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YEAR 2015
GENRE Simulation
PLATFORM Android, Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
ABOUT THE GAME

Prison Architect is a 2015 private prison construction and management simulation video game developed and published by Introversion Software. It was made available as a crowdfunded paid alpha pre-order on September 25, 2012 with updates that were scheduled every three to four weeks until 2023. With over 2,000,000 copies sold, Prison Architect made over US$10.7 million in pre-order sales for the alpha version. Prison Architect was an entrant in the 2012 Independent Games Festival. The game was available on Steam's Early Access program, and was officially released on October 6, 2015. In 2019, Paradox Interactive acquired the rights to Prison Architect for an undisclosed sum. A sequel, Prison Architect 2, is currently under development.

Source: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 — Prison Architect · retrieved October 19, 2026

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RECORD FACTS
Developer
Introversion Software
Publisher
Paradox Interactive, Introversion Software, Double Eleven
First release
October 6, 2015
Series
Prison Architect
Cover
Official thumbnail
Record ID
Q7245729

TIME SHELF

Across decades

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