Underplayed Gems

Prison Architect: Xbox One Edition (2016)

Prison Architect: Xbox One Edition cover
Developer
Introversion Software, Double Eleven
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Platforms
Xbox One
Genres
Simulator, Strategy
Rating
4.0 of 5, 1 player ratings
Where to get it
Xbox

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How it feels

A meticulous sandbox where you micromanage every aspect of prison life, from construction to inmate welfare, with consequences that feel both absurd and grimly logical.

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Take control of the building and running of a maximum security prison as the critically acclaimed lock-em-up arrives on Xbox One! Will you build and manage a prison to create social order where it’s failed in the past, offering rehabilitation and peaceful coexistence amongst inmates? Will your prison disregard human rights, impose intentional harshness and be devoid of any notions of wellbeing and freedom? The choice is yours.

Screenshots

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