Prison Architect Price History and Player Count

Prison Architect

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Prison Architect

Introversion Software, Double ElevenMar 1, 2013Indie, Simulation, Strategy

$29.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Simulation
  • Building
  • Sandbox
  • Base Building
  • Colony Sim
  • Strategy
  • Management
  • City Builder
  • 2D
  • Top-Down
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Playing now
748
Updated 24 minutes ago
24-hour peak
750
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
16,211
Oct 1, 2015
Avg this month
678
-15.67% vs last month
Steam reviews
88%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Prison Architect player count chart

Prison Architect has a small but active player base. 748 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Mar 1, 2013

Prison Architect monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026678-126-15.67%1,039
October 2026804+49+6.49%1,397
September 2026755-204-10.49%1,741
August 2026n/a+358+22.56%1,945
July 2026n/a+183+13.03%1,587
June 2026n/a-476-25.32%1,404
May 2026n/a+629+50.28%1,880
April 2026n/a-131-9.48%1,251
March 2026n/a-391-22.05%1,382
February 2026n/a+214+13.73%1,773
January 2026n/a+172+12.4%1,559
December 2025n/a+100+7.77%1,387
November 2025n/a-181-12.33%1,287
October 2025n/a+56+3.97%1,468
September 2025n/a-394-21.82%1,412
August 2025n/a+287+18.89%1,806
July 2025n/a+42+2.84%1,519
June 2025n/a+53+3.72%1,477
May 2025n/a-121-7.83%1,424
April 2025n/a-332-17.69%1,545
March 2025n/a+255+15.72%1,877
February 2025n/a-517-24.17%1,622
January 2025n/a-129-5.69%2,139
December 2024n/a-404-15.12%2,268
November 2024n/a+766+40.19%2,672
October 2024n/a+169+9.73%1,906
September 2024n/a-334-16.13%1,737
August 2024n/a-2,892-58.27%2,071
July 2024n/a-488-8.95%4,963
June 2024n/a+3,306+154.13%5,451
May 2024n/a+470+28.06%2,145
April 2024n/a+45+2.76%1,675
March 2024n/a-393-19.43%1,630
February 2024n/a-942-31.77%2,023
January 2024n/a+1,229+70.79%2,965
December 2023n/a-169-8.87%1,736
November 2023n/a+210+12.39%1,905
October 2023n/a+199+13.3%1,695
September 2023n/a-306-16.98%1,496
August 2023n/a-4,392-70.91%1,802
July 2023n/a+4,627+295.28%6,194
June 2023n/a-271-14.74%1,567
May 2023n/a+427+30.26%1,838
April 2023n/a-180-11.31%1,411
March 2023n/a-449-22.01%1,591
February 2023n/a-24-1.16%2,040
January 2023n/a+262+14.54%2,064
December 2022n/a-342-15.95%1,802
November 2022n/a-714-24.98%2,144
October 2022n/a+253+9.71%2,858
September 2022n/a+825+46.35%2,605
August 2022n/a-798-30.95%1,780
July 2022n/a-422-14.07%2,578
June 2022n/a-277-8.45%3,000
May 2022n/a+741+29.22%3,277
April 2022n/a-1,374-35.14%2,536
March 2022n/a+1,149+41.62%3,910
February 2022n/a-259-8.58%2,761
January 2022n/a+1,103+57.54%3,020
December 2021n/a+9+0.47%1,917
November 2021n/a-1,513-44.23%1,908
October 2021n/a+1,570+84.82%3,421
September 2021n/a-321-14.78%1,851
August 2021n/a-1,281-37.1%2,172
July 2021n/a-855-19.85%3,453
June 2021n/a-365-7.81%4,308
May 2021n/a+2,678+134.24%4,673
April 2021n/a-731-26.82%1,995
March 2021n/a-6,007-68.79%2,726
