Mad Games Tycoon

Game studio management sim about making games and growing your company

Eggcode · Released Sep 13, 2016

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 4,422
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 4; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 9 years ago; Apr 24, 2017

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

Mad Games Tycoon system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 39
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

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.