What games are like Prison Architect?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Prison Architect by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Clanfolk (3,870 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Prison Architect" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Prison Architect, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Prison Architect

Looking for games like Prison Architect? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Prison Architect is a indie game from 2015; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Clanfolk with 3,870 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Clanfolk

2022 · RPG

3,870 reviews · 92% positive

StrategySimulationCity Builder

Same: shares Strategy and Simulation. Different: leans more into rts.
RimWorld

2018 · Indie

203,546 reviews · 98% positive

Colony SimBase-BuildingStrategy

Same: shares Colony Sim and Base-Building. Different: leans more into survival.
Oxygen Not Included

2019 · Indie

132,230 reviews · 97% positive

Colony SimBase-BuildingResource Management

Same: shares Colony Sim and Base-Building. Different: leans more into survival.
Two Point Hospital

2018 · Indie

26,307 reviews · 92% positive

SimulationManagementBuilding

Same: shares Simulation and Management. Different: leans more into medical sim.
Foundation

2025 · Indie

22,571 reviews · 86% positive

City BuilderSimulationStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Simulation. Different: leans more into medieval.
Project Hospital

2018 · Indie

9,155 reviews · 89% positive

City BuilderManagementSimulation

Same: shares City Builder and Management. Different: leans more into medical sim.
Reus 2

2024 · Indie

2,249 reviews · 95% positive

Colony SimCity BuilderBase-Building

Same: shares Colony Sim and City Builder. Different: leans more into god game.
Ancient Cities

2023 · Indie

2,127 reviews · 63% positive

StrategyCity BuilderModdable

Same: shares Strategy and City Builder. Different: leans more into survival.
Factorio

2020 · Casual

191,633 reviews · 98% positive

Base-BuildingResource ManagementSandbox

Same: shares Base-Building and Resource Management. Different: leans more into automation.
Dyson Sphere Program

2021 · Indie

82,685 reviews · 97% positive

Base-BuildingBuildingResource Management

Same: shares Base-Building and Building. Different: leans more into automation.
Banished

2014 · Indie

37,726 reviews · 90% positive

City BuilderColony SimStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into survival.
Dawn of Man

2019 · Indie

17,719 reviews · 87% positive

City BuilderColony SimStrategy

Same: shares City Builder and Colony Sim. Different: leans more into survival.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Prison Architect?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Prison Architect by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Clanfolk (3,870 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Prison Architect" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Prison Architect, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.