Prison Architect Alternatives

Prison Architect is described as 'Build and manage a Maximum Security Prison. As the sun casts it’s early morning rays on a beautiful patch of countryside the clock starts ticking. You’ve got to crack on and build a holding cell to detain the job­ lot of maximum security prisoners that are trundling to your' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Prison Architect for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Mac, Linux and Xbox apps. The best Prison Architect alternative is RimWorld. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Dwarf Fortress or Theme Hospital. Other Prison Architect like games are Dungeon Keeper 2, Frostpunk, Castle Story and Domina.

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    RimWorld

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    RimWorld follows three survivors from a crashed space liner as they build a colony on a frontier world at the rim of known space. Inspired by the space western vibe of Firefly, the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, and the epic scale of Dune and Warhammer 40,000.

    23 RimWorld alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Steam
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    Very similar graphics, engine, and mostly anything else.

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    Very similar tileset and movement patterns

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    • Almost everyone thinks RimWorld is a great Prison Architect alternative.

    • RimWorld is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Prison Architect.

    • RimWorld is the most popular commercial alternative to Prison Architect.

    • RimWorld is Paid and ProprietaryPrison Architect is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Dwarf Fortress

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    Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy simulator. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world. The world is procedurally generated with distinct civilizations spanning centuries of detailed history, multitude of towns, bodies...

    26 Dwarf Fortress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    PA was inspired by Dwarf Fortress

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    • Most users think Dwarf Fortress is a great Prison Architect alternative.

    • Dwarf Fortress is the most popular free alternative to Prison Architect.

    • Dwarf Fortress is Free and ProprietaryPrison Architect is Paid and Proprietary
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    Theme Hospital

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    Theme Hospital is a business simulation game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1997, in which the player designs and operates a hospital. Like most of Bullfrog's games, Theme Hospital is permeated by an eccentric sense of humour.

    7 Theme Hospital alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PlayOnLinux (PlayOnMac)
    • MS-DOS
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  5. Dungeon Keeper 2 icon

    Dungeon Keeper 2

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    Discover your evil side as you build your own underground kingdom. Carve out a living, breathing world and attract a host of devilish creatures to swell the ranks of your dark hoards. Form an alliance with the Horned Reaper and expand your empire in your quest to reach the...

    14 Dungeon Keeper 2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  6. Frostpunk icon

    Frostpunk

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    As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and its infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?.

    10 Frostpunk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    Castle Story

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    Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little characters called "Bricktrons".

    18 Castle Story alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Steam
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    Domina

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    a gladiator management pc game.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    Bigger is Better Choosing the right type of gladiator is important - you need the right skills and the right equipment to win.
     
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    Planetbase

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    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox
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    Craft The World

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    Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
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    Spacebase DF-9

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    In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Steam
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    A Game of Dwarves

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    A Dwarven Prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s stolen land will take you on a great journey. Explore a continent filled with buried treasures and unearth mysteries that have laid hidden since the Great War.

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
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    Towns

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    In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?

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    • Discontinued

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