Prison Architect

Prison Architect has made about $46.4M gross on Steam since October 2015, by our estimate, likely between $27.8M and $74.2M.

Released
Oct 6, 2015
  • PCWindows, macOS, Linux
  • Steam DeckPlayable
  • XboxOne
  • NintendoSwitch
  • iPhone & iPad
  • Android
Prison Architect
Lifetime gross
~$46.4M
$27.8M–$74.2M
Last 30 days
~$551K
Gross revenue
Developer take-home
~$26.6M
After Valve’s cut
Estimated value
$4.43M
$2.43M–$6.42M
September 2026~$1.39Mup1,908%vs prior monthValueup216%vs a year agoBest monthOctober 2015 · ~$2Mnow 31% below

Monthly gross, estimated

From monthly reviews · ±40% a bar
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MonthEstimated gross
Oct ’26$131K
Sep ’26$1.39M
Aug ’26$69K
Jul ’26$83.9K
Jun ’26$69.9K
May ’26$92.3K
Apr ’26$60.1K
Mar ’26$65.7K
Feb ’26$81.1K
Jan ’26$89.5K
Dec ’25$82.5K
Nov ’25$66.2K
Oct ’25$67.6K
Sep ’25$62K
Aug ’25$83.9K
Jul ’25$97.9K
Jun ’25$73.6K
May ’25$79.7K
Apr ’25$82K
Mar ’25$145K
Feb ’25$116K
Jan ’25$128K
Dec ’24$172K
Nov ’24$133K
Oct ’24$84.4K
Sep ’24$81.1K
Aug ’24$123K
Jul ’24$299K
Jun ’24$122K
May ’24$127K
Apr ’24$97.4K
Mar ’24$107K
Feb ’24$94.6K
Jan ’24$234K
Dec ’23$117K
Nov ’23$145K
Oct ’23$93.2K
Sep ’23$79.2K
Aug ’23$124K
Jul ’23$283K
Jun ’23$112K
May ’23$132K
Apr ’23$112K
Mar ’23$126K
Feb ’23$142K
Jan ’23$151K
Dec ’22$145K
Nov ’22$188K
Oct ’22$178K
Sep ’22$136K
Aug ’22$143K
Jul ’22$179K
Jun ’22$207K
May ’22$177K
Apr ’22$145K
Mar ’22$169K
Feb ’22$189K
Jan ’22$235K
Dec ’21$217K
Nov ’21$193K
Oct ’21$222K
Sep ’21$163K
Aug ’21$196K
Jul ’21$287K
Jun ’21$364K
May ’21$268K
Apr ’21$165K
Mar ’21$246K
Feb ’21$446K
Jan ’21$427K
Dec ’20$288K
Nov ’20$285K
Oct ’20$426K
Sep ’20$158K
Aug ’20$216K
Jul ’20$493K
Jun ’20$497K
May ’20$547K
Apr ’20$478K
Mar ’20$275K
Feb ’20$255K
Jan ’20$362K
Dec ’19$630K
Nov ’19$953K
Oct ’19$210K
Sep ’19$197K
Aug ’19$63.4K
Jul ’19$468K
Jun ’19$389K
May ’19$76.9K
Apr ’19$142K
Mar ’19$66.2K
Feb ’19$86.7K
Jan ’19$105K
Dec ’18$288K
Nov ’18$631K
Oct ’18$149K
Sep ’18$328K
Aug ’18$143K
Jul ’18$226K
Jun ’18$332K
May ’18$124K
Apr ’18$123K
Mar ’18$145K
Feb ’18$133K
Jan ’18$273K
Dec ’17$426K
Nov ’17$606K
Oct ’17$202K
Sep ’17$184K
Aug ’17$291K
Jul ’17$537K
Jun ’17$500K
May ’17$219K
Apr ’17$210K
Mar ’17$254K
Feb ’17$313K
Jan ’17$499K
Dec ’16$556K
Nov ’16$1.55M
Oct ’16$303K
Sep ’16$600K
Aug ’16$492K
Jul ’16$734K
Jun ’16$595K
May ’16$239K
Apr ’16$221K
Mar ’16$313K
Feb ’16$360K
Jan ’16$543K
Dec ’15$505K
Nov ’15$436K
Oct ’15$2M
Sep ’15$271K
Aug ’15$328K
Jul ’15$433K
Jun ’15$970K
May ’15$502K
Apr ’15$256K
Mar ’15$327K
Feb ’15$785K
Jan ’15$698K
Dec ’14$981K
Nov ’14$347K
Oct ’14$326K
Sep ’14$201K
Aug ’14$159K
Jul ’14$297K
Jun ’14$909K
May ’14$509K
Apr ’14$284K
Mar ’14$157K
Feb ’14$193K
Jan ’14$357K
Dec ’13$457K
Nov ’13$199K
Oct ’13$50K
Sep ’13$63.1K
Aug ’13$58.7K
Jul ’13$112K
Jun ’13$62K
May ’13$19.6K
Apr ’13$18.5K
Mar ’13$7,613

