This is the video game your parents were worried about.
“Annex 1”, a drug business simulator, is the biggest independent game of the year so far. Players build an empire of drugs, starting with a humble marijuana company before moving on to methamphetamine and cocaine.
The game culminated in April at nearly 460,000 simultaneous players on Steam, the most popular online store for downloading PC games.
Popular clips of game players display creator medicines at avatars, which take tubes and expire smoke or, in some cases, will ignite flames.
TVGS, an Australian video game developer, published “Calendar 1” on Steam for early access in March, but told subscribers that the full game was still in development. The popularity of the game has quickly increased. He was classified n ° 1 on Steam after his release and held first place for more than two weeks. This week is the game n ° 5 in the store.
The game is so popular that similar games have shot at the top of the PlayStation store while console players are looking for it. TVGS said on X that any game appearing on the PlayStation store with “Annex 1” in the title is not affiliated to them.
“I would love to wear Appendix I to console when the game is at the right stadium for that, but I would announce it to the calendar community that I am long before it happens,” said the developer on X.
“Appendix 1” is a “magnate game”, which is also known as a commercial simulation game.
The magnate games generally allow players to play the role of a business owner, by developing their own employees and their customers. The popular examples of magnate games are “Rollercoaster Tycoon” and “Cities: Skylines”. The magnate games are particularly popular with children on Roblox, who can attract thousands of players and win millions of dollars for independent developers.
“Annex 1” is not the first game of medication simulator. Movie Games SA published “Drug Dealer Simulator” in 2020. Cinema games said that he was investigating similarities between his game and “Annex 1.
Grand Theft Auto Online, one of the most popular online games, also allows players to manage drug companies and has similar tycoon style mechanisms. Players can earn experience and money by completing missions and engaging in criminal activities such as robberies. They can then use the money in play to buy properties and upgrades in their business, which unlocks more activities.
Last week, Rockstar Games, the manufacturer of the Grand Theft Auto series, announced that it delays the release of “Grand Theft Auto 6” in May 2026. The long-awaited game delay caused shares of the Rockstar parent company, Takes-Two Interactive, to tumble up to 8%.
TVGS did not immediately return a request for comments from Business Insider.
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