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 including building cells and facilities, planning and connecting utilities, hiring and assigning staff, including a warden, guards, workers, and more. The player needs to recruit staff to unlock more aspects of the game. The player is also responsible for the finance, and keeping their inmates content.

Main story

17 h

Main + extras

43 h

Completionist

68 h

Released

2015 · see every game from that year

Modes

Single player · Multiplayer

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Engine

Proprietary Engine

Multiplayer

• Online co-op 8Online co-op

• Introversion SoftwareDeveloper
• Paradox InteractivePublisher
• Double ElevenPorting

• ESRBMBlood, Drug Reference, Nudity, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
• PEGI16Bad Language, Sex, Violence
• USK12No content descriptors
• GRAC15+Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug, Language, Sexuality, Violence
• CLASS IND14Drogas Ilícitas (Illegal Drugs), Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language), Violência (Violence)
• ACBMNo content descriptors

• Action
• Business
• Non-fiction
• Sandbox
• 2d
• building
• construction
• management
• mod support
• pre-release public testing
• previously on - pc gamepass
• resource management
• steam trading cards
• steam workshop
• tooltips

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