ProtonDB | Game Details for Prison Architect

Native works perfectly

Native

Hawk(20 reports)

Native

Benolot(81 reports)

Benolot (81 reports)

Flawless Native Experience OOTB

Native

Benolot(81 reports)

Native

bruh(344 reports)

bruh (344 reports)

Works Great

Native

bruh(344 reports)

Native

VesperLiska(1 report)

VesperLiska (1 report)

8 months ago

Used to work out of the box, now it doesn't.

8 months ago

Installs:Yes

Opens:No

Proton 9.0-2

VesperLiska(1 report)

Proton 9.0-2

Lyr1cal(4 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Lyr1cal (4 reports)

< 1 hour overall

9 months ago

Native is borked, the proton version is unplayable

9 months ago

Tinker Steps:Custom Proton: GE-Proton9-9

Graphics:Other

game flashing in and out of existance

Windowing:Other

The game ended up flashing the desktop every time I clicked anything

Instability:Not Listed

Native it doesn't even launch

Custom Proton: GE-Proton9-9

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.9.5-arch1-1

RAM:31 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 550.90.07

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core

Lyr1cal(4 reports)

< 1 hour overall

Custom Proton: GE-Proton9-9

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.9.5-arch1-1

RAM:31 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 550.90.07

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core

PenguinOfWar(13 reports)

PenguinOfWar (13 reports)

10 months ago

Boots natively after libssd install but window cannot be focused on Pop_OS

10 months ago

Installs:Yes

Opens:Yes

Starts Play:No

Doesn't work under Proton either. Only boots under experimental, and after that it hangs every few seconds with a "not responding" system dialog.

Native

Distro:Freedesktop SDK 23.08 (Flatpak runtime)

Kernel:6.8.0-76060800daily20240311-generic

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 550.67

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core

PenguinOfWar(13 reports)

Native

Distro:Freedesktop SDK 23.08 (Flatpak runtime)

Kernel:6.8.0-76060800daily20240311-generic

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 550.67

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core

Archangel(3 reports)

Archangel (3 reports)

Tinker Steps:Switch to experimental

Instability:Frequently

crashes randomly in native, crashing my entire WM, in proton it hard crashes the entire system.

Proton Experimental

Archangel(3 reports)

Proton Experimental

Dack(84 reports)

Dack (84 reports)

Was fine but launcher is annoying

Native

Distro:Manjaro Linux

Kernel:6.1.51-1-MANJARO

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 535.104.05

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core

Dack(84 reports)

Native

Distro:Manjaro Linux

Kernel:6.1.51-1-MANJARO

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 535.104.05

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core

Mr_Biscuit(39 reports)

Mr_Biscuit (39 reports)

The standard Prison experience you would expect. No issues

Native

Mr_Biscuit(39 reports)

Native

Beesterman(12 reports)

Beesterman (12 reports)

Works great out of box

Proton 8.0-5

Beesterman(12 reports)

Proton 8.0-5

nöser(2 reports)

20 hours overall

nöser (2 reports)

20 hours overall

Secondary Launcher Problem:

Have to start in safe mode

Difficult To Read Text:

Performance:Significant Performance Problems

After 30min fps drops to 4

Proton 8.0-5

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.2.0 (git-17e5312102)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 14.0.6, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

nöser(2 reports)

20 hours overall

Proton 8.0-5

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.2.0 (git-17e5312102)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 14.0.6, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

ZeroKnight(21 reports)

52 hours overall

ZeroKnight (21 reports)

52 hours overall

Works fine native, even with the Paradox launcher

Windowing:Size

Had to "fix" borderless window mode in KWin by toggling the "Fullscreen" flag on the game window, otherwise it wouldn't draw over the taskbar. Could just be a KWin thing.

Native

Distro:openSUSE Tumbleweed

Kernel:6.6.7-1-default

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 545.29.06

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core

ZeroKnight(21 reports)

52 hours overall

Native

Distro:openSUSE Tumbleweed

Kernel:6.6.7-1-default

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 545.29.06

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core

dainis(10 reports)

13 hours overall

dainis (10 reports)

13 hours overall

Happy as a clown! Works natively, OOTB without any lags or bugs!

