Paradox has revealed a big free quality of life update for prison management sim Prison Architect – aptly known as the Free for Life update – which launches today on Xbox and PC.
Free for Life is, according to Paradox, focussed on implementing the Prison Architect community’s most requested features so “players can spend more time managing their compound rather than navigating menus”.
To that end, it brings a range of enhancements, including an improved scheduler and prison log – the latter enabling players to more easily check inmates’ activities, as well as “uncover misconducts ahead of time and keep track of who gets released, reformed, or reoffended”.
Additionally, it’s now possible to save any created prisons, policies, and quick builds to make them easier to reuse in the future, and there are improved building and planning tools – including new room dimension tooltips while building, plus new fence and wall options.