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Mad Games Tycoon

Eggcode · 2016-09-13

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 14, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Nov 12, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 13, 2016 (Mac), Sep 13, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 12, 2019 (Xbox One)

Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!

13
playing now
91%
positive of 4.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 9,647 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 111k–265k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,423 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GOG$7.49-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.48 at MacGameStore (2024-08-14) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 32 of 52 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
464620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1722026-08-06 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 10 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.02$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $14.992016-06-23 — best price $8.992017-04-20 — best price $11.992017-12-21 — best price $5.992018-07-27 — best price $7.492019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-09-09 — best price $14.992019-12-13 — best price $13.262020-01-28 — best price $14.992020-04-21 — best price $11.012020-07-19 — best price $14.992020-09-13 — best price $13.392020-10-21 — best price $14.992020-11-23 — best price $4.122021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-02-12 — best price $5.622021-03-19 — best price $13.392021-04-30 — best price $13.392021-06-01 — best price $13.392021-08-17 — best price $14.992021-11-03 — best price $14.992022-02-23 — best price $13.392022-08-03 — best price $13.392023-03-16 — best price $7.492023-09-20 — best price $13.392024-01-14 — best price $13.392024-05-08 — best price $14.992024-08-15 — best price $11.012024-11-24 — best price $13.392025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-08-01 — best price $14.992026-01-23 — best price $7.492026-08-12 — best price $7.492026-08-30 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
69.8%
earned "You're Very Pretty"
34.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

18 supported languages: English, German, French, Turkish, Czech, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,2665%39
PS4 (PlayStation)26514%40
Xbox One (Xbox)2424%39
PS4 (PlayStation)12316%40
Switch (Nintendo)20%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

CasualEconomySandboxTradingBuildingCraftingStrategyGameMakerCapitalismManagement

Census log

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

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