The lowest tracked store price is €14.79 (recorded Jul 27, 2026). SteamScope has 2 price snapshots in its tracked history.
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Hard Time III has 84% Steam reviews across 821 user reviews. Steam labels this as "Very Positive". SteamScope stores 2 review history snapshots for trend analysis.
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