Dope Wars (Weed Edition)
Puzzle
Ratings
Age
18+
Category
Puzzle
Languages
English
Thu Aug 15 2024
- Rewards now accessible in relevant part of game, for access at crucial moments! (Hide in Screen Settings)
- Bank manager views rapidly rising bank balance in timed game as suspicious
- Un-mutes the Old Lady when getting Talk Sense reward
- Help section updated to show required scores to obtain Gold Stars
- New Game window shows bank rate and whether Gold Stars could be awarded, for selected game options
- Fixed bug - Clip Extreme Prices for Charts was clipping to wrong min/max values
- Minor UI tweaks
Dope Wars (Weed Edition) is a modern take on the classic 'Dope Wars' game. You start with a debt to a loan shark and a few dollars in your pocket. Your goal is to travel between different neighborhoods, buying and selling various strains to make as much profit as possible. Keep an eye on the news for market tips, but watch out for the police! If you get caught, you'll lose your stash and your cash. With multiple game lengths and difficulty settings, it's a game of strategy, luck, and market timing.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Dope Wars: Weed Edition is a nostalgic trip back to the classic calculator and PC games of the 90s. It’s a pure economic simulator that tasks you with the age-old mechanic of 'buy low, sell high.' While the subject matter is edgy, the gameplay is a surprisingly deep exercise in risk management and market trend analysis. You have a limited number of days to pay off a loan shark, which creates a constant, driving pressure to make risky moves.
The game adds flavor with random events—like police raids or market surges—that can either make you a millionaire or leave you bankrupt. The 'Weed Edition' specifically focuses on different strains, adding a layer of variety for fans of the genre. It's not a visually complex game, but it doesn't need to be; its strength lies in the 'just one more day' loop of trying to optimize your inventory and dodge the cops.
Features
Classic 'Buy Low, Sell High' economic gameplay.
Multiple neighborhoods to explore and trade in.
Dynamic market events and news alerts.
Police encounters and bribery mechanics.
Debt management with a persistent loan shark.
Retro-inspired interface and simple controls.
Tips & Walkthrough
Travel between locations to see fluctuating prices. Buy a product when the price is low and travel to a different borough where the demand (and price) is higher. Use your profits to pay off the loan shark as quickly as possible to stop the interest from piling up.
Gameplays
Random encounters with 'Officer Hardass' can end your run early. You can choose to run, fight, or bribe your way out of trouble. Invest in larger trench coats to increase your carrying capacity and hold more product for bigger payouts.
Screenshot
Q&A
Watch the news alerts! If the news says there is a 'shortage' in a certain area, prices will skyrocket there soon.
Ratings & Reviews
The best Dopewars
Thu May 30 2024 RajaghfscThere was this version of Dopewars with clans and schools/classes. You should get that source-code and turn it into an app!!!!!!! That would be great. This Dopewars is great the full feel of the original. It also has seeds, which let you replay the same scenario over and over till you get it correct !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really can’t say anything negative about this game. And that is UNICORN LEVEL in game terms!!!! All other games have some MAJOR issues. This one doesn’t, if more people played there would be more scores, but that aside you can be at the top of any tier, you just need to find the right seed!!!! Really great game!!!
Same old game, Same fun times
Sat Aug 11 2018 cptncomplicatedI used to play this game ages ago in PC. Back then it was a bit rough, but it was really fun. Now, the game is just a polished drug simulator that will net you millions in a day, just to kill you from infection the very next day. Chasing cops away with a water pistol never felt good before, but it sure does now. The only downside to the game is the RNG. Sometimes the prices will dip and you won’t be able to make a profit, or you will get in an fight you can’t win early. That doesn’t take away from the fun though. This game is priced well below it’s fun factor. It’s addictive, funny, and most importantly: Fun to play.
The definitive version
Mon Dec 27 2021 P3hndrxThis is the definitive remake of the classic Beermat version. A near perfect port with some quality of life improvements. Not only is it a keepsake for the preservation of a timeless original, but it is an invaluable learning vehicle for commodities trading and risk management (not to mention ridiculous fun). Do yourself a favor and pick it up. The support/dev is super friendly and puts a lot of thought into the project.
Not worth money
Sun Jul 26 2020 coatednumber08The game is ok but it offers nothing. The game lacks an element of reward. As soon as you get past the first few days of paying back your loan the game has no challenge. You click buy then travel then sell. With the occasional interaction with cops that you can’t loose as long as you keep your health full and you have the max lvl weapon and ammo which you can get on average around day 15-30. So after day 30 the game is pointless. If you want a challenge only play with the minimum number of days enabled the down side to this is each game will be only a few minutes long then you start over and repeat.
Great way to kill 10-15 minutes
Tue Nov 29 2022 ImmabassheadThey used to label these themself now we have to change them And unfortunately whatever label they are they never change from Their range of value or depreciations So you’ll have to change them all insivually and it’s hard to keep it as a surprise because you know what you’re labeling and how they will rise and fall- it quickly becomes predictable but for $1 I’m okay with it - they def could use an improvement in the unpredictability of the rise and fall of each drug(s)
Was an awesome game
Sun Jan 22 2023 Kyle👽☠️👽I guess they recently did an up date that ruined it I’ve had the app a few years and it was awesome, just like the old pc game after you rename everything. Anyway opened it today got a message about the update and everything different, everything went back to the goofy names they choose the user interface is all screwed up now. I did try to give it a chance but by day 4 I couldn’t stand it so it’s now deleted…. When you fix what’s not broken you’ll probably break!!! I’m pretty sure my old review was 5 star, but this app is garbage now thank you.
It’s fine
Tue Dec 31 2024 Conjob2084It’s not so much a bad game. In ways it’s much richer than the og game. Thematically tho, I’m a little baffled. In some ways it seems like it’s trying to appeal to a younger audience what with the jokey weapons, but then you’re randomly looting a corpse on a subway. It’s WILDLY inconsistent that way. Also, it really messed me up going from N to N+ and the value of the strains flipped but they were still on the bottom and idek, it made my brain itch. Anyway, good build of a familiar game. I’m just not entirely sure who this is for.
Absolutely fantastic
Wed Jan 10 2024 Lil BipperThe fact that you can actually change the items that you sell and you can input your own text as to what the game will pop up as for the explanation why the prices dip or hike, really improves this game. I enjoy all of the open ended options you left the end user with.
