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The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire

Build a criminal empire from the streets up. Commit crimes in third-person, run and automate illegal businesses, recruit your own crime family, fight rival organizations, and take control of a seamless open-world city.

82%
of 411 reviews
$18.99
Released: Oct 31, 2025  •  Developer: BEF GAMES  •  Publisher: Tripwire Presents

The Developer Says...

This is an open-world criminal empire simulator.

Build Your Criminal Empire From the Streets Up.

Steal cars, run illegal businesses, recruit your own crime family and conquer the city in a seamless open-world criminal empire simulator. Every crime, business and territory is connected, allowing you to build your organization from a small-time hustler into the city's most powerful kingpin.

A True Criminal Playground

Choose how your empire begins. Become a car thief, drug producer, nightclub owner, dealer or crime boss. Every path leads to the same goal: control the city.

Build Your Criminal Empire

Commit Crimes

  • Steal Cars

  • Pickpocket

  • Evade the Police

  • Shootouts

  • Street Races

Run Illegal Businesses

  • Warehouse Management

  • Nightclub Management

  • Production Chains

  • Business Automation

  • Office Operations & Criminal Jobs

Rent cheap motel rooms or apartments to start your first illegal operation, then expand into warehouses, businesses, and a city-wide criminal network.

Grow from a small-time hustler into the city's most powerful crime boss.

Rule The City

  • Rival Families

  • Territory Control

  • Recruit Gangsters

  • Expand Your Influence

  • Become The Boss

Key Features

• Build Your Criminal Empire: Start with nothing and rise from a small-time hustler to the city's most powerful crime boss.

• Commit Crimes Your Way: Steal cars, pickpocket civilians, rob targets, evade the police, and complete criminal jobs across the city.

• Run Illegal Businesses: Build warehouses, manage nightclubs, automate production chains, and expand your criminal network.

• Recruit Your Crime Family: Hire gangsters, assign criminal operations, eliminate rival families, and take control of every district.

• Conquer the City: Fight for control of 11 unique districts, eliminate rival families, earn Prestige, and dominate the city’s criminal underworld.

• Living Open World: NPCs, police, traffic, businesses, and rival organizations react dynamically to your actions.

• Vehicle Theft & Customization: Steal, customize, upgrade, race, or dismantle vehicles for profit.

• Deep Progression System: Unlock skills, improve your abilities, expand your businesses, and discover new ways to build your empire.

• Every System is Connected: Crimes, businesses, territories, economy, and progression work together to create one seamless criminal empire simulation.

Back of the Box Details

Steam Deck

Unknown

DLC

None

DRM/EULA Notices

None

Achievements

None

Ratings

None

Metacritic

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Content Notices

None

Controller Support

None

Reviews

82%

Very Positive

Based on 411 reviews


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