

The game is a top-down 2D construction and management simulation where the player takes control of building and running a prison. The player is responsible for managing various aspects of their prison including building cells and facilities, planning and connecting utilities, hiring and assigning staff, including a warden, guards, workers, and more. The player needs to recruit staff to unlock more aspects of the game. The player is also responsible for the finance, and keeping their inmates content.
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Plot-driven, cool, classical in form and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Introversion Software
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Released
- October 6, 2015
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Time to beat
- 17 h rushed · 44 h main story · 68 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 209 ratings.
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