Prison Architect is briefly a free game on Steam, with 80% sale

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Prison Architect is one of the best management games on Steam, and now you can find out why by playing it for free – but you’ll have to move fast if you want to get in on the action. Prison Architect was released back in October 2015 after several years as an early access game, and became a fan favorite. This iconic prison management sim has since moved to the hands of strategy giants Paradox Interactive, makers of games such as Stellaris and Crusader Kings 3, and you can now check it out as a free Steam game for a short time.

As you might expect, Prison Architect puts you in the shoes of a Warden tasked with building the ultimate penitentiary. You’ll be taking on truckloads of the top troublemakers, so you’ll need to ensure your facilities can handle the gnarliest criminals around. However, you’ve got to make sure everyone has a decent quality of life, with access to the basic facilities and amenities you’d expect.

That means carefully planning your prison layout, sorting out routines for everything from activities to showers to yard time to bedtime, and making sure you’ve got the staff on hand to ensure all your prisoners can be kept in check. You’ll also want to make sure that those staff are kept content and that you’re ready to handle any incidents from the more dangerous crims in your establishment.

With the release of Prison Architect’s Sunset Update in May this year, touted as the game’s final update, there’s never been a better way to play. A generous helping of quality-of-life updates and overall polish means this is the ultimate, complete version of Prison Architect – and if you want even more on top, there’s plenty of DLC add-ons to enhance the experience even further.

Prison Architect is free to play on