Prison architect vs The Escapists

[CordisDia]

Im in doubt. Besides obvious differences in their names,i would appreciate if you tell me pros and cons compared to each other ( I'll assume there are many players in this forum who posses both games).

[SteddyNCC78339]

The escapists is designed so that you, as the player only work to escape prisons. Prison Architect, as the name implies, has you actually buidling a prison from scratch - and it has a mode where you can work to escape from other people's prisons but that is a side mode. So comparing those two games is like comparing apples and oranges...

[Frazzledragøn the Trustworthy]

Aye, Steddy got it already.

Prison Architect: A management and building game.
Escaping from prisons is very basic. The mechanics for that are very shallow, interactions between yourself and prisoners/staff are almost non-existent.

The Escapist: No management, no building aspects, whatsoever.
Lots of interactions with other NPCs, more environmental aspects, tools, different stat system.

Apples and Oranges.

[ZCKman]

Also remember Prison Architect is only in version 2, which means they will still be working a lot on their game including escape mode. So the Prison Architect escape mode will be improved a lot over time.

[SteddyNCC78339]

Originally posted by ZCKman:

Also remember Prison Architect is only in version 2, which means they will still be working a lot on their game including escape mode. So the Prison Architect escape mode will be improved a lot over time.

I don't know... IV has only said that they will providing updates for the next year... And PA has existed for over 3 years... I think escape mode wont change much in the next year. I reckon more features will be developed for the normal mode and I majorly hope that IV sorts out the persistent large prison lag issues in the next year...

[Epicness]

Prison architect's escape mode is a just a feature.
In the escapists the main game is obviously to escape prisons.

[Neurosys]

GFL_TE up there is correct.
Which is why I think PA is better than Escapists in whole.
Escapists gets boring real fast for me, I wanted to like it.
PA is loads of fun with the recent updates and with escape mode I can get what I wanted that Escapists didnt really deliver for me. With the bonus of it being my prison. Total opinion, but its mine.

[Penwoopydo]

Can you put custom scripts into The Escapists?
If not, the modding community will definatly inspire Introversion to make the Escape mode more massive.

[Penwoopydo]

https://youtu.be/PsTOSHhy-_Y

[SteddyNCC78339]

Originally posted by JordyT #13,589:

Why did you post that link?

[Penwoopydo]

Originally posted by SteddyNCC78339:

Originally posted by JordyT #13,589:

Why did you post that link?

They talk about modding and scripting etc. in that episode.

[Seal]

Originally posted by Frazzledragøn the Trustworthy:

Aye, Steddy got it already.

Prison Architect: A management and building game.
Escaping from prisons is very basic. The mechanics for that are very shallow, interactions between yourself and prisoners/staff are almost non-existent.

The Escapist: No management, no building aspects, whatsoever.
Lots of interactions with other NPCs, more environmental aspects, tools, different stat system.

Apples and Oranges.

Actually, it's pretty much like comparing bad and good.

[Penwoopydo]

Originally posted by SteddyNCC78339:

Originally posted by JordyT #13,589:

Why did you post that link?

Can you approve of my findings about the modding stuff please? 😐

[NickNack]

The Escapists is a strategy-based game involving walking around a prison making connections, stealing items, and planning for ways out.
Prison Archietct is a more broad management game, which still involves strategy but of a different kind.
I would personally recommend Prison Archietct if you like management games like SimCity, but it's up to you.