Steam reviews
Very Positive
89% of 73,300 reviews
Critic scores
83
Metacritic
Generally favorable
Aggregated from professional reviewers. OpenCritic and others are on the roadmap.
Strategy LiveSmall but alive
PRISON ARCHITECT
Prison Architect has 862 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 862 and its all-time peak is 862. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.
DEV · Introversion Software, Double ElevenPUB · Paradox Interactive2015
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
- Niche but breathing. Best chance to find others at peak hours.
- Currently at 100% of the all-time peak of 862 players.
- Last updated 6 months ago: 🚀 New Bundle: The Last Starship x Prison Architect 🚀.
Playing now
862
24h peak
862
24h change
▲ 0.0%
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GALLERY & TRAILERS
1 / 18
ACROSS PLATFORMS
STEAMLIVE
Current
862
24h peak
862
All-time
862
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Xbox · PlayStation · Nintendo
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