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Cartel Tycoon

Top-down cartel management sim built around production and smuggling chains

Moon Moose · Published by tinyBuild · Released Jul 26, 2022

ActionIndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 2,995
Recent reviews
Mixed
54% of 11 in 30 days
Players
28
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Mar 15, 2024
Minimum PC
GTX 960
4 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

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

74% of 2,995 reviews are positive · 54% of 11 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.

Players over time

▼ -36% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 107 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Cartel Tycoon screenshot 1

Cartel Tycoon system requirements

Minimum: GTX 960, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does Cartel Tycoon have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Cartel Tycoon run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
19
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.

Does Cartel Tycoon use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

7 DLC available.

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