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Dirty Business Early Access Steam store
Game description
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.
Basic info
| Developer | Plan Dirty Games |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Plan Dirty Games |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unsupported |
| Release date | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Price |
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Minimum specs
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Processor | 3GHz 4-Core or Similar |
| Memory | 8 GB |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 |
| Storage | 9 GB |
Review Analysis Score
Based on 411 reviews from the past 1 year
Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 16, 2026)
Moving boxes is the job in Dirty Business, and 183 reviews say they enjoy it; it scores 71.9 from 411 reviews we read.
👍 Strengths
Multiplayer appears in 29% of analyzed reviews and ranks 192nd of 642. The most upvoted calls it engaging once you understand how it works. 53 say it is super fun with friends, and 23 credit developers who ship quality of life updates every couple of days. Others call it a great game for players who love grinding and leveling up, and some say it looks polished.
👎 Where it falls short
Gameplay appears in 55% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1262nd of 1396. 61 reviews dislike how placing objects feels, the most upvoted saying they never line up straight against walls. 49 report a co-op bug that leaves the tablet unusable, and 41 find the loop repetitive, with little variation. Others call the road to the first employee too grindy, and some find the tutorial unforgiving about doing things in order. Content Volume ranks 1108th of 1351, and Tech & Support ranks 606th of 1399.
Representative reviews Original reviews ↗
“engaging box-moving simulator becomes enjoyable once mechanics are understood” · 183 reviews
“super fun especially when playing with friends” · 53 reviews
“developers responsive with QOL updates every couple days” · 23 reviews
How it holds up
Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.
Dashboard
Based on 411 reviews from the past 1 year
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By period
The overall score over shorter windows: has the game changed lately? A hollow grey point means fewer than 150 reviews in that window.
Since launch 411 reviews
Shorter windows appear once the game has been out for more than 3 months.
Steam review activity
Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by week. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive.
By language
Languages with at least 1% of the reviews we analyzed. Pick one to see how its players rate each category, then tap a category for its indicators.
Across 8 languages, players disagree most about Gameplay.
English
Review Analysis Score
Based on 191 reviews from the past 1 year
German
Review Analysis Score
Based on 70 reviews from the past 1 year
Russian
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Based on 30 reviews from the past 1 year
Chinese
Review Analysis Score
Based on 30 reviews from the past 1 year
French
Review Analysis Score
Based on 29 reviews from the past 1 year
Spanish
Review Analysis Score
Based on 19 reviews from the past 1 year
Turkish
Review Analysis Score
Based on 14 reviews from the past 1 year
Portuguese
Review Analysis Score
Based on 9 reviews from the past 1 year
25 indicators · 587 review reasons · 8 languages · data as of Oct 15, 2026
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Basic info
| Dirty Business | shapez 2 - Factory | |
|---|---|---|
| Players now | 98 | 583 |
| Genre | Simulation · Early Access | Casual · Indie · Simulation · Strategy |
| Developer | Plan Dirty Games | tobspr Games |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows · macOS · Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unsupported | Playable! |
| Price | −25% | −40% |
| Release date | Jul 22, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Tags | 6 in common | |
| Only this game | Only this game | |
Review scores
| Dirty Business |  shapez 2 - Factory | |
|---|---|---|
| Gameplay | -1.00 | +2.92 |
| Story & World | +1.23 | +2.60 |
| Content Volume | -1.12 | +0.81 |
| Visuals & Sound | +0.80 | +3.70 |
| Multiplayer | +2.59 | +2.83 |
| Pricing & Fairness | -0.14 | -0.03 |
| Tech & Support | -0.08 | +0.08 |
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