Prison Architect

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 45
  3. Negative: 9 out of 45
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  1. EcstaticPlant
    Feb 11, 2020
    0
    i would have given this game 10/10 when it came out

    but now its 2020 and 3 dlcs later the game at one point was near flawless and fun in 2020 the game is broken. unplayable. you cant build a prison that secure. all your guards will one by one just start standing there swinging their keys endlessly allowing prisoners to kill each other and even just walk out the front door that the    i would have given this game 10/10 when it came out

    but now its 2020 and 3 dlcs later

    the game at one point was near flawless and fun

    in 2020 the game is broken. unplayable. you cant build a prison that secure. all your guards will one by one just start standing there swinging their keys endlessly allowing prisoners to kill each other and even just walk out the front door that the key swinging guard is holding open for all the prisoners

    i tried to make a thread on their reddit with a clip and they removed the thread instead of addressing the issue
    i reposted and got banned

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    they arent trying to fix the game.

    i paid over $60 for the game and all the dlcs and it is broken and unplayable

    whats the point of a prison builder game if all your guards just glitch out and let the inmates walk out the front door

    trust me you will regret buying this game in 2020    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

63
#63 Best PS4 Game of 2016

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. games(TM)
    Sep 29, 2016
    80
    Navigation on the PS4 port might be slightly wonky, but you get used to it. This is a crazily thorough and thoughtful management sim; slick and surprising enough to recommend regardless of format.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Aug 24, 2016
    80
    Underneath the cute exterior lies a tough-as-nails sim exposing the realities of prison life. If you can see past a few offences, lock your door and lose the key. [September 2016, p72]
  3. PSNStores
    Jul 26, 2016
    80
    Whether intentional or not Prison Architect isn’t just a creative outlet to ‘build stuff’, but it’s also made me stop and think about the kinds of things that are needed to run a facility such as this. I suppose that’s why I ensured my inmates had the ability to work and learn during their time in prison so that one day they might have a better shot in the real world. No matter how you run your prison Introversion Software has provided everyone with complete freedom to handle things in any number of ways. More importantly the campaign and a number of other quality-of-life features help to ensure that the game itself is fun and rarely overwhelming.
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