Business in the Front, Party in the Back with Illicit Empire Building Sim ‘Definitely Not Fried Chicken’ Early Access Out Today on Steam!

18 January 2023

Manchester, UK – 18th January, 2023 — Merge Games and developer Dope Games are excited to confirm Breaking Bad-inspired business management simulator, Definitely Not Fried Chicken is launching to Steam Early Access today! Featuring a 15% launch discount, the Early Access version will include:

Weed Levels 1, 2 and 3, featuring 3 strains of cannabis
Meth Level 1
3 fronts including Chicken Shop, Laundromat and Donut Shop
Begin the ‘The Major’ storyline
All monuments including Construction Site, Pawn Shop, Gym and more
2 types of special clients (Astronauts, Aliens)

With its tongue-in-cheek humor and seemingly infinite depth, Definitely Not Fried Chicken is the ultimate in drug empire strategy and simulation.

Check out ‘Definitely Not Fried Chicken’ launch Trailer

A business management sim with a twist, grow your very own narcotics empire through ‘legitimate’ fronts by managing both sides of the business. One uses the front door, another uses the back! Acquire new ‘businesses’, meet new clientele, develop more potent narcotics, make lots of money, and leave a city in ruin!

Set in a sunshine-soaked city in the glamorous 80's, Definitely Not Fried Chicken is the ultimate test of your entrepreneurial business skills. Buy adjoining plots of land and expand. Design and lay out your complete production line and establish distribution routes. Fortify your compounds defenses and make sure any ‘overly-enthusiastic’ customers can't break in.

Research and develop better strains of narcotics like marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine. But simply making a great product is not enough. You need somewhere to sell it from! This is where your legitimate businesses come in…

Build and manage your fronts. Run a chain of fried chicken stores or diversify your portfolio with a laundromat, donut shop and more. A happy employee is a productive employee, so it's important to take care of your workforce and provide the basic necessities. And safety equipment will really help with staff turnover/mortality rates…

Key Features:

Narcos ain’t got nothin’ on you - Build your drug empire from the ground up, distributing marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and other goods.
Balance is a delicate job - Balance the demanding tasks of managing both your illegal drugs trade and your “legit” businesses.
Gotta stand out to do good business - Build and customise your drugs compound and business fronts.
Better work place, better products - Upgrade your facilities and staff equipment for a better product and a bigger profit.
Any place is a good place to see your wares - Design your empire, from fried chicken shops to laundromats to nightclubs.
Happy workers are productive workers - Manage your workforce, hire & fire, and accommodate for their wants and needs to do great work.

Definitely Not Fried Chicken is developed by Dope Games and published by Merge Games. The game is already available in Steam Early Access.

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The full press kit is available here.

For codes, please contact anastasia.prazdnichnova@bettergaming.pro.

For more information about the game, please contact managersarah@mergegames.com.

About Merge Games:
Merge Games is a global video game publisher, developer and distributor based in Manchester, UK. The company publishes and distributes games worldwide for PC, consoles and streaming platforms, including Dead Cells, Streets of Rage 4, Spirit of the North, Cloudpunk, Aragami and Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX. Merge is also developing its own survival game, Smalland, in house. In 2021, Merge Games was acquired by Zordix AB (publ). For more information, please visit www.mergegames.com

About Dope Games:
Dope Games is a small studio based in Birmingham, UK. Founded in 2018, they focus primarily on the development of simulation games with a passion for including a dark sense of humour you may not typically find in the genre. Dope Games consists of a dedicated team of three passionate gamers working together to make great games. Currently working on the studio's debut title 'Definitely Not Fried Chicken'. A business management game about dealing drugs, making money and of course, Fried Chicken.