Info about Mad Television Tycoon:

Official game description:
In **Mad Television Tycoon**, you take control of a small, insignificant TV station. Accept the challenge and lead your network to success! Under your leadership, will the station become the country's top channel with millions of viewers, or will the office lights soon go out for good? Beware - your rivals are not resting, and only with smart planning and a bit of skill will you manage to bring the best programming to the screens!
Your task is to strategically design your broadcasting schedule, maximize advertising revenue, and outshine the competition. You have a wide range of shows, movies, series, news, and entertainment programs at your disposal - place them wisely to attract viewers to their screens. Increase your reputation and buy new broadcasting towers across the country to expand your reach. Produce your own shows, acquire additional licenses, and use every tool at your disposal to make life difficult for your rivals.
FEATURES
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*   Create your schedule from thousands of movies, series and shows.
*   Get the most lucrative advertising contracts.
*   Put together a news program with the latest stories.
*   Produce your own movies, series and shows.
*   Upgrade your offices and acquire new licenses to unlock new features.
*   Go to the dark side and sabotage your competition.
*   Multiplayer for up to 3 players.
*   Easy to edit database to add new movies, series, shows.

Release date: Apr 9, 2026

Categories: Business Simulation, Economic Simulation, Management Simulation, Strategy, Multiplayer, Cooperative Gameplay, Customization, Progression System


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Feature extractions:
- Community Price: No data
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 24.0h
  - Story completion: N/A
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: 100.0h
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides several direct mentions of playtime. The first quote mentions 16 hours of playtime, indicating a significant investment but not necessarily completion. The second quote suggests that after nearly 20 hours, the player is still engaged and recommends the game. The third quote indicates that even after 24 hours, the player feels there is more to explore. The fourth quote mentions a substantial investment of 100 hours, which likely includes extensive gameplay beyond just completion. These quotes collectively suggest a range of playtimes, with some players investing significant hours without necessarily completing the game, indicating a high replay value or extended endgame content.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game can be enjoyable from the start for experienced players, but the tutorial is a significant barrier. Fun increases as players understand the mechanics and see their strategies succeed.
  - Stance: Fun then drops
  - Anchor: Understanding game mechanics and seeing strategies succeed
  - Time to anchor: 1h 0m
  - Friction: Poor tutorial; Confusing mechanics; Lack of clear instructions
  - Unlock drivers: Understanding game mechanics; Seeing strategies succeed
  - Conditions: Prior experience with similar games; Playing with friends
- Player Archetypes:
  - Genre Veteran (buy)
    - Motivation: Nostalgia and deep genre appreciation.
    - Playstyle: Long sessions, strategic planning, and deep engagement with game mechanics.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: franchise fan; old-school player
    - Reference games: Empire TV Tycoon; MadTV
  - Newcomer (sale)
    - Motivation: Learning and exploring new game mechanics.
    - Playstyle: Tentative and exploratory, often seeking external resources for guidance.
    - Experience: newcomer
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: new player; casual gamer
    - Reference games: N/A


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Nostalgic Mad TV successor (weight 0.97): The game captures the heart, humor, and special vibe of the original Mad TV, making it a worthy successor and enjoyable for fans of the classic.
- New and improved gameplay mechanics (weight 0.61): The game introduces new features and mechanics that deepen gameplay, adding complexity and improvements over the original.
- Highly enjoyable and fun (weight 0.61): Players express love for the game and the developer, finding it fun and engaging to play, with a blast of enjoyable gameplay.
- Modern graphics and art style (weight 0.38): The game features modern and stylish graphics with a pleasant art style and sound design, enhancing the overall visual and auditory experience.
- Developer engagement (weight 0.19): The developers are actively involved in addressing issues and engaging with user suggestions, showing a commitment to improving the game.
- Good value for money (weight 0.19): The game is considered a good value for its price, offering a satisfying experience for the cost.
- Positive reception for Eggcode Games (weight 0.18): The game is well-received as a product of Eggcode Games, with players expressing their fandom for the developer's games.

