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Prison Architect
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Prison Architect is a video game developed by Introversion Software and published by Paradox Interactive. It was released in 2015, with specific launch dates recorded as October 5, 2015, October 6, 2015, and June 28, 2016. The title is built using a proprietary engine and supports single-player and multiplayer game modes.
The game is categorized under the genres of strategy, indie, simulation, simulator, and adventure. It is available on platforms including PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. The Entertainment Software Rating Board assigned it a Mature rating.
Critical reception includes a Metacritic score of 83. Other review scores are listed as 83/100, 80/100, and 78%. On RAWG, the game holds a rating of 3.72. On IGDB, it has a user rating of 76 based on 195 ratings and a critic rating of 81 from 12 critics.
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Game data
Metacritic 83- Released
- 2015-10-05
- User rating
- 3.72 / 5
- Genres
- Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, macOS, Linux
- ESRB
- Mature
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Game details · IGDB
The game is a top-down 2D construction and management simulation where the player takes control of building and running a prison. The player is responsible for managing various aspects of their prison including building cells and facilities, planning and connecting utilities, hiring and assigning staff, including a warden, guards, workers, and more. The player needs to recruit staff to unlock more aspects of the game. The player is also responsible for the finance, and keeping their inmates content.
- Released
- 2015
- Genres
- Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Developer
- Introversion Software
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Publisher
- Double Eleven
- Developer
- Introversion Software
- Platform
- Nintendo Switch
- Game mode
- multiplayer video game
- Official website
- www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/prison-architect/about
Show 10 more facts
- business model
- early access
- distributed by
- PlayStation Store
- publication date
- 2016-06-28
- review score
- 83/100
- input device
- touchscreen
- inspired by
- RimWorld
- set in environment
- prison
- operating system
- iOS
- language of work or name
- Turkish
- has characteristic
- indie game
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