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Build an intricate prison, hire the best staff, and pamper your prisoners to create the perfect rehabilitation facility in Prison Tycoon: Under New Management

Early Access1 Jul, 2021
Release DateDec 10, 2021
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64.2% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 64.5%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)60.8% Bottom 30% / 61.3%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)120  / 155
Curators69 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time11.1 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar34 minutes
Followers2.7K  Top 20%
Owners± 10.4K 
Copies Sold± 6K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 86.5K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management's Steam rating and reviews from July 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 64.4% (August 2022) to 70.7% (November 2021).

With its 155 reviews, Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management's review languages. The most popular language is English (61%), followed by German (17%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 11 languages represented. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. The time in game is excellent, with 31 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.9 times less than the median for positive reviews. The negative review time is high (median is 7 hours), it can be a sign that Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Clean and easy to navigate UI
  • Focus on rehabilitation over punishment
  • Familiar building and management mechanics
  • Cartoonish and vibrant art style
  • Therapy rooms to treat various disorders
  • Jolly aesthetic
  • Record your own P.A. messages
  • Isolation for prisoners is unlimited
  • Potential for great gameplay
  • Updates fixing bugs
  • Limited building options
  • Maintenance begins to pile up suddenly
  • Every prisoner has a disorder
  • Lacks depth in various game elements
  • Repetitive with no progression
  • Developers do not communicate with patrons/customers
  • Small inconsistencies in menus and properties
  • Bugs due to early access state
  • Building is too restricted
  • Lack of detail or creative freedom

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 64.2% rating  Bottom 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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