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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.

Early AccessMar 18, 2021
Release DateJul 26, 2022
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.1% (mostly positive) / 77.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)74.5% / 75.2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.3K  Top 10% / 3.1K  Top 10%
Curators84 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time23.1 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar46 minutes  Top 30%
Followers32.5K  Top 4%
Owners± 201.1K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 154K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.8M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Cartel Tycoon steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Cartel Tycoon's Steam rating and reviews between March 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 76.7% (March 2021) to 80.3% (March 2022).

Cartel Tycoon is an AAA level success, with 3.1K reviews Top 10%. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Cartel Tycoon and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Cartel Tycoon's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (43%), followed by Simplified Chinese (14%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 27 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 9 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Cartel Tycoon percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Cartel Tycoon depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. The time in game is outstanding, with 64 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Cartel Tycoon players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 32 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Graphics are great
  • Music is excellent
  • Audio is superb
  • Gameplay is challenging
  • Unique game design
  • Different game experience
  • Excellent tech tree
  • Easy to learn
  • Taking over other Cartels
  • Expansion and improvement
  • Cannot collect from nearby plantation
  • No voice acting in the main game
  • Repeated text
  • Connection errors
  • Logic bugs and actual bugs
  • Missing multiplayer
  • Closed farm cannot remove goods

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 77.1% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Cartel Tycoon's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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