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Academia : School Simulator
Developer Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide! From the Steam store page
209 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
66
Fresh
97 positive · 49 negative
95% range 58–74%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 97 | 49 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 0 | 45 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,439 of 1,703 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
65% recommend · 99 yes, 54 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 153 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,631 of 3,246 positive).
Many players compare it to Prison Architect, calling it a school-themed version. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the gameplay shallow and lacking depth after a few hours. [4][5][6] Several players criticize Paradox for abandoning the game after acquisition. [7][8][9]
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- [4]
Wide and shallow gameplay, that's how I would describe this one. It's the same engine as Prison Architect and Rimworld, but without the depth. After a few iterations and schools, you start to reach the extent of what the game has to offer unlike PA and especially Rimworld. At a certain point, I just found myself starting the school year then hitting 3x speed before doing something entirely different like my laundry …
- [9]
**Not Recommended** Academia: School Simulator is actually a good game. The developers at Squeaky Wheel Studio made a charming, addictive management game with a simple idea that works surprisingly well. Building a school, managing students and staff, expanding facilities, and watching everything slowly descend into organized chaos is genuinely fun. So why the negative review? Paradox Interactive. Paradox acquired …
- [13]
Fun Little Management Game If you've played Prison Architect, you'll probably feel right at home with Academia: School Simulator. It has a very similar style of building, managing staff, and dealing with everything happening around your facility, but the school setting gives it a different feel. That said, I don't think it's quite as enjoyable as Prison Architect. There's something about the gameplay that doesn't …
- [10]
Super fun and addictive game if you're into building and managing chaos. Starts off easy, but once you hit 500 students and half of them are sick, it turns into a full-blown warzone 😂 🔧 Tips for new players: – Always add Free Time early in the schedule or your students will lose their minds – Enough bathrooms = less pee on the school flagpole (true story) – Assign patrol areas to monitors or bullying gets out of …
- [15]
Recommended only on a high discount. It's a fun time sink, but it does feel unpolished and unfinished. It felt like I hit the limit of how much I could expand my school way too quickly, leaving little to do after a certain point other than reset.
Summarised from 34 of the 201 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Academia : School Simulator talk about fun and addictive management game with chaos; those who didn't talk about game feels unpolished and unfinished. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 209 · most liked firstA commission for @maowl.bsky.social featuring the aged up pair of Himiko Toga and Ochaco Uraraka from My Hero Academia, Ochaco "suffering" her loose at a game with Toga. Textless alt in the post below. #ABDL #ABDLart #Diaperart #abdl
neutral · AI labelView post →Bandai Namco Summer Showcase set for July 2, 12 PM PT -new My Hero Academia game -Code Vein II -The Blood of Dawnwalker -Death Note Killer Within -Everybody's Golf Hot Shots -Little Nightmares III -Patapon 1+2 Replay -Shadow Labyrinth -Super Robot Wars Y -Tekken 8 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNFu...
neutral · AI labelView post →Academia is classic game and metagame. The ‘game’ is acquiring skills and knowle by dge so you can produce a paper , the metagame is ‘producing a paper’ and that’s all you’re marked on, hence cheating and shortcutting that means you win the metagame while opting out of the game.
neutral · AI labelView post →The next game that I'll be playing is Dodgeball Academia! ngl I know a little bit about this game, from what I've heard it's an RPG with dodgeball as the theme! That's about all I know, but the art style on the cover art looks really cool! The concept is intriguing, so I'm excited to jump in!
positive · AI labelView post →I played Dodgeball Academia! The game took around 13 hours to beat. This was an awesome game! The gameplay was a ton of fun, and the dodgeball theme was unique! The game also had a chill story with a cool cast of characters, and the art style was bright and colorful! It was a blast to play through!
positive · AI labelView post →In terms of the vibe of Dodgeball Academia, it's pretty chill! The game revolves around a dodgeball school, it's pretty lighthearted and doesn't take itself too seriously! The game has a bumping OST as well, and I really like the art style, it's colorful and looks super cool! It's an awesome vibe!
positive · AI labelView post →I love the dialogue segments in Dodgeball Academia! The game has no spoken dialogue, but does a fantastic job of presenting the dialogue using audio and visual effects! My favorite is when a character yells, the screen shakes with a punchy sound effect! They're super entertaining dialogue segments!
positive · AI labelView post →My first impressions of Dodgeball Academia are: it's super cool! The game is an RPG with a dodgeball theme, it's really unique! The battles take place in real-time, and characters are able to use abilities and counter incoming balls! Some matches have a ton of action on screen, it's fun so far!
positive · AI labelView post →Bandai Namco Summer Showcase begins in ~30 minutes (12 PM PT) YouTube www.youtube.com/live/fSoTEO-... Twitch www.twitch.tv/bandainamcous Featuring new My Hero Academia game, Digimon Story Time Stranger gameplay deep dive, Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree trailer & more
neutral · AI labelView post →I played a My Hero Academia game with my cousin a while back I know nothing of My Hero Academia But I love this silly bird guy who can summon a jojo stand I wanna draw him
neutral · AI labelView post →Bandai Namco announced a Summer Showcase for July 2nd at 3pm ET. There will be a brand new My Hero Academia game and more. Perhaps the new Tales of Remaster will be announced here.
