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Plan Dirty Games · 2026 · Windows

Steam: 76 % positive of 1,176 reviews, as of Oct 28

Build a criminal empire from a hidden underground hangar. Produce drugs, craft weapons, print fake money, operate cartel airstrip and more. Hire workers, expand your gang, upgrade your base and take control of city distribution solo or in co-op.

24 games that play like Dirty Business and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Schedule I, Drug Dealer Simulator and Drug Lord Tycoon.

Map region: Shops & Business Sims
Our review: 7.4/10 →Open on Steam ↗

Steam reviews

What players say

Mostly positive early access sim with fun co-op and plenty to do, held back by clunky manual controls, inventory issues and a slow start.

Many players enjoy the layered loop of producing, packaging and selling goods, the variety of businesses, and how the game is much more fun with friends in co-op. Some find it engaging solo too, especially with the expanding options like planes and workshops. The main complaints are the manual controls: items drop when you switch them, placing and aligning objects is fiddly, and stacking and inventory limits feel arbitrary. Many players also say progression is slow and grindy, with workers unlocking late and repetitive clicking to fill vats and bags, and that late-game goals feel thin. Several recent reviews are more critical than the older helpful ones, mostly over bugs and repetition, while many players praise the developer for responsive weekly updates. Steam's totals remain mostly positive.

Praised

  • Fun with friends

    Players say co-op is the best way to play, with shared tasks and long sessions together.

    Many players
  • Deep production loop

    Players enjoy the chain from making goods to packing, shipping and selling, which keeps them busy.

    Many players
  • Variety of businesses

    Players point to the many activities and ways to earn money, from drugs and guns to counterfeit cash and planes.

    Some players
  • Responsive developer

    Players praise the developer for frequent updates and quick help with problems.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Clunky controls

    Players find item handling, placing objects and switching between items awkward, with dropped items and repeated inputs.

    Many players
  • Slow, grindy progression

    Players say early levels are tedious and manual, with workers and key systems arriving late.

    Many players
  • Manual, repetitive tasks

    Filling vats, bagging and feeding machines by hand gets repetitive, and workers need constant reassigning.

    Many players
  • Inventory and stack limits

    Players say the small carry limits, odd stack sizes and lack of organisation for shelves and racks hold them back.

    Some players
Who it suits
Suits players who enjoy long, hands-on production sims and especially those who will play co-op with friends.
Who should skip it
Should skip it if you want a polished, fast-paced game, dislike repetitive clicking, or expect the freedom of Schedule 1.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with under 20 hours are more split on the slow start and controls, while those with 20 hours or more mostly recommend it and focus on late-game repetition.

Summarised by AI from 78 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 18, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Dirty Business

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Dirty Business

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

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By look

Looks like Dirty Business

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. King of Retail88 % positive of 2,984
  2. Zompiercer88 % positive of 4,667
  3. VEIN86 % positive of 12,198
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  5. Recycling Center Simulator: Prologue91 % positive of 408
  6. Drug Lord Tycoon83 % positive of 1,677
  7. Drug Dealer Simulator85 % positive of 18,321
  8. BONELAB82 % positive of 18,974
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  10. Streamer Life Simulator77 % positive of 7,092
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  12. Vertigo 295 % positive of 2,590

At a glance

What games like Dirty Business have in common

  • They came out between 2015 and 2026, none of them after Dirty Business (2026).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Schedule I (96 % positive of 293,419).

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Our review

Dirty Business Review – Underground Empire Builder with Grit

Dirty Business is a promising, if imperfect, underground tycoon — a grindy, sometimes buggy Early Access game with a genuinely fun production-distribution core and solid co-op appeal.

Published July 23, 2026

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Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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