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Nicotine Merchant Simulator™

Nicotine Merchant Simulator™

You're a Nicotine Merchant. Start your production using improvised materials and grow it into a large enterprise. But be careful, just a few wrong moves and everything could fall apart!

Released Aug 14, 2026 Developer pickaxe Platforms Windows SimulationEarly AccessSingleplayer3DManagement
View on Steam ↗ $11.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

89.5%positive76 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“This game is honestly very fun, It would be amazing if there was a little more to do and more things to buy. The automation would be much better if you were able to choose what the tables will pull. (Having a specific table only pull Malbora components) as you can't just have…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“The game is good and has potential. But let's be honest, there is plenty of room for improvement—for instance, you could add a sorting system that lets the player choose which type of cigarettes each table produces, rather than having every table make a bit of everything.…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“The game could be good if a few features were added. 1: Choosing what gets produced at which table 2: The ability to trade in the shop, even if its just paper 3: A sorting system for finished goods, so that qualities dont get mixed 4: A bit more information, time of day 5: Set…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

12achievements
56.7%median completion
5.5%rarest: Great mix
97.0% of players 96.3% of players 95.8% of players 90.3% of players 76.4% of players 76.4% of players 56.7% of players 42.3% of players 28.0% of players 8.8% of players 7.1% of players 5.5% of players 97.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
97.0%First sale! — Made your first sale
96.3%Cheap thrill — Packed single
95.8%Luxury thrill — Packed full
Rarest badges of honor
5.5%Great mix — Filled the pack with all kinds of cigarettes
7.1%It all adds up — Made €3 just from 5-cent coins
8.8%6 days to die — Went 6 days without buying anything

Latest official news

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

Sep 19, 2026
Delay

Unfortunately, the release of the update has been postponed to September 27. We’ve run into some unexpected difficulties and need to switch to an updated version of the game engine. To everyone who ha

Sep 05, 2026
Nicotine Merchant Simulator™ is Now Steam Deck Verified

We’re happy to announce that the game has officially received the Steam Deck Verified status! This means you can enjoy the game on Steam Deck with confidence and take your adventure with you wherever

Aug 31, 2026
Bug fix

Fixed a bug that made the top shelf of the racks unusable.

Aug 28, 2026
Many fixes!

The following changes have been made🚀 Fixed the workbench — it now works better. The workbench now prioritizes boxes that already contain finished packs. Added an FPS limiter. The rack has been fixed,

Aug 21, 2026
Workbench fix

The following changes have been made🚀 The workbench has been completely fixed, and Malbora no longer stops production. You can now progress comfortably to the later stages of the game. "Great Mix" ach

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresSimulation, Early Access
Player tagsSimulation · Early Access · Singleplayer · 3D · Management · Economy · Shop Keeper · Life Sim · Trading · Capitalism · Indie · Sandbox (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · #category_contrast_controls · Custom Volume Controls · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements12
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 - 12400 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible