Choose Drug Dealer Simulator
Choose Drug Dealer Simulator if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.1% positive across 9,491 reviews.
Drug Dealer Simulator vs The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire
Drug Dealer Simulator and The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire both land in Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Drug Dealer Simulator (2020) is 5 years older than The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (2025). Drug Dealer Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (85.1% positive) than The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (79.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire
Choose The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire if you want a Strategy, RPG, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire launched in 2025.
Both Drug Dealer Simulator and The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Drug Dealer Simulator |  The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 18.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.1% positive (9,491 reviews) | 79.8% positive (104 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Byterunners | BEF GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Drug Dealer Simulator (2020) is 5 years older than The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (2025).
- Drug Dealer Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (85.1% positive) than The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (79.8% positive).
- The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire is currently ~5% cheaper on Steam than Drug Dealer Simulator (18.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Drug Dealer Simulator vs The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire — FAQ
- Which is better, Drug Dealer Simulator or The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire?
- On Steam reviews Drug Dealer Simulator scores higher (85.1% positive) than The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (79.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Drug Dealer Simulator is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Drug Dealer Simulator or The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire first?
- If you want chronology, Drug Dealer Simulator (2020) came out before The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Drug Dealer Simulator and The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.