Cartel Tycoon

 PC
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. GameStar
    Aug 5, 2022
    73
    Fresh setting with style, but the clumsy infrastructure prevents a well-rounded, fun gaming experience.
  2. Gamer Escape
    Jul 26, 2022
    70
    When all is said and done, it’s a game in which you are given the feel of managing a somewhat volatile drug empire with a bunch of violent people who are more than willing to break the law in the name of their own self-enrichment, and that alone is enough to make the game fun enough to stand on its own. It justifies its existence and goes above and beyond in a lot of places.
  3. New Game Network
    Aug 1, 2022
    65
    Cartel Tycoon gets the basics right, and its low price may entice some fans of management games. However, more could have been done with the setting and some of the mechanics. There are better options in the genre.
  5. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    60
    It wouldn't be a cartel game if you didn't have to launder dirty money while dealing with a laggy interface or stupid AI, aspects which spoil the impression of a tropical paradise. [Issue#321]
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  6. KeenGamer
    Aug 11, 2022
    60
    Cartel Tycoon provides a complex business simulator with many moving parts. It is a challenge to learn, but the game provides everything you need to know in an easily digestible way. There are enough obstacles that you can constantly challenge yourself and be entertained by your success in the narcotics trade. Unfortunately, some mechanics are too complex for their own good and the game isn’t always clear on what some things can do. It’s a good survival simulator, but dragged down by its own preventable flaws.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Aug 10, 2022
    Cartel Tycoon has some very interesting ideas that are unfortunately overshadowed by an inconsequential story and a certain lack of depth in its management strategy. It's addictive and fun, but it has the potential to be so much more.