TubeTycoon

Being a YouTube celebrity nowadays is not as impossible to acheive as it was a few years ago, since there are millions of users ready to subscribe to anyone who provides them with quality content. However, you do need to come up with something original, or at least do it better than anyone else in order to fit on the market and compete with all the other streamers that are trying to do the same thing.

TubeTycoon is a fun game in which your only purpose is to amass YouTube subscribers, as well as make tons of money in the process. In essence, this aims to be a simple simulator for how YouTube actually works, yet it is complex enough to be replayable if you truly want to achieve greatness. There are multiple ways you can customize your character’s skillset.

To begin with, there are two main branches you can pick from: Movies and games. Recording movies like daily vlogs and reactions to various events can certainly attract a bit of attention, but we all know how easy it is to just play and see people flock around you. Granted, it’s a lot tougher in this game, mainly because a lot of it is based on trial and error.

Every couple of days you receive a skill point that can be used to learn new abilities, such as recording new genres of games, or participating in tag events on YouTube. Each video you upload can also bring you a bit of cash, depending of course on how many views it gets. Granted, you only need to make enough money to pay your rent at first, but even that requires plenty of effort.

One of the most engaging things about the game is the interface, which is actually quite functional and good-looking, despite being quite bloated. Obviously, it’s nowhere near as full of stuff as the actual YouTube website, but the creator tried to integrate the hilarious comments section at least. Other than that, there are no real graphics to speak of, since it’s all text and a few symbols here and there.

In the end, TubeTycoon may not be as complex as some gamers might hope, but it’s certainly tons of fun if you take it as is. The interface is very intuitive and engaging, although you may have to deal with the occasional bug every now and again.