Prison Architect

[djzombie]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/23..._7_7_151_150_1



Saw this game pop up on steam the other day and checked it out. It's only 100mb, but its absolutely addictive(i got halfway through bioshock, figured i'd give this a try after lunch, and completely forgot i had bioshock to finish til just now lol, not insulting bioshock - its phenomonal).

I've spent about 5 hours or so, and I have unlocked everything, but I'm compelled to build more and more. Eventually you're encouraged.. very violently... to separate prisoners based on how dangerous they are. That's where I am at now.

I have two cell blocks and am building a third for my most violent offenders.

One of the things that makes the game cool is that there is an optional fog of war.

When using the fog of war, unless you have guards or cameras near prisoners then you can't see them on your screen.

You can observe individual prisoners and sometimes they do things, like whip out a shank. If you see something like this you can have a guard search the prisoner, he'll find it, and he'll go on lockdown for a certain time period. You can also have metal detectors to detect shit like that at the door. It adds alot to the game to be able to see something starting and react quickly enough to prevent it. Then when things go out of control its absolutely insane.

I've had escapes and deaths in this play through. It took me about 3 or 4 hours just working through different setups and learning how all the systems work before I got this particular prison working at a profit.

The other option you have when you start is continuous intake. Meaning that new prisoners are delivered every day whether you are ready for them or not. The other way is you choose when you are ready to take on more prisoners.

About the only thing I haven't built in this current prison is an execution chamber. Probably after I get finished with my maximum security wing.

large pics of my current prison below:

Spoiler: show

big overview map

break down of prisoner population


guard posting and patrols

power and water

see how all the guys with the darkest red colored jump suits are together in my holding cell? bad times ahead... they're the ones im building the new wing for... i could swap them out with less dangerous prisoners but whats the fun in that.

yeah... i just had a prisoner murder like 6 other inmates. i saw him with the shank... he killed a guard... so i just locked the bitch down and let him have at it at the rest of hte prisoners in the room with him.

protip: one entrance/exit only with metal detectors to the cafeteria... i think thats where all these criminals are getting their weapons haha.

[Arkanna]

I trust your judgment but $30 seems a little steep for this. Hmmm.

[Brill Weave]

Why are most of your high risk prisoners non whites? This game is racist!

[avelle]

I trust your judgment but $30 seems a little steep for this. Hmmm.

I thought the game looked interesting as well but $30 bucks definitely felt steep to me too. I would expect a $30 indie game to be of a higher level quality. Wasn't Torchlight 2 less than $30? I dunno, maybe I'm just a big snob.

[djzombie]

Yeah i'd agree the price for this is a little steep. It's currently in alpha so I think they're charging a little more right now for early alpha access.

I uh.. didn't really feel it was worth 30 bucks either >.> but it only took about 30 seconds to download. lol best 100mb pc game i've played

[Arkanna]

After reading around a bit I've found that the devs priced the alpha at $30 to deter non-hardcore testers from buying it. Apparently pricing it too high is a good way to make sure those people that DO buy it are participating in bug testing, suggestion forums, et al without letting in riffraff testers who just want to play the game and not bother reporting bugs. Seems a little ...... off to me.

[djzombie]

After reading around a bit I've found that the devs priced the alpha at $30 to deter non-hardcore testers from buying it. Apparently pricing it too high is a good way to make sure those people that DO buy it are participating in bug testing, suggestion forums, et al without letting in riffraff testers who just want to play the game and not bother reporting bugs. Seems a little ...... off to me.

whats funny about that is i have found several game crippling bugs already but i can't report them haha. when you create a foundation for a building it charges you for the foundation. if you cancel it before its been built or even before its starting building it doesn't refund you the money.


now thats mostly because thing in the game when you've bought it you've paid for it, then it gets delivered on trucks, if you cancel construction of the item before it arrives on the trucks, it still gets delivered, but stored in your storage room for later use.

problem with the foundation is that theres no way to store it for later use so you're just out the cost of the most expensive construction building in the game if you happen to change your mind after you place it.

[6souls]

Psych Ward: Warden’s Edition Expansion - November 21st

Introducing unpredictable inmates with new behaviors, and giving you more ways to customize your prisons, Psych Ward: Warden’s Edition enhances the game existing gameplay and mechanics. Get creative with your prison management!

Untitled Expansion - 2020