Prison Architect

Introversion Software / Oct 6, 2015 / Indie, Simulation, Strategy

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That's more people than live in the Pitcairn Islands.

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

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What's new

🚀 New Bundle: The Last Starship x Prison Architect 🚀

2026-02-03

Hi Wardens, We have teamed up with our friends over at Introversion Software to celebrate the full 1.0 release of The Last Starship with a brand-new Steam bundle featuring The Last Starship and Prison Architect! Fresh out of Early Access, The Last Starship is a 2D space construction and simulation game where you design, build, and manage your own starship, then set out into the stars as a miner, trader, pirate hunter, engineer or whatever kind of space warde.... captain you want to be! Picking up the bundle gives you 20% off on The Last Starship if you already own Prison Architect. So, are you ready to trade prison walls for vacuum, lasers and a space adventure? Now’s the perfect time! Not ready to leave Earth? There is always a new prison to run. Prison Architect is now 75% OFF on Steam! Good luck, Wardens. Earth or orbit, lasers solve most problems!

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What players say

Very Positive

86% positive, 42,114 reviews

Not recommended21 hrs played

Worth it if you can find an old version of the game. Before Paradox got ahold of it Since they got ahold of it, they did the classic Paradox special: 1. Remove the old team 2. Replace them with a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ skeleton crew who will: 3. only pump out DLC 4. never update or fix any bugs Paradox isnt like a Spirit Halloween that sets up shop in the ruins of a store. No. theyre parasites. They setup in a thriving sandbox IP,...

109 found this helpful, 2025-12-06

Not recommended369 hrs played

Was good when Paradox didn't have their greedy hands on it. The game used to add features on their own without charging you money, now they lock mechanics behind a DLC paywall. Classic Paradox greed. Get the firgirl edition, whatever that means...

94 found this helpful, 2025-11-03

Not recommended265 hrs played

One of my favourite games ever, takes hours off your life seamlessly. Had potential to be an incredible game, shame it was sold to Paradox which plagued the game with bugs and a pathetic lack of effort. At times, it feels utterly unplayable after the acquisition, not to mention the catalogue of overpriced DLCs. There is a bug where your prisoners get stuck, which has forced me to quit the game as it is unbearable...

54 found this helpful, 2026-07-18