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s because I’ve always heard that “if you don’t play the game” comment many different times in different ways. Hollywood when calling out abuser execs. Academia also when calling out abusive policies. And most importantly: politics, all the time. and it’s that last part thats important because…
neutral · AI labelView post →A paper I wrote in 2019 has just been published. Academia is a game of patience. If you wait long enough, Reviewer 2 will die first.
neutral · AI labelView post →Our previous title, Dodgeball Academia is currently 60%(!!!) Off on Steam! Don't miss out on our crazy take of Sports RPG 🏐 store.steampowered.com/app/1422420/...
neutral · AI labelView post →What TTRPG would y’all recommend for a Dark Academia game? I’m thinking coming of age story that looks at the darkness of the psyche through a (slightly) fantastical horror lens.
neutral · AI labelView post →I also like Secret Boss ViktorXBattle Academia Jayce, cuz I have this idea of Jayce visiting an arcade center after classes, and plays the same game where SBViktor is. SBViktor then escapes the game and challenges BAJayce or something of the like.
neutral · AI labelView post →📕 Thursday, October 8th | 3pm EST - 6pm EST 📍Materia, Sophia | Old Sharlayan, The Last Stand 📚 Optional Glam Theme: Casual Academia It's been 3 years since I started play this game, and I wanna celebrate the birth of Solomon! Come join and maybe grab a tome or two! 💜✨ 🏷️ #SolTomeAP
neutral · AI labelView post →My Hero Academia All's Justice was announced for PS5, Xbox and PC. This is the third game in this Arena Fighter series. No Nintendo platforms (for now)
neutral · AI labelView post →Are you saying that managing a school is exactly the same with prison?? YES
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Academia the game. Literally.🤭 store.steampowered.com/app/2800420/...
neutral · AI labelView post →My Hero Academia: All's Justice adds Nana Shimura as DLC!
neutral · AI labelView post →Game has been abandoned since Paradox bought it, which sucks because when I bought it at the time it seemed to have a lot of potential.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wide and shallow gameplay, that's how I would describe this one. It's the same engine as Prison Architect and Rimworld, but without the depth. After a few iterations and schools, you start to reach the extent of what the game has to offer unlike PA and especially Rimworld. At a certain point, I just found myself starting the school year then hitting 3x speed before doing something entirely different like my laundry while I let the game run in the background. I'm not really sure what's being…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- [ ] You forget what reality is [ ] Beautiful [ ] Good [ x ] Decent [ ] Bad [ ] Don’t look too long at it [ ] MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- [ ] Very good [ x ] Good [ ] It's just gameplay [ ] Meh [ ] Watch paint dry instead [ ] Just don't ---{ Audio }--- [ ] Eargasm [ ] Very good [ ] Good [ x ] Not too bad [ ] Bad [ ] I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- [ x ] Kids [ x ] Teens [ x ] Adults [ x ] Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- [ ] Check if you can run paint [ x ] Potato [ ]…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, I want to see Marvel vs. My Hero Academia as a real fighting game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Well game itself that bad so i didn't even wanted to play it after i had buy
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Paradox bought it and then never updated again. The latest update is from 2022. Go buy lets school. It cost the same allows multiple floors and is 3d.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Hero Academia: All's Justice goes beyond with a Switch 2 version with new minigames!
neutral · AI labelView post →The My Hero Academia: All's Justice game's new trailer highlights a climactic battle against Shigaraki!
neutral · AI labelView post →My Hero Academia goes for one last smash with the All's Justice game on February 6!
neutral · AI labelView post →🎃 The Hocus Focus free Halloween content update is live! 💺9 new Halloween-themed furniture items 🎶 "Dark Academia Strings", a 10 song playlist inspired by Halloween and the mystery and magic of Sighisoara's ancient citadel Celebrate spooky season in-game now 🍂
neutral · AI labelView post →Game lacks the necessary components to make the player has the desire to play it more than approximately 15-20 hours. Some of the actions in the game is bugged and overall game needs more to evolve. THEREFORE I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS GAME TO BE PLAYED. I REGRET ALL THE TIME I PLAYED THIS GAME.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It´s like Prison Architect. Same idea, different ages.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is shallow and I easily lose interest. Would be worth at 75% off the current price. Gave the game another 5 hours, still don't like it. Too shallow and animations are not that great for the price.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The second one, is literally how the League of Villains was founded, and named, in _My Hero Academia_. Yes, Mr Handy plays _League_, and so does his lizard bestie, Spinner.
neutral · AI labelView post →Until Paradox fires that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ moderator and publishes an apology for Turkish community because of that ♥♥♥♥♥♥'s nonsensical acts on Discord, I will boycott Paradox, and all the games that have their branding on them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NEW REVIEW 📣📣📣 We're hitting the books with Academia: School Simulator! Our reviewer, @maxnchachi.bsky.social , shares with us 10 things she learned about running a school based on this game. A really fun read! the-pixels.com/2026/09/17/a...
