Muffles' Life Sentence

Muffles' Life Sentence

Released Mar 2025

Take back your identity in Muffles’ Life Sentence, a darkly comedic narrative adventure set in a prison where inmates are remade to match their crimes.

96% positive · 179 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Muffles' Life Sentence is an episodic RPG that launched on March 7, 2025. The game's story was told across five episodes, each released as a separate DLC: Episode 2 (March 8, 2025), Episode 3 (June 7, 2025), Episode 4 (October 17, 2025), and Episode 5 (February 26, 2026). On February 26, 2026, the developer announced Episode 5 as "The Final Episode" and confirmed that the entire story is now playable from start to finish. On March 1, 2026, the developer published a detailed postmortem devlog reflecting on the completed project and discussing a pivot toward future games — likely shorter, possibly 3D, and leaning more into horror — making clear that Muffles is a finished chapter. Subsequent activity has been post-launch maintenance: feature patches on March 9, 2026 (new card library UI, minor content additions) and a hotfix on March 10, 2026 (crash fix). On July 27, 2026, the developer announced a storefront restructuring — consolidating the previously free-to-play base game and separate episode DLCs into a single purchasable product starting August 3, 2026. This is a distribution change, not new content. The developer also teased "more Muffles announcements are on their way soon," but given the context of a store restructuring post, this most plausibly refers to the pricing/packaging change itself rather than new story content. No new episodes, expansions, or story content have been announced. The full five-chapter story is complete and available.
Evidence
Developer publishes a postmortem devlog reflecting on the completed Muffles project and discussing plans to move on to future games — shorter, possibly 3D, leaning more into horror.
news post · Mar 1, 2026 source development ending
high
Developer announces Episode 5 as 'The Final Episode,' confirming the entire story of Muffles is now playable. States 'by and large Muffles is now released.'
news post · Feb 26, 2026 source development ending
high

Content

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Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Black Lantern Collective
Achievements
63
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

You are Muffles, a surgically mangled inmate of the Maddox Prison System with a stolen past and the power to wear the faces of others. Freshly sentenced to life in prison with no memory of the crimes you’ve committed, you must go on a journey spanning a chain of prison islands to confront the Warden and discover the truth of your past.

From Mt. Hyup's frozen mountaintops to the sweltering desert of Jangus, travel the Maddox Nation over five gripping chapters full of twists, mysteries, and shenanigans. Gather allies, defeat your foes, and find out who you really are.

At Maddox Prison, every inmate is surgically altered to make their face and body match the crimes they committed. Meet a colorful cast of characters and rip their faces off.

Including Characters Such As

Muffles: Faceless inmate with no idea how they ended up in prison. Did the surgeons really need to sew their mouth shut?

Scarlet: Pseudo-religious figurehead who has promised freedom in exchange for the Warden's head.​

Shatter: Gang leader of the WARDEN KILLERS. He's mostly just recruited Pettys for now- but just you wait!

Constant: Anxious android security officer. He's gotten a bit addicted to shocking himself to help clear his mind. I'm sure that will end well.

Pettys: Petty criminals rendered spineless after a little soft lobotomy.

Half-Croc: Mostly teeth, anger, and a childhood filled with poor role models.

And many more!

Engage in turn-based deckbuilding combat with no grinding or random encounters. Unlock new cards by collecting the faces and memories of other inmates, then mix and match to create your own unique playstyle.

Key Features

  • Adventure through 5 chapters of lunacy, self-discovery, and murder

  • Jam out to a completely original soundtrack, including live band recordings

  • Meet a colorful cast of characters and steal their faces

  • Story-based progression with no random encounters and optional battles for the brave

  • Approximately 10-15 hours of playtime

Last evaluated Aug 6, 2026
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