Prison Architect Releases Free "Free for Life" DLC

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Prison Architect has just released its latest DLC, Free for Life, and it's free to claim for owners of the game. The new DLC coincides with the major Crowbar Hotelupdate for Prison Architect which focuses on adding quality-of-life improvements and refining much of the game's existing systems.

Prison Architect is an indie games success story, beginning as a crowdfunded alpha back in 2012 before officially releasing from Steam's Early Access program in 2015. The prison management and building game has enjoyed widespread positive reception due to the depth of its gameplay, the simplistic charm of its art style, and the replayability it offers thanks to a variety of prison wardens, policies, and design decisions that players can experiment with. In the years since it was released, the game has received numerous major updates that add new features and improve old ones, and Prison Architect's acquisition by Paradox Interactive has allowed the game to expand even further.

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TheFree for Life DLC is, as the name implies, a completely free DLC for Prison Architect. The DLC introduces several new features related to prison policy, inmate progression, and guards. A new Prisoner Log and Improved Scheduler allow players to check inmate activities and keep track of who gets released, reforms, or reoffends, and the improved Scheduler adds new depth to the prison's schedule. Inmates can now age from Young to Senior and Elderly, each with distinct needs and behaviors, while guards now progress through the ranks and become increasingly effective by gaining new perks as they move up. Improvements to the building system include fences and walls in the planning menu and a