neutral · AI labelView post →WE WANT YOU 🫵 to talk about your video game research! 🎮📚✨ #videogames #gaming #academia #indiedev #podcast
neutral · AI labelView post →Sooner or later the arrogant Swedes will pay the price for disrespecting the players. I'm ashamed of the existence of paradox's games in my library.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Prison Architect but for a Private school. 8/10, I just wish there was a College/Uni version or more dlc similar to how PA did.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game-play isn't as smooth as that in Prison Architect, which is a vastly superior game. The music is obnoxious, and the entire game feels slower and stiffer.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Check out the Belonging Outside Belonging game Cantrip by @hipolita.itch.io! Also inspired by Little Witch Academia hipolita.itch.io/cantrip
neutral · AI labelView post →Me to editor in a referee report: "This paper is nice but it's hard for me to judge on some issue, because the authors refer to a Paper I which is still submitted." The Editor:"Riiiiight... btw why don't you also review Paper I since you started Paper II already?" 😱 (no, thanks) #academia #science #astrophysics
neutral · AI labelView post →It is dispiriting that we have finally reached the point where the pariah that is TurnItIn, the veritable trojan horse of extractive data farming edtech capitalism, is now blatantly telling universities that all student work will be used for their (proprietary, for profit) AI 'training' data. That they have been using student work for their search bot training for decades is now besides the point. That TurnItIn never had any purpose other than to convince academics it would help prevent…
neutral · AI labelView post →**Not Recommended** Academia: School Simulator is actually a good game. The developers at Squeaky Wheel Studio made a charming, addictive management game with a simple idea that works surprisingly well. Building a school, managing students and staff, expanding facilities, and watching everything slowly descend into organized chaos is genuinely fun. So why the negative review? Paradox Interactive. Paradox acquired Academia after the game had already established itself, and seeing yet…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun Little Management Game If you've played Prison Architect, you'll probably feel right at home with Academia: School Simulator. It has a very similar style of building, managing staff, and dealing with everything happening around your facility, but the school setting gives it a different feel. That said, I don't think it's quite as enjoyable as Prison Architect. There's something about the gameplay that doesn't feel quite as engaging, but it's still a genuinely fun game and I found myself…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Build a school with basically no money. You cant afford toilets. So people piss outside. 11/10 no notes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fun until you start playing it properly
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game! Very replayable. I just wish there was more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Arkham Academia (2026) by Locked Door Puzzle for PlayStation. A short deductive puzzle set over one dark night at Miskatonic University. Grab pen and paper, you will want notes 🔍 🎁 lockeddoorpuzzle.itch.io/arkham-acade... #playstation #retro #game #arkhamacademia
neutral · AI labelView post →I've put a #noGenAI hashtag on my google scholar profile... because I don't use genAI for my research. My research is slop-free, although like all research it might of course have some mistakes but these will be 100% human. Maybe we could make this a thing? It could facilitate finding reviewers and collaborators... #Research #Academia #AcademicChatter
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve noticed that the number 4 is very positive in my media experiences. Season 4 of My Hero Academia, & True Blood, & Game of Thrones, & 90s Sailor Moon are all great examples of lucky 4’s. I once bought a manga numbered 4 in a set & it became my favorite volume. That’s to name just a few.
neutral · AI labelView post →Full of bugs and glitches. It crashes, freezes, and feels totally unfinished and broken.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a good game, kind of wish there would be mods to allow more options beyond the basic game but still fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feels a lot like Prison Architect, but way more chaotic. Half the time I had no idea what to do in certain situations. A proper tutorial or better explanations would make a huge difference
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RE: https://pkm.social/@ike/117428979879042627 Via Cory Doctorow: If you signed away your rights 35 years ago and want to get them back, check out the Authors Alliance, a nonprofit whose advisory board I volunteer for. We produced a tool that automates all the hardest parts of terminating your transfers and getting your rights back... ...it's not just academics who have an interest in termination of transfer. It's video game authors, novelists, musicians – and maybe you, someday! #Elsevier…
neutral · AI labelView post →Your Halloween read - The Lost Name Society 🐦⬛🎃🦇 Dark Academia meets Hunger Games meets Squid Game… Perfect for all teen/YA readers, and just as scary for adults apparently 😳! @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social @storymix.bsky.social #yabooks #teenbooks #horror
neutral · AI labelView post →Clunky, poor UI. Too many clicks to get the actions/items. You spend most you time finding things in menus, not selecting and designing or managing. In Prison Architect or Rimworld, I enjoy desining, architecture, management of people of resources, actually using my brain doing these. Academia feels like finding a random file among hundreds in a folder. It's icon/text finding. Frustrating UI. Time is spent on the boring and uninteresting things. I love the theme (education), but the UI kills…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fun. there is lots do and you can make a school however you what without much stress. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rimworld but it's a school and no one's trying to kill me
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