Development Update for 2024 Happy new year everyone! We hope everyone has had a happy and healthy holiday season! Also welcome to all the new players who have joined us lately, thanks for your support and all the reviews! We have been busy gathering player feedback and bringing improvements and refinements to Mad Games Tycoon 2 and we're here to highlight some of the most recent changes to the…
News About Today's Update BUILD 2023.06.12B was released today (June 12th, 2023) and the update required a critical fix for game performance issues found in long term saves. This fix required the game engine (Unity) to need to be updated to the latest version. Because of this, a lot of code had to be updated and re-written. You will likely receive a few more updates over the next few days to fi…
Official Release Day! The day has finally come! After over two years of early access, we are proud to officially release Mad Games Tycoon 2 today! We hope everyone can see all the hard work that has went into the game, and that you enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed developing it! We would like to again thank everyone for all their support throughout early access. Special thanks to all our tra…
Official Release Date Hello again everyone! Getting right to it, we're excited to announce that Mad Games Tycoon 2 will be leaving Early Access May 31st! There will continue to be updates and support for the game! We do feel Mad Games Tycoon 2 is ready for those players who have been waiting for a more final version of the game. Whether they begin their first long term save, or decide to finall…
Development Update Hello everyone! We hope you've been continuing to enjoy playing Mad Games Tycoon 2! Since our last Steam notification update, there have been tons of changes, tweaks, and improvements to the game. In this post we will highlight some of the most notable changes over the last several months of updates. As always, you'll find the latest and most up to date list of changes on the…
Sandbox mode 2.0 - Play your way! It is now easier than ever to get a new game started your way! The new sandbox mode allows you to begin your game development journey as a small startup company, an established industry titan or somewhere in-between! A lot of work has gone into the new and improved Sandbox mode. You have nearly two dozen options to customize your game, from starting year and fu…
A summary of recent & latest changes A lot of work has been put into the game since the last Steam notification update! As always, you can find the latest patch notes in the Steam discussion forum. This is the easiest and fastest way to stay up to date with the development of the game. Here is a summary of some of the key changes with the full notes listed below! - Sandbox Mode! - A much reques…
BUILD 2022.05.18A Save Compatibility With the release of BUILD 2022.05.18A, this includes all the changes from the previous opt-in only beta. Due to changes in the data structure, all saved games made on BUILD 2022.04.06A or earlier will not work with the latest update. Any saved games made during the beta should work if you opted into this process over the last few weeks. We apologize for any…
Company Acquisitions! You can now buy your competitors! This feature was quietly released several weeks ago but has been getting many updates, bug fixes and additions from player suggestions. Once purchased you have many options to control their decision making process. You can tell them what genres and topics to develop for, what consoles to focus on, whether to develop exclusively for your ow…
Celebrating One Year of Early Access! In celebration of one year since the beginning of Early Access, Mad Games Tycoon 2 will be on sale this weekend only for 25% off! This limited time offer is the largest discount the game has received, and will likely be the largest discount the game will receive until after release! With the game having had over 100 updates since its release last January, t…
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! And soon to be Happy New Year! We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday season and to add to the holiday cheer Mad Games Tycoon 2 is participating in the Steam Winter Sale at 20% off! It is a great time to get the game and join in on the fun! We are closing in on 1 year of Early Access and we're proud of the work done on the game so far but there is sti…
Steam Achievements, Upcoming Features, A Game Giveaway and More! It's time for an update! As always, to find the latest and most up to date list of changes for the game check out the Steam Discussion forums and you will find a patchnotes thread that is kept up to date 'Day of' each patch. The game is developing at a quick pace and not every update gets a notification on the steam page! In this…
Summer Update! With summer coming to a close we wanted to post an update letting players know the changes that have been made in the previous weeks and months. The game continues to progress, adding more features, gameplay improvements and request from players. We are very happy with the success and support we have received through this Early Access process and we hope you are enjoying the jour…
Console development has been added in the latest update! You can now create and sell your own custom home consoles and handheld systems. This milestone update follows previous updates that have also added the creation of your own MMOs, Arcade machine games, Free to Play games, and Cell Phone games. In addition the ability to remaster older games, port games to other platforms, establish long ru…
Patchnotes BUILD 2021.05.28A ----------------------------------------- - Console development is now available. You can publish stationary consoles and handhelds. - You can now optionally change the name of IPs. - In the menus "Develop successors", "Develop remasters" etc. there is now a search function. - Brightness can now be set in the options. - New platforms added: "Amigo CTV", "PhaserActiv…
Patchnotes BUILD 2021.04.14A ----------------------------------------- - New object added: Machine III - "Game Completed" menu: You can now cancel if you accidentally clicked on "Distribute game yourself". - BUG: "Game completed" menu: For spin-offs, the text was displayed in German. - BUG: You could distribute spin-offs yourself even though you signed a publisher exclusivity contract. BUILD 20…
BUILD 2021.03.22A ----------------------------------------- - New objects added: Best Graphics award, 3 new cabinets, 3 new rugs. - Topics now affect the age rating. - Search function for research can now be done with the "Enter" key. - Message display duration can now be set in options and messages are no longer deleted when the game is paused. - Renamed "Extreme Violence" to "Explicit Content…
BUILD 2021.03.08A ----------------------------------------- - Romanian language added. - Management->Archive: Game concepts, fan letters, game reports and engines can now be archived so that they are no longer displayed in the lists. - "Quality Assurance -> Improve Gameplay": It is now possible to select whether bugfixing or polishing should be performed afterwards. - New objects: "Game of the…
Patchnotes BUILD 2021.02.18A ----------------------------------------- - For addons and MMO addons the subtopic can now be changed. - Start menu: It is now possible to choose whether the working speed is adjusted to the game speed. - Production and stock menu: Games can now be sorted by "release date". - Options: It can now be set whether minimized game tabs should only show the game name. - BA…
BUILD 2021.02.04A ----------------------------------------- - NPCs can now create addons. - Added two new postive perks for employees. - Toggles such as "Show trash" or "Hide walls" are now saved. - If you release extremely bugged games, your fans can get angry. - Key "G" can now open the staff group menu. - Icon for english language adapted. - BALANCE: Salary and minimum rating for contract ga…
- Added Christmas season and summer slump (affects units sold). - You can now also view game concepts of addons, standalone addons etc. - Game concepts now show achieved gameplay, graphics, sound points etc. - New platform added: "Philops CD-X" - Added button to open or close all GameTabs - In the menu "Game Concepts" & "Game Reviews" you can now access the game review. - Game sizes now affect…
- AI of cleaning robot improved. - Polish language added. - Some languages updated. - BALANCE: It is now more difficult to become "Developer of the Year". - BALANCE: Effect of training increased. - BUG: If you turned the walls invisible, you could put objects in the wall. - BUG: In the production room the message "No storage space available" was displayed in German. - BUG: Removed some graphic…
Patchnotes BUILD 2021.01.26A/B ----------------------------------------- - The game tabs on the right side of the GUI can now be scrolled. - Move camera now also works when moving the mouse to the edge of the screen. - language added. - Pathfinding improved: employees now prefer objects in their building. - Russian & Chinese (traditonal) language added. - Some languages updated. - BALANCE: Perc…
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