History YMMV / PrisonArchitect

** The alarm that sounds whenever a lockdown is triggered had a bug that makes the sound continue even after the lockdown is ended, and the only fix is to quit the game.

* AcceptableTargets: Prisoners will kill people. Its a fact of the game. Sometimes, though, they'll kill someone you don't particularly care about. [[{{KillEmAll}} Honestly, its enough to make you WANT the National Guard to nuke them from orbit sometimes...]]
** Other Prisoners: after a while, depending on what kind of person you are, you begin to hate these guys. You make this beautiful prison, and all they seem to do is break it and get it dirty. Seriously, screw them.
** Builders: [[{{ArtificialStupidity}} Their ability to prioritize is nonexistent,]] causing them to mess up the build order. Instead of laying down pipes and wires first, then objects, then walls, they will do things randomly, causing them to lock themselves into the cell they just built. Then, they will have to wait for our next entry to let them out...
** Guards: They can be as stupid as the builders and vicious as the inmates. If you don't agree, think about all those times they walk past an OD'ing inmate. Or maybe count how many beatings they've given out went on a ''bit'' too long.

** Builders: [[{{ArtificialStupidity}}Their ability to prioritize is nonexistent,]] causing them to mess up the build order. Instead of laying down pipes and wires first, then objects, then walls, they will do things randomly, causing them to lock themselves into the cell they just built. Then, they will have to wait for our next entry to let them out...

* UnacceptableTargets: Teachers. They come into this despair pit full of violent, dangerous morons in order to teach the most violent of them. And they're very competent, too! No pathing problems, and no killing people from them! Then some brain surgeon bashes in their face in.

* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: Alpha 23 adds logic circuits that are made to automate certain actions like opening doors from a control room or at certain times of day. The addition of logic breaks and programmable circuits on the other hand are purely there to let you make your own logic arrays with.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Contrary to what the Steam page said, [[{{VideoGame/PrisonTycoon}} this isn't the first prison management game]], although one could make a convincing case for ''Architect'' being the first ''competent'' example of this, [[ObviousBeta knowing what]] [[{{Shovelware}} "Tycoon" is known for]].

* OlderThanTheyThink: Contrary to what the Steam page said, [[{{VideoGame/PrisonTycoon}} this isn't the first prison management game]], although one could make a convincing case for ''Architect'' being the first ''competent'' example of this, [[ObviousBeta knowing what]] [[{{Shovelware}} "Tycoon" is known for]].
* UnfortunateImplications: Originally, the game didn't have option to try and reform prisoners, riots were much more frequent, and prisoners were always white. One particular youtuber went on a rant about the messages the game presents about the american prison system, and how being "tough on crime" and forcing prisoners into labor is the only way the game allows you to succeed. Subverted in that not only did the developers acknowledge the criticisms the video gave, but they also made an effort towards building a more well-rounded experience from that point on.

* UnfortunateImplications: Originally, the game didn't have option to try and reform prisoners, riots were much more frequent, and prisoners were always white. One particular youtuber went on a rant about the messages the game presents about the american prison system, and how being "tough on crime" and forcing prisoners into labor is the only way the game allows you to suceed. Subverted in that not only did the developers acknowledge the criticisms the video gave, but they also made an effort towards building a more well-rounded experience from that point on.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Contrary to what the Steam page said, [[{{VideoGame/PrisonTycoon}} this isn't the first prison management game]], although one could make a convincing case for ''Architect'' being the first ''competent'' example of this, [[ObviousBeta knowing what]] [[{{Shovelware}} "Tycoon" is known for]].

* InternetBackdraft: If you're ever on the game's Steam hub, NEVER bring up the Alpha price tag. It always ends badly, doubly so if the game is on sale.

* InternetBackdraft: If you're ever on the game's Steam hub, NEVER bring up the Alpha price tag. It always ends badly.

** The alarm that sounds whenever a lockdown is triggered has a bug that makes the sound continue even after the lockdown is ended, and the only fix is to quit the game.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Contrary to what the Steam page said, [[{{VideoGame/PrisonTycoon}} this isn't the first prison management game]], although one could make a convincing case for ''Architect'' being the first ''competent'' example of this, [[ObviousBeta knowing what "Tycoon" is known for]].

* OlderThanTheyThink: Contrary to what the Steam page said, [[{{VideoGame/PrisonTycoon}} this isn't the first prison management game]], although one could make a convincing case for ''Architect'' being the first competent example of this, [[ObviousBeta knowing what "Tycoon" is known for]].

* InternetBackdraft: If you're ever on the game's Steam hub, NEVER bring up the price tag. It always ends badly.

* BaseBreaker: The $30 pricepoint for the alpha access has caused this amongst the game's discussion board on {{Steam}} to FlameWar-inducing levels, even though Introversion have stated in a Eurogamer Expo 2012 feature that the reasoning behind this pricepoint would be to separate the people who would think about their purchase (And thus offer better feedback) from the impulse buyers.

* BaseBreaker: The $30 pricepoint for the alpha access has caused this amongst the game's discussion board on {{Steam}}, even though Introversion have stated in a Eurogamer Expo 2012 feature that the reasoning behind this pricepoint would be to separate the people who would think about their purchase (And thus offer better feedback) from the impulse buyers.

* GoodBadBug: Quite a few of the {{Gamebreaking Bug}}s mentioned in the trailer. How is a prisoner eating their food while bareback in a shower not hilarious?

* GoodBadBug: Quite a few of the GamebreakingBugs mentioned in the trailer. How is a prisoner eating their food while bareback in a shower not hilarious?

* OlderThanTheyThink: Contrary to what the Steam page said, [[{{VideoGame/PrisonTycoon}} this isn't the first prison management game]] [although definitely better than those for sure].

YMMV tropes for ''VideoGame/PrisonArchitect''.

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* CriticalResearchFailure: See OlderThanTheyThink

* OlderThanTheyThink: Contrary to what the Steam page said, [[{{VideoGame/PrisonTycoon}} this isn't the first prison management game]].

* MostAnnoyingSound: The radio chime that indicates that your guards are going after a misbehaving prisoner.

** The alarm that sounds whenever a lockdown is triggered has a bug that makes the sound continue even after the lockdown is ended, and the only fix is to quit the game.