Steady crowd
Prison Architect
Right now
Steam players since we started tracking · updated 19:05 UTCPlaying now
844
at 19:05 UTC
24-hour peak
881
All-time peak
16,211
monthly peak, Oct 2015
24h change
-1.2%
average vs the day before
Twitch viewers
2
live on Twitch
Best price
€4.68
key shop
Players over time
- Latest
- 844 players
- Peak · 48h
- 900 players
- Average · 48h
- 644 players
- Lowest · 48h
- 0 players
Oct 28, 2026, 7:05 PM: 844 players
What stands out
- -4%Players since 20:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
- 0Twitch viewers for every 100 players on Steam.
All-time peak
16,211
Highest monthly peak on record, in Oct 2015. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 900.
Month by month
Average: how many were playing at the same time at an average moment of the month. Peak: the most at once. Steam players since mid-2012, or since the game came out.
| Month | Average players | Change from the month before | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||
| Octoberfrom Oct 26, 2026 | 672 | -21%-178 | 900 |
| September | 850 | -0.6%-5 | 1,741 |
| August | 855 | -5.1%-46 | 1,945 |
| July | 901 | +20%+153 | 1,587 |
| June | 748 | -11%-94 | 1,404 |
| May | 842 | +16%+117 | 1,880 |
| April | 725 | -7.5%-59 | 1,251 |
| March | 784 | -16%-148 | 1,382 |
| February | 932 | +9.3%+79 | 1,773 |
| January | 853 | +4.5%+37 | 1,559 |
| 2025 | |||
| December | 816 | +8.5%+64 | 1,387 |
| November | 752 | -1.2%-9 | 1,287 |
Show all 164 months
| Month | Average players | Change from the month before | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||
| October | 761 | -4%-32 | 1,468 |
| September | 793 | -17%-167 | 1,412 |
| August | 960 | +0.2%+2 | 1,806 |
| July | 958 | +8.7%+77 | 1,519 |
| June | 881 | +1.4%+12 | 1,477 |
| May | 869 | -2%-18 | 1,424 |
| April | 887 | -8.6%-83 | 1,545 |
| March | 970 | +2.9%+27 | 1,877 |
| February | 943 | -21%-246 | 1,622 |
| January | 1,189 | -4.7%-58 | 2,139 |
| 2024 | |||
| December | 1,247 | +8%+92 | 2,268 |
| November | 1,155 | +24%+221 | 2,672 |
| October | 934 | -2.8%-27 | 1,906 |
| September | 961 | -16%-189 | 1,737 |
| August | 1,150 | -47%-1,002 | 2,071 |
| July | 2,152 | +74%+917 | 4,963 |
| June | 1,235 | +14%+153 | 5,451 |
| May | 1,082 | +19%+172 | 2,145 |
| April | 910 | -3.8%-36 | 1,675 |
| March | 946 | -14%-160 | 1,630 |
| February | 1,106 | -28%-424 | 2,023 |
| January | 1,530 | +55%+543 | 2,965 |
| 2023 | |||
| December | 987 | +2.2%+21 | 1,736 |
| November | 966 | +1.8%+17 | 1,905 |
| October | 949 | +5.9%+53 | 1,695 |
| September | 896 | -17%-180 | 1,496 |
| August | 1,076 | -41%-746 | 1,802 |
| July | 1,822 | +85%+836 | 6,194 |
| June | 986 | -4%-41 | 1,567 |
| May | 1,027 | +17%+146 | 1,838 |
| April | 881 | -6%-56 | 1,411 |
| March | 937 | -20%-236 | 1,591 |
| February | 1,173 | -0.1%-1 | 2,040 |
| January | 1,174 | +4.8%+54 | 2,064 |
| 2022 | |||
| December | 1,120 | 0%0 | 1,802 |
| November | 1,120 | -17%-227 | 2,144 |
| October | 1,347 | +1.9%+25 | 2,858 |
| September | 1,322 | +14%+165 | 2,605 |
