Retro TV Tycoon
A TV station management simulator built around hourly broadcast schedules
Xiro's Studio · Released Nov 6, 2026
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- Players
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- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Retro TV Tycoon?
You manage a small 1990s television station through a retro computer-style interface in this 2D simulation. Choose series, movies, and news for different audience groups, place commercials to meet sponsor quotas before deadlines, and expand your reach by upgrading transmission equipment.
For you if...
- +you enjoy building audience loyalty through consistent daily programming
Not for you if...
- −you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer management
Screenshots and trailer
Retro TV Tycoon system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Retro TV Tycoon?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 7 SP1+ (64-bit)
- Processor
- 1.6 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core i3 / AMD equivalent)
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4000 / AMD Radeon Vega 3 or any DirectX 11 compatible GPU
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Minimum display resolution: 1280x720. Highly optimized for low-spec PCs and laptops.
Does Retro TV Tycoon have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Retro TV Tycoon run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
Does Retro TV Tycoon use AI-generated content?
Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:
Some visual assets used in Retro TV Tycoon were created with the assistance of generative AI. Specifically, AI-generated imagery is used for some of the fictional thumbnail artwork displayed in the **TV Catalog** and **Film Archives** sections of the game. These images are pre-generated assets created during development and are not generated dynamically while the game is running. Generative AI is not used to generate gameplay, player interactions, or live content. The AI-assisted images are used solely as visual illustrations and thumbnails representing fictional television programs and films...
Full statement
Some visual assets used in Retro TV Tycoon were created with the assistance of generative AI. Specifically, AI-generated imagery is used for some of the fictional thumbnail artwork displayed in the **TV Catalog** and **Film Archives** sections of the game. These images are pre-generated assets created during development and are not generated dynamically while the game is running. Generative AI is not used to generate gameplay, player interactions, or live content. The AI-assisted images are used solely as visual illustrations and thumbnails representing fictional television programs and films within the game's catalog and archive interfaces.
The statement mentions: Art
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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
