Cartel Tycoon

Cartel Tycoon

Moon Moose · July 26, 2022 · Top-Down, RTS, Resource Management, Atmospheric, Management

Buy the Cartel Tycoon key for Steam from Kinguin at $2.43 — the cheapest of 21 stores we compare.

PC
Mostly Positive76% · 3,81970playing now
Best price 73 Great deal
$2.43-85%
lowest tracked $1.99
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Where to buy Cartel Tycoon — official stores

Fanatical
Standard Edition · Steam
-85%
$4.49
$29.99
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Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
-75%
$7.49
$29.99
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WinGameStore
WinGameStore
Standard Edition · Steam
-25%
$22.49
$29.99
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GameBillet
GameBillet
Standard Edition · Steam
-16%
$25.19
$29.99
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GamersGate
GamersGate
Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$26.99
$29.99
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GreenManGaming
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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AllYouPlay
AllYouPlay
Standard Edition · Ubisoft Connect
$29.99
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Gamesload
Gamesload
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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Newegg
Newegg
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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Humble Store
Humble Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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IndieGala Store
IndieGala Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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GOG
GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
$29.99
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Epic Game Store
Epic Game Store
Standard Edition · Epic Games
$29.99
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JoyBuggy
JoyBuggy
Standard Edition · Steam
$29.99
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Cheapest Cartel Tycoon keys — keyshops

Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.

Driffle INC
Standard Edition · Steam
$2.54
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Kinguin
Standard Edition · Steam
$2.43
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Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$3.34
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Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$3.36
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Keycense
Standard Edition · Steam
-88%
$4.12
$33.08
Buy
CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.14
Buy
YUPLAY
Standard Edition · Steam
-76%
$5.67
$23.26
Buy

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Cartel Tycoon price by region

Cartel Tycoon costs £1.92 in the United Kingdom, €2.30 in Europe (EUR), $2.43 in the United States, $2.43 in Georgia (USD), CA$5.84 in Canada, A$6.59 in Australia, zł10.13 in Poland, NZ$10.89 in New Zealand and R$14.34 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Cartel Tycoon offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £1.92 −85% £3.74 £1.92 17
Europe (EUR) €2.30 −85% €4.34 €2.30 18
United Statesyour region $2.43 −85% $4.49 $2.43 21
Georgia (USD) $2.43 −75% $3.62 $2.43 19
Canada CA$5.84 −85% CA$5.84 CA$8.08 15
Australia A$6.59 −85% A$6.59 — 13
Poland zł10.13 −75% zł34.74 zł10.13 13
New Zealand NZ$10.89 −75% NZ$10.89 — 11
Brazil R$14.34 −75% R$22.24 R$14.34 11

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

About Cartel Tycoon

✦ AI summary

Build and manage a sprawling drug empire across fictionalized '80s Latin America, balancing production chains, bribery, and violence while dodging the DEA and rival cartels. When your kingpin inevitably falls, promote a successor and rebuild from the ashes in this tycoon sim with permadeath, dynamic narratives, and endless strategic depth.

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.

Cartel Tycoon — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Cartel Tycoon has fun production and smuggling mechanics that draw players in initially, but falls short with shallow combat that feels unfair and unbalanced, limited endgame content, and quality-of-life issues like missing action queues that make gameplay feel tedious. Players praise the core city-building and economic systems despite their quirks, but most feel the game lacks the depth promised and appears abandoned without further updates, making it a risky purchase even at a discount.

Not recommended Sep 18, 2026
Abandonware.
16 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 18, 2026
The game is fun, until you notice you can never build up enough force with your gang to take out any of the other games, i attacked another group it was 26 power vs 23 power, and they wiped the floor with all my guys this happened till i ran out of people to recruit. I bought weapons and did everything i thought was right. But seems it never worked I looked into it and i guess i am to ally with other cartels, so i gave up it was not fun for me anymore. It was more of a passive city sim where i get attacked and can't attacked back. My recommendation is maybe alter that aspect and open it so you can get strong like the pc cartel and attack back with numbers and strength. Aside from that part of the game is fun.
6 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 21, 2026
Game is so fun overall - but the combat sucks. I wish if it had more depth and something to utilize in terms of combat, rather than just a simple clash. Can recommend if you want to have fun from the production and smuggling part. But don't expect a fair or fun combat system, as I mentioned.
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 30, 2026
I rarely type reviews, much less negative ones, but I reluctantly don't recommend this one. My fears came true and the hype of the first 2 or 3 hours of all the potential that could happen in this game was unfounded. The tutorial is essentially the entire game with only one or two things after that. The economy system seems fun at first but in reality makes little sense. Also not being able to queue lieutenant actions is a mind boggling QoL miss and makes the game feel even more like a slog at times. The basis for a game I could easily sink hundreds upon hundreds of hours into is clearly there but it falls short and is clearly no longer updated so it won't ever reach it. Sad. I don't wholly regret buying it as I hope to support future projects of a dev who I feel can make something great. But I don't really suggest you do the same unless you have a huge Special Interest(tm) in cartels/80s and can look past the shortcomings better than I.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 16, 2026
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1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
I love this game ese

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