Install and play, no proton, and smooth. Loving it!

Native

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.6.10-arch1-1

RAM:8 GB

GPU Driver:4.5 Mesa 23.3.3-arch1.1

GPU:Mesa llvmpipe (LLVM 16.0.6, 256 bits)

CPU:Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz

dainis(10 reports)

13 hours overall

Native

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:6.6.10-arch1-1

RAM:8 GB

GPU Driver:4.5 Mesa 23.3.3-arch1.1

GPU:Mesa llvmpipe (LLVM 16.0.6, 256 bits)

CPU:Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz

nöser(2 reports)

nöser (2 reports)

Control Layout:Switch To Gamepad

Difficult To Read Text:Yes

Proton 8.0-4

nöser(2 reports)

Proton 8.0-4

Ensign(100 reports)

12 hours overall

Ensign (100 reports)

12 hours overall

Works great

may be the first time a game actually ran natively without issues for me

Native

Distro:Fedora Linux 39 (Workstation Edition)

Kernel:6.6.7-200.fc39.x86_64

RAM:64 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 545.29.06

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

CPU:12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400F

Ensign(100 reports)

12 hours overall

Native

Distro:Fedora Linux 39 (Workstation Edition)

Kernel:6.6.7-200.fc39.x86_64

RAM:64 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 545.29.06

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

CPU:12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400F

Несс(2 reports)

17 hours overall

Несс (2 reports)

17 hours overall

only after some performance tweaks

Tinker Steps:Switch to experimental

Control Layout:Switch To Community Layout: Someones But Upgraded By Myself

Control Layout Customization:

fast time, rotate, escape

Difficult To Read Text:

some menus are small

Performance:Significant Performance Problems

fps falling to 3!

you need to reduce fps to 30 and lower than native (auto) resolution.

Proton Experimental

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Несс(2 reports)

17 hours overall

Proton Experimental

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Nurminax(9 reports)

296 hours overall

Nurminax (9 reports)

296 hours overall

Tinker Steps:Switch to experimental

Native didn't work proton works flawlessly

Proton Experimental

Distro:Manjaro Linux

Kernel:5.15.28-1-MANJARO

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 510.54

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

CPU:Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz

Nurminax(9 reports)

296 hours overall

Proton Experimental

Distro:Manjaro Linux

Kernel:5.15.28-1-MANJARO

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 510.54

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

CPU:Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz

Nurminax(9 reports)

Nurminax (9 reports)

Significant Bugs:Yes

For some reason the game will randomly drop a 100+ prisoners on me, I have no idea why it's driving me insane

Proton 8.0-4

Nurminax(9 reports)

Proton 8.0-4

Nurminax(9 reports)

Nurminax (9 reports)

Tinker Steps:Switch to experimental

Significant Bugs:Yes

When playing the native version, the games thought it was pirated, causing it to spawn in 100 prisoners

Proton Experimental

Nurminax(9 reports)

Proton Experimental

Hubert(13 reports)

Hubert (13 reports)

Native doesnt work. Use Proton Experimental

Tinker Steps:Switch to experimental

Proton Experimental

Hubert(13 reports)

Proton Experimental

Pim(10 reports)

1488 hours overall

Pim (10 reports)

1488 hours overall

proton did not work, native worked well

Native

Distro:Freedesktop.org SDK 22.08 (Flatpak runtime)

Kernel:6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 23.1.4 (git-8b0202e4b4)

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (navi22, LLVM 15.0.7, DRM 3.52, 6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core

Pim(10 reports)

1488 hours overall

Native

Distro:Freedesktop.org SDK 22.08 (Flatpak runtime)

Kernel:6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 23.1.4 (git-8b0202e4b4)

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (navi22, LLVM 15.0.7, DRM 3.52, 6.4.12-100.fc37.x86_64)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core

James "Joe" Vernitch(1 report)

7 hours overall

James "Joe" Vernitch (1 report)

7 hours overall

Secondary Launcher Problem:

Czarny ekran ale słychać muzykie

Difficult To Read Text:

Głównym problemem do odczytania są informacje na dole ekranu, przeszukanie do celi itp

