Market Tycoon

Retail management sim with expiring stock and customizable layouts

Protection Games · Published by Conglomerate 5 · Released May 11, 2017 · Early Access

Casual Indie RPG Simulation Strategy Early Access

Reviews: Mixed; 55% of 413
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 13; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 4 years ago; Jan 31, 2022

What is Market Tycoon?

In this single-player retail management sim, you grow a small market into a hypermarket. You place shelves and fridges, stock goods, hire cashiers, run discounts or advertisements, and manage rent, electricity costs, wages, and expiring food.

For you if...

+you enjoy arranging stores and choosing what to stock
+you like single-player simulations about growing a business

Not for you if...

−you want a guided story instead of open-ended management
−you dislike balancing rent, wages, and perishable inventory

What players say

55% of 413 reviews are positive

Players praise the market-management gameplay but complain about stalled development and an economy they say makes it difficult to stay profitable.

Screenshots and trailer

Market Tycoon system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 7 32/64 or better
Processor: Intel i3-6100 equivalent or better
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX745 equivalent or greater.
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Arabic, Romanian, German, Czech, Bulgarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Korean.