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Mad Games Tycoon 2

Eggcode · 2023-05-31

SteamPlayStation Store

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 21, 2021 (Mac), May 31, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 26, 2026 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 26, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.

Mad Games Tycoon 2 is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2023, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Very Positive (94% of 7817 reviews).

67
playing now
94%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
26
Nexus mods (60k downloads)
3.93★
PlayStation Store rating (74 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

67 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

It is the year 1976.A few revolutionaries set out to take over the entertainment industry. You too take the risky step and found your own game company in a small, unimpressive office. Build your own studio with offices, production facilities and server rooms. Place decorative objects in your offices to increase prestige and attract the best employees in the industry. Watch out for pollution, heat and employment opportunities for your staff. Buy the most desirable offices and become the leading manufacturer of computer games and consoles.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Mad Games Tycoon 2 trailer thumbnail

Mad Games Tycoon 2 (Early Access Trailer)

≈417,298 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 67 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 407 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~51/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 29,339 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 156k–352k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,817 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $12.49 at Steam (2024-12-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
56556520212026Week of 2021-01-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 565 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

246532026-09-15 12:00 — 110 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 131 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 55 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 159 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 175 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 67 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 92 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 150 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 86 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 121 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 147 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 80 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 61 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 137 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 176 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 103 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 147 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 130 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 78 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 158 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 177 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 66 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 95 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 67 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
714115Jan 2021Aug 2026Jan 2021 — avg 582 · peak 1,149Mar 2021 — avg 714 · peak 2,145May 2021 — avg 156 · peak 490Jul 2021 — avg 173 · peak 436Sep 2021 — avg 118 · peak 239Nov 2021 — avg 162 · peak 343Jan 2022 — avg 196 · peak 478Mar 2022 — avg 140 · peak 282May 2022 — avg 193 · peak 443Jul 2022 — avg 158 · peak 299Sep 2022 — avg 138 · peak 271Nov 2022 — avg 141 · peak 284Jan 2023 — avg 193 · peak 354Mar 2023 — avg 156 · peak 359May 2023 — avg 178 · peak 755Jul 2023 — avg 296 · peak 659Sep 2023 — avg 197 · peak 475Nov 2023 — avg 181 · peak 345Jan 2024 — avg 510 · peak 1,505Mar 2024 — avg 225 · peak 480May 2024 — avg 177 · peak 332Jul 2024 — avg 182 · peak 357Sep 2024 — avg 159 · peak 307Nov 2024 — avg 142 · peak 276Jan 2025 — avg 222 · peak 510Mar 2025 — avg 186 · peak 396May 2025 — avg 199 · peak 394Jul 2025 — avg 173 · peak 363Sep 2025 — avg 145 · peak 262Nov 2025 — avg 159 · peak 296Jan 2026 — avg 190 · peak 430Mar 2026 — avg 146 · peak 284May 2026 — avg 128 · peak 236Jul 2026 — avg 153 · peak 328Aug 2026 — avg 168 · peak 385
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$12.492021-01-222026-08-212021-01-22 — best price $22.492021-06-24 — best price $19.992021-10-28 — best price $19.992021-11-24 — best price $19.992021-12-23 — best price $19.992022-01-21 — best price $18.742022-01-27 — best price $19.992022-05-20 — best price $19.992022-06-24 — best price $19.992022-08-25 — best price $19.992022-11-22 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $19.992023-05-31 — best price $22.492023-09-29 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $19.992024-01-08 — best price $18.742024-03-14 — best price $18.742024-04-07 — best price $17.492024-06-27 — best price $18.742024-08-09 — best price $16.742024-10-18 — best price $17.492024-11-27 — best price $17.492024-12-19 — best price $12.492025-03-13 — best price $14.992025-04-11 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $14.992025-08-15 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-08-14 — best price $14.992026-08-21 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
65.1%
earned "Born to Be a Programmer"
31.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

20 supported languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Polish, Czech…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,7602%73
PS5 (PlayStation)4030%71
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvPEconomySandboxTradingBuildingStrategyCapitalismManagementSimulationMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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