Prison Tycoon 3™: Lockdown
Prison management strategy balancing security, daily operations, and profit
Gamebryo, Virtual Playground · Published by Cosmi Valusoft · Released Jan 29, 2008
- Reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 24% of 133
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 2, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Prison Tycoon 3™: Lockdown?
This management simulation puts you in charge of a private prison, expanding it from low security to SuperMax. You build facilities, hire and equip guards, set food rations, assign inmate work, and decide who gets parole while managing gangs and prisoner morale.
For you if...
- +you enjoy slow-paced simulations with a risk of bankruptcy
Not for you if...
- −you prefer hands-on action to running an institution
What players say
24% of 133 reviews are positive
One player praises the old-school graphics and prison details. Complaints center on missing tutorials and unclear instructions, while recent reviewers also criticize the interface and guards failing to stop escapes.
Screenshots and trailer
Prison Tycoon 3™: Lockdown system requirements
Minimum: 64 MB DirectX® 9 compatib…, 0.5 GB RAM.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Prison Tycoon 3™: Lockdown?
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- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista
- Processor
- Pentium® III 1.4 GHz or greater
- Graphics
- 64 MB DirectX® 9 compatible video card (ATI Radeon 8500, Geforce 5200 or Intel GMA 900 series)
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
Does Prison Tycoon 3™: Lockdown have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Prison Tycoon 3™: Lockdown run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Prison Tycoon 3™: Lockdown use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam