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The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire

BEF GAMES · Tripwire Presents · 2025-10-31

Steam

ActionIndieRPGSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 01, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Build a criminal empire from the streets up. Commit crimes in third-person, run and automate illegal businesses, recruit your own crime family, fight rival organizations, and take control of a seamless open-world city.

83%
positive of 403 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$18.99
steam price (US)

The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire Rule the Night, Become the City's Boss! Welcome to The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire This unique game offers you the perfect opportunity to delve into the depths of both the business world and the criminal underworld. The Boss Gangsters invites you to a captivating open world. Manage your nightclub, explore the glittering night scenes, expand your business, and engage in fierce battles with rival gangsters. But be careful, it's not only the mafia; corrupt police and the mayor are also part of the game.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 100 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 133% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 49% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.1k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 403 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $15.19 at Steam (2025-10-31)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $18.99 · on sale 17 of 35 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520252026Week of 2025-10-31: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-14: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-20: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-19: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-26: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-31: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-07: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$18.99$15.192025-10-312026-08-132025-10-31 — best price $15.192025-11-14 — best price $18.992025-12-18 — best price $15.192025-12-29 — best price $18.992025-12-31 — best price $15.192026-01-05 — best price $18.992026-01-15 — best price $18.992026-01-22 — best price $15.192026-01-31 — best price $18.992026-02-02 — best price $15.192026-02-14 — best price $18.992026-02-16 — best price $15.192026-02-23 — best price $18.992026-02-24 — best price $15.192026-02-28 — best price $18.992026-03-19 — best price $15.192026-04-02 — best price $18.992026-04-07 — best price $15.192026-04-20 — best price $18.992026-04-30 — best price $15.192026-05-08 — best price $15.192026-05-15 — best price $18.992026-05-28 — best price $18.992026-06-01 — best price $15.192026-06-11 — best price $18.992026-06-18 — best price $15.192026-06-24 — best price $18.992026-06-25 — best price $15.192026-07-02 — best price $18.992026-07-09 — best price $18.992026-07-16 — best price $15.192026-07-25 — best price $15.192026-07-31 — best price $18.992026-08-08 — best price $18.992026-08-13 — best price $15.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
29.3%
earned "Pickpocket"
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)660%32

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

Census log

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

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