The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire

Open-world criminal empire simulator mixing business management with gang warfare

BEF GAMES · Published by Tripwire Presents · Released Oct 27, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 464
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 51 in 30 days
Players: 388; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 day ago; Oct 27, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 1050; 8 GB RAM · 4.9 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire?

A single-player crime and management simulator set in an open city, where you rise from small-time criminal to gang boss. You steal and customize cars, evade police, automate illegal production chains, recruit gangsters, and fight rival families for control of districts.

For you if...

+you like choosing your own route through a sandbox
+you enjoy resource management alongside character progression

Not for you if...

−you want crime action without running an organization
−you want to play cooperatively or against other players

What players say

80% of 464 reviews are positive · 72% of 51 in the last 30 days

Players praise nightclub management and the loop of growing their businesses. Recent complaints focus on bugs and the lengthy tutorial, with some players also criticizing weak gunplay.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1050, 8 GB RAM, 4.9 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor: Intel i5 AMD Ryzen 5
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5000 MB available space
DirectX: Version 12

Does The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire run on Steam Deck?

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

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 32
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese.

Does The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire 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