Common complaints:
- Tutorial needs significant improvement (weight 0.74): The tutorial is widely criticized for being unclear, unhelpful, and lacking depth. Players report issues such as the game not pausing during the tutorial, leading to time loss and confusion.
- Game balance issues (weight 0.56): Players report various balance issues, including financial balance, difficulty spikes, and the need for better tuning of mechanics. The early game is noted to be unnecessarily difficult.
- Bugs and performance issues (weight 0.44): The game is reported to have several bugs, including fatal errors causing crashes and issues with regulators. Performance issues, such as high GPU usage, are also noted.
- Lack of language support (weight 0.42): The game lacks support for multiple languages, including Spanish, Turkish, and Chinese. This makes it difficult for non-English speakers to enjoy the game.
- Lack of variety and repetitive gameplay (weight 0.42): Players feel that the game lacks variety in advertising contracts and gameplay mechanics, leading to a repetitive and monotonous experience.
- Missing features and quality-of-life improvements (weight 0.42): The game is noted to lack several features and quality-of-life improvements, such as copying program schedules, creating your own series or films, and a timeline feature.
- Camera and movement issues (weight 0.4): Players report issues with the camera, including restrictive movement and the inability to zoom out to see the entire building. The fixed camera angle and character-locked movement are also criticized.
- Elevator system frustrations (weight 0.38): The elevator system is a common source of annoyance among players. It is described as frustrating and time-wasting, with some players feeling like they spend too much time using the elevator.

Gameplay feedback:
- Early Access potential (weight 0.4): The game is in Early Access with potential for improvement and gradual feature additions.
- Complex and deep gameplay (weight 0.4): The game offers complex and deep gameplay with added complexity and depth.
- TV station management mechanics (weight 0.34): The game involves managing a TV station with various mechanics, including TV station development and management tasks.
- Program scheduling and strategy (weight 0.34): Players can schedule TV programs and develop strategies around scheduling.
- Audience and viewership ratings (weight 0.27): The game includes mechanics for audience numbers, viewership history, and ratings.
- Balancing issues (weight 0.26): There are some balancing issues and mechanics that need attention.
- AI competition and behavior (weight 0.25): The game features AI competition and specific AI behaviors.
- Chaotic management mechanics (weight 0.19): The game involves chaotic management of ads, series, and news.
- Multiplayer and co-op (weight 0.19): The game offers multiplayer gameplay and competitive co-op experiences.
- Progression and unlocking (weight 0.19): The game features progression and unlocking abilities.
- Customizing options (weight 0.18): Players can customize various gameplay options.
- Ad contracts (weight 0.18): The game includes mechanics for advertising contracts.
- Multiple maps and difficulty (weight 0.18): The game offers multiple maps and difficulty levels.
- Planning and strategizing (weight 0.11): Players need to plan and strategize in the game.
- Star rating and potential (weight 0.11): The game includes a star rating system and potential for movies/series ratings.
- Tutorial and explanations (weight 0.11): The game includes a tutorial and explanations for mechanics.
- Program planning and effects (weight 0.11): Players can plan programs and see the effects of their planning.
- Suggestions for new features (weight 0.11): There are suggestions for new events and features to be added.
- Making movies and TV shows (weight 0.11): Players can make movies and TV shows.
- Management aspects (weight 0.11): The game includes various management aspects.
- Current bugs and issues (weight 0.11): There are current bugs and issues that need to be addressed.
- New features deepen gameplay (weight 0.11): New features that deepen the gameplay experience.
- Potential for additional content (weight 0.11): There is potential for additional content in the game.
- Difficulty in making money (weight 0.11): Players find it difficult to make money in the game.
- Game mechanics and logic (weight 0.11): The game features various mechanics and logic systems.
- Decision-making depth (weight 0.11): The game offers depth in decision-making.
- New additions and improvements (weight 0.11): The game includes new additions and improvements.
- Economic simulation (weight 0.11): The game features economic simulation mechanics.
- Early Access with good feel (weight 0.11): The Early Access version of the game has an initial good feel.
- Specific stages and events (weight 0.1): The game includes specific stages and events like Landesmedienanstalt levels.
- Repetition penalty (weight 0.1): There is a repetition penalty for programs.
- Reputation system (weight 0.1): The game features a reputation system.
- News mechanics (weight 0.1): The game features news mechanics.
- Penalty system (weight 0.1): The game includes a penalty system.
- Managing ads (weight 0.1): The game includes mechanics for managing ads.
- New ideas (weight 0.1): The game includes new ideas and innovations.
- Show production (weight 0.1): Players can produce shows in the game.
- Quality-of-life improvements (weight 0.1): The game includes quality-of-life improvements.
- Station expansion (weight 0.1): Players can expand their TV station in the game.
- Trends and planning (weight 0.1): The game includes trends and planning mechanics.
- Specialization and channel identity (weight 0.1): Players can specialize and develop their channel identity.
- Installing original data (weight 0.09): The game involves installing original data for enhanced gameplay.
- Similar to Empire TV Tycoon (weight 0.09): The game is compared to Empire TV Tycoon.
- Archiving system (weight 0.09): The game includes an archiving system.
- Elevator system for navigation (weight 0.09): The game features an elevator system for navigation.
- Using shark loans (weight 0.09): Players can use shark loans in the game.
- Character actions (weight 0.09): The game features character actions and interactions.
- Transmission mast purchase (weight 0.09): The game includes mechanics for purchasing transmission masts.
- Room navigation (weight 0.09): The game includes room navigation mechanics.
- Teleshopping mechanics (weight 0.09): The game features teleshopping mechanics.
- Weather effects (weight 0.09): The game includes weather effects.
- Black market mechanics (weight 0.09): The game features black market mechanics.
- Drag & Drop mechanics (weight 0.09): The game includes Drag & Drop mechanics.
- Point-and-click system (weight 0.09): The game features a point-and-click system.
- Pre-built rooms and personnel (weight 0.09): The game includes pre-built rooms and personnel.
- Typical Eggcode gameplay (weight 0.09): The game features typical Eggcode gameplay elements.

