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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.

Developer: Introversion Software, Double Eleven
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Franchise: —
Release date: Oct 6, 2015
Store page updated: Sep 30, 2025
Price: $29.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

76.3/ 100

Based on 403 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 😄 Very Positive 80% of 186

All time 😄 Very Positive 89% of 73,856

“one of favourite games, takes hours seamlessly”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

+2.11

Freedom +3.90 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way

“full customization and control of prison complex with strategic depth” (38)

Первое, что меня зацепило, это возможность полностью контролировать и кастомизировать тюремный комплекс. Можно создавать уникальные зоны, распределять ресурсы и оптимизировать процессы. Игра реалистично моделирует различные ситуации. Например, когда случается пожар или драка, нужно быстро принимать решения и действовать. Инвестиции и инновации тоже важны. Можно получать финансирование от государства и тратить его на улучшение условий содержания, борьбу с инфекциями и организацию труда. Эффективный менеджмент еще один плюс. Подбор персонала, включая охрану, врачей и психологов, действительно вл

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Story & World

+2.74

World +3.28 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

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Content Volume

+2.35

Volume +3.14 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

“almost endless game with many ways to play” (8)

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Visuals & Sound

+1.00

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +1.11 · Graphics, art style, and animation

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Multiplayer

-0.90

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -0.40 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

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Pricing & Fairness

-2.17

Pricing -2.11 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge

“mechanics locked behind DLC paywall, classic predatory monetization” (40)

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Tech & Support

-2.44

Stability -3.34 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs

“crashes at startup after update, unplayable” (64)

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.

Steam review activity

% positive over time

since launch, by month · major update DLC

Mar 2013Sep 2026

Reviews

per day · 185 reviews, peak 17/day

Aug 21Sep 18

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