Museum Tycoon FAQ

What is Museum Tycoon?

Museum Tycoon is a new tycoon game being developed by MojoBox Games. The high concept is “Theme Hospital meets Evil Genius inside a museum”. Player’s can buy fakes, bribe inspectors and slowly delve into the seedy world of the museum trade. Conversely, players can keep their hands clean by sending out explorers to desecra- I mean, ‘explore’, ancient temples and monuments to find relics. In addition to all of this, players must manage the day-to-day duties of the museum such as hiring security guards and janitors and researching new shops and stalls.

How in-depth of a tycoon game is Museum Tycoon?

Museum Tycoon will have a similar tone to games such as Theme Hospital and Roller Coaster Tycoon. Players will need to keep guests impressed and entertained so that they donate money and promote your museum. Not only that, but players will also have to deal with thieves, mobsters looking to get a cut of your profits and the various curses and blessings brought in by your exotic relics. This is very much a tongue-in-cheek game, but with deep and traditional tycoon gameplay.

Is this a sandbox game or scenario based?

Both! MT will have a main campaign that puts the player in increasingly difficult scenarios. One scenario might see the player setting up a museum in a rough part of town where thefts are common, while another might see the player forming a museum on the top of a skyscraper where room to manoeuvre and expand is tight. In addition to this, there will be a sandbox mode where the player is free to research and gather whatever relics they choose.

Are the visuals final?

A lot of the visuals are still placeholder assets (most of the relics are still only white cubes!) but as the game develops the visuals will only continue to improve. A few things that are still placeholder:

• Guests are completely placeholder and will eventually be re-modelled
• The UI is always in constant updates and improvements
• Most Relics and Fakes are still in placeholder states

Who are MojoBox Games?

MojoBox Games are a small, two-man team based in the UK. We met at university and (along with two others) released Curse of the Aztecs, a randomly generated horror game, as our gradation game. After CotA, we set up our own studio and released titles for mobile. One year later, we’re going back to our roots in desktop games and creating a game in a genre we both love.

Where and what will I be able to play this on?

Museum Tycoon will be on PC and Mac at launch. After launch, we will focus on creating a Linux version that matches the quality of PC and Mac. In terms of distribution, the goal is to get Museum Tycoon on Steam.

How can you take my money!? Do you have any Kickstarter plans?

We currently do not have any plans for Kickstarter, but we are looking at other avenues to fund the game. As the game continues to develop you will all be the first to know!

When can I play Museum Tycoon?

We are currently (roughly) planning for an August release date, but this may change. However, you can sign up to be an alpha tester for the game by emailing us at mojoboxgames@gmail.com We are planning to release regular alphas to get important feedback and suggestions from the community.

Where can I find more about the development process?

We do a weekly dev log video (first one here) that shows what we've been working on the past week.