Big Pharma

App ID 344850
App Type Game
Name Big Pharma
Developer
Publisher Positech Games
Supported Systems STEAMPLAY
Last Record Update (November 16, 2018 – 17:51:05 UTC)
Last Change Number 5401226
Release Date August 27, 2015 ()

What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good?

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User Tags

StrategyIndieCasualSimulationPuzzleModdableGreat SoundtrackSandbox2DSingleplayerEconomyFamily FriendlyIsometricBase BuildingResource ManagementManagement

Additional Information

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metacritic_name Big Pharma
metacritic_score 72
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/big-pharma?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
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community_visible_stats Yes
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releasestate released
community_hub_visible Yes
small_capsule
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  • schinese: capsule_231x87_schinese.jpg
header_image
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  • schinese: header_schinese.jpg
store_tags

Players online

  • 16 right now
  • 45 24-hour peak - tweet this
  • 2,614 all-time peak September 1, 2016 – 00:00:00 UTC

SteamSpy Estimations

  • 1.5 hours median playtime in last 2 weeks 5.6 hours median total playtime
  • 50 minutes average playtime in last 2 weeks 9.5 hours average total playtime
  • 100,000 .. 200,000 owners

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Markers

Date Label
August 29, 2015 – 04:48:00 UTC 📜 Now Available on Steam - Big Pharma, 20% off!
February 4, 2016 – 19:00:00 UTC ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Bundle Make Your Move
November 29, 2016 – 19:05:00 UTC ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Tycoon Simulator Bundle

Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
58912 Big Pharma Developer Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
58913 Big Pharma for Beta Testing CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
58914 Big Pharma Store or CD Key October 26, 2018 – 14:30:04 UTC
73536 BAFTA 2015 CD Key July 27, 2018 – 15:48:32 UTC
272892 Steam Sub 272892 No Cost May 15, 2018 – 09:59:08 UTC
283516 Steam Sub 283516 No Cost June 21, 2018 – 20:42:10 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Downloadable Content

AppID Name Last Updated
458640 Big Pharma: Marketing and Malpractice August 8, 2018 – 11:42:05 UTC

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
344851 Big Pharma Windows Depot 1.10 GiB
344852 Big Pharma OSX Depot 1.10 GiB
344853 Big Pharma Linux Depot 1.10 GiB
458640 Big Pharma: Marketing and Malpractice (458640) Depot 934.01 KiB DLC 458640
344854 Big Pharma Marketing & Malpractice OSX 934.01 KiB DLC 458640
344855 Big Pharma marketing & Malpractice Linux 934.01 KiB DLC 458640

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 2806526 May 25, 2018 – 12:51:50 UTC
basegameonly No M&M support 1105757 May 2, 2016 – 08:57:59 UTC
beta for testing 2806526 May 25, 2018 – 12:43:42 UTC
cdp-pl 1043660 March 27, 2016 – 12:16:20 UTC
macfix If you encounter the black screen on start up this branch might help. 2504812 July 25, 2018 – 11:28:16 UTC
translation for translation 1067758 April 11, 2016 – 10:21:03 UTC

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
Launch Big Pharma.exe Default
Launch Big Pharma.app Default
Launch Big Pharma.x86 Default

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir Big Pharma
launch See section above

User File System

Key Value
quota 95.37 MiB (100000000)
maxnumfiles 500
savefiles
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  • 5/platforms/1: Linux
  • 5/root: LinuxXdgDataHome

History

Achievements

API name Display name and description Icons
tutored Tutored

Complete all the tutorial levels

homeRemedies Home Remedies

Complete every challenge in the Beginner scenario.

highStreetChain High Street Chain

Complete every challenge in the Intermediate scenario.

bigPharmacist Big Pharmacist

Complete every challenge in the Advanced scenario.

onYourMarks On Your Marks

Complete every challenge in the Quick Start scenario.

debtBuster Debt Buster

Complete every challenge in the Crippling Debt scenario.

anExpansiveAchievement An Expansive Achievement

Complete every challenge in the Room to Maneuver scenario.

spoiltForChoice Spoilt for Choice

Complete every challenge in the Full Unlock scenario.

expert Expert

Complete 20 challenges with an Expert rating or higher.

master Master

Complete 20 challenges with a Master rating.

theBigThree The Big Three

Sell a product which cures Alzheimer's Disease, Cures HIV and is a Cancer Vaccine.

mayContainSideEffects May Contain Side-Effects

Sell a product which contains four different active catalysts.

theCancerContradiction The Cancer Contradiction

Hidden.

theHeadacheContradiction The Headache Contradiction

Hidden.

theBloodPressureContradiction The Blood Pressure Contradiction

Hidden.

theAnxietyContradiction The Anxiety Contradiction

Hidden.

theBreathingContradition The Breathing Contradiction

Hidden.

landOwner Land Owner

Purchase every available plot on a 3x3 or larger map.

collider Collided!

Use a Hadron Collider

indebted Indebted

Hidden.

overAnalysis Over Analysis

Successfully analyse at least 20 different effects within a single game

diversifiedPortfolio Diversified Portfolio

Simultaneously sell one Pill, Cream, Syringe and Sachet.

patented Patented!

Simultaneously own 5 active patents.

theCreator The Creator

Create and export a set of custom game settings.

rollingTheDice Rolling the Dice

Include at least one random starting research and disabled research in a custom game.

Stats

API Name Display Name Default Value
tutorialChallengesCompleted Tutorial challenges completed 0
beginnerChallengesCompleted Beginner challenges completed 0
intermediateChallengesCompleted Intermediate challenges completed 0
advancedChallengesCompleted Advanced challenges completed 0
quickStartChallengesCompleted Quick Start challenges completed 0
cripplingDebtChallengesCompleted Crippling Debt challenges completed 0
roomToManeuverChallengesCompleted Room to Maneuver challenges completed 0
fullUnlockChallengesCompleted Full Unlock challenges completed 0
challengesCompletedOnExpert Challenges completed with Expert rating 0
challengesCompletedOnMaster Challenges completed with Master rating 0
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