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Prison Architect/Similar games
Games like Prison Architect
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Prison Architect” means here
Colony SimCapitalismCity BuilderBase-BuildingBuildingManagement
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
Academia : School Simulator
Colony Sim · Capitalism · City Builder · Base-Building
86% of 3,076 reviews positive
99%
match
2
Oxygen: First Breath
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Building
89% of 1,662 reviews positive
95%
match
3
Another Brick in The Mall
Management · Building · City Builder · Base-Building
83% of 2,450 reviews positive
95%
match
4
93%
match
7
93%
match
8
Kingdoms and Castles
Colony Sim · City Builder · Building · Base-Building
94% of 31,412 reviews positive
92%
match
10
RimWorld
Colony Sim · Base-Building · Management · City Builder
98% of 245,804 reviews positive · 24,955 playing now
91%
match
11
91%
match
12
Songs of Syx
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Building
94% of 9,205 reviews positive · 456 playing now
90%
match
13
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Building
91% of 27,197 reviews positive
90%
match
14
90%
match
15
90%
match
16
90%
match
17
90%
match
18
Empires of the Undergrowth
Colony Sim · City Builder · Base-Building · Building
94% of 18,829 reviews positive
90%
match
19
Oxygen Not Included
Colony Sim · Base-Building · Resource Management · Building
97% of 143,665 reviews positive · 7,533 playing now
90%
match
20
89%
match
21
89%
match
22
Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
Colony Sim · City Builder · Simulation · Building
71% of 1,402 reviews positive
89%
match
23
89%
match
24
88%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Prison Architect?
The closest matches to Prison Architect on Steam are Academia : School Simulator, Oxygen: First Breath, Another Brick in The Mall, Settlement Survival, Ratopia. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Prison Architect's, and shared tags include Colony Sim, Capitalism, City Builder.
How are games like Prison Architect chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Colony Sim, Capitalism, City Builder count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Prison Architect's. Popularity never affects the ranking.