TrueLab Games
The studio behind Happy Prison
Company History
TrueLab Games launched in 2020 out of Estonia — a small studio that bet on distinctive themes over safe choices. While every other developer churns out Egyptian mythology and fruit slots, TrueLab builds surreal prisons, candy worlds, and dark humor titles. They're not household names yet, but they're growing fast on the strength of creative game design.
Their tech stack is modern HTML5 with mobile-first development. Every TrueLab game loads on phones first, desktops second. The studio distributes through several aggregation platforms, so availability is expanding quarter by quarter.
Happy Prison is one of their boldest releases — a high-vol 4,096-way slot where the art style deliberately clashes with the math model. Bright colors and cheerful inmates hiding a 10,000x-potential bonus round. That contrast is intentional, and it's what makes TrueLab's catalog stand out in a sea of predictable themes.
What They Do Best
Unconventional Themes
TrueLab picks themes nobody else touches. A happy prison? That's a pitch most studios would reject. They lean into the absurd and it works — the games stand out in a crowded casino lobby where everything else looks the same.
Symbol Manipulation Features
Super Scatter in Happy Prison removes low-pay symbols entirely during Free Spins. This approach — changing the reel composition during features — is a TrueLab signature. It turns bonus rounds into mathematically different games.
Mobile-First Design
Every game starts as a mobile prototype. Desktop is the adaptation. The 6×4 grid in Happy Prison was designed for phone screens before it was scaled up for monitors.
Fairness & Licensing
All TrueLab Games titles are certified by BMM Testlabs — the same testing lab used by Pragmatic Play, NetEnt, and every other major studio. Demo and real money modes use identical RNG. The studio is licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority, which enforces strict fairness standards and regular audits.
Why Happy Prison?
Happy Prison combines a surreal art style with serious math: 4,096 ways, Super Scatter symbol removal, and unlimited retrigger Free Spins. The 10,000x top payout comes from concentrated premium-symbol wins during the feature — not random multiplier inflation. TrueLab built something mechanically clever behind a theme that makes you smile. It's weird, it's bold, and the math works.