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Prison Architect

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App ID 233450
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Paradox Interactive
Franchise Prison Architect
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Paradox_Launcher Launcher
Last Changenumber 28970500
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 00:07:40 UTC ()
Release Date 6 October 2015 – 14:47:00 UTC ()
😎 87.75%
72k reviews
836
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 83
NoServers No
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 ↴
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namePrison Architect EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/233450_eula_0
version1
Store Release Date 6 October 2015 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
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)
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height_pct100
osextended macos64,macosnotarized
review_score 8
review_percentage 89
review_score_bombs 8
review_percentage_bombs 89
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_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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 Full Audio Subtitles 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

Tags

🖥️ Simulation 🏠 Building 🧱 Sandbox 🏠 Base Building 🛖 Colony Sim 💡 Strategy 💼 Management 🏙️ City Builder 🏽 2D 🗺️ Top-Down 🕹️ Multiplayer 📊 Resource Management 🏦 Economy 👤 Singleplayer 🛠️ Moddable 🤑 Capitalism 😃 Funny 🔄 Replay Value 🌱 Indie 😌 Casual

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Includes level editor Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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timestamp17 January 2025 – 12:31:54 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 836 players right now
  • 836 24-hour peak
  • 16,211 all-time peak 1 October 2015
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Store data

  • 208,548 followers
  • #954 in top sellers
  • 64,511 positive reviews
  • 7,897 negative reviews
  • 89.09% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 8 24-hour peak
  • 79,569 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 87.75% SteamDB Rating
  • 64,511 89.1% positive reviews
  • 7,897 10.9% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
6 October 2015 – 14:47 Steam Release -
8 August 2013 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: Introversion -
9 September 2014 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie Bundle 12 -
20 September 2016 – 18:02 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 7 -
16 July 2019 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Very Positive Bundle 3 -
21 November 2019 – 18:00 Free Weekend -
10 December 2019 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox Management Bundle -
6 October 2020 – 17:00 Free Week -
28 January 2021 – 18:00 Free Weekend -
29 March 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Paradox Interactive Bundle -
22 October 2021 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox StrataGems Bundle -
21 February 2022 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Strategy BYOB 2022 -
10 February 2023 – 18:00 ⇄ Groupees: Steam 2023 3 Game Pack -
13 July 2023 – 17:00 Free Weekend -
4 April 2024 – 17:00 Free Weekend -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 836 players live playing Prison Architect on Steam.

Prison Architect had an all-time peak of 16211 concurrent players on 1 October 2015.

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