Big Pharma is available on Steam

Big Pharma is a simulation game, developed by Twice Circled and published by Positech Games, where the objective is to build a profitable drug factory.

The game’s mechanics will revolve around processing imported raw materials into medications for sale: each ingredient has a set of potential benefits and side-effects, each of which is active at a certain range of concentrations. The player will need to manage a production line, predominantly using machinery which can either increase or decrease the concentration of an ingredient. Ingredients can also be upgraded or mixed by putting them through certain combinations of processes, yielding new and more valuable cures.

In Big Pharma, the actual gameplay comes from the competition aspect of the game. With the constant competition aspect, the players will constantly be informed about rival companies, who might be making a more effective drug that is bringing in more profit individually. However, if your company is creating a less effective drug but is much cheaper to make, you might be able to survive in the competitive pharmaceutical market.

Watch the gameplay trailer below: