How many people are playing Prison Architect on Steam right now?

Prison Architect currently shows 995 concurrent Steam players on SteamScope, with a 24-hour peak of 1,044. Live counts change throughout the day as regions come online, updates ship, and weekends arrive.

How often is the Prison Architect player count updated?

SteamScope refreshes player counts from public Steam data on a rolling schedule — typically about every 30 minutes for high-priority titles. Popular multiplayer games are prioritised; this page updates when new readings are stored.

What is Prison Architect's all-time Steam player peak?

Prison Architect's tracked all-time concurrent player peak on SteamScope is 1,044. Compare that record with current activity and the player history chart above to see whether the community is near its historical high or cooling off.

Is Prison Architect player count data official?

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Where can I find games like Prison Architect?

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How popular is Prison Architect compared with other Steam games?

Among tracked Steam titles on SteamScope, Prison Architect currently ranks #1687 of 4,479 by momentum score, combining recent growth with live player activity.

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#1687 most playedIndie Simulation Strategy

Prison Architect

Name: Prison Architect
Brand: Paradox Interactive
Price: 29.99 USD
Availability: InStock

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

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Live now

995

24h peak

1,044

All-time peak

1,044

SteamScope Score

64.0

Developer

Introversion Software, Double Eleven

Publisher

Paradox Interactive

Released

6 Oct 2015

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Age rating

ESRB Mature 17+

Steam rating

41K reviews (88% positive, 4.7K negative)

Written reviews

41K

Price

$29.99

Metacritic

83 / 100

Website

www.prisonarchitect.com/

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Prison Architect

Store description and overview from Steam.

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

Welcome Wardens!

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

Key Features:

Customized Confinement

Allocate resources to optimize your compound, but don’t restrict the flow of the crowd lest you encounter a flood, fire, fight, or full-blown riot.

Invest and Innovate

Tap federal money with grant applications & direct your funds to combat disease, gang activity, litigation, and more!

Management and Muscle

Ensure your prison is *mostly* ethical and safe with top-notch staff including armed guards, psychologists, doctors, lawyers and snitches.

Detention by Design

Each prisoner’s criminal history requires custom treatment programs, labor schedules, and reform workshops.

Lockdown Showdown

Attempt a high-stakes escape of your own supermax prison in Escape Mode, or try Online mode to test one of 12,000 player-created prisons. Expand your empire limitlessly in Sandbox mode.

Player intelligence

Live Steam analytics

Current activity, peaks, and momentum windows calculated from tracked player metrics.

Current players

995

24 hour peak

1,044

All-time peak

1,044

See peak records leaderboard →

30 day growth

—

7 day change

—

90 day change

—

365 day change

—

Player history

Concurrent Steam players over time, aggregated per selected range from stored metrics.

Steam reviews

Review breakdown

Community sentiment and review volume tracked from the Steam store.

Total reviews

41K

Positive

36K

Negative

4.7K

Score

88%Very Positive

Recent review velocity: 100 recent reviews at 80% positive

SteamScope Score

Activity breakdown

How this title ranks for live activity, momentum, and long-term player retention on Steam.

64out of 100

Steady engagement

Weighted index from live players, growth, retention, and catalogue age

Popularity

Live concurrent player volume

Growth

Recent player trend momentum

Retention

Peak-to-current player ratio

Longevity

Catalogue age and sustained interest

24 hour change

—

7 day change

—

30 day change

—

Guide

About Prison Architect

Prison Architect player statistics

Prison Architect is tracked on SteamScope with live Steam concurrent player data, historical charts, and a SteamScope activity score of 64/100. Search for "Prison Architect player count" or "Prison Architect steam charts" to monitor how many people are playing right now and how activity compares with past peaks.

Prison Architect is developed by Introversion Software, published by Paradox Interactive, released 6 Oct 2015, a Indie, Simulation, Strategy title. Available on Windows, macOS, Linux.

