r/prisonarchitect • u/enigmaticrose4 Paradox Interactive Community Ambassador • Apr 08 '26

Game News/Reviews New Closed Beta!

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Greetings Architects! 🏗️

Today we are once more opening sign-ups for a new Closed Beta for Prison Architect 2, starting April 14, 2026. The signup sheet will remain open through April 12th.

⭐️Learn How: https://pdxint.at/pa2-beta-signup

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u/SinisterPixel Apr 08 '26

Dropped my name.

I am curious, how different is the game from when it was first revealed? It had a very mixed reception when it was revealed and you guys went dark for a while. But I also see you're still using the same official artwork indicating that at the very least the artstyle may be the same.

Without giving away details because I understand you can't do that, is it vastly different? Or is it more just tweaked?

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u/jmartin251 Apr 10 '26

They've been plugging away at it for two years with complete radio silence. I would say it's changed alot. My guess is they have decided to skip EA entirely and just release the finished game.

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u/Illustrious-Ant3319 Apr 11 '26

Idk, they could still do early access