Upon its full release , the game received positive reviews , scoring 83 out of 100 on review aggregator site Metacritic . IGN awarded it a score of 8.3 out of 10 , saying " Prison Architect is one of the most in-depth , satisfying builder games in ages , if you can get past the initiation . " On April 7 , 2016 , Prison Architect won the 2016 BAFTA award in the '' Persistent Game '' category . Prison Architect was also nominated for the 2016 BAFTA award in the '' British Game '' category , which was won by Batman : Arkham Knight
2016 BAFTA award
12th British Academy Games Awards
Prison Architect