Cartel Tycoon
Top-down cartel management sim built around production and smuggling chains
Moon Moose · Published by tinyBuild · Released Jul 26, 2022
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 3,818
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 30% of 13 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 66
- peak 24h 72
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Dec 21, 2023
What is Cartel Tycoon?
A top-down, single-player management and strategy game set in a fictionalized 1980s Latin America. You build drug production and smuggling networks, launder money, manage lieutenants, and contend with rival gangs and authorities across story, permadeath survival, and customizable sandbox modes.
For you if...
- +you enjoy optimizing supply chains and resource flows
- +you want story, survival, and customizable sandbox modes
- +you like balancing money, loyalty, and public opinion
Not for you if...
- −you dislike extensive micromanagement across interconnected systems
- −you expect deep, predictable tactical combat
- −you want city building to be the main focus
What players say
76% of 3,818 reviews are positive · 30% of 13 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise building production and smuggling chains, along with the setting and atmosphere. Common complaints target tedious micromanagement, shallow or unpredictable combat, uneven difficulty, bugs, and unclear mechanics or interface decisions.
Screenshots and trailer
Cartel Tycoon system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 and up
- Processor
- i5 and up
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 960 4GB
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- i7 ~3 Ghz / Ryzen 7
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 1060
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.
Tags
- Top-Down
- RTS
- Resource Management
- Atmospheric
- Management
- Survival
- Strategy
- Building
- Economy
- Simulation
- City Builder
- Sandbox
- Soundtrack
- Base Building
- Singleplayer
- Agriculture
Recent updates
- Dec 21, 2023 · Winter Sale + Patch Notes!
- Nov 15, 2023 · Patch Notes - Cartel Tycoon v 1.0.9.6356
- Oct 31, 2023 · Patch Notes - Cartel Tycoon v 1.0.9.6307
- Oct 5, 2023 · Patch Notes - Cartel Tycoon v 1.0.9.6208
- Sep 28, 2023 · Patch Notes - Cartel Tycoon v 1.0.9.6163
7 DLC available.
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