Prison Escape 2

A third-person action game with a linear story, which distinguishes it from the sandbox escape games that share its title. Sequences are designed and ordered — a cell, a yard, a corridor, a vehicle — and each one has an intended solution with a small amount of room around it rather than an open problem. That structure has trade-offs and the game handles them reasonably. There is no freedom to plan your own route, but the set pieces are more varied than a systemic game would manage, and the pacing is controlled: a stealth section is followed by a shooting section is followed by a chase, none of them long enough to outstay its welcome. The shooting is functional rather than a highlight, used where the story needs escalation rather than as the main activity. It runs a couple of hours, saves between chapters, and works in a browser without a download, which is the main argument for this version. It wants a keyboard and mouse, a moderately capable machine, and a tolerance for a story told broadly. As linear action games go it is competent and it does not pretend to be anything more ambitious.