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Big Pharma

What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate…

88 27 August 2015 from $6.24

Big Pharma is an indie developed by Positech Games, released 27 August 2015 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux. It currently starts at $6.24 at Steam.

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What Big Pharma is

Big Pharma is an indie game developed by Positech Games and released in 2015. It was published by Klabater. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Big Pharma is a simulation game developed by Twice Circled and published by Positech Games where the player builds a drug factory. The game was released on August 27, 2015.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 25 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Big Pharma holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM and GeForce 600 series or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $6.24 at Steam, 75% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Big Pharma launched on 27 August 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Until Dawn and Mad Max. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Until Dawn, Mad Max.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Big Pharma — frequently asked questions

When did Big Pharma come out?
Big Pharma was released on 27 August 2015 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Big Pharma cost?
The cheapest current price for Big Pharma is $6.24 at Steam, which is 75% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Big Pharma?
At minimum, Big Pharma needs 2GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM, GeForce 600 series or better graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Big Pharma?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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