Big Pharma - cliffski


Yes its true! after all these years, Democracy has finally returned to steam! Democracy 4 is now in Early Access, and your people are eagerly awaiting (or dreading!) your leadership!
So far the game supports English-language only on PC (but more languages are coming soon), and we have the following coutrnies in need of governing:

The USA!
The UK!
France!
Germany!
Canada!


Democracy 4 already has steam achievements and steam workshop support, and a full modding guide is available.



If you have ever found yourself getting angry in online debates about what the government should do, now is your chance to prove conclusively that you could do a better job. Its actually way harder than it sounds, especially if you think you will be able to stick to your principles AND win re-election over multiple terms... What will people think when you legalize LSD? when you double alcohol tax? when you give the police machineguns? when you force everybody to sing the national anthem? Will they be happy you introduced Universal Basic Income?

Democracy 4 is $26.99 Go grab a copy and take control of the country :D

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410710/Democracy_4/
Big Pharma - cliffski


Exciting times! Not only does today mark the first Presidential election debate in the US, its just a week away from the launch into early access of our political strategy game Democracy 4.

If you want to try your hand at implementing Universal Basic Income, or maybe you want to ban teaching evolution in schools, perhaps build a border wall, or legalize heroin, or go crazy with the money printer with some helicopter money or quantitative easing... these are all options available to you in Democracy 4.

Currently the game features the USA, UK, Germany and France, and we expect to add Canada before Early Access starts, with a list of other countries coming after that as we continue to work on the game in response to player feedback.
Here is the official trailer:

https://youtu.be/kuJGiYC4cyg

I also just added a new steam guide that explains how people can create mods for the game, which we support through steam workshop:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2242250360

...and we will add a steam guide for basic gameplay soon too (although this is also built in to the game just by hitting F1...). I'm also doing developer videos on youtube every other week to go over whats been added to the game where you can see how it plays, and you will already find some youtube lets play videos of early builds of the game.


If you are thinking of getting the game (its $26.99 BTW), then please add to your wishlist now and help us get more visibility on the store :D

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410710
Big Pharma - cliffski


Great news fellow citizens! The latest installment in the geeky-but-popular political strategy game 'Democracy' series is coming to steam very soon, in a US election year no less. Just imagine how calm and peaceful our forums will be :D

Its been 7, yes SEVEN years since the release of Democracy 3, and global politics has changed a lot. Democracy 4 takes the series into the modern age with new features like coalition governments, media reports, Quantitative Easing & Helicopter money, Fake news and Social Media. Here is the trailer:

https://youtu.be/kuJGiYC4cyg

Democracy 4 will be released soon on steam, so please check out the store page and add it to your wishlist to keep up to date with developments. We will be coming to early access, so will have plenty of opportunity to get feedback from players on how to best balance the game, and what cool new policies to add.

Before you start typing, YES, Universal Basic Income is a policy in the game :D And yes, we are modelling cryptocurrencies too :D

As well as updating what the game covers, D4 has a revamped user-interface using slick vector graphics to dynamically resize the main screen icons based on a number of factors, and allow for infinite modding potential. We also have a palletized color system so you can play in dark mode (and soon...colorblind modes).
Without a doubt D4 is the very best version of the game, and we are very excited to share it with steam players soon.



By the way, most of the features and policies from all the Democracy 3 expansions are rolled into Democracy 4 base game, so we have all the electioneering features, and policies from extremism (plus some new policies that go further, like border walls), social engineering and clones & drones.

Plus there are some new screens and visualisations that are completely new for this game, like the voter distribution screens and the disposable income breakdown.



Anyway... we are very excited about releasing this game, and if you are interested in playing, go ahead and bash that wishlist button :D

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410710/Democracy_4/?beta=0
Big Pharma - cliffski


Hi there! We are releasing our second expansion to Production Line: Car Factory simulation on the 23rd October! This expansion is a cosmetic-only change to double (yes DOUBLE) the variety of car design styles in the game! You can now pick from 2 different looks for every car design in the base game (Sedan,SUV,Sports,Compact,Offroad,Pickup & Small van).

Mini trailer showing the new designs:
https://youtu.be/LkRcorWhNcc

Here is the store page so you can add the DLC to your wishlist :D

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174730/Production_Line__Design_Variety_Pack/

Plus if you have not checked out the game for a while, please do as we have released a whole bunch of updates over the last few months that massively improve the playability, performance and stability of the game, mostly in response to player feedback, which has been excellent.
Oh and if you enjoy the game but have not got around to reviewing it, leaving a positive review is REALLY appreciated :D

Oh and if you bought the game way, way back when it first entered early access...you will not be aware that we already released one expansion for the game, which added both a supercar design and the silly doors on the cars of millionaires and billionaires, appropriately titled 'doors that go like this', which you will find here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1067630/Doors_that_go_like_this/

How can you run a sprawling car factory without gull wing doors? :D

BTW we keep this forum thread up to date to tell people what changes we make to the game, so you can see if an idea you have for the game is already being worked on:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/591370/discussions/0/1290690926863304299/

Thanks for all your support. production Line has over 100,000 happy steam players and that makes us very very proud (and pays for food for 3, yes THREE cats). :D
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Oct 12, 2019
Big Pharma - Twice Circled
Changelog
  • Switch OSX version to 64bit-only rather than universal (32+64bit) to avoid warning on OSX Catalina.
  • Fixed bug which freezes game if you do a clinical trial on a drug with no cure (M&M DLC only)
Mar 5, 2019
Big Pharma - Twice Circled
Hey guys, small patch with a couple of features to keep the game up-to-date and running in tip-top condition.
  • Updated OSX version to 64bit to comply with latest Apple guidelines.
  • Added official 4K support.
Big Pharma - Twice Circled
From the creator of Big Pharma comes a brand new economic simulation game.

Megaquarium follows in the footsteps of classic theme park management tycoon games and adds an aquatic spin!

A living simulation
Starting with just a few tanks and the most basic of livestock, you’ll grow your aquarium to a thronging metropolis filled with hundreds of guests, tens of staff and a multitude of different aquatic lifeforms, each with their own unique care requirements.

For more information check out the Megaquarium store page.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/600480/Megaquarium/
May 25, 2018
Big Pharma - Twice Circled
Mini patch. There seemed to be some issues with how the game tried to select the correct language the first time the game was run. This patch makes the game default to the language Steam is currently running in.

You can still manually change the language in the in-game options like before, but hopefully this will make the game's first guess right most of the time.

Any unforeseen issues, let me know!

Tim
Big Pharma - Twice Circled
Exciting news! From today Big Pharma is now available in Simplified Chinese, opening up the game to millions of new people. I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome all the new players.

If you run into any problems with the translation, please let me know via the Discussions page here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/344850/discussions/

EDIT: Or email me at support@twicecircled.com
Feb 7, 2018
Big Pharma - Twice Circled
Another mini patch. Turns out there was a strange resolution bug which has been in the game for quite some time. ːsteamfacepalmː Should be all fixed now!

If anyone experiences any strange side-effects to do with screen resolutions please let me know via a new topic in the Discussion board. Thanks.
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