Player statistics summary

Prison Architect currently reports 995 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 1,044 and an all-time peak of 1,044.

Among tracked Steam titles, Prison Architect ranks #1687 of 4,479 by momentum score.

Growth analysis

Prison Architect maintains stable player activity at 995. With a longevity score of 80/100, the title continues to sustain an active player base over time.

Achievement summary

Prison Architect has 18 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.

The average global unlock rate across all achievements is 9%, giving a baseline for overall completion difficulty.

The most common achievement is "Get Busy Living" with a 31.8% unlock rate.

The rarest achievement is "It's Not What You Know..." — only 0.7% of players have unlocked it (Very Hard).

FAQ

Prison Architect — frequently asked questions

How many people are playing Prison Architect on Steam right now?: Prison Architect currently shows 995 concurrent Steam players on SteamScope, with a 24-hour peak of 1,044. Live counts change throughout the day as regions come online, updates ship, and weekends arrive.
How often is the Prison Architect player count updated?: SteamScope refreshes player counts from public Steam data on a rolling schedule — typically about every 30 minutes for high-priority titles. Popular multiplayer games are prioritised; this page updates when new readings are stored.
What is Prison Architect's all-time Steam player peak?: Prison Architect's tracked all-time concurrent player peak on SteamScope is 1,044. Compare that record with current activity and the player history chart above to see whether the community is near its historical high or cooling off.
Is Prison Architect player count data official?: SteamScope reports concurrent player statistics sourced from public Steam data. SteamScope is not affiliated with Valve Corporation. Always cross-check critical decisions on the official Steam store page.
Where can I find games like Prison Architect?: Open the games-like page at /similar-to/prison-architect to browse Steam titles with shared genres and comparable live activity, or scroll to similar games at the bottom of this page for quick picks ranked by momentum.
How popular is Prison Architect compared with other Steam games?: Among tracked Steam titles on SteamScope, Prison Architect currently ranks #1687 of 4,479 by momentum score, combining recent growth with live player activity.

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Prison Architect Player Count, Stats, Price & Steam Data | SteamScope

#1687 most playedIndie Simulation Strategy

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.

GameMetacritic 8341K written reviewsView all news

Live now

995

24h peak

1,044

All-time peak

1,044

SteamScope Score

64.0

Developer

Introversion Software, Double Eleven

Publisher

Paradox Interactive

Released

6 Oct 2015

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Age rating

ESRB Mature 17+

Steam rating

41K reviews (88% positive, 4.7K negative)

Written reviews

41K

Price

$29.99

Metacritic

83 / 100

Website

www.prisonarchitect.com/

View on Steam

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About

Prison Architect

Store description and overview from Steam.

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

Welcome Wardens!

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

Key Features:

Customized Confinement

Allocate resources to optimize your compound, but don’t restrict the flow of the crowd lest you encounter a flood, fire, fight, or full-blown riot.

Invest and Innovate

Tap federal money with grant applications & direct your funds to combat disease, gang activity, litigation, and more!

Management and Muscle

Ensure your prison is *mostly* ethical and safe with top-notch staff including armed guards, psychologists, doctors, lawyers and snitches.

Detention by Design

Each prisoner’s criminal history requires custom treatment programs, labor schedules, and reform workshops.

Lockdown Showdown

Attempt a high-stakes escape of your own supermax prison in Escape Mode, or try Online mode to test one of 12,000 player-created prisons. Expand your empire limitlessly in Sandbox mode.

Player intelligence

Live Steam analytics

Current activity, peaks, and momentum windows calculated from tracked player metrics.

Current players

995

24 hour peak

1,044

All-time peak

1,044

See peak records leaderboard →

30 day growth

—

7 day change

—

90 day change

—

365 day change

—

Player history

Concurrent Steam players over time, aggregated per selected range from stored metrics.

Steam reviews

Review breakdown

Community sentiment and review volume tracked from the Steam store.

