Prison Architect

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App ID	233450
App Type	Game
Developer	Introversion Software, Double Eleven
Publisher	Paradox Interactive
Franchise	Prison Architect
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Paradox_Launcher Launcher
Last Changenumber	31079939
Last Record Update	12 September 2025 – 13:25:01 UTC ()
Release Date	6 October 2015 – 14:47:00 UTC ()

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In-Game

Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

Additional Information

Developer

Introversion Software

gamedir

ValveTestApp233450

metacritic_name

Prison Architect

icon

empty string

metacritic_score

NoServers

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/prison-architect?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

state

eStateComingSoonNoPreload

VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed

Yes

community_visible_stats

Yes

sourcegame

Yes

workshop_visible

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

checkpkgstate

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Paradox Interactive

eulas

0 ↴
id	233450_eula_0
name	Prison Architect EULA
url	https://store.steampowered.com//eula/233450_eula_0
version	1

Store Release Date

6 October 2015 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive
https://x.com/PrisonArchitect
https://www.youtube.com/paradoxinteractive/

Primary Genre

Strategy (2)

Store Genres

Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

6 October 2015 – 14:47:00 UTC ()

Original Release Date

6 October 2015 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1444114800)

Store Asset Modification Time

15 May 2023 – 14:51:28 UTC () (1684162288)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en,zh-cn
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
width_pct	38.88336110571787
height_pct	100

osextended

macos64,macosnotarized

review_score

review_percentage

review_score_bombs

review_percentage_bombs

Detected Technologies (?)

Paradox_Launcher Launcher, SDL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 19 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 7609607

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

20 March 2013 – 16:58:16 UTC (), in changelist #196592

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

16 Languages	Interface	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes
Polish	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
Dutch	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Swedish	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes
Turkish	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal		Yes

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

fe2f32349f62c1a5d6ee48abd87a6232d32724d1_thumb

small_capsule

schinese	capsule_231x87_schinese.jpg
english	capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

schinese	header_schinese.jpg
english	header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	38.88336110571787
logo_position/height_pct	100
image/english	logo.png
image/schinese	logo_schinese.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
image2x/schinese	logo_schinese_2x.png

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	c166c7911beec4d63a74cdddf25f26b73c84556b.jpg
page_background_path	app/233450
timestamp	30 September 2025 – 08:44:27 UTC

Trailers

44205 ↴
trailer_name	Prison Architect V1.0 trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256657032/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	233450/44205/a60887680466f46c3a1d02feb3c60d4547937e11/1750491714/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	233450/44205/a60887680466f46c3a1d02feb3c60d4547937e11/1750491714/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers/0/cdn_path	233450/44205/a60887680466f46c3a1d02feb3c60d4547937e11/1750491714/dash_av1.mpd
adaptive_trailers/0/encoding	dash_av1
adaptive_trailers/1/cdn_path	233450/44205/a60887680466f46c3a1d02feb3c60d4547937e11/1750491714/dash_h264.mpd
adaptive_trailers/1/encoding	dash_h264
adaptive_trailers/2/cdn_path	233450/44205/a60887680466f46c3a1d02feb3c60d4547937e11/1750491714/hls_264_master.m3u8
adaptive_trailers/2/encoding	hls_h264
screenshot_medium	256657032/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256657032/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1447378356
568107 ↴
trailer_name	Sunset Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256947053/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256947053/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256947053/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256947053/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	233450/568107/14507c450421963d4eb76c2154e9d0c3b6b324b0/1750491724/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	233450/568107/14507c450421963d4eb76c2154e9d0c3b6b324b0/1750491724/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers/0/cdn_path	233450/568107/14507c450421963d4eb76c2154e9d0c3b6b324b0/1750491724/dash_av1.mpd
adaptive_trailers/0/encoding	dash_av1
adaptive_trailers/1/cdn_path	233450/568107/14507c450421963d4eb76c2154e9d0c3b6b324b0/1750491724/dash_h264.mpd
adaptive_trailers/1/encoding	dash_h264
adaptive_trailers/2/cdn_path	233450/568107/14507c450421963d4eb76c2154e9d0c3b6b324b0/1750491724/hls_264_master.m3u8
adaptive_trailers/2/encoding	hls_h264
screenshot_medium	256947053/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256947053/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
timestamp	1684242210

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228988	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2019 Redist	No size
233451	Windows PC Content	512.11 MiB	494.54 MiB
233452	macOS Mac Content	538.91 MiB	506.33 MiB
233453	Linux Linux Content	524.55 MiB	500.66 MiB
234432	DLC 234432Prison Architect Art Book (234432) Depot	35.17 MiB	32.44 MiB
234433	DLC 234433Prison Architect Soundtrack (234433) Depot	727.50 MiB	609.71 MiB

Total size on disk is 2.28 GiB and total download size is 2.09 GiB.

Total size on disk is 512.11 MiB and total download size is 494.54 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		10630057	16 May 2023 – 13:00:49 UTC
beta	Upcoming Version for Testing	3409728	19 December 2018 – 13:02:41 UTC
prisonarchitect_anniversary_2015_version	Prison Architect Anniversary - 2015 version	801731	6 October 2020 – 07:43:46 UTC
prisonarchitect_anniversary_2018_version	Prison Architect Anniversary - 2018 version	3409728	6 October 2020 – 07:44:43 UTC

Other

Name	Value
overridescddb	1
privatebranches	1

Prison Architect

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