Dig out of Prison

Dig out of Prison is a free browser prison escape game where a spoon counts as heavy machinery. You dig tunnels, collect valuables, trade the loot with inmates, and try not to get spotted by the guard. It is an HTML5 game that runs instantly in the browser, no download needed.

Dirt, Spoons and One Nervous Guard

The setup is simple enough. You are a prisoner with a plan, and the plan is a tunnel. You dig through the ground, grab resources and valuables on the way, then sell the loot and spend the money on better tools. Toilet paper is the currency here, which tells you most of what you need to know about the tone. It never takes itself too seriously.

The guard is the whole threat. Get caught outside your cell, or let him find the tunnel or your tools, and it costs you. I got sloppy once and skipped a trip back to my cell on purpose. Not doing that again. The game nudges you to plan your moves instead of grinding blindly, and that little bit of pressure is what kept me playing.

Selling Loot and Buying Better Gear

Money only comes from trading. You dig up resources, sell them to other inmates, and yes, the guards will trade too if the price is right. The cash goes into upgrades, better shovels, quicker digging, smoother trading. Developer Doodly shipped the game in November 2025, and it sits at 8.2 out of 10 from 11 votes, a small sample, but the loop clearly clicks with the people who stick around.

The pacing is slow on purpose. A jailbreak is not a sprint. If you want instant action, you will bounce off it fast. If you enjoy small economy loops where every dig pays for the next tool, this one is easy to sink an evening into. Upgrade the shovel early instead of hoarding toilet paper, because a faster dig pays for itself.

Dig out of Prison Controls on Keyboard and Mouse

It is an HTML5 build, so everything runs with a keyboard and mouse on desktop, and the same game loads in a phone browser with touch controls. The layout: