Prison Tycoon 4: Supermax

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Prison Tycoon 4: Supermax is a single player real-time strategy game. It received negative reviews from players.

Hard Time is Money Build a profitable privately run prison from the ground up. Every wall, every fence, every decision is yours. Start small and forge your reputation as a first rate warden. Grow your facility to SuperMax capabilities, housing the most dangerous and diabolical criminals on earth - all for the bottom line. If you build it… Manage the layout, construction, and equipping of your loc…

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Audience ScoreBased on 25 reviews

stability3 negative mentions

The game has a good concept and can be enjoyable for those who take the time to learn it.
Some players appreciate the nostalgic value and complexity of managing a prison.
With updates, the game has the potential to improve and become more functional.

The game lacks a tutorial, making it difficult for new players to understand how to play.
Controls are clunky and the interface is confusing, leading to frustration during gameplay.
Many players report numerous bugs and performance issues, making the game feel outdated and unpolished.

stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including poor controls, frequent pathing glitches that necessitate rebuilding structures, and non-functional guard towers. Players report that critical features, such as escape tunnels, often fail to render, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences. Overall, the game's stability is heavily criticized, with some attributing the problems to hardware limitations.
- “The controls are horrid, the notifications are incomprehensible, and there is really nothing fun about it. Pathing glitches constantly require deleting and recreating buildings because everyone is stuck standing at the door. Sometimes escape tunnels just don't render, so you have no reasonable chance to see where to send your guards to close them. The guard towers are supposed to spot tunnels but don't seem to do anything at all.”
- “The game is incredibly unstable, with frequent crashes and bugs that disrupt gameplay. It's frustrating to invest time only to have the game freeze or reset progress.”
- “I can't believe how many times I've encountered game-breaking bugs. It's like the developers didn't even test the stability before releasing it.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a blatant cash grab, with users expressing disappointment over the inclusion of numerous low-quality, outdated games in the bundle. Overall, the sentiment suggests that players feel they are not receiving value for their money.
- “This game comes bundled with a lot of old and generally mediocre games. It's an unbelievable cash grab. Don't buy this garbage.”
- “The monetization strategy is overly aggressive, making it feel like the game is designed more to extract money than to provide a fun experience.”
- “I feel like I'm constantly being pushed to spend more money, which ruins the enjoyment of the game.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers suggest that the graphics in this game are not as polished or appealing as those in similar titles, such as Prison Architect, which is recommended as a better alternative. The lack of a tutorial further detracts from the overall experience, making it less visually engaging for players.
- “Then don't buy this nor the third one since neither have a tutorial, so good luck trying to play the game. Get Prison Architect instead; save your money for that and enjoy a more complex, better polished game which also has better graphics.”