This year's biggest indie game hit is a drug-related simulator

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The drug simulator “1. Timeline”, a drug simulator, is the largest hit of indie games so far. Players build a drug design, starting with a humble marijuana business before finishing methi and cocaine.
The game reached its peak in April with nearly 460,000 simultaneous players in Steam, which is the most popular webshop to download computer games.
The popular clips of the game show players who drive designs to avatars that take hits and exhale smoke or, in some cases, burst into flames.
Australian video game developer TVGS issued “1st schedule” in March, but told the followers that the full game is still under development. The popularity of the game grew rapidly. It was on the leaderboard # 1 Steam After releasing it and held the first place for more than two weeks. It is this week that there is a game # 5 in the store.
The game is so popular that, like these games, the PlayStation store has put it when the console players are looking for it. TVGS said in X that every game that appears in the Playstation store entitled “1st Schedule” is not related to them.
“I would love if IPL is a graph of i, if the game is in the right stage, but I announce it in the I graph for the community before that,” said developer X.
“1. The timetable” is a “tycoon”, also known as a business simulation game.
Tycoon games allow players to play the role of the business owner by developing their employees and the customer base. Popular examples of Tycoon games are “Rollcoaster Tycoon” and “Cities: Skylines”. Tycoon games are particularly popular with Roblox children, which can attract thousands of players and earn millions of dollars for independent developers.
“1. Schedule” is not the first game of medication simulator. Film Games SA published in 2020 “The Simulator of the Narcotic Delicer”. Film Games said he explores similarities between their game and “1. Schedule” between
The Grand Theft Auto Online, one of the most popular network games, also allows players to run drug companies and has a similar tycoon -style mechanics. Players can earn experiences and money, ending with missions and dealing with criminal activities like Heist. They can then use the money in the game to buy properties and additions to their company that open more activities.
Last week, the Grand Theft Auto Series made Rockstar Games that he would postpone the “Grand Theft Auto 6” until May 2026. The delay of the highly anticipated game of the expected game caused the Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive shares as much as 8%.
TVGS did not immediately send a commentary on Business Insider.