Yes, worth buying.
At $24.99. It has been as low as $14.99.
- Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 8k player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
While the core gameplay remains faithful to the original (starting in a garage, building custom engines, hiring staff, creating games, and gradually expanding your company into a global powerhouse) the sequel introduces a wide array of new mechanics and layers of depth that make the original feel more like a proof of concept than a fully realized vision.
3D Graphics are good
Side note: there is a multiplayer where I guess your friends can play as rival companies but I haven't tried it so I can't say anything about that.
As of this writing, in my play through I was at the 2005 time period, and 17.3 hours playtime:
Sound effects are pretty good
Despite its complexity, Mad Games Tycoon 2 remains accessible, thanks to a clean interface and clear feedback systems.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.
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