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''Prison Tycoon'' is a series of video games produced by [=ValuSoft=], with the goal of building and administrating a penitentiary facility in the United States. It has thus far received four installments, all of which received poor to mediocre reviews by critics. However, [[GrowingTheBeard the general quality of the games has steadily increased with each installment]] - relatively speaking, anyway; the fourth game in the series still received a reviewer score of 2.5 out of 10 on IGN. Another one is available on mobile devices and smartphones, costs about £1.28.

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''Prison Tycoon'' is a series of video games produced by [=ValuSoft=], with the goal of building and administrating a penitentiary facility in the United States. It has thus far received four installments, all of which received poor to mediocre reviews by critics. However, [[GrowingTheBeard the general quality of the games has steadily increased with each installment]] - relatively speaking, anyway; the fourth game in the series still received a reviewer score of 2.5 out of 10 on IGN. Another one is available on mobile devices and smartphones, costs about £1.28.smartphones.
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''Prison Tycoon'' is a series of video games produced by [=ValuSoft=], with the goal of building and administrating a penitentiary facility in the United States. It has thus far received four installments, all of which received poor to mediocre reviews by critics. However, [[GrowingTheBeard the general quality of the games has steadily increased with each installment]] - relatively speaking, anyway; the fourth game in the series still received a reviewer score of 2.5 out of 10 on IGN. Another one is available on mobile devices and smartphones, costs about £1.28 and is actually pretty good (much better than the PC versions, that's for sure).

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''Prison Tycoon'' is a series of video games produced by [=ValuSoft=], with the goal of building and administrating a penitentiary facility in the United States. It has thus far received four installments, all of which received poor to mediocre reviews by critics. However, [[GrowingTheBeard the general quality of the games has steadily increased with each installment]] - relatively speaking, anyway; the fourth game in the series still received a reviewer score of 2.5 out of 10 on IGN. Another one is available on mobile devices and smartphones, costs about £1.28 and is actually pretty good (much better than the PC versions, that's for sure).
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''VideoGame/PrisonArchitect'' is a similar, but far better game.

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''VideoGame/PrisonArchitect'' is a similar, but far better game.Compare ''VideoGame/PrisonArchitect''.
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* [[UsefulNotes/{{Shovelware}}]]: Both the developers and the publishers were infamous for developing this type of games.

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* [[UsefulNotes/{{Shovelware}}]]: UsefulNotes/{{Shovelware}}: Both the developers and the publishers were infamous for developing this type of games.
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* [[UsefulNotes/{{Shovelware}}]]: Both the developers and the publishers were infamous for developing this type of games.
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%%* RealIsBrown* RealIsBrown: The Virtual Playground-era games are infamous for their drab and dark color palette. The most colorful things you'll see are the prisoner uniforms. Completely averted by Under New Management, which has far more varied colors.

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''VideoGame/PrisonArchitect'' is a similar game.

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''VideoGame/PrisonArchitect'' is a similar similar, but far better game.
!!!Games:
* Prison Tycoon (2005)
* Prison Tycoon 2: Maximum Security (2006)
* Prison Tycoon 3: Lockdown (2007)
* Prison Tycoon 4: Supermax (2008)
* Prison Tycoon: Alcatraz (2010)
* Prison Tycoon: Under New Management (Early Access in July 1 2021)
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* RealIsBrown

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VideoGame/PrisonArchitect is a similar game.

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''Prison Tycoon'' is a series of video games produced by [=ValuSoft=], with the goal of building and administrating a penitentiary facility in the United States. It has thus far received four installments, all of which received poor to mediocre reviews by critics. However, [[GrowingTheBeard the general quality of the games has steadily increased with each installment]] - relatively speaking, anyway; the fourth game in the series still received a reviewer score of 2.5 out of 10 on IGN. Another one is available on mobile devices and smartphones, costs about £1.28 and is actually pretty good (much better than the PC versions that's for sure)

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''Prison Tycoon'' is a series of video games produced by [=ValuSoft=], with the goal of building and administrating a penitentiary facility in the United States. It has thus far received four installments, all of which received poor to mediocre reviews by critics. However, [[GrowingTheBeard the general quality of the games has steadily increased with each installment]] - relatively speaking, anyway; the fourth game in the series still received a reviewer score of 2.5 out of 10 on IGN. Another one is available on mobile devices and smartphones, costs about £1.28 and is actually pretty good (much better than the PC versions versions, that's for sure)
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PrisonArchitect is a similar game.

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''Prison Tycoon'' is a series of video games produced by [=ValuSoft=], with the goal of building and administrating a penitentiary facility in the United States. It has thus far received four installments, all of which received poor to mediocre reviews by critics. However, [[GrowingTheBeard the general quality of the games has steadily increased with each installment]] - relatively speaking, anyway; the fourth and most recent game in the series still received a reviewer score of 2.5 out of 10 on IGN. Another one is available on mobile devices and smartphones, costs about £1.28 and is actually pretty good (much better than the PC versions that's for sure)

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''Prison Tycoon'' is a series of video games produced by [=ValuSoft=], with the goal of building and administrating a penitentiary facility in the United States. It has thus far received four installments, all of which received poor to mediocre reviews by critics. However, [[GrowingTheBeard the general quality of the games has steadily increased with each installment]] - relatively speaking, anyway; the fourth and most recent game in the series still received a reviewer score of 2.5 out of 10 on IGN. Another one is available on mobile devices and smartphones, costs about £1.28 and is actually pretty good (much better than the PC versions that's for sure)
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Go ahead, sic the guards on a prisoner and have them unceremoniously beat him even if he didn't do anything. As long as he gets to the doctors and gets treated it's alright.
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''Prison Tycoon'' is a series of video games produced by [=ValuSoft=], with the goal of building and administrating a penitentiary facility in the United States. It has thus far received four installments, all of which received poor to mediocre reviews by critics. However, [[GrowingTheBeard the general quality of the games has steadily increased with each installment]] - relatively speaking, anyway; the fourth and most recent game in the series still received a reviewer score of 2.5 out of 10 on IGN. Another one is available on mobile devices and smartphones, costs about £1.28 and is actually pretty good (much better than the PC versions that's for sure)
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!!Tropes in these games:
* TheAlcatraz: This is a well-designed high security prison. There's even an island map in the fourth game.
* AnEntrepreneurIsYou
* CardboardPrison: You start with a poorly designed minimum security prison.
* CommandAndConquerEconomy: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], seeing as it's a prison facility.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Averted. Guards will rush toward any escape tunnels they find while under alert, even when off duty.
* LuxuryPrisonSuite: Not quite, but it is advised that you pay extra attention to the cells/beds of gang bosses.
* RealIsBrown
* UnitsNotToScale: Nicely averted. The player is capable of going inside the buildings, where the individual inmates, staff and guards can walk about with everything to scale.
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