After a hankering for something along the lines of a SimCity or Banished (but burnt out on those two), I purchased Prison Architect. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

I was surprised by how detailed this simulation game is. It is certainly complex, but in a good way! The campaign took me about 20 hours to complete (hitting all the side objectives) and was a great tutorial and warm up for the open simulation when I've just started.

There are a few minor complaints I have, like why isn't the list of ~100 buildable items alphabetized or organized? Why does my armed guard sometimes sit down within a squares of a prisoner beating on another guard?

Overall, this is certainly worth the buy if you like this type of game.

After a hankering for something along the lines of a SimCity or Banished (but burnt out on those two), I purchased Prison Architect. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I was surprised by how detailed this simulation game is. It is certainly complex, but in a good way! The campaign took me about 20 hours to complete (hitting all the side objectives) and was a great tutorial and warm up for the open simulation when I've just started. There are a few minor complaints I have, like why isn't the list of ~100 buildable items alphabetized or organized? Why does my armed guard sometimes sit down within a squares of a prisoner beating on another guard? Overall, this is certainly worth the buy if you like this type of game.