<s>
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
is	O
a	O
private	O
prison	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Introversion	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
over	O
2,000,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
made	O
over	O
in	O
pre-order	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
alpha	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
was	O
an	O
entrant	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Early	O
Access	O
program	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
sum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
2D	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
partially	O
3D	O
mode	O
)	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
been	O
hired	O
by	O
the	O
CEO	B-Application
of	O
a	O
for-profit	O
prison	O
company	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
building	O
and	O
running	O
a	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
role	O
is	O
of	O
both	O
architect	B-Application
and	O
governor	O
with	O
sandbox	O
micromanagement	O
themes	O
,	O
responsible	O
for	O
managing	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
prison	O
,	O
including	O
building	O
facilities	O
,	O
connecting	O
utilities	O
,	O
and	O
managing	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
be	O
'	O
fired	O
 '	O
by	O
the	O
CEO	B-Application
by	O
reaching	O
a	O
failure	O
conditions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
then	O
prevented	O
from	O
further	O
managing	O
that	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
studio	O
Introversion	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
Introversion	O
postponed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
their	O
bank	O
heist	O
simulator	O
game	O
Subversion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Introversion	O
's	O
alpha	O
30	O
video	O
,	O
they	O
confirmed	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
was	O
coming	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2015	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
posted	O
a	O
tweet	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
guess	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
iPad	B-Device
then	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effort	O
to	O
bring	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
to	O
mobile	O
devices	O
was	O
resumed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
and	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Tag	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	O
version	O
for	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introversion	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
that	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
would	O
be	O
bringing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
subscribers	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
under	O
the	O
Games	O
With	O
Gold	O
program	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
released	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
,	O
named	O
Psych	O
Ward	O
,	O
on	O
their	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psych	O
Ward	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
in-depth	O
,	O
satisfying	O
builder	O
games	O
in	O
ages	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
can	O
get	O
past	O
the	O
initiation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
won	O
the	O
2016	O
BAFTA	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
Persistent	O
Game	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
BAFTA	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
British	O
Game	O
category	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
won	O
by	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
had	O
grossed	O
over	O
$19	O
million	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
1.25	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
August	O
2016	O
when	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
'	O
2.0	O
'	O
of	O
Prison	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
individual	O
players	O
was	O
given	O
as	O
two	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
