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Mad Games Tycoon

Game studio management sim about making games and growing your company

Eggcode · Released Sep 13, 2016

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
91% of 4,422
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Mar 27, 2019
Minimum PC
DirectX 10 GPU
4 GB RAM · 0.8 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Mad Games Tycoon?

A single-player management sim that starts your game studio in an early-1980s garage. You design games, hire and train staff, build office rooms, research technology, and move into larger premises. You can sign publisher deals or produce your games yourself.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy choosing genres, engines, and audiences for games
  • +you like building offices and managing a growing company

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer simple decisions over detailed management
  • −you want action rather than an economic simulation

What players say

91% of 4,422 reviews are positive

Players praise the range of game-development choices and ways to grow a studio. Complaints include confusing choices at the start and the micromanagement involved in producing games yourself.

Screenshots and trailer

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Mad Games Tycoon system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 0.8 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo 2.4Ghz or Higher / AMD 3Ghz or Higher
Graphics
DirectX 10 compatible with 512 RAM or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
800 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor
2.8 GHz quad core or better
Graphics
DirectX 10 compatible with 1024 RAM or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
800 MB available space

Does Mad Games Tycoon have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Mad Games Tycoon run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
39
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Turkish, Czech, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Bulgarian.

Does Mad Games 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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