Prison Architect
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Developers | |
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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 |
Prison Architect | |
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Prison Architect | 2015 |
Prison Architect 2 | TBA |
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 |
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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 | |
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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
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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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 |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
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 |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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) | ||
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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 | ||
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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) |