Prison Architect
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
- Price:$2.99
- Release Date:10/6/2015
- Franchise:Double Eleven - Official
- Developers:
- Publisher:Paradox Interactive
- Last Updated:12/26/2024
- Steam App Id:233450
Prison Architect
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Prison Architect has 1,936 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 69% lower than its previous all-time peak of 6,195 players achieved on 7/16/2023.
Prison Architect Review
Prison Architect has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 90 / 100. This score is calculated from 70,660 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 63,383 positive reviews, 7,277 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, Prison Architect has earned a metascore of 83 on Metacritic.
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Prison Architect Price
Prison Architect costs $2.99 in the Steam store as of 12/26/2024 which is a 90% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like Prison Architect - Total Lockdown, Ultimate Prison Life, Mega Management Bundle, or Paradox Build It Bundle which offers a discount off the game's base price.
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Prison Architect DLC
Prison Architect has 12 downloadable add-ons available for purchase on Steam which include Prison Architect - Jungle Pack, Prison Architect - Free For Life, and Prison Architect - Island Bound.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Prison Architect - Jungle Pack | DLC | 2/7/2023 | View |
 | Prison Architect - Free For Life | DLC | 9/12/2022 | View |
 | Prison Architect - Going Green | DLC | 1/28/2021 | View |
 | Prison Architect - Undead | DLC | 10/11/2022 | View |
 | Prison Architect - Aficionado | DLC | 11/21/2019 | View |
 | Prison Architect - Cleared for Transfer | DLC | 5/14/2020 | View |
 | Prison Architect - Psych Ward: Warden's Edition | DLC | 11/21/2019 | View |
 | Prison Architect - Future Tech Pack | DLC | 11/22/2022 | View |
 | Prison Architect - Perfect Storm | DLC | 1/27/2022 | View |
 | Prison Architect - Second Chances | DLC | 6/16/2021 | View |
About Prison Architect
Prison Architect is a Simulation, Indie, and Strategy game developed by Double Eleven, and Introversion Software. On 10/6/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Paradox Interactive.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Prison Architect on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
It also supports 15 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Korean. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Prison Architect supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Includes level editor
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Prison Architect has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Top-Down
- Strategy
- Indie
- Casual
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Building
- Colony Sim
- Capitalism
- City Builder
- Economy
- Management
- Multiplayer
- Sandbox
- Replay Value
- Simulation
- Base Building
- Funny
- Resource Management
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Prison Architect and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Prison Architect is included in 4 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Prison Architect - Total Lockdown | 13 | 11 | $79.99 | View |
 | Ultimate Prison Life | 2 | 2 | $17.98 | View |
 | Mega Management Bundle | 7 | 7 | $98.91 | View |
 | Paradox Build It Bundle | 5 | 5 | $111.95 | View |
Related Packages
Prison Architect is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Prison Architect | $7.49 | View |
Supported Languages
Prison Architect is available in 15 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
More Steam Charts
Track historical trends for Prison Architect community hub members and its growth over time. It currently has 207,401 followers in its community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Prison Architect data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 26). Prison Architect on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 26). Prison Architect. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/233450
- Metacritic. (2024, December 26). Prison Architect for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/prison-architect
- Double Eleven. (2023, July 8). Prison Architect. Prison Architect. https://www.prisonarchitect.com/