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. The best 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 Frostpunk, Dungeon Keeper 2, Castle Story and Domina.

Prison Architect alternatives are mainly City Building Games but may also be Survival Games or Crafting Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Prison Architect.

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Prison Architect

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Build and manage a Maximum Security Prison. As the sun casts it’s early morning rays on a beautiful patch of countryside...

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RimWorld
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City Building Game
Sandbox Game
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Windows
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19 alternatives to RimWorld
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.
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1. Single playerRimWorld has one or more single player game modes.
2. ModdableRimWorld can be modified through the installation of external mods.
3. Endless gameplayRimWorld offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
Base building
Strategy planning
RimWorld vs Prison Architect
Almost everyone thinks RimWorld is a great alternative to Prison Architect.
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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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Dwarf Fortress
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Free • Proprietary
City Building Game
Survival Game
Sandbox Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
23 alternatives to Dwarf Fortress
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...
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Dwarf Fortress Features
1. Single playerDwarf Fortress has one or more single player game modes.
Building game
Infinite hierarchical depth
Terraforming
Battle simulation
Squad based
Dwarf Fortress vs Prison Architect
Most users think Dwarf Fortress is a great alternative to Prison Architect.
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PA was inspired by Dwarf Fortress
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Frostpunk
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Paid • Proprietary
City Building Game
Survival Game
Windows
Steam
GOG.com
Playstation
Xbox
8 alternatives to Frostpunk
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?.
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Atmospheric
Dungeon Keeper 2
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Paid • Proprietary
RTS Game
Windows
12 alternatives to Dungeon Keeper 2
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...

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Discontinued
Discontinued but available at GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/dungeon_keeper_2
Castle Story
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Crafting Game
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Windows
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Wine
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18 alternatives to Castle Story
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".

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Theme Hospital
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Freemium • Proprietary
Simulation Games
Windows
PlayOnLinux (PlayOnMac)
MS-DOS
7 alternatives to Theme Hospital
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.

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Discontinued
The official website is not available anymore, but you can still download Theme Hospital from Internet Archive
Domina
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
Steam
3 alternatives to Domina
a gladiator management pc game.

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Planetbase
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Paid • Proprietary
Survival Game
Windows
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Xbox
20 alternatives to Planetbase
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.

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ICTHospital
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Paid • Proprietary
Software as a Service (SaaS)
31 alternatives to ICTHospital
ICTHospital developed over ICTCore unified communications platform, It empowers hospital management with business and communications automation and much better interactions and connection with patients.
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ICTHospital Features
Human Resource Management
Patient Management
Craft The World
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Steam
12 alternatives to Craft The World
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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