MESS
MESS is a multiplayer first-person jailbreak game where strategy, deception, and survival collide in a prison environment. Experience yourself in a role of Warden to maintain order, or Prisoner to try to break free and escape the prison.
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"MESS" is a multiplayer first-person jailbreak game where strategy, deception, and survival collide in a prison environment.
Step into the role of either a Warden or a Prisoner. As Wardens, your team must maintain order, ensuring prisoners survive until their scheduled executions. Manage their needs, from hunger and health to mental challenges like asthma, diabetes, and outbreaks of disease. Use your tools wisely—batons, tasers, handcuffs, and the emergency button—to keep the chaos at bay.
Prisoners, on the other hand, have one goal: escape. They’ll need to disrupt systems, find opportunities, and avoid the Wardens to make their break for freedom. Mistakes can mean being caught or left behind.
With Wardens managing the prison and prisoners focused on breaking out, each match is a tense back-and-forth of planning and decisions. The balance between order and escape makes every session tough to manage.
