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Prison Architect
Prison Architect	2015
Prison Architect 2	2024

Prison Architect is a singleplayer top-down view simulation, strategy and building game in the Prison Architect series.

The game entered early access on March 20, 2013. The full release followed on October 6, 2015.

General information

Official Paradox Plaza forums

Official Introversion forum

Official wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store

GOG.com
Humble Store
Microsoft Store
Steam
Developer website (unavailable)
Mac App Store (unavailable)
Origin (unavailable)

It was possible to unlock a DRM-free copy, as well as access to the developer wiki by following the instructions here, until the game rights were acquired by Paradox Interactive.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Name in Game DLC	No longer available.
Psych Ward: Warden's Edition
Aficionado
Cleared for Transfer
Island Bound
Going Green
Second Chances
Perfect Storm
Gangs
Free for Life
Undead
Future Tech Pack
Jungle Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\Prison Architect\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Prison Architect/
Linux	$HOME/.Prison Architect/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Introversion\Prison Architect\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Prison Architect/
Linux	$HOME/.Prison Architect/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphical settings.

Launcher game settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Windowed mode unavailable before Alpha 7.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA and SSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate or refresh rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language settings.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech				Not up-to-date.
Czech				Fan-updated translation. Download
Danish				Not up-to-date.
Dutch
Finnish				Not up-to-date.
French
German
Greek				Not up-to-date.
Hungarian				Not up-to-date.
Hungarian				Fan-updated translation. Download
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Lithuanian				Fan-made translation. Download Not up-to-date.
Norwegian				Not up-to-date.
Polish
Portuguese				Not up-to-date.
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian				Not up-to-date.
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai				Not up-to-date.
Thai				Fan-updated translation. Download
Turkish
Ukrainian				Not up-to-date.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	600 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 AMD Radeon equivalent (2009 era)

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	600 MB

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 18 or later
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	600 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 AMD Radeon equivalent (2009 era)

References

Developers

Former	Introversion Software
Current	Double Eleven
Publishers
2013-2019	Introversion Software
2019-present	Paradox Interactive
Release dates
Windows	October 6, 2015
macOS (OS X)	October 6, 2015
Linux	October 6, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	83
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Top-down view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Simulation, Strategy, Building
Art styles	Stylized
Series	Prison Architect

