SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management overview

Abylight Studios | Dec 10, 2021 | game

Released

2players observed · 11 September 2026 - 18:42:00 UTC

CasualIndieSimulationStrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed players2 · 11 September 2026 - 18:42:00 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak98
  • Units sold (VGI)5,520
  • Revenue (VGI)$104,000
  • Review score62% positive

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players2 · 11 September 2026 - 18:42:00 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak98
  • Units sold (VGI)5,520
  • Revenue (VGI)$104,000
  • Review score62% positive
  • Total reviews180
  • Release dateDec 10, 2021
  • DeveloperAbylight Studios
  • PublisherZiggurat

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Abylight StudiosPublisher: Ziggurat

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Game overview

Overview

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management comes from Abylight Studios and is published by Ziggurat. It arrived on Steam on Dec 10, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2 players at 11 September 2026 - 18:42:00 UTC, with a tracked peak near 98. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 62% positive across 180 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management is available in 4 languages including:

EnglishSpanish - SpainFrenchGerman

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core i3 6100 or AMD FX-43504 GB RAMNVIDIA Geforce GT 1030, 2GB, AMD RX550, 2GB, Integrated: Intel HD6 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 64-bitIntel Core i5 6600 or AMD Ryzen 1600x8 GB RAMNVidia Geforce GTX 1060, 4GB or AMD RX 5806 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management has sold up to 5,520 units and has 144 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $104,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management overview details

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Celebrate Prison Tycoon™: Under New Management’s newly released sandbox mode! Unlock unlimited resources to create the most rehabilitative and supportive prison ever with as many buildings, therapies and staff you want. After all, we know the best part of management sims is when you break them… Build a huge prison, crafting every building, every room, and every path and furnish them as you like!. Be sure the layout you design makes efficient use of the power grid and water systems. Rehabilitate the prisoners, that's what it's all about! Send them to all sorts of therapies, from the zero gravity room to a hologram room to dance therapy (pole dance anyone?). Help inmates address their issues and return to society. Hire expert staff to fill all kinds of roles in your prison. Assign them to work, promote the best and fire the rest. Design and maintain the security systems of your prison and be ready for night escapes. Decide on the placement of cameras, watchtowers, and guards to make sure your prison is a safe place. Features Choose from five different climates, each with different challenges Hire qualified staff to fill a variety of roles Maintain and repair facilities for the most efficient resource management Fortify security to withstand prison escapes and fights Monitor prisoners to ensure they are happy and healthy Game mechanics require proper nutrition, exercise and climate control Room cloning tool saves time and increases productivity Multiple prisoners may arrive together, increasing game difficulty Prisoner have VR therapy, zero gravity rooms, romantic v…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2 players at 11 September 2026 - 18:42:00 UTC, a tracked peak of 98, and 62% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GamePrison Tycoon®: Under New Management
Steam App ID1515460
Typegame
Release dateDec 10, 2021
DeveloperAbylight Studios
PublisherZiggurat
Price$19.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, Spanish - Spain, French, German
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players2 · 11 September 2026 - 18:42:00 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak98
Positive reviews111
Negative reviews69
Total reviews180
Positive percent62%
Review typeMixed
Recommendations144
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateDec 10, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)8 August 2022 - 20:39:27 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)11 September 2026 - 18:42:00 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)11 September 2026 - 18:42:00 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)11 September 2026 - 18:42:00 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Officially in chargeNo description
Prison TycoonNo description
World's best wardenNo description
Rehabilitation masterNo description
Taiga veteranNo description
FoodfestNo description
Forestal landlordNo description
Nature's therapyNo description
Desert desertersNo description
Dune resortNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice2021 © Ziggurat Interactive, Inc. Prison Tycoon is a trademark of Ziggurat Interactive, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1515460
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1515460/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1515460
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management?

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management's latest SteamPulse observation records 2 players at 11 September 2026 - 18:42:00 UTC, with a tracked peak of 98 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 1 players; the highest observed daily value is 2 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (42.9%), United Kingdom (17.9%), Belgium (7.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.3%), United Kingdom (14.2%), Netherlands (4.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (44.9%), United Kingdom (14.6%), Netherlands (4.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.5%), United Kingdom (11.8%), China (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management?

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management currently sits at 62% positive across 180 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 111 positive reviews and 69 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management have?

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 14 March 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management?

Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 144, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

62% positive, 111 positive, 69 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

24

Platform releases
  • Steam 1 July 2021
  • Xbox 7 February 2023
  • PlayStation 7 February 2023

DLC and packages

Prison Tycoon: Under New Management - Roll CallRoll Call is our first expansion for Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management. This DLC features a new character creator and community-based Twitch integrations. Roll Call requires the base game, Prison Tycoon: Under New Management on Steam in order to play.dlc #1825450FreePrison Tycoon®: Under New Management - Maximum SecurityExpand your prison even further with the new Maximum Security DLC. Featuring higher risk prisoners, new therapies, more security measures, and best of all…K9 UNITS!dlc #1888890$9.99
Prison Tycoon: Under New ManagementBuy Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management #534158$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3 6100 or AMD FX-4350 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GT 1030, 2GB, AMD RX550, 2GB, Integrated: Intel HD DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64 bit processor and OS

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5 6600 or AMD Ryzen 1600x Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia Geforce GTX 1060, 4GB or AMD RX 580 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64 bit processor and OS

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