World of Shawshank! The massive new MMO experienced based on the compelling 1994 Film staring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman will give players the chance to play along side their movie characters!

Character Creation: New players will be given an unprecedented choice in creating their very own inmate in the rich world of Shawshank. Choose your crime and it effects how other players and NPC respond to you. 4 initial classes are available from the start. More will be added soon!

Choices are:

-Murderer: These brutal inmates lead the charge in any gang. Physically stronger then the other inmates, Murders are the meat shields of any group. Taking extraordinary amounts of damage and dishing it out with little or no remorse! Able to equip some of the bigger weapons in WOS such as Table Shields, Mops, and Chairs!

-Burglar: These stealthy inmates and infiltrate enemy cells, blocks, and halls to unleashing devastating hit and run attacks. Strong attack power using knives, shivs, and rock hammers! Can also pick pocket enemy players for their cigs!

-Rapist: The most disturbing class in the game, the rapist uses a combination of psychological attacks against enemy players. They also have the ability to summon the prison bitch to unleash a variety of combo attack

-Extortionist: perfering to attack from long range, these craft inmates excel in blackmail, torture, deceit. Extortionist tend not to fight themselves, but use bribed guards, and inmates to fight for them.
They can also hide notes and messages in books,

As the players progress, they will be able to combine classes to make unique avatars in game.

Players once they've arrived at Shawshank will be able to join up with Gangs in different parts of the Prison. Being in a gang will allow you to complete tasks that are too difficult to solo on your own. World of Shawshank encourages players to find gangs and fully engulf themselves in a thriving online community.

Game World

The World of Shawshank isn't just gray brick walls and cells. There are a variety of locations that players will be able to explore and control. These include

-Courtyard: The general quest hub for new players. Here players will be able to meet a variety of gangs all working for control of Shawshank. They can also trade, sell, barter, play mini games such as baseball, frisbee, or hit the exercise field to level up those stats! Also Andy gives you a daily quest to drop off his piles of brick mysteriously appearing from his cell. What is he up to!?

-Dining Hall: Here players can replishes their health and socialize with other inmamtes before heading off to their respective work zones.

-Laundary Room: Keeping your appearence up is one of the main tasks to do in Shawshank. Having fresh smelling clean clothes goes a long way with earning rep with the various gangs in Shawshank. Also a great place to pick up mops, brooms, chemicals, and drums to be crafted into weapons.

-Infirmary: For those after party raids. The Infirmary offers the players secondary skill sets in first aid and drug creation.

-Mail Room: The place to pick up contraband for Red and the many other merchants in Shawshank. Acts as the in game auction house.

-Solitary Confinement: Get caught by the guards doing something bad and its the hole for you! Great place to get well rested and pick up secret communications for ally players.

Questing and Raids: Following the general lore of "The Shawshank Redemption", Players arrive at Shawshank with Andrew "Andy" Dufresne. Here players can following the epic tale of ultimate redemption alongside Andy, or pick out a destiny of their own. Players will watch in amazement how their decisions have lasting impacts on the prison. Everything from graffiti, loitering, and gang wars will effect the look and feel of the game. Be a good inmate and earn the respect of the guards and avoid surprise attacks from hostile players. Go on a rampage and watch the prison go into full lock down following a riot attempt. Quest givers are as included. (More to come)

-Warden Samuel Norton: the overseer of Shawshank, this religious zealot uses his bible to keep the player bases in control.

-Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding: the 'Man that can get you things' will have a variety of quests that a player can experience. From sneaking in contra-band, putting up posters, and running the movie theater, Red will also be able to give you new gear and equipment with cig trade ins.

-Captain of the Guards Byron Hadley: This nasty NPC offers quests to the most violent of inmates. These range from assassinations, murder, and beat down against leaders of enemy factions.

Player vs. Player: For folks that like to test their skills against other players. WOS offers an extensive PVP system. Gain rep and and respect though one on one combat against fellow players in specialty made arenas such as the gravel pit, wood shop, and Car Garage. Each arena has fully interactive background objects and obstacles to use against one another!


Crafting: All weapons in World of Shawshank are player made. These include clubs, knives, forks, shivs, Molotov cocktails, and many more!

Future Expansions

The World of Shawshank is an ever growing game with several massive patches and expansions already in the works. These include

-Wrath of the Sisters

-The Chain Gang Crusade

-Rooftop Cataclysm

Stay Tuned for future announcements, news, and in game shots as World of Shawshank gets closer to release!