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Cartel Tycoon cover art

Cartel Tycoon

Moon Moose · tinyBuild · 2022-07-26

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 14, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 18, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 14, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.

42
playing now
76%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

42 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Set in the fictionalized '80s Latin America, Cartel Tycoon tells the story of a time when the cocaine took over first the US, and then the whole world. Ridiculously rich drug kingpins rule over glorious empires, creating thousands of jobs. But a maelstrom of violence threatens this criminal underworld from within.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 42 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 130 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (398 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 76k–171k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,802 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.35-75%
GOG$7.49-75%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Fanatical (2026-07-23) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 104 of 135 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29629620212026Week of 2021-03-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

12102026-08-07 00:00 — 57 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 46 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 76 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 66 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 89 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 87 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 80 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 121 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 74 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 56 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 107 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 55 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 54 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 89 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 56 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 42 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 102 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 73 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 32 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 61 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 50 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 34 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 87 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 64 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 44 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 49 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 56 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 42 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$5.722021-03-162026-08-302021-03-16 — best price $20.992021-05-22 — best price $18.262021-08-02 — best price $16.792021-10-11 — best price $18.892021-11-24 — best price $14.752022-01-05 — best price $21.242022-04-13 — best price $20.992022-06-20 — best price $17.492022-08-05 — best price $13.242022-10-06 — best price $22.392022-12-23 — best price $13.112023-02-13 — best price $17.992023-05-03 — best price $22.042023-06-21 — best price $12.742023-08-03 — best price $16.492023-10-07 — best price $17.632023-11-21 — best price $13.492024-01-12 — best price $23.892024-02-24 — best price $26.992024-03-24 — best price $11.982024-04-22 — best price $22.042024-05-27 — best price $29.992024-07-12 — best price $22.042024-08-10 — best price $29.992024-09-15 — best price $24.972024-11-05 — best price $19.992025-01-05 — best price $29.992025-03-06 — best price $7.492025-04-23 — best price $7.492025-06-16 — best price $29.992025-08-19 — best price $6.242025-10-09 — best price $22.492025-11-23 — best price $7.502026-01-23 — best price $7.492026-03-25 — best price $7.502026-05-20 — best price $6.692026-07-14 — best price $22.482026-08-29 — best price $7.492026-08-30 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
65.2%
earned "Our Man"
7.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing7 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,7441%19
PS5 (PlayStation)3973%19
Xbox Series (Xbox)1622%18

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RTSEconomySandboxBuildingStrategySurvivalTop-DownManagementSimulationSoundtrack

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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