# Games like Cartel Tycoon

> The closest matches to Cartel Tycoon: Tropico 6, Prison Architect, Endzone - A World Apart, Anno 1800, and Drug Lord Tycoon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Tropico 6](https://imho.run/games/492720/tropico-6) — Shares campaign missions with Cartel Tycoon. 9,768 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492720/)
2. [Prison Architect](https://imho.run/games/233450/prison-architect) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 33,775 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/)
3. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — A frequent pick in Cartel Tycoon players' libraries, and another Strategy. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
4. [Anno 1800](https://imho.run/games/916440/anno-1800) — Shares supply chain management with Cartel Tycoon. 11,586 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916440/)
5. [Drug Lord Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/2450700/drug-lord-tycoon) — Also Base-Building and Economy, like Cartel Tycoon. 859 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450700/)
6. [Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic](https://imho.run/games/784150/workers-resources-soviet-republic) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 8,217 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/784150/)
7. [Jurassic World Evolution](https://imho.run/games/648350/jurassic-world-evolution) — Shares campaign progression and resource allocation with Cartel Tycoon. 23,289 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/648350/)
8. [Rise of Industry](https://imho.run/games/671440/rise-of-industry) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 1,866 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/671440/)
9. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Cartel Tycoon. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
10. [Farthest Frontier](https://imho.run/games/1044720/farthest-frontier) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 10,450 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044720/)
11. [Manor Lords](https://imho.run/games/1363080/manor-lords) — Shares resource allocation with Cartel Tycoon. 38,294 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363080/)
12. [Drug Dealer Simulator](https://imho.run/games/682990/drug-dealer-simulator) — Same immersive mood as Cartel Tycoon. 9,491 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/682990/)
13. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
14. [Railway Empire](https://imho.run/games/503940/railway-empire) — Also City Builder and Economy, like Cartel Tycoon. 3,732 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503940/)
15. [Cataclismo](https://imho.run/games/1422440/cataclismo) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 2,177 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/)
16. [Mad Games Tycoon 2](https://imho.run/games/1342330/mad-games-tycoon-2) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 2,148 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1342330/)
17. [Norland](https://imho.run/games/1857090/norland) — A frequent pick in Cartel Tycoon players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,698 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1857090/)
18. [Captain of Industry](https://imho.run/games/1594320/captain-of-industry) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 5,423 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594320/)
19. [Northgard: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/466560/northgard-definitive-edition) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 23,056 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/)
20. [Evil Genius 2: World Domination](https://imho.run/games/700600/evil-genius-2-world-domination) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Cartel Tycoon. 7,475 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/700600/)
21. [Land of the Vikings](https://imho.run/games/1981570/land-of-the-vikings) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 1,115 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1981570/)
22. [RimWorld](https://imho.run/games/294100/rimworld) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 116,236 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/)
23. [Settlement Survival](https://imho.run/games/1509510/settlement-survival) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Cartel Tycoon. 2,987 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1509510/)
24. [Basement](https://imho.run/games/340150/basement) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Cartel Tycoon. 1,209 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/340150/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1220140&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1220140&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1220140&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1220140
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1220140
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Cartel Tycoon

Cartel Tycoon is a challenging business simulation set during the 1980s and 1990s narco trade era. Developed by Moon Moose and published by tinyBuild, the game tasks players with building and managing a drug empire, capturing cities, automating supply chains, and deploying lieutenants to expand their operation. Players must balance growth against rival thugs and law enforcement while earning loyalty from the local population to avoid the inevitable downfall that claims most cartel leaders. Reviewers highlight the automation rewarding smart base layouts, the colorful period-accurate characters and slang creating an atmospheric experience, and supply chains demanding deep strategic planning. The game offers campaign-missions with progression through long sessions of challenging micro-management, and runs as playable on Steam Deck. It holds a 72% positive rating from over 1,200 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1220140
- **Developer:** Moon Moose
- **Publisher:** tinyBuild
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 26, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1220140/cartel-tycoon)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1220140&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1220140/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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