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.
Last Updated: 12/26/2024
| Steam Price | $2.99 |
| Release Date | 10/6/2015 |
| Franchise | Double Eleven - Official |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Paradox Interactive |
| Steam App Id | 233450 |
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.
Last Updated: 12/26/2024
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
About Prison Architect
Prison Architect is a Simulation, Indie, and Strategy game developed by Double Eleven, and Introversion Software. On 10/6/2015, it was released on the Steam Store by Paradox Interactive.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Prison Architect on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
It also supports 15 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Korean. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Prison Architect supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Includes level editor
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Prison Architect has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Top-Down
- Strategy
- Indie
- Casual
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Building
- Colony Sim
- Capitalism
- City Builder
- Economy
- Management
- Multiplayer
- Sandbox
- Replay Value
- Simulation
- Base Building
- Funny
- Resource Management
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Prison Architect and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Prison Architect DLC
Prison Architect has 12 downloadable add-ons available for purchase on Steam which include Prison Architect - Jungle Pack, Prison Architect - Free For Life, and Prison Architect - Island Bound.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Prison Architect - Jungle Pack | DLC | 2/7/2023 | Steam Charts |
 | Prison Architect - Free For Life | DLC | 9/12/2022 | Steam Charts |
 | Prison Architect - Going Green | DLC | 1/28/2021 | Steam Charts |
 | Prison Architect - Undead | DLC | 10/11/2022 | Steam Charts |
 | Prison Architect - Aficionado | DLC | 11/21/2019 | Steam Charts |
 | Prison Architect - Cleared for Transfer | DLC | 5/14/2020 | Steam Charts |
 | Prison Architect - Psych Ward: Warden's Edition | DLC | 11/21/2019 | Steam Charts |
 | Prison Architect - Future Tech Pack | DLC | 11/22/2022 | Steam Charts |
 | Prison Architect - Perfect Storm | DLC | 1/27/2022 | Steam Charts |
 | Prison Architect - Second Chances | DLC | 6/16/2021 | Steam Charts |
Related Bundles
Prison Architect is included in 4 bundles in the Steam Store. Purchasing through a bundle can give a large discount off the game's base price if you are willing to purchase multiple apps all at once.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Prison Architect - Total Lockdown | 13 | 11 | $79.99 | View |
 | Ultimate Prison Life | 2 | 2 | $17.98 | View |
 | Mega Management Bundle | 7 | 7 | $98.91 | View |
 | Paradox Build It Bundle | 5 | 5 | $111.95 | View |
Related Packages
Prison Architect is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Prison Architect | $7.49 | View |
Supported Languages and Localizations
Prison Architect is available in 15 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
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Prison Architect data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 26). Prison Architect on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 26). Prison Architect. Steam Community Hub.
- Metacritic. (2024, December 26). Prison Architect for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- Double Eleven. (2023, July 8). Prison Architect. Prison Architect.