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Mad Games Tycoon

Mad Games Tycoon

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 t

Released Sep 13, 2016 Developer Eggcode Platforms Windows · Mac ManagementSimulationStrategyEconomyCasual
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

90.8%positive4,397 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Built a Rockstar Games to develop a PC port for The warriors. My ultimate dream.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Relaxing fun game development simulator. It has it's flaws but for what it is and the price I absolutely recommend it. The game starts in 1980 in your garage and move on from there. I had a lot of fun before moving on to the sequel, the music loop is surprisingly good. There are…”

— a player, Steam review · 73 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“So much better than Game Dev Tycoon.....not even close.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

12playing at last check
1024-hour peak
1,423all-time peak
0 250 500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 417 avg · Sep 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

39achievements
34.1%median completion
4.0%rarest: I Am a Legend
69.8% of players 69.3% of players 67.9% of players 65.8% of players 63.3% of players 62.8% of players 61.6% of players 60.2% of players 58.9% of players 51.4% of players 47.8% of players 47.7% of players 44.6% of players 44.3% of players 43.4% of players 36.8% of players 36.3% of players 35.8% of players 34.9% of players 34.1% of players 31.8% of players 29.3% of players 29.1% of players 23.5% of players 22.6% of players 22.2% of players 20.5% of players 19.5% of players 18.8% of players 15.2% of players 14.3% of players 12.0% of players 9.4% of players 8.3% of players 7.9% of players 7.0% of players 5.5% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 69.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
69.8%You're Very Pretty — Get a graphics rating of 90% or more.
69.3%Retro — Develop an arcade game.
67.9%Mad Games Convention — Show off your games at the "Mad Games Convention".
Rarest badges of honor
4.0%I Am a Legend — Have more than 1 billion dollars. (Difficulty: Legendary)
4.2%High-tech — Create an engine with all features. (Difficulty: Hard)
5.5%There's Always a Bigger Fish — Buy out one developer. (Difficulty: Hard)

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

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

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Nov 14, 2019
Mad Games Tycoon – now available for consoles

Sell spacecrafts for 1000 bucks a piece, code like laz…err..crazy, create a nifty game and 25 sequels, hire a team of specialized and highly motivated nerds, own a garage that makes Bill Gates jealous

Apr 24, 2017
Update: 1.170424A

Update: 1.170424A - 10 new platforms added. - Game reports: Now the subgenre is displayed. - Create new Engine: Now you can see how many engines you have developed from the genre. - MOD: You can now e

Apr 24, 2017
Update: 1.170424A

Update: 1.170424A - 10 new platforms added. - Game reports: Now the subgenre is displayed. - Create new Engine: Now you can see how many engines you have developed from the genre. - MOD: You can now e

Nov 07, 2016
Update: 1.160926A - 1.161107A

1.160926A - 1.161107A: - New console added: Mintendu Zwitch - Console components and others can now be researched automatically. - Group Management menu added. - You can disable the AI for individual

Nov 07, 2016
Update: 1.160926A - 1.161107A

1.160926A - 1.161107A: - New console added: Mintendu Zwitch - Console components and others can now be researched automatically. - Group Management menu added. - You can disable the AI for individual

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsManagement · Simulation · Strategy · Economy · Casual · Building · GameMaker · Base-Building · Sandbox · Resource Management · Crafting · Capitalism (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Turkish, Czech, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Bulgarian
Achievements39
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://eggcodegames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.4Ghz or Higher / AMD 3Ghz or Higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible with 512 RAM or better Storage: 800 MB available space