Prison Architect

by Introversion Software·published by Paradox Interactive

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment89

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

40,812en

73,238 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

Oct 6, 2015

Price

$7.49

Velocity

5.7/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±40%

≈2.3M

Estimated gross revenue±40%

≈$58.0M

Based on 73,238 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,027 post-launch reviews

42%216 rev

<2h

47%134 rev

2-10h

86%1,824 rev

10-50h

87%3,788 rev

50-200h

82%3,006 rev

200h+

76%1,059 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+35pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 204 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2015.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 14%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 0%

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