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Prison Architect

Steam Player Count & Twitch Viewers / Streams
// updated 8 min ago
Steam Players
1,050
-89 // vs 7d ago
1,050 // 24 hr peak
Twitch Viewers
2
0 // vs 7d ago
58 // 24 hr peak
Twitch Streams
1
0 // vs 7d ago
3 // 24 hr peak
Date Steam Players Twitch Viewers
Jul 2874818
Jul 278074
Jul 2699810
Jul 258995
Jul 2479429
Jul 2381218
Jul 2284821

Summary

Prison Architect currently has 2 live Twitch viewers across 1 active streams, with viewership down 0 compared to the same time last week.

On Steam, it currently has 1,050 concurrent players, down 89 compared to the same time last week.

Over the 7 months we've tracked it, Prison Architect's Steam players peaked at 1,890 and Twitch viewers peaked at 3,848.

Prison Architect monthly player & viewer history

Month Steam AvgSteam Peak Twitch AvgTwitch Peak
Jul 2026
month to date
918
▲ +171
1,594
12
—
245
Jun 2026
747
▼ -92
1,415
12
▼ -5
322
May 2026
839
▲ +114
1,890
17
▼ -19
3,848
Apr 2026
725
▼ -55
1,253
36
▲ +31
264
Mar 2026
780
▼ -145
1,383
5
▼ -1
207
Feb 2026
925
▲ +75
1,798
6
—
184
Jan 2026
850
—
1,559
6
—
428

Monthly averages and peak concurrent Steam players and Twitch viewers, since we began tracking Prison Architect.

About

The game is a top-down 2D construction and management simulation where the player takes control of building and running a prison. The player is responsible for managing various aspects of their prison including building cells and facilities, planning and connecting utilities, hiring and assigning staff, including a warden, guards, workers, and more. The player needs to recruit staff to unlock more aspects of the game. The player is also responsible for the finance, and keeping their inmates content.

Genres
SimulatorStrategyAdventureIndie
Platforms
PlayStation 4LinuxAndroidPC (Microsoft Windows)iOSMacXbox 360Xbox OneNintendo Switch
Developer
Introversion Software
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release Date
October 6, 2015
Game Modes
Single playerMultiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
ActionBusinessNon-fictionSandbox

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