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Life Sentence Guide: Choosing your role at the start

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Real Heat Studios, Playing 297, Rating 84.3%

Creator Real Heat Studios

Playing 297

Rating 84.3%

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Overview

Life Sentence drops you into a prison with up to 35 players, where you choose to be an inmate trying to survive and escape or a guard trying to keep order. This guide covers how to pick a role, craft weapons, navigate the prison, and protect your stats — everything you need to stop dying and start winning.

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Contents

01 Choosing your role at the start Table 02 Controls for every device Check 03 Live and upcoming events Events 04 Crafting weapons and tools Step 05 Escaping the prison as an inmate Tips 06 Protecting your respect stat Warn 07 Working codes Codes 08 Glossary Words 09 Common questions FAQ

Choosing your role at the start

Table

In short Pick the role that matches how you want to play, because the two sides have completely different goals.

When you first load in, you choose between inmate and guard. Inmates compete against other dangerous players and work toward controlling — or escaping — the prison. Guards exist to keep that chaos in check. Both sides need combat skills and a solid read of the map to last.

Inmate	fight other players, hunt for a way out, and try to dominate the prison
Guard	stop inmates from breaking out or running wild, coordinate with other guards to manage multiple threats at once

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Controls for every device

Check

In short Check your control setup before your first real fight, because the buttons differ across devices.

Life Sentence runs on desktop, phones, tablets, Xbox, and PlayStation 5, and each platform maps actions differently. A button that reloads your gun on PC is a different key on a controller, so sorting this out early saves you from fumbling mid-combat.

Drop Item F on keyboard, or DPad Left on controller
Stomp E on keyboard, or DPad Down on controller
Carry G on keyboard, or DPad Up on controller
Reload R on keyboard, Button X on Xbox, or Button Square on PlayStation
Run Left Shift on keyboard, or press the Left Thumbstick on controller
Camera Lock Left Control on keyboard, Button Y on Xbox, or Button Triangle on PlayStation

03 Live and upcoming events Events

Events running now or coming soon. They have fixed dates, so check them first.

Live now Nov 2 – Nov 5

🎃PRISONWEEN FINALE🎃

🚨🎃 PRISONWEEN’S GRAND FINALE IS COMING! 🎃🚨 The final chapter is almost here… 👀🔥 Don’t miss your LAST CHANCE to e…

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Crafting weapons and tools

Step

In short Learning to craft is the fastest way to arm yourself without spending anything.

The prison has a crafting system that lets you build guns and tools from materials you find. Getting your first crafted gun is a real milestone — it changes how you can handle fights. Whether you're an inmate or a guard, knowing how crafting works gives you an edge over players who ignore it.

Search dumpsters dumpsters are interactive objects worth checking
Craft your weapon use the crafting system to build a gun or tool once you have enough materials

Escaping the prison as an inmate

Tips

In short Escape is possible, but it rewards players who explore every corner of the prison.

The game itself hints that smart inmates can find a way out. That means the escape route is not handed to you — you have to go looking for it.

Tips worth knowing

Check every area of the prison, including spots that look like dead ends
Watch for interactive furniture and props, since the prison is filled with them

Protecting your respect stat

Warn

In short Quitting during a fight costs you respect, so only enter combat when you can see it through.

Respect is a stat that affects your rank. If you leave the game while you're in combat, you lose respect. Private servers do not save your stats at all, so any progress you make there won't carry over.

Worth watching out for

Leaving mid-combat drops your respect and hurts your rank

Use private servers for practice only nothing you do there saves to your profile

07 Working codes Codes

REDBEAM

EASTER2024

JAMBOSKNIFE

HOUSEUPDATESOON

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Community

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Glossary

Inmate: The player role focused on surviving, fighting other inmates, and potentially escaping the prison.
Guard: The player role responsible for keeping order and stopping inmates from breaking out or taking over.
Crafting: The system that lets you turn materials you find in the prison into guns and tools.
Respect: A stat tied to your rank that drops if you quit the game while in combat.
Private server: A closed server where only invited players can join, but stats and rank progress are not saved there.
Stomp: A melee action performed with E on keyboard or DPad Down on a controller.
Carry: An action that lets you pick up another player, performed with G on keyboard or DPad Up on a controller.

Common questions

FAQ

What happens if I close the game during a fight?

You lose respect, which affects your rank. If you need to stop playing, try to get out of combat first so you don't take the penalty.

Is a private server good for learning the game?

Private servers don't save your stats, so switch to a public server when you want your rank to actually grow.

Do I need to spend Robux to get good weapons?

No — the crafting system is available to everyone and lets you build guns and tools from materials found in the prison.

Updated Sep 30, 2026
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