Big Pharma

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Twice Circled · Management · Aug 27, 2015

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles0 of 6

Should I buy Big Pharma?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise40% are divided10% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I like the making of new drugs, the setting up of belts/arrangements, the tight budget, the slight humour, the ideas like exploration and the reasearch tree.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its steep learning curve might intimidate newcomers, but the reward lies in mastering the game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I love the setting, I feel there should be way more disease/medical-related games and I do enjoy the graphics, by which I mean I don't mind the simplicity.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It rewards optimization without demanding it the entire time you're playing, which I'm personally very fond of.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound effects of the game are nice and do not bother the player.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay80 reviews
Difficulty36 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Optimization11 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
63% still recommend
Story
83% still recommend
Bugs
60% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.24.

4 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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