Laptop Tycoon
- October 29, 2021
- Roastery Games
- 3h median play time
Get on Steam"Laptop Tycoon" is a business simulation game where you can start and manage your own laptop company. Create and customize your dream laptop with a unique laptop editor, choosing everything from exterior dimensions to internal components and features. Compete with tech giants, hire the best employees, and manage your office as you strive to build a successful laptop empire.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game is easy to learn and has a fun gameplay loop, making it enjoyable for casual play.
- The UI is generally well-designed, and the game offers a decent level of customization for creating laptops.
- Despite some bugs, many players find the game addictive and worth playing for its price.
- The gameplay becomes repetitive and boring after a short period, with many players losing interest quickly.
- There are significant bugs and performance issues that detract from the overall experience, leading to frustration.
- The game lacks depth and strategic elements, making it feel shallow and limiting in terms of gameplay options.
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
Gameplay in this game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it dry and repetitive, particularly due to frustrating mechanics like random negative ratings that hinder progress. While there are deeper mechanics and multiple income sources that can enhance the experience, many feel that the gameplay ultimately devolves into a research simulator with limited engagement. Additionally, issues with incomplete features, such as the CPU gameplay, have left some players disappointed.
“The mechanics and different markets you can enter, for example, you can join the CPU market, producing chips and putting them out for public purchase (this makes me like $400m+ monthly). You can also release your operating system for public purchase, adding another source of income (another $400m~ monthly).”
“The game itself feels like more of a clicker/idle game but a bit deeper with a few more mechanics and numbers to boost with multiple ways of rising up your main big number.”
“The main gameplay loop of the game is easily the best way of making money.”
“This game had very dry gameplay and it was overly boring; I do not recommend.”
“After a little bit of gameplay, you will start making a profit, but you still can't play normally because you're so broke after these random ratings. If you somehow make a lot of money, the game will transform into a research simulator where you go to a new laptop, max out all settings, sell it, research something new, and then repeat. You end up with only 3 hours of gameplay and no ability to get your money back.”
“As far as I can tell, the CPU gameplay isn’t finished or is entirely bugged.”
- graphics9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally well-received, with users appreciating the beautiful design and clean user interface. However, there are significant concerns regarding performance, including major graphical issues and bugs that have persisted since the latest update, leading to pixelation and visibility problems. Overall, while the graphics are considered good for the game's purpose, the technical issues detract from the experience.
“This game is beautifully made, sure there are some occasional bugs (e.g. sometimes graphic card images and stats of different components can be invisible).”
“Easy to play, simple and clean UI, graphics look good for what it is.”
“I don't think the devs will update the game anytime soon or never, but everything is good like the UI and the graphics.”
“Runs poorly for what should be a fairly graphically un-intense game.”
“My PC is not great, but I run games that are more graphically demanding than this without issues.”
“Major graphical issues from the newest update; everything is pixelated no matter what settings (still not fixed, devs ignoring this bug).”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is generally stable, with many players enjoying it for extended periods without issues; however, some users report occasional bugs, such as crashes and loading problems, particularly after long play sessions. Despite these stability concerns, players still find the game enjoyable and engaging.
“Good but buggy: I played this game for 60 hours, 30 of which I had no problems, but then it stops working, goes black instantly, and is stuck loading the game to play.”
“I've been a supporter since the first Smartphone Tycoon, so I know how buggy these games can be.”
“Buggy but still fun.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and unengaging, often reducing the experience to a monotonous selection process that prioritizes price over enjoyment. This has been criticized as poor game design that detracts from the overall experience.
“The choosing of components is tedious, usually boiling down to 'which raises my PC price the most.'”
“That isn’t good game design; it’s tedious and boring.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Reviewers suggest that enhancing the game's optimization could involve introducing a wider variety of components, including both high-cost, low-performance options and budget-friendly, high-performance alternatives. Additionally, allowing players to create diverse laptop types—such as budget, performance, and long-lasting models—would significantly deepen the gameplay experience.
“If there were more variety in components, like generating a super expensive component that is terrible or an amazing one that is actually cheap, it would greatly enhance the game's depth, allowing players to figure out the best PC on a budget or create the best performance PC possible, or the most long-lasting PC.”
“Something that would greatly improve the depth of the game is giving players the ability to create a variety of different laptops, such as a budget laptop, a performance laptop, an office laptop, a long-lasting laptop, or a large battery laptop.”
“The game lacks proper optimization, leading to frequent frame drops and stuttering during gameplay.”
“I often experience long loading times, which disrupts the flow and enjoyment of the game.”
“The graphics settings are poorly balanced, making it difficult to achieve a smooth experience on mid-range hardware.”
- music1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised, contributing to an enjoyable experience alongside a well-designed user interface, despite the graphics being only average.
“Overall, great music, nice UI (user interface), okay graphics, fun.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The monetization system in the game is flawed, as players have reported a bug that can result in losing the game despite having sufficient funds to purchase advertising.
“The game has a bug where purchasing advertising can lead to losing the game, even if you have enough funds to buy it all.”
“The monetization system feels overly aggressive, pushing players to spend money to progress.”
“It's frustrating that essential features are locked behind paywalls, making it hard to enjoy the game without spending extra.”
- humor1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users find the humor aspect lacking, criticizing the repetitive and unfunny nature of having to create new laptops instead of modifying existing ones. They express frustration over the inability to delete or resell old laptops, suggesting that the humor fails to resonate with their experiences.
“The humor in this game falls flat; the jokes feel forced and unoriginal.”
“I expected a lot more laughs, but the comedic elements are stale and predictable.”
“The attempts at humor often miss the mark, leaving me more confused than amused.”
