Empire of Vice : Chicago (2026)
- Developer
- Artifex Parvus
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
- Rating
- 4.0 of 5, 10 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.3 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A strategic, narrative-driven simulation of building a criminal empire during Prohibition, focusing on management, corruption, and choices rather than action.
criminal simulationnarrative-drivenstrategicatmosphericmethodicalprohibition era
What players say
Players are intrigued by the prohibition-era setting and core loop, but many hit a wall around turn 100 when rival gangs become untouchable while police and health systems penalize only the player. The early access release feels content-starved, with limited ways to earn money and no sandbox mode, and long-time players say development updates have stalled.
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