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Genre: Simulator, Strategy, Indie

Prison Tycoon: Under New Management

No Limits ‘Sandbox Mode’ Now Available in Prison Tycoon: Under New Management™

Prison Tycoon: Under New Management’s ‘Sandbox Mode’ is out now on Steam!

In this new mode, the chains are off and you have the power to construct the ultimate rehabilitative environment, free of financial restrictions. Featuring a new art style, expanded design tools and detailed control over facilities and staff, this mode builds upon the original game while keeping the management mechanics that fans love.

Players can build and refine their facilities without the boundaries of campaign mode’s funding restrictions – giving unlimited access to supplies, buildings, therapies and staff. Through this new free play mode, players are set up for success to help inmates reintegrate back into society.



Key Features of Prison Tycoon: Under New Management:


  • Five Distinct Environments: Select from tropical, tundra, taiga (boreal forest), swamp or desert biomes — each with its own environmental challenges

  • Build From Your Own Blueprints: Design every room, path, checkpoint and cell block

  • Assemble a Team of Experts: Evaluate and hire staff to fill 12 different roles to run and maintain your prison

  • Secure and Protect: Maintain a secure facility using guards, cameras, watchtowers and checkpoints

  • Rehabilitate and Release: Monitor prisoners and provide the support they need to be released – including VR therapy, zero gravity rooms, romantic visits and more




Prison Tycoon: Under New Management reboots the series with a different take on what it means to be a successful warden. With a focus on prisoner reformation over punishment, players must maintain a balance of services and security as they strive to run and grow their facility. Acting as wardens, they’ll need to secure funding from state agencies, manage the flow of resources, and keep staff and prisoners happy while providing proper care for their charges. Whether constructing a new cell block, or a VR therapy room, players must maximize their investments to build and operate their prison efficiently.



Jump into Prison Tycoon: Under New Management’s ‘Sandbox Mode’ now on Steam! Get the base game and the new mode all for just $19.99!


© 2022 Ziggurat Interactive, Inc. Prison Tycoon is a trademark of Ziggurat Interactive, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Sandbox Mode is Here!

Celebrate “Sandbox Summer” with 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.



  • 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 visits and more
  • Rehabilitate prisoners back into society
  • It’s all about redemption over punishment
  • Select "Sandbox Mode" on the biome page for unlimited resources

Hotfix v1.1.0.6


  • Fixed issues with the guards and surveillance systems
  • Fixed balancing issues
  • Fixed pathfinding issues
  • Added an option to add DLC features to an existing save

Hotfix v1.1.0.5


  • General bugfixing

Update v1.1.0.3


  • General difficulty progression balancing
  • Prisoner disorder balancing
  • New prisoner stats
  • New prisoner behavior: vandalism
  • Improved guard designation system
  • A lot of behavior bugs fixed
  • High Security DLC support

Prison Tycoon Maximizes Security in New DLC



New DLC: Maximum Security Launches Today

Security is the top priority when working with dangerous inmates. To keep things locked down, we've worked with developer Abylight Studios to bring you a brand-new, content-filled DLC to the engaging Tycoon and Business-sim Prison Tycoon: Under New Management. Titled “Maximum Security,” this expansion extends your prison’s repertoire by adding new types of guards, new prisoners to select, and more. High risk equals high reward and the Maximum Security DLC rewards wardens who take on challenging charges.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888890/

In the new Maximum Security DLC for Prison Tycoon: Under New Management, players are tasked with reforming a menacing new type of charge: the Maximum Security Prisoner. To cater to their new guests, wardens have many new tools at their disposal, from laser tracking cameras and high security towers to user-defined patrol paths for new guard types and much more. Can you rise to the challenge and remain steadfast in your goal of rehabilitation?


Key Features of the Maximum Security DLC Include:





En Garde!:


This DLC includes new K9 units and robot guards, helping the player increase guard efficiency and keep overhead down. And yes, you can pet the dog!



New Kid on the (Cell) Block:


‍New Maximum Security prisoners have a rough look, and they tend to have a complicated past that will require new therapy rooms. Aid in their rehabilitation by addressing their needs while keeping them secure from the general population.



New Inmates, New Therapies:


‍New types of inmates come with new challenges to work through. Make use of new therapy types to keep your charges on the track to recovery.



Built to Last:


‍The new max security buildings are specially designed for the most dangerous prisoners. Players can build max security cells, max security isolation cells, therapy rooms, and other standard rooms in this new building.



Robot Guards Loading...:


‍Have you ever thought "gee, I wish my guards were just a little bit better?" Well, now there are robot guards to populate your prison. They're more efficient than traditional guards and they are robots!



They See Me Patrolling:


Guards and K9 units can now follow user-defined patrol paths. You define the path, they patrol the route, and together your prison becomes safer. Stay vigilant.

Wishlist Maximum Security DLC today:


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888890/

Hotfix v1.0.2.3


  • Fixed bug related to DLC Tutorial

Update 1.0.2.2


  • Added new advisors
  • Tutorial window improvements
  • Improved some tutorial contents
  • Improvements to warnings visualisation on the 3D world
  • Improved performance of the game
  • General bug fixing

v1.0.1.1 - Hotfix


  • Balancing fixes