Introversion has recently released the Alpha 5 of Prison Architect, their upcoming prison-management simulation. With it come new features, such as staff-only zones, allowing for greater creativity and planning when considering the layout of your prison, and also firemen, which is a step up from wringing your hands ineffectually while your prison burns to the ground. Of course, the build is only out for Alpha customers who are be able to download it immediately from here.

The rest of us would have to be satisfied with the gameplay footage as shown above, where we are treated with an fairly entertaining video by two developers explaining the new features of Alpha 5. Generally, the game seems to be coming along brilliantly, with the new features being interesting enough to draw me in and get me excited about the game. I can definitely say this is one of the games I am most looking forward to being fully released in the coming months. What do you think?