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Prison Architect

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Prison Architect
Prison Architect cover
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
Prison Architect on HowLongToBeat
Prison Architect on IGDB
Prison Architect guide on StrategyWiki
Prison Architect on MobyGames
Prison Architect on Wikipedia
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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
Epic Games Launcher
Windows
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Developer website (unavailable)
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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macOS (OS X)
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
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.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Psych Ward: Warden's Edition
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Aficionado
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cleared for Transfer
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Island Bound
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Going Green
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Second Chances
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Perfect Storm
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gangs
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Free for Life
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Undead
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Future Tech Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Jungle Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

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

Video

Graphical settings.
Graphical settings.
Launcher game 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 settings.

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

Localizations

Language settings.
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