Underplayed Gems

Music Wars Empire (2016)

Music Wars Empire cover
Developer
Antuan Johnson
Publisher
Music Wars
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
2.3 of 5, 178 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 27 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

Playing feels like carefully building and managing a record label empire, balancing creative releases against market pressures.

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What players say

Players say the game is fun in concept but overwhelmed by constant crashes, corrupted saves, and a broken database editor. The developer is widely reported to have abandoned the project and instead moved to a mobile spin-off, leaving the game in an unfinished, unstable state.

Screenshots

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