Prison Architect
The game is a top-down 2D construction and management simulation where the player takes control of building and running a prison. The player is responsible for managing various aspects of their prison…
Prison Architect is an adventure developed by Introversion Software, released 6 October 2015 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox 360. It currently starts at $7.49 at GOG. The main story takes about 44 hrs to finish.
What Prison Architect is
Prison Architect is an adventure game developed by Introversion Software and released in 2015. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Proprietary Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Prison Architect is a private prison construction and management simulation video game developed and published by Introversion Software. It was made available as a crowdfunded paid alpha pre-order on September 25, 2012 with updates that were scheduled every three to four weeks until 2023. With over 2,000,000 copies sold, Prison Architect made over US$10.7 million in pre-order sales for the alpha version. Prison Architect was an entrant in the 2012 Independent Games Festival. The game was available on Steam's Early Access program, and was officially released on October 6, 2015.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, business, non-fiction and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 18 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Prison Architect holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 210 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 44 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 68 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $7.49, that works out to about $0.17 per hour of the main story, or $0.11 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo 2.4Ghz or Higher / AMD 3Ghz or Higher, 6 GB RAM and Nvidia 8600 / Radeon equivalent (2009 era). An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $7.49 at GOG, 75% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Prison Architect launched on 6 October 2015, within three weeks of Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Prison Architect yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Dlc
Prison Architect: PlayStation 4 Edition
Prison Architect: Xbox One Edition
Prison Architect: Xbox 360 Edition
Prison Architect: All Day and a Night
Prison Architect: Nintendo Switch Edition
Prison Architect: Escape Mode
Prison Architect: Aficionado
Prison Architect: Psych Ward - Warden's Edition
Prison Architect: Cleared for Transfer
Prison Architect: Island Bound
Prison Architect: Going Green
Prison Architect: Second Chances
Prison Architect: Perfect Storm
Prison Architect: Gangs
Prison Architect: Free for life
Prison Architect: Undead
Prison Architect: Future Tech Pack
Prison Architect: Jungle Pack
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