

Placing objects is also pretty accurate as is dragging them around to position them where needed. The game could have easily been overwhelming on a tablet because of all the toolbars and windows, but the developers cleverly hide what’s not needed.
#Prison architect mobile windows#
The interface works great and won’t block your view because of the way you can hide windows when not using them. Building the facilities is very easy, and it won’t be long before you can make your prison look just the way you want it. The tutorial is good in guiding you step by step through the process of erecting various buildings, installing the necessary utilities like electricity and water-which can get quite complex-adding various necessary objects to the rooms, and so on.
#Prison architect mobile Pc#
Prison Architect will definitely remind you of classic PC management games rather than modern mobile games when it comes to just how much you can control and how much tinkering you can do.īut yes, you also have to actually build a prison. Your duties extend to planning your inmates’ daily schedules, hiring the right kind of people to help run the facility, arranging for the prison to be “pleasant" enough so you can avoid riots, manage your tight budget, and much more. While the title of Prison Architect implies that all you’ll be doing in the game is building a prison, it’s actually slightly misleading you are in charge of so much more than just designing a prison. Those reservations aside, though, in terms of mechanics and gameplay variation, Prison Architect is a very entertaining game with tons of content and plenty of depth that will keep you busy for many, many hours. Add to that how the game’s tutorial starts with having you build an execution chamber and then proceed to execute a murderer, and you can see why this game’s theme might not be for everyone.

And yes, I know that some people have found Prison Architect (Free) disagreeable because of precisely these reasons.

Let’s start this review with the obvious: building and managing a maximum security prison in this day and age can be a peculiar experience given all we hear about the way the real-life prison system works.