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
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+|current state     =
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 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://forums.introversion.co.uk/prisonarchitect/viewforum.php?f=1 Introversion forum]
+{{mm}} [https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forums/prison-architect.1030/ Official Paradox Plaza forums]
-{{mm}} [http://devwiki.introversion.co.uk/pa/ Developer wiki] requires account
+{{mm}} [https://forums.introversion.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=42 Official Introversion forum]
+{{mm}} [https://prisonarchitect.paradoxwikis.com/Main_Page Official wiki]
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 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/233450/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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-{{Availability/row| Humble | prison-architect | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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-{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1237361405 | MacApp |  |  | OS X }}
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-{{Availability/row| Steam | 233450 | Steam | Key unlocks DRM-free version | Download | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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+{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1237361405 | MacApp | | | OS X | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Origin | prison-architect/prison-architect | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
+}}
+{{ii}} It was possible to unlock a DRM-free copy, as well as access to the developer wiki by following the instructions [https://web.archive.org/web/20190401172243/http://support.introversion.co.uk/customer/portal/articles/1053141-i-bought-on-steam-how-do-i-get-to-the-forums- here], until the game rights were acquired by Paradox Interactive.
+==Monetization==
+{{DLC|
+{{DLC/row | Name in Game DLC | No longer available. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Psych Ward: Warden's Edition | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Aficionado | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Cleared for Transfer | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Island Bound | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Going Green | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Second Chances | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Perfect Storm | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Gangs | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Free for Life | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Undead | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Future Tech Pack | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row | Jungle Pack | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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-{{ii}} You can unlock a DRM-free copy, as well as access to the developer wiki, by following the instructions [http://support.introversion.co.uk/customer/portal/articles/1053141-i-bought-on-steam-how-do-i-get-to-the-forums- here].
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-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Prison Architect/}}
+{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
-{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.Prison Architect/}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Prison Architect/}}
+{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.Prison Architect/}}
 }}
 {{XDG|false}}
@@ Line 50: / Line 102: @@
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-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Prison Architect/}}
+{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
-{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.Prison Architect/}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Prison Architect/}}
+{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.Prison Architect/}}
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            = true
+|discord                   =
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|discord notes             =
-|origin                = unknown
+|epic games launcher       = false
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|steam cloud           = true
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    = false
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = true
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                = false
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Prison Architect - video settings.png|Graphical settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Image|Prison Architect - launcher game settings.png|Launcher game settings.}}
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/prison-architect/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = silver
@@ Line 82: / Line 140: @@
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
-|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+|4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = n/a
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = false
+|windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             =
+|windowed notes             = Windowed mode unavailable before Alpha 7.
-|borderless windowed        = hackable
+|borderless windowed        = true
-|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]].
+|borderless windowed notes  =
 |anisotropic                = n/a
 |anisotropic notes          =
@@ Line 95: / Line 153: @@
 |antialiasing notes         = [[MSAA]] and [[SSAA]]
 |vsync                      = always on
-|vsync notes                = Always enabled.
+|vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
@@ Line 106: / Line 164: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 170: / Line 228: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Prison Architect - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = false
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 185: / Line 243: @@
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+}}
+{{L10n|content=
+{{Image|Prison_Architect_Languages.png|Language settings.}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = English
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Simplified Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Traditional Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Czech
+ |interface = limited
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Czech
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Fan-updated translation. [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2932406647 Download]
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       = true
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Danish
+ |interface = limited
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Dutch
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Finnish
+ |interface = limited
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Greek
+ |interface = limited
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Hungarian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Hungarian
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Fan-updated translation. [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2137106266 Download]
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       = true
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Italian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Japanese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Korean
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Lithuanian
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Fan-made translation. [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1360371840 Download] Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       = true
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Norwegian
+ |interface = limited
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Portuguese
+ |interface = limited
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Romanian
+ |interface = limited
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Spanish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Swedish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Thai
+ |interface = limited
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Thai
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Fan-updated translation. [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2931308155 Download]
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       = true
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Turkish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Ukrainian
+ |interface = limited
+ |audio     = n/a
+ |subtitles = n/a
+ |notes     = Not up-to-date.
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
 }}
@@ Line 194: / Line 490: @@
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 |directdraw notes       =
-|opengl versions        =
+|opengl versions        = true
 |opengl notes           =
 |glide versions         =
@@ Line 210: / Line 506: @@
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = true
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = false
+|windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = false
+|macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        =
+|linux 32-bit executable= true
+|linux 64-bit executable= true
+|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 218: / Line 525: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP
+|minOS    = 7
 |minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
 |minCPU2  = AMD 3.0 GHz
-|minRAM   = 4 GB
+|minRAM   = 6 GB
-|minHD    = 100 MB
+|minHD    = 600 MB
 |minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8600
-|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon equivalent
+|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon equivalent (2009 era)
 }}
@@ Line 232: / Line 539: @@
 |minOS    =
 |minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo
-|minRAM   = 4 GB
+|minRAM   = 6 GB
-|minHD    = 100 MB
+|minHD    = 600 MB
 |minGPU   =
 }}
@@ Line 240: / Line 547: @@
 |OSfamily = Linux
-|minOS    = Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
+|minOS    = Ubuntu 18 or later
 |minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
 |minCPU2  = AMD 3.0 GHz
-|minRAM   = 4 GB
+|minRAM   = 6 GB
-|minHD    = 100 MB
+|minHD    = 600 MB
 |minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 8600
-|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon equivalent
+|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon equivalent (2009 era)
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+{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}