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Mad Games Tycoon 2

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Mac • 2023

Should you play it?

Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.

What works
  • Deep and addictive gameplay
  • Extensive customization and management options
  • Active and responsive developer
  • Realistic simulation of game industry
  • Frequent updates and community engagement
Things to keep in mind
  • Ui can be unintuitive and cluttered
  • Late game can become repetitive and lack challenge
  • Some micromanagement can be tedious
  • Limited narrative and emotional engagement
  • Space/building expansion limited in late game

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins

  • Puffin Planes

  • Railroad Tycoon II Platinum

  • OpenTTD

  • GamersGoMakers

  • Software Inc.

  • Anno 1800

  • Big Ambitions

  • Mad Games Tycoon
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Puffin Planes

  • GamersGoMakers

  • Game Dev Studio
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Mad Games Tycoon 2: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Status, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Fantasy, Intimacy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Cooperation

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  • Exploration

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  • Intimacy

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