79%Strong matchSchedule I
98%316k98% positive reviews, Overwhelmingly Positive across 316k reviews·Crime · Management
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Run your own underground empire in this idle drug-dealing simulator. Produce product, recruit dealers, manage heat with the police, and grow your influence across Shady Pines. Expand your operation, launder dirty money, and buy out the entire city.
Idle High
SteamStart small and rise through the criminal ranks in Shady Pines, a growing city full of opportunity. Sell product to a wide range of customers, expand your operation, and turn a small-time hustle into a city-wide empire.
Increase your influence through sales, earn street cred, and unlock new buildings, upgrades, and powerful talents as your reputation spreads.
The world map lets you develop your criminal network across Shady Pines.
Build and upgrade specialized facilities such as:
Your ultimate goal: buy out the entire city.
Recruit lackeys to sell product for you while you focus on expansion.
Send them out to move product across the city and bring profits back to your operation.
If a dealer is undesirable… you may have to handle the problem.
Every sale attracts attention.
A dynamic heat system increases police activity as your criminal empire grows. Hit certain thresholds and law enforcement will begin to interfere.
Bribe the police, manage your reputation, and keep your operation running smoothly.
Sales generate street cred, allowing you to unlock upgrades, new buildings, and deeper systems within the city.
Invest your experience into a talent tree to specialize your playstyle and shape how your empire grows.
Shady Pines evolves over time.
The city is alive, and every decision changes how your empire develops.
Unlock cosmetics through the in-game shop (no RMTs at this point):
Build the operation that fits your style.
Even when you're not actively clicking, your operation continues to grow.
Optimize your production, expand your dealer network, and maximize profits as your empire runs in the background.
Run the streets. Manage the heat. Own the city.
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