Performance notes:
- Fatal errors and bugginess (weight 0.2): The game suffers from various fatal errors and general bugginess, affecting gameplay stability.
- High GPU usage and performance issues (weight 0.12): The game has significant performance issues, including using 100% of the GPU, which impacts gameplay.
- Characters run backwards at high speeds (weight 0.12): This issue involves characters running in the reverse direction when moving at high speeds.
- Black screen on save load (weight 0.12): Players experience a black screen when attempting to load a saved game.

Recommendations:
- Recommended for tycoon fans (weight 0.68): The game is highly recommended for fans of tycoon games, especially those who enjoyed Mad Games Tycoon and Empire TV Tycoon.
- Recommended for Mad TV fans (weight 0.33): Fans of Mad TV are encouraged to purchase the game to support its development and enjoy a familiar experience.
- Wait for updates before buying (weight 0.26): Some players suggest waiting for further updates before purchasing the game, especially during its early access phase.
- Request for Turkish language support (weight 0.19): Players have expressed a desire for the addition of Turkish language support and Turkey as a broadcast region.
- Tips for beginners (weight 0.11): The game offers tips for beginners, focusing on news and film blocks to help new players get started.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Excitement (weight 0.19): Players are thrilled by the new game mechanics, modern graphics, and the depth of the gameplay. The multiplayer experience, competitive co-op gameplay, and the potential for additional content also contribute to the excitement.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.17): The game evokes a strong sense of nostalgia due to its similarities to the classic Mad TV. Players appreciate the 90s vibes, the nostalgic design, and the feeling of playing a beloved classic.
- Frustration (weight 0.15): Players are frustrated by various bugs, confusing game mechanics, and balancing issues. The lack of a comprehensive tutorial, weak AI competition, and difficulties in making money also contribute to this frustration.
- Hope (weight 0.09): Players see potential in the game and hope for future development and improvements. They believe the game can become great with updates and better balance.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.09): Players feel satisfied as the game meets their expectations and offers a complex and deep experience. The strategic gameplay and the feeling of a worthy successor to the original contribute to this satisfaction.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.06): Despite some issues, players enjoy the core gameplay loop and find the game fun once they understand the mechanics.
- Disappointment (weight 0.06): Players are disappointed by the lack of new features and repetitive gameplay. The feeling of fighting against the game itself and issues with the tutorial and elevator system also contribute to this disappointment.
- Joy (weight 0.05): Players find joy in the game's addictive nature and its status as a great remake. The engaging gameplay and the special MAD TV vibe contribute to this joy.
- Confusion (weight 0.02): Players are confused by the repetition penalty mechanics and the reputation system, which are not well explained.
- Hopeful (weight 0.02): Players are hopeful for future updates and improvements, including potential support for additional languages like Turkish.
- Addiction (weight 0.01): Players find the game highly addictive due to its engaging gameplay loop and depth.
- Annoyance (weight 0.01): Players are annoyed by the need to micro-manage viewership ratings and issues with AI behavior.}