Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

Tentworks Interactive Presents: Becoming Pablo

Overview

Welcome to a world where power, strategy, and cunning rule supreme. Becoming Pablo is a unique blend of turn-based grand strategy, tower defence, and tycoon elements, where you step into the shoes of a fledgling cartel leader. Set against the backdrop of the late 1970s to the early 1990s, this game offers a deep, complex experience filled with high-stakes decisions, ruthless ambition, and the constant struggle for control. Whether you're expanding your empire, defending your turf, or navigating the dangerous waters of cartel politics, every choice you make will determine your rise—or fall.

Gameplay

In Becoming Pablo, your journey begins with a single goal: to build and dominate your drug empire. Choose from three distinct regions—Colombia, North Korea, or Nigeria—and lead your cartel to global dominance. Inspired by the tactical depth of board games like Risk, the game combines territory control with resource management, logistics, and diplomacy.

You’ll need to establish your base of operations, manage production lines, and create efficient supply chains to meet the growing demands of your customers. But it’s not just about business; you’ll also need to defend your territories against rival cartels and government forces using tower defence mechanics. Expand your influence through strategic alliances, blackmail, and bribes—just don’t forget that every decision has consequences, and your enemies are always watching.

Features

Global Strategy:

Command your cartel in a vast, interconnected world inspired by real historical events. Every region you conquer brings new challenges, from local politics to shifting market dynamics.

Turn-Based Combat:

Engage in strategic, ‘Risk’-like battles to claim territories and resources. Plan your moves carefully, as one wrong step could cost you everything.

Tycoon-Management Elements:

Manage every aspect of your cartel’s operations, from production facilities to distribution networks. The better you optimize, the faster you grow.

Base Defense:

Defend your territory from rival cartels and law enforcement using advanced defensive structures, traps, and mercenary forces.

Diplomacy and Intrigue:

Manipulate political figures, forge alliances, and betray rivals. Remember, trust is a rare commodity in this world.

Real-World Events:

Experience a living world influenced by real-world events from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Each event presents new opportunities and threats for your cartel.

Friendly Reminder: Our game, 'Becoming Pablo,' is currently in its pre-Alpha stage and is still a work in progress. What you see here reflects the direction of the finished game. Please keep in mind that this is an unfinished product. Thanks for your patience and support!

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The game showcases buying & selling of drugs and some amount of gun violence.