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Cartel Chemist

Crime Incremental by Pocket Foundry, released October 25, 2026. Free in your browser.

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Page by the PlayNewt team. Checked in our browser on October 27, 2026, still live on October 28, 2026.

PlayNewtCartel Chemist is a free crime incremental game released on itch.io on October 25, 2026. You owe a syndicate a billion dollars: cook, sell, launder the cash and stay ahead of the police, then hire a crew and automate every station. Getting arrested is the prestige loop: you are bailed out to a new city with your clean money and new skills. The full game takes about 2 to 4 hours.

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What you do

  • Cook: pick an additive, keep the temperature in the green and smash the slab for purity.
  • Sell: weigh every bag to the gram and spot undercover cops in the line.
  • Launder: time the counting machine and run cash through front businesses.
  • Heat: tune the police scanner, bribe, lawyer up or lie low before the raid.
  • Grow: hire a crew and automate every station, from basement to superlab.

Arrest is progress

Sooner or later the police kick the door in, and that is the plan: the syndicate posts bail, sends you to a new city, and you come back with clean money and new Safehouse skills. There are four lieutenants to pay off. The developer calls it an active incremental: no idle timers and no waiting.

Screenshots

Cartel Chemist running in the browser, screen 1 captured by PlayNewt on October 27, 2026
Our capture: first screen after loading
Cartel Chemist running in the browser, screen 2 captured by PlayNewt on October 27, 2026
Our capture: after the first click

Questions players ask

Is Cartel Chemist free?

Yes, the whole game is free and plays in your browser on this page.

How long is Cartel Chemist?

About 2 hours if you play sharp, 3 to 4 if you take your time.

Is Cartel Chemist an idle game?

It is an active incremental: numbers grow because you keep them growing, with automation as you progress.

What happens when you get arrested?

You restart in a new city with your clean money and new Safehouse skills.

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