You start to stress over the size of holding cells, whether or not the prisoners have enough light, if you should grow grass everywhere to make their stay more bearable, forgetting that many these men have carried out heinous acts. The process of actually fashioning the facility becomes slightly disturbing as that classic sim game mentality starts to kick in. Your first story mission tasks you with building a small, but fully-functioning prison that will house some truly despicable people - the bottom rung of both society and morality. The game is now in alpha, and although it may look like a simple sim title - closely akin to Theme Hospital - it delivers a soul-piercing stab that asks some taboo but powerful questions. The developer is on to a winner, as Prison Architect is one of the most emotionally engaging titles you will play this year. For Introversion, the walled garden of console distribution leaves a sour taste in the mouth - the cost of entry too high, and the potential returns too low. Their latest project is Prison Architect, a striking sim title that is being funded through an iterative alpha process, similar to Notch's fund-raising efforts with Minecraft. They are just two guys making games in a maze of falsities and mirrors. There are no bleach-toothed, genetically perfect spokespeople peddling the game from a carefully-prepared PR script. It does not have the luxury of bottomless bank vaults set aside for marketing spend. You can buy the game and become an official Prison Architect backer at the game's official site. It is in alpha state now and will grow from there - similar to Minecraft. The game is being funded by independent backers. Prison Architect is its most recent project. Introversion is known for Uplink, Defcon, Darwinia and Multiwinia. VG247's Dave Cook speaks with the dev about death row, shanking and the poor treatment of indies in the console market today.įounded in 2001, Introversion is based in England and is headed up by Chris Delay and Mark Morris.
Prison Architect is the grim new sim title from indie studio Introversion.
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