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Midwest 90: Rapid City

Midwest 90: Rapid City is a tycoon survival sim in a monster apocalypse. Run a roadhouse serving monster meat and choose between profit and the city's survival - because those who fight monsters risk becoming one. How far will you go to stay in business?

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Hidden Chest Studios
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Rising Tide
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About the Game

Midwest 90: Rapid City is a tycoon simulation about running a business under extreme pressure.

Build, optimize, and expand a 1990s roadside diner in a collapsing economy, where your main ingredient is monster meat.

Every system connects. Every decision has consequences.

Build a Profitable (and Questionable) Food Empire

Text reads 'Cooking Monsters'

  • Research and develop dishes using harvested monster ingredients
  • Design your menu around customer behavior, buffs, and risk
  • Experiment with additives like missourite to boost profits, or side effects
  • Expand your diner, improve efficiency, and scale operations

Manage Systems, Not Just Survival

  • Hire and prepare staff to keep service running under pressure
  • Balance supply chains, pricing, and customer satisfaction
  • Decide what matters more: margins, safety, or reputation
  • Adapt to changing conditions in a collapsing local economy

Defend Your Investment

Text reads 'Defending the Restaurant'

  • Set traps and prepare defenses around your restaurant
  • Survive unpredictable nightly monster incursions
  • Protect your customers, staff, and infrastructure
  • Treat defense as part of your operating costs, not just combat

Your Choices Shape the City

Text reads 'The Story'

  • Make high-impact business decisions that affect Rapid City
  • Support the community, or exploit it
  • Navigate a branching narrative with grounded, human characters
  • Uncover the truth behind the monster outbreak

How far will you go to keep your business alive?

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