February 2021n/a-2,303-20.87%8,733
January 2021n/a+8,552+344.28%11,036
December 2020n/a-199-7.42%2,484
November 2020n/a-4,604-63.18%2,683
October 2020n/a+5,498+307.32%7,287
September 2020n/a-593-24.9%1,789
August 2020n/a-2,532-51.53%2,382
July 2020n/a-1,530-23.74%4,914
June 2020n/a-657-9.25%6,444
May 2020n/a+785+12.43%7,101
April 2020n/a+3,493+123.73%6,316
March 2020n/a+485+20.74%2,823
February 2020n/a-601-20.45%2,338
January 2020n/a-2,600-46.94%2,939
December 2019n/a-2,296-29.3%5,539
November 2019n/a+3,299+72.73%7,835
October 2019n/a+2,059+83.12%4,536
September 2019n/a+326+15.16%2,477
August 2019n/a-992-31.56%2,151
July 2019n/a-171-5.16%3,143
June 2019n/a+1,157+53.64%3,314
May 2019n/a-3,542-62.15%2,157
April 2019n/a+3,382+145.96%5,699
March 2019n/a-1,153-33.23%2,317
February 2019n/a-80-2.25%3,470
January 2019n/a-449-11.23%3,550
December 2018n/a+533+15.38%3,999
November 2018n/a+891+34.6%3,466
October 2018n/a-3,861-59.99%2,575
September 2018n/a+3,891+152.89%6,436
August 2018n/a-1,322-34.19%2,545
July 2018n/a-9-0.23%3,867
June 2018n/a+1,784+85.28%3,876
May 2018n/a-39-1.83%2,092
April 2018n/a+2+0.09%2,131
March 2018n/a-122-5.42%2,129
February 2018n/a-1,579-41.23%2,251
January 2018n/a-1,220-24.16%3,830
December 2017n/a+1,779+54.39%5,050
November 2017n/a-56-1.68%3,271
October 2017n/a+619+22.86%3,327
September 2017n/a-573-17.46%2,708
August 2017n/a-1,977-37.6%3,281
July 2017n/a-550-9.47%5,258
June 2017n/a+3,372+138.42%5,808
May 2017n/a+11+0.45%2,436
April 2017n/a-278-10.28%2,425
March 2017n/a-86-3.08%2,703
February 2017n/a-1,741-38.43%2,789
January 2017n/a-824-15.39%4,530
December 2016n/a+1,524+39.79%5,354
November 2016n/a-1,397-26.73%3,830
October 2016n/a-3,318-38.83%5,227
September 2016n/a+1,941+29.39%8,545
August 2016n/a-5,492-45.4%6,604
July 2016n/a+385+3.29%12,096
June 2016n/a+7,412+172.41%11,711
May 2016n/a+1,497+53.43%4,299
April 2016n/a-309-9.93%2,802
March 2016n/a-689-18.13%3,111
February 2016n/a-1,623-29.93%3,800
January 2016n/a+1,459+36.81%5,423
December 2015n/a-2,046-34.04%3,964
November 2015n/a-10,201-62.93%6,010
October 2015n/a+13,749+558.45%16,211
September 2015n/a-1,362-35.62%2,462
August 2015n/a+133+3.6%3,824
July 2015n/a-7,478-66.95%3,691
June 2015n/a+6,564+142.54%11,169
May 2015n/a+1,910+70.87%4,605
April 2015n/a-991-26.89%2,695
March 2015n/a-3,456-48.39%3,686
February 2015n/a-1,686-19.1%7,142
January 2015n/a-2,840-24.34%8,828
December 2014n/a+5,457+87.86%11,668
November 2014n/a+2,734+78.63%6,211
October 2014n/a-85-2.39%3,477
September 2014n/a+1,307+57.96%3,562
August 2014n/a+26+1.17%2,255
July 2014n/a-4,740-68.02%2,229
June 2014n/a-3,210-31.54%6,969
May 2014n/a+1,417+16.17%10,179
April 2014n/a+7,131+437.22%8,762
March 2014n/a-700-30.03%1,631
February 2014n/a-412-15.02%2,331
January 2014n/a-2,080-43.13%2,743
December 2013n/a+1,204+33.27%4,823
November 2013n/a+2,363+188.14%3,619
October 2013n/a-3,444-73.28%1,256
September 2013n/a+856+22.27%4,700
August 2013n/a-2,046-34.74%3,844
July 2013n/a+4,099+228.87%5,890
June 2013n/a+596+49.87%1,791
May 2013n/a+571+91.51%1,195
April 2013n/a-18-2.8%624
March 2013n/an/an/a642

