Game
App 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.
Price
$29.99
US store
Reviews
88%
59,931 · Very Positive
Playing now
681
sampled 29m ago
24h peak
717
all-time seen 741
Followers
211,693
3h ago
Owners (est.)
~3M
1.5M – 4.8M
YouTube activity
1
videos · 30 d26
creators523K
views · 1 yTwitch activity 13 watching · 2 live
1
avg viewers · 30 d83
hours watched · 30 d14
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 2d ago- Change number
- 40,843,793 · seen 2d ago
- Public build
- 10,630,057 · May 16, 2023 (3y ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos, linux
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Install size
- 2.5 GB · 2.2 GB download
- Install folder
Prison Architect- Controller support
- —
- Metacritic
- 83
- Homepage
- www.prisonarchitect.com/
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · Workshop · stats
Steam Deck
PlayableTested Mar 19, 2022 on build 7,609,607
- !Controller glyphs do not match deck device
- !Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
- !Interface text is not legible
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Default configuration is performant
- iExternal controllers not supported primary player
Branches · 4
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 10,630,057 | May 16, 2023 · 3y ago | |
| prisonarchitect_anniversary_2018_version | 3,409,728 | Oct 6, 2020 · 6y ago | Prison Architect Anniversary - 2018 version |
| prisonarchitect_anniversary_2015_version | 801,731 | Oct 6, 2020 · 6y ago | Prison Architect Anniversary - 2015 version |
| beta | 3,409,728 | Dec 19, 2018 · 7y ago | Upcoming Version for Testing |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,630,057 | public | May 16, 2023 13:00 | 3d ago |
| 3,409,728 | prisonarchitect_anniversary_2018_version | Oct 6, 2020 07:44 | 3d ago |
| 801,731 | prisonarchitect_anniversary_2015_version | Oct 6, 2020 07:43 | 3d ago |
| 3,409,728 | beta | Dec 19, 2018 13:02 | 3d ago |
Depots · 6
content of the public branch| Depot | Name | OS | Language | DLC / shared | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233451 | windows | 537 MB | 519 MB | 214199605922079846 | |||
| 233452 | macos | 565 MB | 531 MB | 8796105605411077743 | |||
| 233453 | linux | 550 MB | 525 MB | 6703655944775788476 | |||
| 234432 | all | DLC #234432 | 37 MB | 34 MB | 548000939191343126 | ||
| 234433 | all | DLC #234433 | 763 MB | 639 MB | 836138921998834207 | ||
| 228988 | windows | shared from #228980 | — | — |
Launch options · 12
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
Launcher\dowser.exe |
windows 64-bit | |
Launcher\dowser |
macos | |
prison architect64.exe-safemode |
windows | Launch in SAFE MODE |
Prison Architect.app-safemode |
macos | Launch in SAFE MODE |
Launcher\dowser |
linux | |
PrisonArchitect-safemode |
linux | Launch in SAFE MODE |
Prison Architect.exe |
windows beta: prisonarchitect_anniversary_2015_version | Prison Architect Anniversary - 2015 version |
Prison Architect.app |
macos beta: prisonarchitect_anniversary_2015_version | Prison Architect Anniversary - 2015 version |
PrisonArchitect |
linux beta: prisonarchitect_anniversary_2015_version | Prison Architect Anniversary - 2015 version |
Prison Architect.exe |
windows beta: prisonarchitect_anniversary_2018_version | Prison Architect Anniversary - 2018 version |
Prison Architect.app |
macos beta: prisonarchitect_anniversary_2018_version | Prison Architect Anniversary - 2018 version |
PrisonArchitect |
linux beta: prisonarchitect_anniversary_2018_version | Prison Architect Anniversary - 2018 version |
Languages · 15
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | ✓ | — | — |
| French | ✓ | — | — |
| German | ✓ | — | — |
| Polish | ✓ | — | — |
| English | ✓ | — | — |
| Italian | ✓ | — | — |
| Korean | ✓ | — | — |
| Russian | ✓ | — | — |
| Spanish | ✓ | — | — |
| Swedish | ✓ | — | — |
| Turkish | ✓ | — | — |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | — |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 2
all packagesBundles · 3
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison Architect - Total Lockdown | 1 | -40% | $53.29 |
| Ultimate Prison Life | 2 | -10% | $48.58 |
| The Last Starship and Prison Architect | 2 | -20% | $39.98 |
DLC in product info · 16
includes DLC not sold separately#234430#234431#234432#234433Prison Architect - Psych Ward: Warden's EditionPrison Architect - AficionadoPrison Architect - Cleared For TransferPrison Architect - Island BoundPrison Architect - Going GreenPrison Architect - Second ChancesPrison Architect - Perfect StormPrison Architect - GangsPrison Architect - Free For LifePrison Architect - UndeadPrison Architect - Future Tech PackPrison Architect - Jungle Pack
Change numbers
all changes#40,843,793 · 2d ago#40,833,600 · 2d ago#40,795,843 · 3d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
No patch notes seen yet for this game.