Inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Dwarf Fortress and Theme Hospital, Prison Architect allows you to build and manage a maximum security prison. Why would you want this terrible job? Probably because you can do it from the comfort of your own home, and in your room, hopefully, there is a pretty low chance of getting shanked.
Prison Architect opens with the story of Edward, a man facing the electric chair for committing a crime of passion. This is followed by four additional chapters focusing on different characters and aspects of prison life, from mafia dons to power-hungry senators, Prison Architect runs the gamut, from tax fraud to murder. Still, once the prisoners get to you, the actual crimes don't matter, except as abstract entertainment. Luckily, Introversion teamed up with award-winning professional writer Chris Hastings to bring you top notch stories of misspent youth and heinous crimes, and it sounds like a good choice; Hastings has worked for Marvel in the past, creating stories for books like Gwenpool, Deadpool, Longstar and more.
Here's the intro from Introversion:
As the sun casts it’s early morning rays on a beautiful patch of countryside the clock starts ticking. You’ve got to build a holding cell to detain the job lot of maximum security prisoners that are trundling to your future prison on their yellow bus. As your workmen lay the last brick you don’t have a moment to let them rest as they need to get started on the first proper cell block so you can make room for the next prisoner intake. Once they’ve all got a place to lay their weary heads the fun can really start. You’ll need a canteen, infirmary and a guard room, oh, and don’t forget to plumb in a toilet, or things will get messy, but what about a workout area? Or solitary confinement cells? Or an execution chamber?
Prison Architect's multiplayer is in alpha, so you may run into some snags, but you can check out the video below or give it a shot here.
