Choose Project Hospital
Choose Project Hospital if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,293 Steam reviews back the pick.
Project Hospital vs Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
Project Hospital and Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Project Hospital (2018) is 3 years older than Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management (2021). Project Hospital scores higher on Steam reviews (88.1% positive) than Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management (59.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management
Choose Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management launched in 2021.
Both Project Hospital and Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Project Hospital |  Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.1% positive (3,293 reviews) | 59.6% positive (89 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Oxymoron Games | Abylight Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Project Hospital (2018) is 3 years older than Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management (2021).
- Project Hospital scores higher on Steam reviews (88.1% positive) than Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management (59.6% positive).
- Project Hospital is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Project Hospital vs Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management — FAQ
- Should I play Project Hospital or Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management first?
- If you want chronology, Project Hospital (2018) came out before Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Project Hospital and Prison Tycoon®: Under New Management similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.