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Schedule I: Build a Crime Empire in Hyland Point
Schedule I is a crime-business sim that hooks you with surprisingly cozy management and its signature dark humor. You roll into the run-down town of Hyland Point with empty pockets and one dream: to climb from street-corner dealer to full-blown kingpin. At first you're running the alleys yourself, chasing customers and counting every bill — and a dozen hours later you're running a network of spots, labs and “legit” businesses laundering your cash. We deliver the full game to you as a Steam gift, straight onto your account.
What kind of game this is
It's made by the Australian indie studio TVGS (Tyler's Video Game Studio) and launched into Steam early access on March 24, 2025. It blends genres: open world, economic sim, tactical strategy and comedy. The subject matter is grim on paper — growing and selling illicit product — but it's delivered with such absurd humor and satisfying progression loops that Schedule I became an instant hit, pulling in hundreds of thousands of concurrent players in its first weeks.
How the gameplay works
The core loop is grow → process → sell → reinvest. You cultivate and manufacture product, mix ingredients by recipe to boost quality and price (and trigger funny effects), find and keep customers, manage your reputation and avoid getting caught. As the money piles up, the good part begins:
- buying and kitting out properties for grow rooms, labs and storage;
- hiring staff — dealers, botanists, cooks and cleaners who work for you;
- setting up legit front businesses to launder the dirty money;
- expanding your turf and building a whole logistics chain.
At some point you realize you're no longer playing a crime drama but a cozy tycoon where you just want to optimize every little detail.
Co-op for up to four players
You can play Schedule I solo or rally a crew: the game supports online co-op for up to 4 players. Split the roles — one runs production, one handles deliveries, one manages the finances — and the empire grows much faster. Each player needs their own copy of the game, which makes this gift perfect for sessions with friends.
What you get
You get the full Schedule I game as a Steam gift. It's not a key and not a demo: the gift arrives on your Steam account, and once accepted the game stays in your library for good. There are currently no separate paid editions or DLC — just one full version (in early access) that the developer updates regularly. Note: Steam has a free “Free Sample” demo — this is not that; you're buying the actual full paid game.
How the gift is delivered
Delivery runs through a bot: you provide your Steam friend invite link and your account region, place the order — and the bot adds itself as your friend and sends the gift. It usually takes just a couple of minutes. You don't need to accept the friend request, Steam Guard isn't required, and after delivery the bot automatically leaves your friend list. All you do is hit “Accept gift.”
Region and key conditions
The main rule for Steam gifts: your account region must match the gift's region, or Steam simply won't let you accept it. So enter your real Steam region in the region field. The second condition — Schedule I must not already be in your library: a gift can't be accepted for a game you already own. Also check that friend requests are allowed in your privacy settings, otherwise the bot can't reach you.
Beginner tips
Don't rush to scale up: in the first hours it pays to do everything by hand so you learn the economy — where ingredients are cheapest, which mixes give the best price-to-effect ratio, which customers pay more. Keep your reputation in check and don't get greedy with pricing, or demand drops. Once you have a steady cash flow, invest in property and hire your first employee: automating a single spot frees your hands for expansion. Better yet, bring a friend into co-op — while they run production, you handle sales, and the empire grows twice as fast.
Similar games in our catalog
If you're into co-op survival and management, check out Rust — a brutal online sandbox about survival and turf. Want chaotic co-op with friends? Take a look at the squad horror roguelite Lethal Company or the creature-collecting survival game Palworld. All three, like Schedule I, really shine in a group.
Grab Schedule I as a gift, call your friends, and build your empire in Hyland Point. 🎮