About CRE Tycoon

Who makes it

CRE Tycoon is made by Erik Egelko, a real estate professional based in San Diego, California. His background is in property management and commercial real estate brokerage, and that is where the game's deals, loans and buildings come from.

Why it exists

Commercial real estate is mostly learned on the job: what a cap rate means for a price, why a half-empty building can be a bargain, what a refinance does for your cash, why a broker's commission can be bigger than a year's rent. Most games about property either flatten all of that into a board game or turn it into city building.

CRE Tycoon puts you in the job instead. You learn the ideas by using them: you pitch a listing, find a buyer a building, sign an offer, lease up what you bought, and decide whether to sell, refinance or hold. The numbers are simplified and the city is fictional, but the moves are the real ones.

What it is today

• A 10-year career of 120 months. You start as a rookie broker with $100,000.
• A new month arrives every real hour, and up to 6 can wait for you, so it plays in short sessions.
• 157 buildings across 4 districts: Downtown South, Midtown, Port District, Uptown.
• 14 ranks, from Rookie to City Legend.
• A final net worth at the end of the career, and an optional global leaderboard.
• It runs in your browser on a phone or a desktop. It is free, with no ads and no purchases, and your save stays on your device.

It is still being worked on. The What's new page lists what changed and when.

Get in touch

Questions, bug reports, ideas, or press: email [email protected]. For logos, screenshots and a fact sheet, see the press kit.

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