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Big Pharma

Big Pharma

What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good?

Released Aug 27, 2015 Developer Twice Circled Publisher Positech Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ManagementSimulationMedical SimStrategyIndie
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

77.5%positive1,939 reviews
Recommended · 808 found this helpful

“Came within 5% of the top-most goal for a level, and failed for lack of time. Went back several saves and looked at everything. Was my choice of drug wrong? Were my production lines a square or two inefficient, preventing me from utilizing another delivery portal? Was I spending…”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
Recommended · 241 found this helpful

“This game was a little bit of a surprise.. I don't usually get much into tycoon type games, though I have fond memories of Theme Hospital from a few years back, and I guess Rollercoaster Tycoon, so my experience isn't great to compare this to others in the genre. That being…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Not recommended · 347 found this helpful

“I am a big fan of logistic-puzzle games and thought that this might take the gameplay of Spacechem or Factorio in exciting new directions. Unfortunately, the logistics puzzles and business simulation don't really play off of each other well, and the game quickly becomes tedious.…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

2,614all-time peak
0 250 500 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 324 avg · Sep 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.

25achievements
2.1%median completion
0.7%rarest: Spoilt for Choice
49.2% of players 19.2% of players 14.6% of players 14.2% of players 13.0% of players 10.1% of players 9.8% of players 7.4% of players 7.1% of players 6.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 1.4% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 49.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
49.2%Tutored — Complete all the tutorial levels
19.2%Indebted — Hidden achievement
14.6%Over Analysis — Successfully analyse at least 20 different effects within a single game
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Spoilt for Choice — Complete every challenge in the Full Unlock scenario.
0.8%An Expansive Achievement — Complete every challenge in the Room to Maneuver scenario.
0.9%The Cancer Contradiction — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US24.99 USD
EU24.50 EUR
UK20.99 GBP
Australia36.50 AUD
Canada32.50 CAD
Japan2,800 JPY
Brazil73.99 BRL
China92.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$13 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$28

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-25 08-11 08-30 09-17 10-05 10-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 20, 2025
Ridiculous Space Battles is coming soon

If you enjoyed Big Pharma, you may well be interested in our upcoming game: RIDICULOUS SPACE BATTLES. 15 years ago, Positech Games released 'Gratuitous Space Battles', the first ever auto-battler game

Oct 07, 2020
Democracy 4 is now in Early Access!

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/24aa6f4096dcee953b60b9b30cf46c9a60746b7e.png Yes its true! after all these years, Democracy has finally returned to s

Sep 29, 2020
Democracy 4 is just ONE WEEK away from Early Access

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/24aa6f4096dcee953b60b9b30cf46c9a60746b7e.png Exciting times! Not only does today mark the first Presidential election

Sep 03, 2020
Democracy 4 is coming soon. Add to your wishlist :D

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/24aa6f4096dcee953b60b9b30cf46c9a60746b7e.png Great news fellow citizens! The latest installment in the geeky-but-popu

Oct 15, 2019
Coming soon: Design Variety Expansion pack for Production Line 🚗🚗🚗

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/ee93ec8950cf0c1bae3a9fdb67c5606b6b250e1c.png Hi there! We are releasing our second expansion to Production Line: Car Factory

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsManagement · Simulation · Medical Sim · Strategy · Indie · Automation · Puzzle · Economy · Singleplayer · Isometric · Resource Management · Casual (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements25
Official sitehttp://www.bigpharmagame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 Processor: 2GHz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 600 series or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: any