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DeveloperShadowByte Studios LLC
PublisherShadowByte Studios LLC
FreeYes
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Build your criminal empire in DrugRunners, a competitive online strategy game. Choose your class, trade drugs, grow your wealth, attack rivals, control territory, join a cartel and fight your way to the top of the rankings.
ABOUT THIS GAMEDRUGRUNNERS is a competitive online crime strategy game where you build your empire, grow your wealth, develop your character, and fight your way to the top.
Every player starts with a plan. What you do with it is up to you.
BUILD YOUR EMPIREBuy and sell drugs, manage your money, grow your resources and develop your player.
Choose a class that suits the way you want to play:
Farmer • Investment Banker • Ex Military • Corporate Salesman • Corrupt Lawyer • Assassin • Pimp • Gangster • Dirty Cop • Corrupt Business • Smuggler
Each class gives you a different way to approach the game.
CONTROL THE STREETSThe streets are competitive.
Attack rival players, build your forces, protect your empire and increase your notoriety.
Your decisions, your resources and your timing can make the difference between building an empire and losing everything.
CONTROL TERRITORYFight for control of the Colombian territory map.
Claim territory, expand your influence and compete against other players for valuable positions on the map.
JOIN A CARTELYou don't have to build your empire alone.
Join a cartel, work with other players and compete together.
Build your cartel, manage your members and fight for control against rival groups.
BUILD YOUR WEALTHThe DrugRunners economy is a major part of the game.
Buy and sell drugs, manage your cash, use the banking system and build your wealth while competing against other players.
There are multiple ways to make money — but keeping it is another story.
COMPETE IN ROUNDSDrugRunners is built around competitive rounds.
Players compete throughout each round for rankings, notoriety, wealth, territory and prestige.
When a new round begins, everyone gets another opportunity to build their empire from the ground up.
MORE THAN JUST THE STREETSDrugRunners also features additional systems and activities, including:
Drug trading
Banking
Cartels
Territory control
Player combat
Rankings
Skill points
Poker
Casino games
Betting
Medals and achievements
Player progression
THE GOALThere is only one question:
How far can you take your empire?
Build your wealth.
Build your reputation.
Build your cartel.
Take territory.
Take down your rivals.
Become the King of the Streets.
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