Released late last month, a new video game about making it big as an illegal drug dealer has climbed the charts on Steam and currently sits atop the platform’s list of top sellers.
Its title—Schedule I—is a cheeky nod to America’s drug war.
The game’s online description leads with the federal government’s definition of Schedule I substances under the Controlled Substances Act as “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”
Though there’s a pending federal action to reschedule marijuana, the drug features prominently in the game. But players can also manufacture and sell other substances in the game, such as meth, as they work to build a drug empire from the ground up.
Schedule I / Steam
Schedule I is the latest in a long series of popular video games involving illegal drug selling, from the text-based Drug Wars of the 1980s to today’s massive Grand Theft Auto franchise.
Schedule I, which sells for $20, has “overwhelmingly positive” reviews on Steam and is No. 1 among top-selling games. It’s currently available as an early access game, with further modifications and installments expected to be added over the next two years.
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