Jailbreak Guide: Picking your side at the start
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OverviewJailbreak is an open-world Roblox game where you pick a side — criminal or police — and chase down or escape from the other team across a large map. This guide covers how to get started, how each side plays, how to earn cash, and what to do when you get stuck.
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Picking your side at the start
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When you first load in, you choose between criminal and police. Each side has a different set of goals and default tools, so the opening minutes feel quite different depending on your pick.
| Criminal | starts with no items, escapes prison, robs locations, and wins by getting away clean |
| Police | starts with a Pistol, Handcuffs, Taser, and Road Spikes, and earns cash by arresting criminals and collecting their bounty |
Getting started as a criminal
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Criminals begin inside the prison and need to escape before they can do anything else. Once out, the map opens up and you can start robbing locations for cash.
- Escape the prison head upstairs, get out of the cell building, find the sewer entrance, walk through it, and climb out the other end
- Grab items visit the criminal base to pick up weapons and gear before you take on any robbery
- Get a keycard press and hold behind a police officer to pickpocket their keycard, which you need to rob the bank
Playing as police
Tips
Police work is about patrolling, spotting criminals, and closing off their escape. Your default loadout gives you tools for every situation.
- Walking into the bank vault instantly arrests every criminal inside it.
- Press your handcuffs against a criminal's car to eject the driver.
- You can disguise your vehicle at any garage.
- Arresting a criminal pays you their bounty.
Using your inventory in a fight
CheckThe inventory bar sits at the bottom of your screen and holds every item you are carrying. Police get a full loadout by default; criminals build theirs up over time.
- Press number keys 1 through 0 to equip the matching slot instantly no clicking needed
- On mobile, tap the item directly on the hotbar
- Slots beyond ten cannot be reached by keyboard and must be clicked with the cursor
- Click and drag any item to rearrange your hotbar into an order that suits you
- The bright circle around an item tells you it is currently equipped and active
- Holding E activates the handcuffs a click alone is not enough
Earning cash without spending real money
SummaryCash comes from completing jobs on both sides. Criminals earn it by successfully robbing locations and escaping; police earn it by arresting criminals and collecting bounties.
- Crew Battles reward winning crew earns 10,000 cash, plus 2,500 extra with the VIP Gamepass
- Crew Vault bonus each successful targeted robbery while a vault is armed adds 20% of the robbery cash to the vault, up to a cap of 8,000
- Contracts completing contracts earns XP, which levels you up and unlocks free seasonal rewards
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Map awareness and movement shortcuts
Tips
Jailbreak takes place across a large open world. Tooltips in the game rotate every two and a half minutes and regularly point out map details worth knowing.
- 3D markers on the map show robbery locations and whether they are currently open.
- A different type of train runs at night.
- Crouch to hide in grass or crawl under low walls.
- The Mansion requires you to bring weapons before you enter — do not go in empty-handed.
- The Museum can only be escaped by pulling both levers at the same time.
- Gun stores are scattered around if you need to restock before a job.
Glossary
Glossary- Hotbar
- The row of item slots at the bottom of your screen where every tool and weapon you carry is stored.
- Bounty
- A cash value attached to a criminal that police collect when they make an arrest.
- Keycard
- An item pickpocketed from police that criminals need to access certain robbery locations including the bank.
- Crew Vault
- A placeable item in a house or apartment that collects bonus cash each time a crew member successfully robs the targeted location.
- Crew Battles
- A competitive mode where two crews race against each other, one side robbing and the other arresting, for a cash prize.
- Tooltip
- A rotating hint that appears on screen every two and a half minutes and can be turned off in settings.
- Home Vault
- The updated version of the Crew Vault that no longer requires a crew to arm it and shares rewards with everyone present during the arming.
Common questions
FAQCan I play solo or do I need friends?
You can play solo on both sides. Smaller robberies and routine patrols work fine alone.
How do I get a keycard as a criminal?
Sneak up behind a police officer and press and hold the interaction button to pickpocket their keycard.
What happens if police find my Crew Vault?
An officer can force their way into your house and break into the vault using a puzzle similar to the Power Plant. They drain cash at 100 per second once inside, and your crew gets an alert the moment the raid starts, giving you time to rush back and stop them.
Do new vehicles and missions get added regularly?
Yes, the August 14 update added two new vehicles and a new season.
What are contracts and why should I bother with them?
Contracts are in-game objectives that reward XP when completed. That XP levels you up, and each level brings you closer to free seasonal rewards.
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