Performance:Significant Performance Problems

Gra nie zużywa 100 % steamdecka i zatrzyumuje się na 15 fps

Instability:Not Listed

Nie wykorzystana wydajność

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.2.0 (git-17e5312102)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 14.0.6, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

James "Joe" Vernitch(1 report)

7 hours overall

Proton 8.0-3

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.2.0 (git-17e5312102)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 14.0.6, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

Paulemeister(1 report)

Owned

Paulemeister (1 report)

Owned

Black Screen on Native and Proton. Will Freeze Gnome

Tinker Steps:Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-16, Changed configuration

Installs:Yes

Opens:Yes

Starts Play:No

Starts the launcher natively and via Proton, but starting the game only shows a black screen with background music in fullscreen as well as windowed. Focusing the game will freeze Gnome.

There is a known issue that sets the screen reolution to 0x0 in the settings.txt and preferences.txt under

SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/233450/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Introversion/Prison Architect/

but that doesnt fix the problem. Couldn't find the config files for the Linux port

Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-16

Distro:Pop!_OS 21.04

Kernel:5.13.0-7614-generic

RAM:8 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.63.01

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

CPU:Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz

Paulemeister(1 report)

Owned

Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-16

Distro:Pop!_OS 21.04

Kernel:5.13.0-7614-generic

RAM:8 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.63.01

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

CPU:Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz

Tulgg(33 reports)

100 hours overall55 hours on Linux

Tulgg (33 reports)

100 hours overall55 hours on Linux

it just werks

fun game

Proton 7.0-6

Distro:Fedora Linux 37 (Thirty Seven)

Kernel:6.1.15-201.fsync.fc37.x86_64

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 525.89.02

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core

Tulgg(33 reports)

100 hours overall55 hours on Linux

Proton 7.0-6

Distro:Fedora Linux 37 (Thirty Seven)

Kernel:6.1.15-201.fsync.fc37.x86_64

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 525.89.02

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core

Tawnylure(36 reports)

Tawnylure (36 reports)

Great native client, no proton needed!

Fun if you like building your own prison

Native

Distro:Linux Mint 21.1

Kernel:6.1.12-tkg-bmq

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 525.78.01

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

CPU:Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz

Tawnylure(36 reports)

Native

Distro:Linux Mint 21.1

Kernel:6.1.12-tkg-bmq

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 525.78.01

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

CPU:Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz

DeathClaw8066(32 reports)

22 hours overall< 1 hour on Linux

DeathClaw8066 (32 reports)

22 hours overall< 1 hour on Linux

Switch to experimental

Tinker Steps:Switch to experimental

Runs as native on proton experimental

Proton Experimental

Distro:Zorin OS 16.2

Kernel:5.15.0-52-generic

RAM:18 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.141.03

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

CPU:Intel Xeon W3680 @ 3.33GHz

DeathClaw8066(32 reports)

22 hours overall< 1 hour on Linux

Proton Experimental

Distro:Zorin OS 16.2

Kernel:5.15.0-52-generic

RAM:18 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.141.03

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

CPU:Intel Xeon W3680 @ 3.33GHz

cooladraken(6 reports)

18 hours overall< 1 hour on Linux

cooladraken (6 reports)

18 hours overall< 1 hour on Linux

Does not luanch

Installs:Yes

Opens:No

i cant get it to luanch its sad that a native game dosent luanch on linux.

Proton 7.0-4

Distro:Regata OS 22 Discovery

Kernel:6.0.3-lp154.5-default

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.2.2

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6400 (navi24, LLVM 15.0.2, DRM 3.48, 6.0.3-lp154.5-default)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core

cooladraken(6 reports)

18 hours overall< 1 hour on Linux

Proton 7.0-4

Distro:Regata OS 22 Discovery

Kernel:6.0.3-lp154.5-default

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.2.2

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6400 (navi24, LLVM 15.0.2, DRM 3.48, 6.0.3-lp154.5-default)

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core

bacon of hope(36 reports)

9 hours overall6 hours on Linux

bacon of hope (36 reports)

9 hours overall6 hours on Linux

Not recommend

Control Layout:Switch To Community Layout: Helmic's Sane Bindings

Difficult To Read Text:

Input:Inaccuracy

This game was clearly designed for large screens and a mouse. It will work, but it's not the addictive experience that you might get from playing it on the desktop.

