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The Dope Game
To escape the city of Starkham and start your new life, your friend Preston sets up a meeting with the local loanshark, Sweaty Mike. After foolishly borrowing $2,000, you embark on a timed mission to sell as many illicit substances as possible. Based on John E. Dell's 1984 classic game Drugwars.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“> Killed the loanshark - I owe him 2k > Found 2 bags of coke on him > Tour around the city, sell the coke for 28k each > Ez profit, ez life 10/10 would pop loansharks again”
“Sweaty Mike told me he would give me $2000 to start my "Empire". He tells me it comes with a $50 a day interest fee. I give him a weak smile and say "Sure, Bro." Sweaty Mike, then proceeds to pull out a gun on me and…”
“Dope as hell This is the original Drug Wars on steroids. Totally revamped, with a very cool art. I'm still going to have lots of fun with this game. I've played Drug Wars for a very long time. This game brings me back a…”
28 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“buy the game for $0.99, get the free cards, buy remaining cards for $0.30~, sell emotes for $14. EZ money.”
“A game about work for people at work (not so much)! The Dope Game is a game about selling dope, nothing more, nothing less; however, you have to be smart when playing this game because you never know what is going to…”
“HEy ok game, Great emojis, tbh I got 4 card drops in the game, and I got 3 80 cetn cards, so hey, I made money (bcuz the other 2 were 50 cetns each) and if u craft the badge u have a SMALL chance of getting a $4, $6, or…”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Dope as hell This is the original Drug Wars on steroids. Totally revamped, with a very cool art. I'm still going to have lots of fun with this game. I've played Drug Wars for a very long time. This game brings me back a…”
“This game is great! Cool graphics, accurate personalities and diaolgue, and great pacing! Exciting getting chased by the dealers and the police at the same time, and super cool getting 5 hired brothers in arms, a mini…”
“------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dope Game ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lol The opening tag line is super lovable \"Do Drugs and…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“WARNING: THIS GAME IS HIGHLY ADDICTING The Dope Game is very simple in design and simpler to play but is extremely addicting. It is also very well maintained with the creators actively looking for bugs as well as…”
“Fun game, try to get it at the discounted price while it's still available. The dev is quick, and I mean really quick, to respond if you have an issue. Buy your drugs cheap and sell it for tons of cash when the time is…”
“for under $2 I can relive my days of playing text based drug selling games, now with pretty pictures and chill music. for $200 i can increase my stash by 20! hells yes. for about 50k I can hire a crew that uses a bag o…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dope Game ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lol The opening tag line is super lovable \"Do Drugs and…”
“for under $2 I can relive my days of playing text based drug selling games, now with pretty pictures and chill music. for $200 i can increase my stash by 20! hells yes. for about 50k I can hire a crew that uses a bag o…”
“this game is one of those where you boot it up idly while listening to a podcast and end up muting the podcast so you can take in the awesome soundtrack. It's also one of those games where the art style perfectly…”
24 of the 102 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I absolutely loved the old Drug Wars games, and always felt that someone should do a modern remake. I've even toyed with making one myself. So naturally, I was psyched to hear about The Dope Game. While this title is a…”
“fun the first 5 minutes, then it gets boring, can't do nothing with the money you make, absolutely boring.”
“Extremely basic merchandise sales game where you attempt to buy low and sell for a profit. Unlike better (and better quality) games, The Dope Game is simplistic to the extreme. Ride the bus, listen to the repetitive…”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“fun the first 5 minutes, then it gets boring, can't do nothing with the money you make, absolutely boring.”
“Extremely basic merchandise sales game where you attempt to buy low and sell for a profit. Unlike better (and better quality) games, The Dope Game is simplistic to the extreme. Ride the bus, listen to the repetitive…”
“Thoroughly unimpressive. You pay for what you get, but what I got was not enough to get me to play more than what you can see - I don't expect to play any more.”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Extremely basic merchandise sales game where you attempt to buy low and sell for a profit. Unlike better (and better quality) games, The Dope Game is simplistic to the extreme. Ride the bus, listen to the repetitive…”
“QUICK Review Game is good But its easy Bus should cost you money to use i would of lost like 10times over while playing Stuck with no money drugs in the bag but with the bus not costing you a penny to easy to get about…”
“So I have got to say that this game isnt bad. It has a good concept and a good price. But as you play, the game appears to be very easy. I mean the first time I played I traveled somewhere and immediatly got arrested…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I absolutely loved the old Drug Wars games, and always felt that someone should do a modern remake. I've even toyed with making one myself. So naturally, I was psyched to hear about The Dope Game. While this title is a…”
“For the game just coming out today (and price) I enjoyed the game so far. BUT there needs to be more features, and be more user friendly. Maybe even add voices in instead of reading :)”
“For a couple bucks, it is alright. I would like to be able to see how much I paid for certain things though so it's easier to compare prices, and it'd be good to have bonuses like instead of running into the cops…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Sweaty Mike told me he would give me $2000 to start my "Empire". He tells me it comes with a $50 a day interest fee. I give him a weak smile and say "Sure, Bro." Sweaty Mike, then proceeds to pull out a gun on me and…”
“For the game just coming out today (and price) I enjoyed the game so far. BUT there needs to be more features, and be more user friendly. Maybe even add voices in instead of reading :)”
“The price isn't that bad, especially considering the current prices of the trading cards. The game itself however is pretty lackluster coupled with a mandatory install for another (free) game in order to unlock all the…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“The Dope game is a simple mostly text based drugs selling simulator. You start off with borrowing $2000 from a loan shark “Sweaty Mike” and you must pay it back with $50 interest per day within 15 days. The game is mostly text based and choices do matter. The game is inspired…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“If you enjoyed Dope Wars in the 90's you will get a kick out of this. True to the original in my opinion while also adding a bunch of new twists, the music and dialogue throughout the game are solid, sometimes even disturbing (old lady, looking at you). Great little game for the…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“This game is based on DrugWars, that line alone got me excited and was the main reason I bought this thing in the first place. Unfortunately it turns out that it's more or less DrugWar's very distant retarded cousin that share the family name because their grand grand parents…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2023-01 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
CoaguCo End Of 2024 Update
Hey, gang! Been a super-quiet year with a ton of things going on in the background and a lot of radio silence on our end. However, this fancy end-of-year post should give you an idea of what was happe
CoaguCo 2024 Update
Hey there! The new year has come and we have an update for where things are and what is going on! Since some of them are still a little ways off, we'll try to keep this short. These final updates will
The Dope Game - Impending Patch - Xmas Update
What's up, dope fiends! Finally breaking a long silence to update you on what is going on with this final Dope Game patch, which includes a lot of fixes you all have reported since the last remaster p
CoaguCo Summer Update 2023
Hey, gang! Long time, no see! We have been tracking issues in our user forums, working on assets, busy with non-game projects, and prepping a slew of updates in the space of time since the last post.
The Dope Game - Version 4.4.1 Update
Hey dope fiends! This tiny patch fixes a very rare crash if you select the not-yet-included Brewery location on the map. Technically, you shouldn't be able to select it and this patch makes sure you c
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Simulation |
| Player tags | Casual · Simulation · Crime · Strategy · Singleplayer · Management · Board Game · RTS · Turn-Based Strategy · Collectathon · Life Sim · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Official site | https://coaguco.com/games/dope |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: AMD or Intel Graphics: OpenGL 3+ Capable Sound Card: Not necessary but you'll miss out on the music Additional Notes: An okay memory or notepad