| August | 1,157 | -25%-390 | 1,780 |
| July | 1,547 | -8.4%-142 | 2,578 |
| June | 1,689 | +27%+363 | 3,000 |
| May | 1,326 | +4.3%+54 | 3,277 |
| April | 1,272 | -2.7%-35 | 2,536 |
| March | 1,307 | -15%-222 | 3,910 |
| February | 1,529 | +16%+208 | 2,761 |
| January | 1,321 | +12%+143 | 3,020 |
| 2021 | |||
| December | 1,178 | +4%+45 | 1,917 |
| November | 1,133 | -18%-245 | 1,908 |
| October | 1,378 | +25%+277 | 3,421 |
| September | 1,101 | -22%-303 | 1,851 |
| August | 1,404 | -18%-318 | 2,172 |
| July | 1,722 | -15%-294 | 3,453 |
| June | 2,016 | +31%+481 | 4,308 |
| May | 1,535 | +33%+379 | 4,673 |
| April | 1,156 | -26%-412 | 1,995 |
| March | 1,568 | -42%-1,153 | 2,726 |
| February | 2,721 | +23%+511 | 8,733 |
| January | 2,210 | +61%+839 | 11,036 |
| 2020 | |||
| December | 1,371 | -1.3%-18 | 2,484 |
| November | 1,389 | -37%-807 | 2,683 |
| October | 2,196 | +112%+1,160 | 7,233 |
| September | 1,036 | -25%-340 | 1,789 |
| August | 1,376 | -40%-928 | 2,382 |
| July | 2,304 | -1.5%-35 | 4,914 |
| June | 2,339 | -5.4%-133 | 6,444 |
| May | 2,472 | +17%+356 | 7,101 |
| April | 2,116 | +50%+703 | 6,316 |
| March | 1,413 | +8.7%+113 | 2,823 |
| February | 1,300 | -14%-207 | 2,338 |
| January | 1,507 | -33%-754 | 2,939 |
| 2019 | |||
| December | 2,261 | +5.1%+110 | 5,539 |
| November | 2,151 | +36%+575 | 7,782 |
| October | 1,576 | +30%+368 | 4,536 |
| September | 1,208 | -5.5%-70 | 2,477 |
| August | 1,278 | -24%-400 | 2,151 |
| July | 1,678 | +31%+394 | 3,143 |
| June | 1,284 | +12%+138 | 3,314 |
| May | 1,146 | -33%-554 | 2,157 |
| April | 1,700 | +35%+437 | 5,621 |
| March | 1,263 | -20%-313 | 2,317 |
| February | 1,576 | +2.2%+34 | 3,470 |
| January | 1,542 | -4.6%-75 | 3,550 |
| 2018 | |||
| December | 1,617 | +2.3%+36 | 3,999 |
| November | 1,581 | +17%+226 | 3,466 |
| October | 1,355 | -39%-860 | 2,575 |
| September | 2,215 | +51%+749 | 6,366 |
| August | 1,466 | -22%-409 | 2,545 |
| July | 1,875 | +31%+449 | 3,867 |
| June | 1,426 | +25%+282 | 3,876 |
| May | 1,144 | +0.1%+1 | 2,092 |
| April | 1,143 | 0%0 | 2,131 |
| March | 1,143 | +1.5%+17 | 2,129 |
| February | 1,126 | -33%-566 | 2,251 |
| January | 1,692 | -16%-313 | 3,830 |
| 2017 | |||
| December | 2,005 | +37%+545 | 5,050 |
| November | 1,460 | +5.7%+79 | 3,271 |
| October | 1,381 | +1.5%+20 | 3,327 |
| September | 1,361 | -24%-429 | 2,708 |
| August | 1,790 | -27%-661 | 3,281 |
| July | 2,451 | +29%+544 | 5,215 |
| June | 1,907 | +43%+572 | 5,746 |
| May | 1,335 | -3.5%-48 | 2,436 |
| April | 1,383 | +1.4%+19 | 2,425 |
| March | 1,364 | -6.3%-92 | 2,703 |
| February | 1,456 | -27%-549 | 2,789 |
| January | 2,005 | +6.8%+127 | 4,530 |
| 2016 | |||
| December | 1,878 | +14%+236 | 4,764 |
| November | 1,642 | -27%-600 | 3,760 |
| October | 2,242 | -22%-615 | 5,160 |
| September | 2,857 | +27%+605 | 8,505 |
| August | 2,252 | -43%-1,704 | 6,604 |
| July | 3,956 | +20%+667 | 12,053 |
| June | 3,289 | +103%+1,666 | 11,711 |
| May | 1,623 | +23%+302 | 4,282 |
| April | 1,321 | -15%-237 | 2,802 |
| March | 1,558 | -13%-230 | 3,111 |
| February | 1,788 | -14%-291 | 3,800 |
| January | 2,079 | +9.5%+180 | 5,371 |
| 2015 | |||
| December | 1,899 | -9.8%-206 | 3,889 |
| November | 2,105 | -59%-3,062 | 5,869 |
| Octoberbest month | 5,167 | +335%+3,980 | 16,211 |
| September | 1,187 | -30%-513 | 2,411 |
| August | 1,700 | -3.4%-59 | 3,767 |
| July | 1,759 | -34%-919 | 3,615 |
| June | 2,678 | +74%+1,136 | 11,169 |
| May | 1,542 | +27%+323 | 4,605 |
| April | 1,219 | -4.2%-54 | 2,695 |
| March | 1,273 | -47%-1,111 | 3,581 |
| February | 2,384 | +9.9%+215 | 7,142 |
| January | 2,169 | -20%-527 | 8,828 |
| 2014 | |||
| December | 2,696 | +156%+1,641 | 11,423 |
| November | 1,055 | -20%-260 | 6,051 |
| October | 1,315 | -15%-236 | 3,415 |
| September | 1,551 | +64%+607 | 3,506 |
| August | 944 | +4.8%+43 | 2,193 |
| July | 901 | -39%-579 | 2,229 |
| June | 1,480 | -23%-434 | 6,850 |
| May | 1,914 | +74%+817 | 9,966 |
| April | 1,097 | +101%+551 | 8,762 |
| March | 546 | -22%-158 | 1,631 |
| February | 704 | -20%-174 | 2,285 |
| January | 878 | -7.6%-72 | 2,709 |
| 2013 | |||
| December | 950 | +32%+228 | 4,748 |
| November | 722 | +51%+245 | 3,543 |
| October | 477 | -34%-251 | 1,217 |
| September | 728 | -8.7%-69 | 4,640 |
| August | 797 | -12%-108 | 3,844 |
| July | 905 | +22%+164 | 5,766 |
| June | 741 | +111%+390 | 1,745 |
| May | 351 | +78%+154 | 1,121 |
| April | 197 | -30%-86 | 624 |
| March | 283 | — | 642 |
Players since 2013
Each bar is one month: how many people were playing at the same time, on average. The line above is the month’s peak, the most at once.
- Busiest month
- 5,167 players on average
- October 2015
- All-time peak
- 16,211 players at once
- October 2015
- Last 12 months
- -16.7%
- 818 players on average, against 982 the year before
September 2026: 850 players on average, peak 1,741 · Point at a bar for its numbers.
- average players (bars)
- peak players (line)
Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month. The month in progress is in the table above.
- #35 most played on Steam in October 2015
- Launched in October 2015: up to 5,167 players on average in its first three months · 2,242 a year later: 43% of its launch crowd
- Usually busiest in July: 32% above its trend, over 9 years
Prices
EUR · checked 15:00 UTC · IsThereAnyDeal · GG.dealsBest official price now
€5.31
cheapest named store: GreenManGaming €5.63
Key shops
€4.68
On Steam
—
Lowest ever
€0.00
Great price
The best official price is €5.31. It has been given away for free before, so another sale is likely. Key shops are €0.63 cheaper.
- Lowest ever €0.00
- Key shops €4.68
- Best official €5.31
- Steam €29.99
Price data: IsThereAnyDeal · GG.deals
On Twitch
Live viewers and channels, hourly averages in the last 24 hours
2
viewers now
11
peak hour, last 24 h
2
live channels
1
viewers per channel
Videos
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About the game
- Release date
- Oct 6, 2015
- All-time peak reached
- Oct 2015 · 16,211
- Tracked by PixelKrypt since
- Oct 26, 2026
- Steam app id
- 233450
