History VideoGame / PrisonArchitect

As the game is in alpha as of early June 2013, there's still quite a lot of lag issues, bugs, missing features and pathfinding problems amongst other ArtificialStupidity, but as always, there's the ever-enticing process of adding new features that Introversion are indulging in, which has earned the game a strong following even at this early stage.

* EvilDetectingDog: Promised for Alpha 14.

* HairpinLockpick: One of the possible items of contraband a guard can confiscate from prisoners (Read: [[ArtificialStupidity Leave on the ground until either another guard comes along to put it in a garbage bag, or another prisoner to pick it up and in turn be searched]].)

As the game is in alpha as of early June 2013, there's still quite a lot of bugs, missing features and pathfinding problems amongst other ArtificialStupidity, but as always, there's the ever-enticing process of adding new features that Introversion are indulging in, which has earned the game a strong following even at this early stage.

* CreatorCameo: Chris Delay and Max Morris both appear as prisoners in the game.

* FakeAmerican: Max Morris lapses into this on occasion, such as the announcement trailer and every so often during the alpha update videos.

* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: Hiring janitorial staff for both indoor and outdoor cleaning work requires the two be unlocked separately, and only then after unlocking the option to hire a foreman.

* HellholePrison: Can be achieved, but given that this tends to result in rioting, object destruction and frequent deaths and injury, it's not recommended.

Inspired by the likes of ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper'', the idea behind this game is to lay out the plans for the buildings of a profitable and sustainable prison, capable of providing a caring environment for a variable amount of prisoners, while retaining a stable income from both government grants and manufacturing objects such as (Currently) license plates.

* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Subverted as of Alpha 10. This is justifiable, considering that the solitary confinement cells are used solely as a form of punishment for violent prisoners, and even then, the amount of time spent in the cells does not last the amount of time one would think would cause this trope to occur.

* GuideDangIt: Justified in that this applies to the game's alpha period, but the game's tutorial doesn't cover aspects such as mission-based government grants and prison labour, so first time players will definitely end up in a dodgy financial situation faster than others.

* PrisonsAreGymnasiums: Subverted in terms of visibility. There is still a possibility that it could still be happening, due to the option to put down exercise equipment and allow prisoners to jog around the yard area for exercise.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Many rooms have a minimum size requirement for them to operate at all. This is not true when it comes to the solitary confinement cells.

* ShoutOut: Certain prisoner biographies draw references to [[{{VideoGame/Uplink}} Andromeda Research Corporation]] [[spoiler:and their plans to unleash a virus on the world]].

* DeathRow: '''''The tutorial.'''''

* ShippedInShackles: All prisoners arriving at your new prison are this until escorted to either their cell or the holding cell.

As the game is in alpha as of early June 2013, there's still quite a lot of bugs, missing features and pathfinding problems amongst other ArtificialStupidity, but as always, there's the ever-enticing process of adding new features that Introversion are indulging in.