Prison Architect

Last updated: 2026-04-15
  • Diverse prison management strategies available.
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay experience.
  • Top-tier management simulation features.
  • Game plagued by bugs and issues.
  • Excessive and poor quality DLCs.
  • Frequent crashes and optimization problems.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMnegative
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
73,573
Positive
65,46189.0%
Negative
8,11211.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
5,128,136
Estimated revenue
$153,792,799
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
401.63%
Estimated copies lost
2,788
Estimated revenue lost
$83,612
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
411.7%
Avg playtime 1h
471.9%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
35214.4%
Avg playtime 109.2h
2,00982%
Avg playtime 116.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.5 rev/day
Last 30d6.1 rev/day
Quarterly31.1 rev/qtr
Days covered4,533.1 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,449 total
Organic purchasers2,00681.9%
Voted up: 84%
Key activations44318.1%
Voted up: 82%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,449 total
First impression0-2h1054.29%
Voted up: 54%
Mid game2-10h42817.5%
Voted up: 85%
Late game10-20h37915.5%
Voted up: 89%
Endgame20h+1,53762.8%
Voted up: 85%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.37% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
77.8%
Global baseline 84.0%
9 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 73,573 total.