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Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
Cartel Tycoon is a top-down, rts and resource management game
developed by Moon Moose
and published by tinyBuild.
Released on July 26th 2022 is available only on Windows
in 9 languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese and Turkish.
It has received 3,536 reviews of which 2,699 were positive and 837 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.93€ on Gamivo.
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- OS *: Windows 7 and up
- Processor: i5 and up
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 4GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated
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TL;DR This is a logistics simulator. It's a pleasant game for a relaxed, customizable experience at mostly your pace. This is not a difficult game unless you go out of your way to make it difficult. It could use tweaks on performance. Long version: I enjoy this game considerably as a busy individual who needs to be able to pause regularly and keep an eye on other things. Which means if you want a challenge this is not the game for you. The biggest challenge is your patience and your attention to detail. It's incredibly forgiving to a point of it almost being impossible to lose. The mechanics are straight forward: You have Legal money and Dirty money with their own uses and drawbacks. Legal money goes directly into your bank account. Dirty money moves around on the map. Heat and Respect. Respect is of the people of the nation to tolerate your existence. If it reaches 0, you lose, and at various levels you get bonuses. Heat is the nation's tolerance of your existence and at max Heat, you lose. At various levels of Heat, you get more law enforcement actions against you. You have lieutenants who help move things around for you, seize territory, fight the cops, etc. They have different abilities based on their rank and character. You play as a "Capo", who functions identical to a lieutenant. If your capo dies, you select a new lieutenant to play as the Capo, as well as a moderate amount of destruction to your buildings across the map. If all lieutenants die, you lose. Yes, you can recruit more. Lieutenants have a loyalty mechanic. At max, they are at max loyalty. At low, they're roughly the same as having an angry 3 year old around. Some lieutenants like certain levels of heat. There are other gangs on the map. They can be assets or enemies. You can make deals with them. They can shoot you. You can make alliances. The game is about supply and demand. You manage logistics. You can get drugs from either your own production or rival gangs. You can ship them out of the nation or sell to other gangs. You get dirty money in return that gets shipped back to you. Then you take your dirty money and launder it into legal money. You can pay your businesses with either. And yes, you can just legally make money. It's less profit. But, I mean. Friendly neighborhood gangsters, am I right? You got various modes of play. They all resemble each other. If you like the campaign, the sandbox is that but freeform. You also select your leader in Sandbox. Campaign gives more guidance. Survival is just that, try to survive. I thoroughly like the aesthetic of the game. I find the artwork cute. The in game dialogue is fun. But this is an easy game that's more about your patience. Each game can take a LOT of time. But, likewise, you can also win it without firing a single shot. Or you can go in guns blazing and make a lot of chaos for yourself. The game looks scarier than what it is. The game, story wise, glamorizes the criminal lifestyle and emphasizes your power and status. You're all about seizing power, being stronger and smarter than everyone else, and an all around power fantasy. It actively shields the players from the reality of this lifestyle and the effects on its victims. So don't worry about your conscience being throttled on being scum of the earth and a parasite on society. You're portrayed as smart, cunning, powerful, wealthy, and important and you can safely look the other way. Even taking a wisecrack at Big Pharma as being too evil for even your taste. For a game about being a ruthless, murderous, drug dealing sociopath, this game is shockingly tame. I enjoy this game thoroughly. If you're looking for a challenge to prove yourself? This isn't that game, it's easy. If you're looking for a deep plot? This isn't that game either, it's a blatant power fantasy game. This is a laid back management game centered entirely on logistics whose difficulty is mostly about your patience and how you want to play. When playing for that purpose? This is a really fun game and adds a fun flavor.
I have been on and off on this game ever since buying it. The biggest issue that I have with this game is that there is no save/load option aside from quitting the game. So if you mess up something, you're kinda screwed. I don't know if that was intentional or not to make it more difficult, but would be real swell if they could implement that in a potential update
This Game is Micromanagement Masochism. I like the mechanics, but if you can't manage multiple aspects in a short period of time, this game isn't for you. From psychotic lieutenants who aren't happy until the DAMN CIA PULL UP, to mellow dealers - there are tonnes of characters to deal with and play as you build an empire which was in fact, built in a day (unlike Rome). The thing is, it can fall just as fast as it was built. The story is well considered and the tutorial is very helpful. There are some issues with spelling and clarity. For example, there's misspellings and some quests are worded so you have no idea what it wants you to do. In short, this game is cool. The price? Wait for a discount. It would be awesome for more updates Oh by the way, The tutorial is NOTHING like the rest of the game Good luck Hermano, Avoid La Policia ;D
1. The game's tutorial is really good. If you're playing for the first time, don't skip it. It's easy to understand. 2. Once you get used to the mechanics, it's a really enjoyable and sweet gaming experience. 3. Capturing other rival gangs and strategizing is incredibly fun. I don't think there are any downsides. Even if you're not interested in this type of game, play the tutorial. It takes five or ten minutes. If you don't like it, you can return it. I think it's a great game. 9/10
I love the game. It is a colourful management game, the music and the art captures the vibe of the 80s movie this game is emulating. There are two maps (one with the DLC), three campaign missions and plenty of ingame goals you can set for yourself, and I didn't encounter any technical issues. I don't get why people need to ♥♥♥♥ on indie games, especially when said games does what it says.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cartel Tycoon is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.
No, Cartel Tycoon is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 28.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Cartel Tycoon received 2,699 positive votes out of a total of 3,536 achieving a rating of 7.41.
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Cartel Tycoon was developed by Moon Moose and published by tinyBuild.
Yes, Cartel Tycoon is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Cartel Tycoon is not playable on MacOS.
No, Cartel Tycoon is not playable on Linux.
Cartel Tycoon is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 7 DLCs available for Cartel Tycoon. Explore additional content available for Cartel Tycoon on Steam.
No, Cartel Tycoon does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Cartel Tycoon does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Cartel Tycoon is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Cartel Tycoon.
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Last Updates| Steam data | 24 July 2026 00:10 UTC |
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| Steam price | 28 July 2026 10:25 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 26 July 2026 22:03 UTC |
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