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Yerba Mate Tycoon
Developer DonislawDev
Yerba Mate Tycoon is a unique management game. You are taking care of a yerba mate production shop/company, create, customize various yerba mates, unlock new upgrades, and grow your company. Don't know what yerba mate is? Let's say it's a coffee alternative in South American countries. From the Steam store page
30 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest May 10, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
24 positive · 6 negative
95% range 63–90%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
105 of 120 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
30 of 30 · most liked firstOverall 7/10 at the current price. I look forward to seeing where this game goes. This game has potential, but it seems early in development. The core game mechanic revolves around creating yerba mate blends, and functions similar to Game Dev Tycoon. Each production cycle you chose some options and try to find the right mix for the market. The products sell on the market for 8 months and either increase or decrease in sales based upon marketing and how well the market appreciates the current…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm going to update this review along with my play sessions and new updates. So far this game fills a very empty niche of Yerba-themed games and I am happy to see it and welcome it with open arms. Pros: - has Yerba Mate - you can produce even more Yerba Mate - you can sell your Yerba Mate for profit Cons: - you can't share your mate with friends yet :(
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was either this or two Guaymallén Alfajores. First off, I want to say that I really appreciate the developer making a game as niche as this. I never thought tycoon games would get as specific as focusing on a South American drink that's relatively obscure outside the continent save for a few countries. It's really clear that this was a passion project and that the dev really put time and care into Yerba mate Tycoon and genuinely likes working on it. The gameplay is very similar to Game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This could be one of the most annoying sound designs I've played in a game. You basically have to mute it, because even with the sounds at the bare minimum, it blasts terrible sound effects with everything you do at maximum volume. This feels like a 1 to 1 rip off of Mad Games Tycoon except as a coffee company. The "tutorial" is poorly explained and done. After 14 long minutes, even though I was on normal and my second product was getting 10/10 ratings, I had no interest in playing. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game feels unfinished. It's hard to understand how it works, the results seem random every time. It's hard to progress and enjoy, especially as development seems to be stagnating. It's a shame!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was one of the most boring games I've ever played. No matter how four hours I played, I put some effort into completing the achievements. We're selling a product and we cant see what we are selling. So there is no image of the product we sell. There is only one image of the man and the shop on the screen. The graphics were sweet. But still not worth playing. Boring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't pay very much for this game, but it was still a disappointment. There is a lot of potential promised in the features but it doesn't really pan out. In one of the promotional screenshots you can see a "Yerba Creation Phase" screen where you can adjust circular sliders between taste / aroma / appearance. I initially thought that this would lead to a lot of creativity and allow the user to design yerba products however they want. However, if you want the product to come out good, you have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so realistic. I'm ashamed of the yerba I drink; it looks like trash compared to this game, y'all... ---{ Graphics }--- ☑ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Like a symphony ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For a truly optimal game-play experience, I recommend drinking actual mate while playing. 🧉🧉🧉Thanks for making fun, simple game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vrey nice tycoon game. Would love to see more character variety and more events in the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p9E2iUf1Mg
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am liking this so far. It has the feel of the old Lemonade Tycoon from the 90s. You can customer the drink in many ways and then hire employees and work on research. The graphics are cute, the "reviews" left by customers are hilarious, and I like the overall mechanics of the game. The amount of ingredients had me laughing at the weird combos. My blue cheese and bacon iced tea was a hit and won an award! I do wish the research was better labeled. It took me a few minutes to figure out I had…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! it has some bugs or things that can be improved like the translations because is still an early access but is very good and has lot of potential. Also the game is very cheap. Congratulations to the developer!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In this innovative simulator, we take on the role of freshly reincarnated Walter Hartwell White, a man humbled by his past mistakes yet no less ambitious. Don't let appearances fool you. His new drug of choice does not seem as unhealthy or destructive as blue crystal but may turn out just as addictive. Will you assist him on his path to redemption and help him meticulously build a yerba maté empire from scratch, successfully hooking the world on this tealike beverage, or is he destined to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is addictive and ruined my sleep schedule. Highly recommend, especially on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game taught me that Mate with uranium has its offer and demand. 10/10 recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all, this game still needs a lot of work. I can see that it's someone's first game on Steam so it is really okay. At the first moment, I thought "For this Price?". And then... yea. I was expecting a lot more from the game. Like, you have your own shop, but also making "Yebra Mate". The Interface on how to make it is okay, still have no idea how it works all. An interface where you can see your old Yebra Mates and some Tips on what is missing on this notice would be good. I would give…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty fun game with interesting mechanics and game play, Definitely can use more updates but does have potential to be a great tycoon game, more should really buy and try this game out!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just not really... Fun? Not really fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →what the hell is even that
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →alright indie game. kinda fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun and straightforward. Interesting game to play during a morning. Time to 100% - around 2 hrs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super fun game love it wish it got more attention tho <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great game tons of fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a very decent game to mess around with and have fun for a couple of hours here and there.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still not sure what Yerba is... but people sure do seem to like to drink it. Fun game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A d*mn decent unity game that offers more than most unity made games out there. It was a challenge to figure out the ratios of yerba parts but the game became very easy afterwards (I made a guide on the "Golden Percentage"). I basically finished everything in 8 hours and it kept me on my toes for those 8 hours. I got this through the Curator Connect and if I had known about this game before hand I would have paid for it (this was the first time I heard of the drink Yerba Mate) ★ Please check…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is better than I expected, much better than many higher priced tycoon games out there. It has a good tutorial, figuring out the tons of possible additives and what works well with what is a lot of fun, there are random events such as getting hacked, the game looks great, what with all the different packaging choices and a nice selection of company logos--it's little touches like that that say loud and clear that this game was made by someone who cared. It's very polished, easy to jump…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i like this game, the difficulty is great!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WAY MOER DETAIL THAN I THOUGHT! this is a really fun detailed Tycoon game! very surprising the amount of sales detail and options to run the store your way. From Training your employees to picking your packaging to Changin Tax details. This Has all that a tycoon game needs. Looking forward to the growth of this game studio! i will def continue playing this!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pretty fun game really exciting when u find the right drink that makes you popular had so much fun playing this game
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