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Prison Architect

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3.5/5

( 139 Reviews )

3.5

139 Reviews

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Prison Architect
Description
Build and manage a Maximum Security Prison. As the sun casts it’s early morning rays on a beautiful patch of countryside the clock starts ticking. You’ve got to crack on and build a holding cell to detain the job-lot of maximum security prisoners that are trundling to your future prison on their y...
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3.5/5

( 139 Reviews )

3.5

139 Reviews

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2015, Introversion Software, ...
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Windows 7/ 8/ 10, Intel Core2 Duo 2.4Ghz or Higher / AMD 3Ghz or Higher, 6 GB RAM, Nvidia 8600 / Rad...
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Prison Architect - Jungle Pack, Prison Architect - Future Tech Pack, Prison Architect - Going Green,...
Time to beat
17 hMain
43 h Main + Sides
67.5 h Completionist
30.5 h All Styles
Description
Build and manage a Maximum Security Prison. As the sun casts it’s early morning rays on a beautiful patch of countryside the clock starts ticking. You’ve got to crack on and build a holding cell to detain the job-lot of maximum security prisoners that are trundling to your future prison on their yellow bus. As your workmen lay the last brick you don’t have a moment to let them rest as they need to get started on the first proper cell block so you can make room for the next prisoner intake. Once they’ve all got a place to lay their weary heads the fun can really start. You’ll need a canteen, infirmary and a guard room, oh, and don’t forget to plumb in a toilet, or things will get messy, but what about a workout area? Or solitary confinement cells? Or an execution chamber?

Inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Dwarf Fortress and Theme Hospital and with over 1 million players having spent time inside, Prison Architect is the world’s best lock-em-up.
  • Play through the awesome 10 hour campaign
  • Build your own supermax or liberal paradise in sandbox mode
  • Try to escape from your or anyone else's prison in Escape mode

© 2019 Paradox Interactive AB, PRISON ARCHITECT, and PARADOX INTERACTIVE are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Paradox Interactive AB in Europe, the U.S., and other countries. Developed by Introversion Software. All other trademarks, logos, and copyrights are property of their respective owners.

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
17 hMain
43 h Main + Sides
67.5 h Completionist
30.5 h All Styles
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Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.11+)
Release date:
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Size:
527 MB

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Posted on: March 25, 2019

nyarlathotep88

Verified owner

Games: 548 Reviews: 13

Awesome management sim

This game has come a long way since the beginning. Building a prison from scratch is just as much fun as managing a prison. Having to decide how I want my prison laid out is a crucial factor to the success of the prison. I have never had so much fun building and managing a little sandbox as much as this game. You can assign guards to routes, have dogs look for tunnels, move prisoners around and have different sections of you prison based on prisoner risk factor. You can change the regime and have classes/jobs that the prisoners can do. All in all such a fun game.


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Posted on: March 11, 2020

gamefood

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Games: 402 Reviews: 3

There is no DRM, only lots of prisoners

Very cool building and management game. There's no DRM and online connection is NOT needed to play this game. Otherwise GOG would tell it to us here on this game card, because that's an important information. But that would be paradoxal then (no pun intended) because GOG lives from and stands for DRM-freelyness. Right?!


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Posted on: February 5, 2021

faisalhwr

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Games: 164 Reviews: 1

Love the game, but not DRM free

really love the concept, being a warden and oversee your inmate, give them a job, adust their remission, food quality, their number, it's facility, etc. but it became laggy when you hit 500 inmates and beyond. and not drm free. love the main story though.


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Posted on: September 10, 2024

lukfi_cz

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Games: 35 Reviews: 1

Sad about bugs and unintuitive UI

You might like Prison Architect if you've liked The Sims and Rollercoaster Tycoon. However, my game experience has so far been tarnished by some bugs, some of which are apperently known bugs, but the publisher doesn't care about fixing them, instead opting to release one content pack DLC after another. The UI is not very intuitive overall and would benefit from some polishing. The letters are also quite small and can be hard to read, but there is no option of scaling the UI, or setting a different resolution for the whole game.


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Posted on: February 11, 2025

berns11

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Games: 33 Reviews: 1

great game

this game is really funnnnnnnnnnnnn


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