Proton 7.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

bacon of hope(36 reports)

9 hours overall6 hours on Linux

Proton 7.0-4

Distro:SteamOS Holo

Kernel:5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-676ccacebc)

GPU:AMD Custom GPU 0405 (vangogh, LLVM 13.0.0, DRM 3.45, 5.13.0-valve10.1-1-neptune-02144-g7fffaf925dfb)

CPU:AMD Custom APU 0405

BlunterCheese9(58 reports)

65 hours overall10 hours on Linux

BlunterCheese9 (58 reports)

65 hours overall10 hours on Linux

Game itself appears to be a little buggy - but is fine

Significant Bugs:Yes

Bugs in a couple campaign missions that are unlikely Proton related.

Proton 7.0-3

Distro:Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)

Kernel:5.10.0-11-amd64

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.103.01

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

CPU:Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz

BlunterCheese9(58 reports)

65 hours overall10 hours on Linux

Proton 7.0-3

Distro:Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)

Kernel:5.10.0-11-amd64

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 470.103.01

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

CPU:Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz

Bacon(2 reports)

Bacon (2 reports)

Tinker Steps:Launcher: Heroic Games Launcher, Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-14

Had to change the file to launch in Heroic launch settings to {gamefolder}/Launcher/dowser.exe

Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-14

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:5.17.1-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 510.60.02

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core

Bacon(2 reports)

Custom Proton: GE-Proton7-14

Distro:Arch Linux

Kernel:5.17.1-arch1-1

RAM:32 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 510.60.02

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

CPU:AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core

eriness 🏳️‍⚧(5 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

eriness 🏳️‍⚧ (5 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

Tinker Steps:Switch to experimental

Works fine if you run it with Proton rather than native, surprisingly

Proton Experimental

Distro:Pop!_OS 21.10

Kernel:5.16.15-76051615-generic

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 510.54

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

CPU:Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz

eriness 🏳️‍⚧(5 reports)

< 1 hour overall< 1 hour on Linux

Proton Experimental

Distro:Pop!_OS 21.10

Kernel:5.16.15-76051615-generic

RAM:16 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 510.54

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

CPU:Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz

AlexS(697 reports)

AlexS (697 reports)

(GOG version) Works good

Played GOG version with Proton 7.0-1.

Proton 7.0-1

Distro:ROSA Fresh Desktop 12.1, platform 2021.1 (64 бит)

Kernel:5.10.74-generic-2rosa2021.1-x86_64

RAM:12 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 21.2.4

GPU:AMD Radeon RX550/550 (POLARIS12, DRM 3.40.0, 5.10.74-generic-2rosa2021.1-x86_64, LLVM 12.0.1)

CPU:Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

AlexS(697 reports)

Proton 7.0-1

Distro:ROSA Fresh Desktop 12.1, platform 2021.1 (64 бит)

Kernel:5.10.74-generic-2rosa2021.1-x86_64

RAM:12 GB

GPU Driver:4.6 Mesa 21.2.4

GPU:AMD Radeon RX550/550 (POLARIS12, DRM 3.40.0, 5.10.74-generic-2rosa2021.1-x86_64, LLVM 12.0.1)

CPU:Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz

Ko(5 reports)

(2+ hours with Proton)

Ko (5 reports)

(2+ hours with Proton)

Works perfectly natively, just install 'libbsd'.

Customizations:Something Else

Arch: sudo pacman -S libbsd

Ubuntu: sudo apt install libbsd-dev

Fedora: sudo dnf install libbsd

Proton 6.3-8

Distro:Artix Linux

Kernel:5.10.84-1-lts

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 495.46

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

CPU:AMD A8-7650K Radeon R7, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G

Ko(5 reports)

(2+ hours with Proton)

Proton 6.3-8

Distro:Artix Linux

Kernel:5.10.84-1-lts

RAM:15 GB

GPU Driver:NVIDIA 495.46

GPU:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

CPU:AMD A8-7650K Radeon R7, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G

CBx86(18 reports)

(> 10 hours with Proton)

CBx86 (18 reports)

(> 10 hours with Proton)