
Build or join a record label across seven distinct music markets, each with its own charts, economy, contracts, royalties, and audience behavior. Sign artists, fund releases, manage debt, survive rivals, and turn local acts into global stars.
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You're in the music business now.
Recoup 'n' Roll is a music industry sim where you run a record label: start as an employee or build your own label from nothing. Sign undiscovered talent, form bands, fund recording sessions, release music across streaming and radio, book concerts, and fight for chart position while rival labels try to poach your artists. Each market feels different and distinct, with its own chart logic, contract norms, royalties, audience behavior, and regional quirks. Experience US-style recoupment deals, JP/KR idol contracts, and Brazil’s unique music economy.
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Seven markets, seven economies: The US, UK, Germany, France, Japan, Korea, and Brazil aren't one template with different flags. Each is a structurally distinct economy and audience. A strategy that's successful in Tokyo can be a disaster in São Paulo.
Over 1,000 artists across dozens of labels and over 100 genres with full bios and band members
Manage the money week to week - recording costs, advances, salaries, debt
Navigate band chemistry, egos, breakups, and lineup changes
Watch acts rise and fall on living, market-specific charts
Scout and sign artists. Build their skill, fame, and scene credibility
Negotiate region-specific contracts: advances, royalties, recoupment, and local quirks
Recoup 'n' Roll is a text-first strategy sim for players who care about systems, charts, contracts, and long-term label building.
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Languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese
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