Valuation

$1.47M trailing-year take-home

Value, month by month

$0$5M$10M$15MMar ’13Dec ’15Sep ’18Jun ’21Mar ’24
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Oct ’26$4.43M
Sep ’26$3.81M
Aug ’26$1.18M
Jul ’26$1.2M
Jun ’26$1.22M
May ’26$1.22M
Apr ’26$1.21M
Mar ’26$1.24M
Feb ’26$1.14M
Jan ’26$1.18M
Dec ’25$1.22M
Nov ’25$1.32M
Oct ’25$1.4M
Sep ’25$1.42M
Aug ’25$1.44M
Jul ’25$1.74M
Jun ’25$1.71M
May ’25$2.07M
Apr ’25$2.14M
Mar ’25$2.16M
Feb ’25$2.11M
Jan ’25$2.08M
Dec ’24$2.22M
Nov ’24$2.14M
Oct ’24$2.16M
Sep ’24$2.17M
Aug ’24$2.17M
Jul ’24$2.17M
Jun ’24$2.15M
May ’24$2.14M
Apr ’24$2.15M
Mar ’24$2.16M
Feb ’24$2.19M
Jan ’24$2.25M
Dec ’23$2.14M
Nov ’23$2.18M
Oct ’23$2.24M
Sep ’23$2.35M
Aug ’23$2.43M
Jul ’23$2.45M
Jun ’23$2.31M
May ’23$2.07M
Apr ’23$2.5M
Mar ’23$2.54M
Feb ’23$2.6M
Jan ’23$2.66M
Dec ’22$2.77M
Nov ’22$2.87M
Oct ’22$2.88M
Sep ’22$2.93M
Aug ’22$2.97M
Jul ’22$3.04M
Jun ’22$3.18M
May ’22$2.88M
Apr ’22$2.98M
Mar ’22$3.54M
Feb ’22$3.09M
Jan ’22$3.38M
Dec ’21$3.6M
Nov ’21$3.68M
Oct ’21$4.45M
Sep ’21$4.01M
Aug ’21$4.01M
Jul ’21$4.74M
Jun ’21$5.01M
May ’21$5.19M
Apr ’21$4.73M
Mar ’21$5.98M
Feb ’21$6.01M
Jan ’21$4.9M
Dec ’20$4.82M
Nov ’20$6.13M
Oct ’20$5.96M
Sep ’20$6.73M
Aug ’20$6.78M
Jul ’20$6.58M
Jun ’20$6.54M
May ’20$6.4M
Apr ’20$7.51M
Mar ’20$6.93M
Feb ’20$6.57M
Jan ’20$6.28M
Dec ’19$5.84M
Nov ’19$5.25M
Oct ’19$3.61M
Sep ’19$3.53M
Aug ’19$3.15M
Jul ’19$3.24M
Jun ’19$2.96M
May ’19$2.9M
Apr ’19$3.47M
Mar ’19$3.45M
Feb ’19$4.09M
Jan ’19$4.7M
Dec ’18$4.99M
Nov ’18$4.62M
Oct ’18$3.39M
Sep ’18$3.45M
Aug ’18$3.29M
Jul ’18$3.45M
Jun ’18$3.8M
May ’18$3.99M
Apr ’18$4.82M
Mar ’18$4.94M
Feb ’18$5.08M
Jan ’18$5.32M
Dec ’17$5.62M
Nov ’17$5.8M
Oct ’17$5.99M
Sep ’17$6.1M
Aug ’17$6.57M
Jul ’17$6.8M
Jun ’17$7.02M
May ’17$7.13M
Apr ’17$8.41M
Mar ’17$9.69M
Feb ’17$9.78M
Jan ’17$11.1M
Dec ’16$11.2M
Nov ’16$11.1M
Oct ’16$8.14M
Sep ’16$7.93M
Aug ’16$7.56M
Jul ’16$7.38M
Jun ’16$7.04M
May ’16$7.46M
Apr ’16$7.76M
Mar ’16$11.9M
Feb ’16$10.6M
Jan ’16$11.2M
Dec ’15$9.96M
Nov ’15$12.2M
Oct ’15$12M
Sep ’15$7.02M
Aug ’15$8.16M
Jul ’15$9.13M
Jun ’15$10.1M
May ’15$9.98M
Apr ’15$8.84M
Mar ’15$8.88M
Feb ’15$8.62M
Jan ’15$6.71M
Dec ’14$6.26M
Nov ’14$5.56M
Oct ’14$6.17M
Sep ’14$6.5M
Aug ’14$6.26M
Jul ’14$6.09M
Jun ’14$5.77M
May ’14$4.31M
Apr ’14$3.47M
Mar ’14$3.01M
Feb ’14$2.75M
Jan ’14$2.42M
Dec ’13$1.81M
Nov ’13$1.02M
Oct ’13$675K
Sep ’13$589K
Aug ’13$369K
Jul ’13$291K
Jun ’13$143K
May ’13$60.6K
Apr ’13$34.6K
Mar ’13$10.1K
What moves itFactor
Base multiple× trailing-12-month developer earnings2.20×
GenreSimulation, Strategy, Casual1.05×
MomentumLast 6 months at 411% of the prior 61.30×
Player sentiment89% positive reviews1.00×
ValueRange $2.43M–$6.42M$4.43M
How we value games

Estimate refreshed Oct 23, 2026. Estimates use the review-multiplier method and can be off by 40% or more either way.

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