Cartel Tycoon
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.
- Price:$7.49
- Release Date:7/26/2022
- Developer:Moon Moose
- Publisher:tinyBuild
- Last Updated:6/27/2025
- Steam App Id:1220140
Cartel Tycoon
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Cartel Tycoon has 85 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 89% lower than its previous all-time peak of 784 players achieved on 9/23/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Cartel Tycoon. It has received a total of 3,563 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 74 (Mostly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Cartel Tycoon. Right now, it costs $7.49 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Cartel Tycoon and its growth over time. It currently has 33,717 followers on its community page.
About Cartel Tycoon
Cartel Tycoon is an Indie, Action, Simulation, and Strategy game developed by Moon Moose. On 7/26/2022, it was released on the Steam Store by tinyBuild.
Players have rated Cartel Tycoon as "Mostly Positive" out of 3,563 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 2,717 positive reviews and 846 negative reviews — an overall 76% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $7.49 which is a 75% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through Cartel Tycoon Soundtrack Bundle, Cartel Tycoon Supporter Bundle, Cartel Tycoon Anniversary Edition, and Drug Cartel Bundle which give a discount off its base price. The game also has a total of 5 DLC add-ons including: Cartel Tycoon: Content Pack - Diva's Hotel, Cartel Tycoon - Artbook, and Cartel Tycoon - Lieutenants Pack - La Familia available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Cartel Tycoon on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 9 languanges in-game including English, Russian, French, Italian, and German. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Cartel Tycoon supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
From the Steam community, Cartel Tycoon has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Building
- Colony Sim
- City Builder
- Economy
- Management
- Agriculture
- Roguelite
- Atmospheric
- Sandbox
- RPG
- RTS
- Soundtrack
- Simulation
- Base Building
- Survival
- Resource Management
- Top-Down
- Strategy
- Action
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Cartel Tycoon and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Cartel Tycoon is referenced by 7 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cartel Tycoon: Content Pack - Diva's Hotel | DLC | 3/14/2024 | View |
 | Cartel Tycoon - Artbook | DLC | 7/26/2022 | View |
 | Cartel Tycoon - Lieutenants Pack - La Familia | DLC | 4/3/2023 | View |
 | Cartel Tycoon - Soundtrack Vol. I | Music | 3/18/2021 | View |
 | Cartel Tycoon - Lieutenants Pack - Guerilla | DLC | 7/26/2022 | View |
 | Cartel Tycoon - Soundtrack Vol. II | Music | 7/26/2022 | View |
 | Cartel Tycoon: San Rafaela | DLC | 9/22/2023 | View |
Related Bundles
Cartel Tycoon is included in 4 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cartel Tycoon Soundtrack Bundle | 3 | 3 | $39.97 | View |
 | Cartel Tycoon Supporter Bundle | 6 | 6 | $55.94 | View |
 | Cartel Tycoon Anniversary Edition | 7 | 7 | $67.93 | View |
 | Drug Cartel Bundle | 2 | 2 | $42.48 | View |
Related Packages
Cartel Tycoon is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Cartel Tycoon | $17.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Cartel Tycoon is available in 9 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Turkish | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Cartel Tycoon data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 27). Cartel Tycoon on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1220140
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 27). Cartel Tycoon. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1220140
- Moon Moose. (2023, July 8). Cartel Tycoon. Cartel Tycoon. https://www.carteltycoon.com/