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JohnDou · Published by JohnDou · Official site ↗
Content notice: This is a game about black market commodities, or drugs. So, without any other innuendo, it's promoting the markets and their use...call it so pro-capitalist it's illegal.
2 user reviews — 50% positive (2 reviews) · 12 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Hustle 6 cities. Dodge the cops. Stack millions. The dopest trading game — premium edition, no ads, no IAP, no PTW.
£8.50
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Price history
Simulation, Strategy · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
About this game
When the streets knock, you open the door... figuratively.
Dope Wars - The Dopest:
The classic buy-low-sell-high hustle, rebuilt from scratch with gorgeous 2D city art, animated weather, and more strategic depth than any Dope Wars game before it. If you remember playing this in computer class when the teacher wasn't looking — welcome back. It's never been this good.
YOUR EMPIRE STARTS WITH $2,000
You've got $2K in cash and $5,500 in debt to a very impatient Loan Shark. Thirty days. Six cities. Nine goods with prices that shift every day. Pay off the debt, stack your fortune, and try not to get wasted in the process. No pressure.
TRADE ROUTES, NOT GUESSWORK
This isn't random button mashing. Each of the 6 cities has unique price modifiers — product is cheap in Miami but expensive in New York, and vice versa. Study the markets. Learn the routes. Move fast before prices shift. Every run plays different.
6 CITIES WITH REAL PERSONALITY
New York (The Concrete Jungle), Los Angeles (Hollywood Dreams), Chicago (Deep Dish Territory), Miami (Vice City), Detroit (Rust Belt Empire), Las Vegas (What Happens Here...). Hand-drawn 2D backgrounds with rain, fog, and day/night cycles. These aren't just menus — they're places.
THE HEAT GETS WORSE EVERY DAY
Cops start at 6% encounter rate and climb 0.5% every single day. Day 1, you're sidestepping Officer Hardass. By Day 25, you're running from Interpol. Buy a gun. Grab bribe money. Or just be faster than the guy next to you.
RUN YOUR OPERATION
• Bank your profits before the streets take them back
• Borrow from the Loan Shark — 4% daily interest adds up FAST
• Gear up with Guns, Trenchcoats, Knives, and Bribe Money
• Random events crash or spike prices — stay ready
• Muggings can steal your inventory — the streets don't play fair
PROVE YOU'RE THE BEST — FOR REAL
Global leaderboards with server-side anti-cheat and Steam Leaderboards. No hacked scores. No fake runs. Every dollar is verified.
PREMIUM EDITION — NO BS
✓ No ads. No microtransactions. No pay-to-win.
✓ 1,000 starting credits to unlock cosmetics
✓ Earn more credits through 12 Steam Achievements
✓ Steam Cloud saves across all your machines
✓ Full Steam overlay and achievement support
LOOK THE PART
• Cyberpunk, Neon, Classic, and more color themes
• Premium avatars unlockable with in-game credits
• Your hustle, your style
BUILT DIFFERENT
✓ Modern 2D art with animated weather — not a text game from 1991
✓ 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese
✓ Plays offline — no wifi hustling required
✓ Windows, Linux, and SteamOS support
Same soul as the original. Modern everything else.
Note: This is a strategy simulation game. No real illegal activities are depicted or
encouraged.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Dual-Core 1.5Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 Compatible
- Storage: 400 MB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 or Greater
- Processor: Dual-Core 1.5Ghz or Greater
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 Compatible or Greater
- Storage: 400 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
That was quick!
Issues with the executable and the store's config are resolved...for those of you playing in the last hour. Thank you!Read full article on Community Announcements (kraeftig)Patch NotesOfficial
Desktop Updated!
Went through the project and adjusted scaling/fonts...as well as dialogue locations/options. Full screen is now available on desktop with F11 (instruction SHOULD be embedded now). Thank you for the feedback!Read full article on Community Announcements (kraeftig)Patch NotesOfficial
Godot desktop is rough...random fixes for functionality on desktop
- Cards not listed, fixed - Issues with layering/scaling, I think fixed? - More issues in backend oauthRead full article on Community Announcements (kraeftig)Patch NotesOfficial
First Patch! PC Fixes
PC ran more than a little wonky, resolved issues and deployed...first patch!Read full article on Community Announcements (kraeftig)






