: The Perfect Storm DLC (released Feb 2022) added weather calamities like deep freezes and heatwaves, along with new staff like Pest Control and Plumbers to handle rat infestations and pipe bursts.

: By 2022, the game featured a robust multiplayer mode allowing up to 8 players to co-build a prison in the same sandbox session.

: Focus on the Basic Detention Center Grant to fund your first holding cell, canteen, and kitchen.

For players starting a new prison in this specific build, follow this optimized order to secure funding and stability:

: Build offices immediately to hire a Warden and start researching the Bureaucracy tree .

: Once stabilized, build a Chapel and Library to lower prisoner "Temperature" (anger levels) and improve rehabilitation. Safety & Compatibility Warning Prison Architect Patches and Updates - SteamDB

: Essential tools like Guard Towers for snipers and Deployment Schedulers for managing different prisoner wings were standard in this version. Recommended Starting Build Order (2022 Meta)

If you are accessing a build from March 2022, your gameplay experience will include several core features and mechanics established during that era: