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Prison Architect
79BANG SCORE

Prison Architect

Worth it · Strategy · 2015

Solid value for the price: about 17h, $7.49 (~$0.44/hr), 89% positive.

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The verdict
−75%79 is the sale score. Normally
66
at full price.
Worth it at $7.49.
A fair value now, it won't reach BANGER at any price.
$0.44/hr over the 17h main story, $0.11/hr if you 100% it (70.2h).

Better value than 99% of Strategy games

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

SimulationBuildingSandboxBase-BuildingColony SimStrategyManagementCity Builder2DTop-DownMultiplayerResource ManagementEconomySingleplayerModdable
Length
17h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
70.2h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$0.44/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$7.49
Reviews
89%
73,477 reviews
Metacritic
83
critic score
Players
7.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2015
Critics vs players+6
Critics
83
Players
89
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 73,477 Steam player reviews
Price history

—No price history available for this game.IsThereAnyDeal

DeveloperIntroversion Software
PublisherParadox Interactive
GenreStrategy
Achievements18
What drives the score
↑Raising the score4
Value↑ $0.44/hr
Price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Reviews↑ 89% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Length↑ 17 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reach↑ 7.5M+ players
How many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
•Neutral2
Engagement• 8% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Monetization• None
No microtransactions, nothing drags the score down

↑ Raising the score, ↓ lowering it, • neutral. Lime is a core driver, blue a supporting signal. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.

The drop-off

32% start to 8% finish
050100rarestfirst achievement

Only 8% of players reach the end. On a 17-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements

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79
Prison Architect
$7.49−75%
Buy on Steam · $7.49Cheaper keys on G2A

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