Prison Tycoon (PC Games, 2005)

Have you ever seen the popular HBO series 'Oz' and thought "Woah, it would be so cool to own my own 'Oz'?"? Well, now you can. The concept is simple- build a prison and don't go bankrupt. On the way, make sure your inmates don't all shank each other, that your guards are doing their job, that rehabilitation and therapy is available.... It's quite fun.
Start by building the basic buildings-dormatories, cafeterias, factories, recreation areas, hospitals,visitor centers, and so on... then fill these buildings with furniture, classrooms, therapy rooms, etc.
You can even parole worthy inmates.
This game is awkward to 'move around', the graphics are decent enough but lack realism. Probably the Sequel will be better (if they make one). A very good first version, Prison Tycoon will have you humming along to the harmonica beats in the background.

goes nowhere. game is very boring. takes a lot of time to get nothing accomplished. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!

I love sim games, but BUYING THIS GAME WAS A MISTAKE. There's no control in camera angle...you can't even rotate the map.

Once you place a big building down, you can't see behind it.

ValuSoft had a great idea in Prison Tycoon, but it was POORLY DEVELOPED.

I loved this game. I got to build the prison and beat the inmates. BAD ASS! I would recommend it for anyone who likes simulation games. If you liked roller coaster you'll love this. There is violence in this game as well.

I just bought this game last night and couldn't wait to get home to play it and I am so disappointed! There is literally no action, you can't move the camera around easily and 95% of the time you just sit around waiting for something to happen. In most sim games you can control the characters but in this game you can not control them at all. You can click on each individual character and it brings up their stats but that is about it. Believe me, this game is a total waste of money!

This game is sweet. Building a prison and controlling inmates. The longer you play the more dangerous inmates you can house. I like how riots start if the inmates arent happy. Great game. I have spent hours on this game and will spend hours more. buy it and play it.

If you dont have 700mhz processor, you aint playing this game!! What a jipp!!! I was looking foreward to playing and got hosed!!

the game was awsome i loved every minute of playing it if can sell me prison tycoon2 it would be so cool thanks for the game. Sincerly Rivera3790

it is a very good game and hours of fun!!If you are into thinking games and building this is the game to get,exspecially if you are hungry for power!lol!!!!

fun to play and pass time. bought it for stocking stuffer. my fiancee loved it, however our laptop is slow, and it causes the game to run slow.

This game is very complex. You have to have a manual in order to play the game it self does not tell you anything on how to play the game. It seems to be fun, but i would suggest that you don't buy it unless you like to play tycoons or are looking for a Sim to step up the playing field to have a harder time playing.

I love tycoon games. I love to build things and play strategic games. I thought this would be very similar to Rollercoaster Tycoon, but it turned out it wasn't as I thought. Both games have some similarities, but it seems as if Prison Tycoon does the work itself. It takes up lots of memory, restricts your game play, and has horrible instruction. I thought maybe I was just not playing right, but it really doesn't do justice like all the other tycoon games I have once played. I would not recommend this game to others, but I would also let them know not all tycoon games are like this. The buildings are huge compared to the small amount of land they give you and the instructions are vague and unclear. It is definantely not for children.