Prison Architect 2 Steam page analysis
View on Steam ↗Capsule 87Page copy 67Screenshots 94Setup 60checked 2026-11-04
Similar games: screenshots 92/255 · 2 trailers · 12 languages
Prison Architect 2Double Eleven · 20 tags · 10 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
Compare with the best pages in its genre: Survival & Crafting · Simulation & Management · Strategy
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<a href="https://www.steampagechecker.com/report/prison-architect-2"><img src="https://www.steampagechecker.com/badge/prison-architect-2.svg" alt="Prison Architect 2 Steam page score on StoreCheck: 72/100" height="22"></a>Side by side with the 3 games Steam shows next to it, section by section. Free, shareable link.
The score measures. The Player Jury puts your capsules in a real-size Steam list in front of 300 genre players. In development, $19 per test.
Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 8 ISSUES
criticalNo demo on a Coming Soon page+5 pts
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Ship a short demo before your Next Fest and add the download button above the fold.
lowFewer trailers than similar games+3 pts
1 trailer; similar games have 2.
Add a short gameplay-only trailer.
lowNo Discord link+3 pts
No Discord link found on the store page.
Add your Discord so interested players have somewhere to go.
highFirst sentence never names the genre+2 pts
It opens: "Welcome Architects!"
Name the genre in the first sentence, the part shoppers read on hover.
How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 143/255, contrast 43, colorfulness 137, 2% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 60 · long 77
Short description · 181 / 300Welcome Architects! Design and develop your own personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect 2. The classic prison-builder has broken out into 3D, and it’s up to you to contain it!
First sentence never names the genre. It opens: "Welcome Architects!"
Sequel is never mentioned. The game name signals a sequel but the short description doesn't say so.
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Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- fixNo demo on a Coming Soon page. Next Fest needs one.
- warn1 trailer; the games Steam shows next to you have 2.
- warnTop five tags include Strategy.
- warn0 GIFs or clips in the long description.
- warnOnly website linked.
- okAll 20 tag slots used.
- ok10 languages.
Games Steam shows next to you
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1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.
What's working
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
- ✓ Short description uses 181 of 300 characters
- ✓ Capsule stands out at small size
Pricing the score is always free · no account · 5 checks a day
- ✓ Score + 9 sections
- ✓ Measured screenshots
- ✓ Funnel diagnosis
- ✓ Top 4 fixes
- ✓ All fixes, ranked
- ✓ Description draft
- ✓ Screenshot order
- ✓ Tag plan + checklist
- ✓ 300+ genre players
- ✓ Real-size Steam list
- ✓ Written reasons
- ✓ 48 hours
- ✓ Daily re-score
- ✓ Neighbor alerts
- ✓ 1 jury test a month
- ✓ 3 games
Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.