Drug Dealer Simulator Reviews

So, I really tried. I did everything I could to figure out why this game kept crashing during the intro, but I've found nothing that can actually help. My specs are perfectly fine and can handle this game, but it just refuses to work. I want to like this game. It seems really cool and interesting, but it just constantly crashes. I can't get more than a minute of actual gameplay in. The 101 minutes or whatever have literally just been from me going through the intro again and again and again. This really sucks.

very good game. only problems with the game is the insane amount of spelling errors and the fact that is is poorly optimised. all in all it does have a very addicting grind

ever since they added the enhanced graphics, i cant get above 60fps even on the lowest settings. this should be optional for lower end pc players...

An Unexpectedly Deep and Immersive Experience If you're looking for a gritty, immersive simulation game that combines strategy, risk management, and open-world exploration, Drug Dealer Simulator offers a surprisingly engaging experience. While the subject matter may seem unconventional, the game is impressively well-designed, providing an intricate and rewarding gameplay loop that keeps you hooked. From the moment you start hustling on the streets, the game pulls you in with its detailed mechanics. Balancing supply, demand, and reputation is no easy feat, and the tension of evading law enforcement adds a thrilling layer to every move you make. The expansive world feels alive, with memorable NPCs, realistic environments, and dynamic elements that challenge you to think carefully about your choices. What truly stands out is the game's progression system. As you build your empire, the sense of achievement is incredibly satisfying. The customization options for your operation, from choosing product quality to organizing distribution strategies, add impressive depth. There's even a cooperative multiplayer mode in development, which will take the experience to the next level. While the game deals with mature themes, it does so in a way that emphasizes strategy and decision-making rather than glamorizing illegal activity. The developers have created a compelling world where calculated risk, clever planning, and adaptability are key to success. For fans of simulation, strategy, or open-world games looking for something fresh and challenging, Drug Dealer Simulator offers an engaging experience that stands out in its genre. Highly recommended

I cannot comprehend how this game has so many positive reviews, this game is plagued with issues both in game and out. I found this game when they first released the demo like 5 years ago, the trailer made me excited for what was to come. It showed and claimed that there would be more to the game than there is now in it's finished state. The biggest thing that they never added was rival gangs and fighting for territory. The devs of this game lie like it's going out of style. Every opportunity they get they fucking lie about something. I bring this up, because when the community challenged the devs on them not adding the guns and gang warfare that was shown and implied in the original release trailer they just lied and said it was never in the trailer, they then proceeded to delete the trailer and replace it with a new one. If it was just one time it'd still be bad, but it'd be forgivable. It was not just one time however. The second most notable time they lied and gas-lit the community was with the weed growing update. They showed in the trailer they made for the update that it was going to be this in-depth system where you had to control your plants humidity, light, heat, and water level. They then released the update and what we got was the most basic bare bones growing system you could possibly implement. Yet again when the community asked where the content they showed us was they just fucking lied about it. My biggest gripe with the game however is the bugs. This game has been out for 5 years, received updates for 4 years, and it's still littered with bugs and performance issues they just refused to fix. You cannot set your fps limit in game, if you enable vsync it does not cap your FPS to 60. Or maybe it's supposed to, but it's just bugged. A pretty egregious bug that's been a known issue since 2022, is literally addressed on the pinned FAQ in the discussons, is still in the game. That being the fact that some hideouts just won't let you grow weed in them. You can place the pots, lights, and vents, but you can't place the seeds in the pots. There is no fix for this they literally tell you in the FAQ to just do it in a different hideout. What a great solution, fuck making the game work properly just shove the responsibility onto the player who paid for a game with the expectation that it would work properly. Another massive issue is the villas they added in one of the last updates. They're insanely unoptimized and just not useable as a hideout unless you want to sit there trying to use their insanely tedious and poorly implemented bagging system at super low FPS. The FPS drops noticeably when you enter a villa, if you turn on a single light inside of one it drops even more, don't even think about trying to turn on more lights in your villas it'll just compound the issue. The devs also clearly do not give a shit about the player and their experience playing the game. There are so many basic QoL features that should be in the game that just aren't and the game does not respect your time. The gang delivery system is just fucking ass, if you do not fast forward time at all it will take 10 real life hours for another order to be placed. So if you want to play the game you pretty much have to give up on the whole gang delivery system as you will never get the 500 gang reputation that is required to "unlock more features", which I can't tell you what features they are nor can anyone else on the internet as I can't find fuck all info about what gang rep even does with the exception if unlocking Bad Asia in sector B if you're working with Kenji. They tried to implement a QoL change that could have been amazing with the buyable safes that you can set as money drop offs for your dealers, however it's just not implemented well at all. The drop offs only work for a single area in a sector, some areas do not have hideouts for you to put a safe in. Which means you will never entirely remove the need to go around and collect cash from each dealer. This could have been fixed simply by allowing you to place a drop off safe in your villas that would collect money from the entire sector they are located in. I could go on and on about the issues that need to be fixed, the terrible behavior of the devs and/or their community managers, or all the QoL fixes that are needed to make this game great. But I won't as it's a waste of time, the devs simply do not care about this game nor you, they just care about getting your money and moving on to their next Unreal asset flip cash grab game. TL;DR - If you want a good drug dealing simulator just wait for Schedule 1 to release and play that, it's got a demo out for it now and it's everything this game should have been.

I played playtest of Half Sword, and then I received message from Steam saying that other products of that dev are on sale. I took a look and I've seen this...1.96€ and I said, "what the hell, can't even get a cup of coffee for that price, I will support them!". Turns out it is BEST spent 1€ ever. Graphics are better then I expected for such a small game, mechanics are cool, game is immersive, tutorial is great (including voice acting). Only downside I found are two bugs so far. Sometimes you interaction with dealer of customer can be blocked (happened to me only once, but I see many people reporting it), and since devs didn't adress the issue 5 years after the game release I highly suspect they ever will. My advice, use 2 saves. Save interchangeably after every delivery BEFORE accepting new contracts. That way, it bug triggers, you will only lost 5 minutes of gameplay. Second bug is endless loading screen (happened once after arrest). Third bug is that sometimes after you quit game steam fails to recognise that the app is closed, therefor preventing you from opening other games. The answer is simple: ctrl+alt+delete, search "steam" and stop all proceses. Then just open stram again. All in all game is enjoyable and if you can get it on discount, GET IT! Will I advice you to get it with no discount? Only if you are really crazy about the topic.

So apparently, this game has a slight tendency to corrupt your graphics drivers. Information courtesy of reddit and the fact that I just played it for the first time and within 15 minutes, I was trapped in the Windows Startup Repair loop. (Audio was bugging the hell out before the crash as well) 0/10 do not install this game.

its a really good game BUT you need to note, the game is as far as i know done, nothing new will be added, no more bug fixes or anything. there are mods but none that fix any bugs as of posting this review.

Worst performance I've ever seen in the recent free visual update. This game has somehow demanded more from my PC than any game before or after it. Packing drugs has the most insane UI ever. Trying to fulfill the stupidest requests for 33g of drugs is agony. and having to pack 1g bags back into storage 1 at a time is insane. Buyers demand the exact amount of product. A demand for 29g can't be fulfilled with 30g for example. You're telling me they would decline free extra drugs?? All in all reccomend Schedule 1 which looks to treat all my issues above much better.