Prison Architect
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Prison Architect

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Sep 30, 2025
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Review Analysis Score

76.3/ 100

Based on 403 reviews from the past 1 year

“one of favourite games, takes hours seamlessly”

How it holds up

−50+5
Gameplay
+1.48
Freedom +3.90
“full customization and control of prison complex with strategic depth” (38)
Первое, что меня зацепило, это возможность полностью контролировать и кастомизировать тюремный комплекс. Можно создавать уникальные зоны, распределять ресурсы и оптимизировать процессы. Игра реалистично моделирует различные ситуации. Например, когда случается пожар или драка, нужно быстро принимать решения и действовать. Инвестиции и инновации тоже важны. Можно получать финансирование от государства и тратить его на улучшение условий содержания, борьбу с инфекциями и организацию труда. Эффективный менеджмент еще один плюс. Подбор персонала, включая охрану, врачей и психологов, действительно вл

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Story & World
+2.75
World +3.28

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Content Volume
+2.33
Volume +3.14
“almost endless game with many ways to play” (8)

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Visuals & Sound
+1.06

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +1.11

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Multiplayer
-0.57

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -0.40

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Fairness
-2.26
Monetization -2.11
“mechanics locked behind DLC paywall, classic predatory monetization” (40)

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Tech & Ops
-2.71
Stability -3.34
“crashes at startup after update, unplayable” (64)

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.

Review languages

Languages of the 403 reviews we analyzed from the past year — not all Steam reviews.

  • English64%
  • Chinese7%
  • Russian6%
  • Spanish5%
  • French4%
  • Turkish3%
  • Other10%

🔒 Scores broken down by language — how Russian or Chinese players rate each category — are in the paid dashboard.

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