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Rescue HQ - The Tycoon cover art

Rescue HQ - The Tycoon

stillalive studios · Aerosoft GmbH · 2019-05-28

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CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 28, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 14, 2021 (Xbox One), Sep 28, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Build up your headquarters from scratch and design your own masterpiece. In Rescue HQ you build, organize and manage a joint station for firefighters, police and ambulance. Manage your resources wisely and master challenging emergencies to keep your city safe! Are you up to the challenge?

Rescue HQ - The Tycoon is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2019, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 933 reviews).

2
playing now
79%
positive of 933 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
2.98★
PlayStation Store rating (65 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 37 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 29,098 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 23k–56k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 933 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.49

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-03-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.49 · on sale 32 of 39 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
616120192026Week of 2019-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 12 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 12 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$3.992019-05-282026-10-082019-05-28 — best price $23.772019-09-28 — best price $23.242019-12-19 — best price $20.992020-01-25 — best price $23.422020-03-27 — best price $29.992020-05-16 — best price $20.092020-06-21 — best price $29.992020-07-23 — best price $23.012020-08-26 — best price $25.382020-10-03 — best price $21.362020-11-02 — best price $19.992020-12-06 — best price $19.992021-01-15 — best price $17.882021-02-12 — best price $14.342021-03-16 — best price $19.992021-04-17 — best price $17.882021-05-14 — best price $14.992021-06-11 — best price $14.992021-08-12 — best price $19.992021-10-04 — best price $19.992021-12-07 — best price $14.692022-03-12 — best price $19.632022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-05-01 — best price $11.242023-07-30 — best price $9.992023-11-27 — best price $9.742024-03-20 — best price $9.992024-07-06 — best price $14.692024-10-08 — best price $14.692025-01-02 — best price $18.992025-08-30 — best price $18.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-08-27 — best price $29.492026-10-08 — best price $29.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
71.8%
earned "I Fought The Law And … "
20.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-03-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8731%21
Xbox One (Xbox)220%20

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

Player tags

IndieCasualComedySandboxBuildingCartoonyStrategyTacticalIsometricManagement

Census log

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

Recent updates

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