Small Press Tycoon

Small Press Tycoon

Inpatient Interactive · May 3, 2021 · Simulation, Immersive Sim, Point & Click, Choices Matter, 2D

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8 user reviews100% · 8
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About Small Press Tycoon

SMALL PRESS TYCOON is the original DIY publishing adventure sim. Print chapbooks and zines, hold readings, discover new and exciting authors, sign distribution deals, and even win industry awards!

Live out your literary dreams. Give spell-binding lectures for rapt audiences and sell your wares at book fairs. Discover mysterious manuscripts in the bowels of the library. Navigate the rocky terrain of the literary world and make choices that matter - no two presses are alike.

Featuring all-new music tracks by PC CREATIONS

Small Press Tycoon — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jan 15, 2023
A very simplistic DIY publishing sim that looks and sounds like it came out a good 25 years ago. Print books, get money, buy better equipment, repeat. Sounds repetitive, and it sort of is, but the charming presentation and decent sense of humor keep it entertaining for just long enough to warrant the 1$ pricetag.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 26, 2021
It took me a grueling 18 months, but I built a catalog of more than 30 highly-regarded books and raised our average first print revenue to nearly a million dollars. A completely authentic publishing sim.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 23, 2021
It is a simple game with some nice music on it. Graphics are like something you see from the Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 days but they aren't the important part of the game. You get to publish all kinds of book types, you can sell them online, in stores and elsewhere, your authors can face cancellation and you got to decide whether to stick with them or not.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 23, 2021
The story of an unknown indie publishing house skyrocketing to industry dominance after the controversial release of "Alf Alpha", an exposé chronicling the toxic male-dominated culture of the pro puppeteering scene in the 1980s.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 14, 2026
Please get back to work on the game
Recommended Sep 10, 2026
uhhhhhh I was murdered??????

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