Midwest 90: Rapid City is a tycoon survival sim in a monster apocalypse. Run a roadside diner serving monster meat and choose between profit and the city's survival, because those who fight monsters risk becoming one. How far will you go to stay in business?

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“The core of Midwest 90 is ready. Early Access lets us see how players actually play it, and their feedback will shape what we build next.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“The plan is six months. We have a timeline prepared and milestones to reach.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full release is planned to include new narrative chapters, more monsters and dishes, a deeper reputation system, and more policies to set for your diner.

Throughout Early Access, we plan to release new chapters of the story in major milestones alongside minor updates for new monsters, dishes, and further refinement of existing systems.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version features the core gameplay loop, the Prologue, and Chapter 1 of the story. After completing this story content, players are free to continue to play the tycoon and tower defense elements in Endless Mode.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price will go up a little at full release.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We want all the feedback we can get. We will keep collecting it from Reddit, Discord, social media, Steam reviews, and the Steam community discussions.

We are especially interested in feedback on balance, simulation, core gameplay, characters, narrative, and polish.”
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Reviews

“I'm feeling it! It's pretty cool.”
Charlie Pryor

“It's the most interesting combination tycoon game I've ever played.”
Orbital Potato

“This is a weird, weird game. But you know what? Good stuff! (Demo)”
Nookrium

About This Game

Midwest 90: Rapid City is a tycoon simulation about running a business under extreme pressure.

Build, optimize, and expand a 1990s roadside diner in a collapsing economy, where your main ingredient is monster meat.

The kitchen, the books, and the defenses all pull on each other.

Build a Profitable (and Questionable) Food Empire

Text reads 'Cooking Monsters'

  • Research and develop dishes using harvested monster ingredients

  • Design your menu around customer behavior, buffs, and risk

  • Experiment with additives like missourite to boost profits, and live with the side effects

  • Expand your diner, improve efficiency, and scale operations

Mind the Business

  • Hire and prepare staff to keep service running under pressure

  • Balance supply chains, pricing, and customer satisfaction

  • Decide what matters more: margins, safety, or reputation

  • Adapt to changing conditions in a collapsing local economy

Defend Your Investment

Text reads 'Defending the Restaurant'

  • Set traps and prepare defenses around your restaurant

  • Survive unpredictable monster incursions

  • Protect your customers, staff, and infrastructure

  • Treat defense like any other operating cost

Your Choices Shape the City

Text reads 'The Story'

  • Make high-impact business decisions that affect Rapid City

  • Support the community, or exploit it

  • Follow a branching story with characters who sound like real people

  • Uncover the truth behind the monster outbreak

How far will you go to keep your business alive?

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

We are temporarily using AI for additional language translations for accessibility.
Human quality assurance for translations is on going throughout Early Access.

Texts were created by humans in English, and people are currently working on Chinese and Thai translations.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

There will be some cartoon like monster violence

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10/11
    • Processor: Intel i5-6500
    • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 980
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10/11
    • Processor: Intel i5-6500
    • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 980
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any