Total reviews

41K

Positive

36K

Negative

4.7K

Score

88%Very Positive

Recent review velocity: 100 recent reviews at 80% positive

SteamScope Score

Activity breakdown

How this title ranks for live activity, momentum, and long-term player retention on Steam.

64out of 100

Steady engagement

Weighted index from live players, growth, retention, and catalogue age

Popularity

Live concurrent player volume

Growth

Recent player trend momentum

Retention

Peak-to-current player ratio

Longevity

Catalogue age and sustained interest

24 hour change

—

7 day change

—

30 day change

—

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Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Includes level editor Family Sharing

Handheld Gaming

Steam Deck compatibility

Official Steam Deck verification status and test notes from the Steam store.

Playable

Deck test results

Controller glyphs do not match Steam Deck device
Text input does not automatically invoke keyboard
Interface text is not legible
In-game controller config is fully functional
Default configuration is performant
External controllers not supported for primary player

SteamOS status: Playable

Game starts on SteamOS
Text input does not automatically invoke keyboard on SteamOS
External controllers not supported for primary player on SteamOS

Last checked Aug 1, 2026

Store Details

Additional Steam metadata

Steam achievements: 18

Support

https://www.paradoxplaza.com/support-static-info-ca.html

Regional ratings

ESRB mViolence Blood Partial Nudity Sexual Content Strong Language
PEGI 16Moderate Violence Sexual Nudity Strong Language
USK 12
DEJUS 14Violência fantasiosa Violência Linguagem imprópria Nudez Drogas ilícitas
STEAM_GERMANY 16Drastische Gewalt Drogen Schimpfwörte
IGRS BANNEDRokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya Kekerasan Penggunaan bahasa

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About Prison Architect

Prison Architect player statistics

Prison Architect is developed by Introversion Software, published by Paradox Interactive, released 6 Oct 2015, a Indie, Simulation, Strategy title. Available on Windows, macOS, Linux.

Player statistics summary

Prison Architect currently reports 995 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 1,044 and an all-time peak of 1,044.

Among tracked Steam titles, Prison Architect ranks #1687 of 4,479 by momentum score.

Growth analysis

Prison Architect maintains stable player activity at 995. With a longevity score of 80/100, the title continues to sustain an active player base over time.

Achievement summary

Prison Architect has 18 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.

The average global unlock rate across all achievements is 9%, giving a baseline for overall completion difficulty.

The most common achievement is "Get Busy Living" with a 31.8% unlock rate.

The rarest achievement is "It's Not What You Know..." — only 0.7% of players have unlocked it (Very Hard).

FAQ

Prison Architect — frequently asked questions

How many people are playing Prison Architect on Steam right now?: Prison Architect currently shows 995 concurrent Steam players on SteamScope, with a 24-hour peak of 1,044. Live counts change throughout the day as regions come online, updates ship, and weekends arrive.
How often is the Prison Architect player count updated?: SteamScope refreshes player counts from public Steam data on a rolling schedule — typically about every 30 minutes for high-priority titles. Popular multiplayer games are prioritised; this page updates when new readings are stored.
What is Prison Architect's all-time Steam player peak?: Prison Architect's tracked all-time concurrent player peak on SteamScope is 1,044. Compare that record with current activity and the player history chart above to see whether the community is near its historical high or cooling off.
Is Prison Architect player count data official?: SteamScope reports concurrent player statistics sourced from public Steam data. SteamScope is not affiliated with Valve Corporation. Always cross-check critical decisions on the official Steam store page.
Where can I find games like Prison Architect?: Open the games-like page at /similar-to/prison-architect to browse Steam titles with shared genres and comparable live activity, or scroll to similar games at the bottom of this page for quick picks ranked by momentum.
How popular is Prison Architect compared with other Steam games?: Among tracked Steam titles on SteamScope, Prison Architect currently ranks #1687 of 4,479 by momentum score, combining recent growth with live player activity.

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