How many people play Prison Architect right now?

748 people are playing Prison Architect on Steam right now. That makes it the #923 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 750 players. Today's peak is 24% below its 30-day average daily peak of 990.

Is Prison Architect growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Prison Architect averaged a daily peak of 990 players, down 2% compared with the 30 days before (1,014). Its highest point this month (1,397) is 9% above the same period last year (1,287). In its first month after release (Mar 1, 2013) it peaked at 642 players. Today's player count is 5% of its all-time peak of 16,211, set on Oct 1, 2015.

Best time to play Prison Architect

Based on the last 14 days, Prison Architect is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 48% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Prison Architect players by hour and weekday

When Prison Architect has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 15:00 UTCabout 1,177 players on average
QuietestThursday at 06:00 UTCabout 441 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.7xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Prison Architect

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

Developer
Introversion Software, Double Eleven
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Released
Mar 1, 2013
Genre
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
15 languages

Screenshots

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Prison Architect price history

$29.99
price now (US)
$2.99
lowest recorded (-90%) · Mar 15, 2025 archived
-75%
typical sale discount · 9 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Prison Architect is at its full price of $29.99. It usually goes on sale for about 75% off (around $7.50), and the lowest we have recorded is $2.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Prison Architect price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$29.99$29.9926.86 EURbase
Euro area24,99€$27.9024.99 EUR-7%
United Kingdom£24.99$33.4529.96 EUR+12%
CanadaC$ 39.99$28.4325.46 EUR-5%
AustraliaA$ 42.95$29.5126.43 EUR-2%
New ZealandNZ$ 47.99$26.6023.83 EUR-11%
BrazilR$107,99$19.6217.57 EUR-35%
MexicoMex$ 460.00$24.5922.03 EUR-18%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$17.99$17.9916.11 EUR-40%
Poland138,99 zł$35.3331.64 EUR+18%
SwitzerlandCHF 33.50$40.9136.64 EUR+36%
Norway335,00 kr$35.5331.83 EUR+18%
Turkey (MENA USD)$17.99$17.9916.11 EUR-40%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$19.99$19.9917.90 EUR-33%
South AfricaR 378.00$22.8620.47 EUR-24%
India cheapest₹1,599.00$17.0215.25 EUR-43%
IndonesiaRp 321 999$17.7915.93 EUR-41%
China¥138.00$20.6918.53 EUR-31%
Japan¥3,990$25.2022.57 EUR-16%
South Korea₩ 33,000$24.2921.75 EUR-19%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Prison Architect reviews over time

88% Very Positive88% of 73,919 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Prison Architect on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
71
24-hour peak viewers
3
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Prison Architect", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Prison Architect Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 3 Nov 2026, with a peak of 94 viewers and 9 on average.

Prison Architect streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Prison Architect streamers this week

  1. Theonemanny80
  2. Nereliya48
  3. Wanderspieler11

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Prison Architect achievements

Prison Architect has 18 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 9.4% of them; the rarest, It's Not What You Know..., is held by 0.7% of players.

  • Stone WallsBuild a sandbox prison with 100 prisoners31.7%
  • Get Busy LivingAchieve a re-offending rate of 25%31.7%
  • WardenLoaded a prison from Steam Workshop18.4%
  • Wait and HopeUnlock entire tech tree12.3%
  • Samuel NortonHave a cashflow of $50,000 or more11.4%
  • Spare The RodStopped a riot of 50 or more prisoners11.2%
  • I May Have Found A Way Out Of HereEscape from a decent prison in escape mode8.2%
  • Throw The Book At ThemComplete the story7.8%
  • Don't Put Me In The DarkExecuted a prisoner on death row7.5%
  • Iron BarsBuild a sandbox prison with 500 prisoners6.6%
  • D.B. CooperSell your prison and make over $1,000,000 profit4.7%
  • FreedomComplete optional objective on Bootstraps4.1%
  • Crowd ControlComplete all optional objectives on Riot3.8%
  • ReformationComplete all optional objectives on Conviction3.8%
  • ConfinedBuild a sandbox prison with 1000 prisoners2.3%
  • ArchitectShared a prison via Steam Workshop1.7%
  • ... It's What You Can ProveUnlocked all game bible pages0.9%
  • It's Not What You Know...Unlocked all polaroids0.7%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Prison Architect DLC

Prison Architect has 12 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Prison Architect, Jungle Pack ↗Feb 7, 2023$2.99
Prison Architect, Future Tech Pack ↗Nov 22, 2022$2.99
Prison Architect, Undead ↗Oct 11, 2022$2.99
Prison Architect, Free For Life ↗Sep 12, 2022Free
Prison Architect, Gangs ↗Jun 14, 2022$5.99
Prison Architect, Perfect Storm ↗Jan 27, 2022$9.99
Prison Architect, Second Chances ↗Jun 16, 2021$5.99
Prison Architect, Going Green ↗Jan 28, 2021$9.99
Prison Architect, Island Bound ↗Jun 23, 2020$9.99
Prison Architect, Cleared For Transfer ↗May 14, 2020Free
Prison Architect, Psych Ward: Warden's Edition ↗Nov 21, 2019$5.99
Prison Architect, Aficionado ↗Nov 21, 2019$1.99

Latest Prison Architect news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Prison Architect FAQ

Is Prison Architect dead?

Prison Architect has a small but active player base. 748 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play Prison Architect?

748 people are playing Prison Architect on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 750 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Prison Architect?

Prison Architect reached its all-time Steam peak of 16,211 concurrent players on Oct 1, 2015.

Is Prison Architect growing or declining?

Prison Architect is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 990, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Prison Architect most active?

Prison Architect usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Prison Architect cost?

Prison Architect costs $29.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Prison Architect has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Prison Architect on Steam is $2.99 (90% off), on Mar 15, 2025 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $29.99 right now.

Is Prison Architect on sale right now?

No, Prison Architect is at its full price of $29.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 75%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 90%.

Where is Prison Architect cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Prison Architect is cheapest in India at ₹1,599.00, about $17.02 or 43% below the US price of $29.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Prison Architect good?

Steam players rate Prison Architect Very Positive: 88% of 73,919 reviews are positive.

When did Prison Architect come out?

Prison Architect was released on Steam on Mar 1, 2013.

Who made Prison Architect?

Prison Architect was developed by Introversion Software, Double Eleven and published by Paradox Interactive.

Is Prison Architect still worth playing?

Prison Architect has a smaller but active community on Steam today (748 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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