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Prison Architect
Released On: Oct 6, 2015
83
8.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
5% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
5% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Playing will probably mean thinking about issues that you probably didn’t think about. This is something that should be valued in a videogame. I’m as content as the next guy to mindlessly shoot a hundred dudes in a Call of Duty. But I also value games that make me think about something I wasn’t thinking about yesterday. Games that make me feel a way I don’t usually feel. Games that aren’t afraid to present complex subjects in all their complexity, wrangling gameplay into a thought-provoking exercise that is both entertainment and edification. Games like Prison Architect.
Prison Architect is one of the more unique game releases in years. What would seem daunting at first, with building and managing a prison, quickly reveals to be both an addictive and entertaining gameplay experience.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 307 User Ratings
8.2
77% Positive
235 Ratings
235 Ratings
18% Mixed
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
6% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 307 User Ratings
8.2
77% Positive
235 Ratings
235 Ratings
18% Mixed
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
6% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
I have spent hundreds of hours in this game and it is honestly perfect. I massively recommend it, go and get it if you haven't already. The new escape mode has given even more to the game and the campaign is honestly gripping.
I LOVE IT.
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Great gameplay and graphics. Played from Alpha 13, seeing the game evolve is great. How Alphas should be done. Couple of bugs to fix. Great community and mod integration. Love testing out prisons that other people have built. Hopefully this game will get better and better.
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It’s a unique sandbox game that has all the necessary ingredients to hook you, if you let it.
A surprisingly complex and enjoyable simulation of a correctional facility. [03/2016, p.64]
Prison Architect is a genuinely fun game that makes you think in unexpected ways. Apart from some slight campaign fatigue and an Escape Mode with plenty of potential but poor execution, it’s hard to put it down.
If you’re a die-hard strategy fan looking for something different, or if you thought Theme Hospital was fun but lacked shivving and power drill-wielding inmates, then this game is definitely worth a look.
Simulations can distort for good, and so help us resist, or ill, and obscure the forces that corral hearts and minds. Every system locks us up. But sims like Prison Architect throw away the keys.
Enjoyable game worth buying
Creating prison and ruling it.
First time i see this game "omg look at this graphics it must be a **** game" but it isn't if you like simulation games worth the check
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The game is unplayable after a few 100 prisoners because it's single threaded and one core can't keep up with the game's needs. The FPS will drop a lot because of this. This is a game breaking bug so I don't recommend this game to other people anymore. If it would be playable the game would be a very fun game though.
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