# Drum Corps Tycoon — Your corps may take the field.

> Strategy game to manage and compete with a drum corps. (iPhone/iPad app by David Lukens.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drum-corps-tycoon/id1512444612 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [David Lukens](https://appshunter.io/developer/1512444611)
- Category: Games, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 213 App Store ratings · 58 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 767 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-06-18
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drum-corps-tycoon/id1512444612/reviews.md

## What is Drum Corps Tycoon?

Drum Corps Tycoon is a simple strategy game where the player gets to run their own drum corps and compete against real history drum corps scores. Deal with random events, make design choices, and build your trophy pile on the way to that coveted founders trophy!

Thank you so much for the support, and have fun!

## Key features

- Run your own drum corps
- Compete against historical scores
- Deal with random events
- Make design choices
- Build trophy collection
- Aim for Founders Trophy

## What do users think of Drum Corps Tycoon?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Accurate drum corps historical details and championship records
- 💡 Innovative concept combining management sim with drum corps theme
- ⭐ Great value for the price ($2-3)
- 🎯 Excellent replay value and multiple playthroughs
- 📱 Simple, elegant, and intuitive interface design
- 🏆 Satisfying progression and achievement system
- 😄 Fun and entertaining for drum corps fans and musicians

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 📱 Incompatible with older iPhone models (iPhone 5s, iPhone 6)
- 🖥️ Game doesn't scale properly on iPad screens
- ⏱️ Limited gameplay length (2000-2019 seasons only)
- 🎮 Game difficulty feels unbalanced and too challenging
- 🔧 Multiple game-breaking bugs preventing progression
- 🔊 No sound mute option available
- 📊 Score calculation and championship ranking inaccuracies

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on startup (Unity loading screen freeze)
- Game freezes at specific seasons (2009, 2012, 2013 reported)
- Cannot progress past certain seasons
- Cannot purchase new caption heads in later seasons
- Stuck on scoreboard screen unable to exit
- Championship year/plaque displays incorrect year
- Score mixing between different seasons causing ranking errors
- Game doesn't resume properly after closing app
- iPad screen cutoff prevents button interaction
- Game incompatible with iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 devices
- Crashes after completing championship
- Game fails to boot after initial startup

**Most requested features**

- Extend playable seasons (start from 1972 DCI founding or custom years)
- Update game with 2021, 2022, and 2023 seasons
- Remove or significantly increase max level cap
- Add ability to design custom show choreography and drill
- Implement uniform and color scheme customization
- Create custom corps logo design feature
- Add visual performance animations/simulations on field
- Expand number of competition locations and tour stops
- Add more special events and scenario variations
- Implement character/tech hiring system similar to GTA 5
- Add ability to manage multiple drum corps simultaneously
- Include sound mute/volume control settings
- Make game compatible with iPad
- Add VoiceOver accessibility support for blind users
- Implement longer season with more competitions
- Add dynasty mode spanning 60+ years
- Create mini-performance sequences for championship shows

## Recent user reviews (10 of 58)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drum-corps-tycoon/id1512444612/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Very Addicting Game!

*2023-07-26*

I found out about this game from an EMC Productions video, and I thought I’d try it out. I never thought a game like this would be so fun to me, especially the attention to detail about drum corps. Even the corps that won at championships that year, in the game, was accurate too! 

One thing I’d like to request is to make the game play for longer, or play for as long as you want. You start from the 2000 season and end at the 2019 season. This is fine, but I wish I could play more seasons, like not going into the future but the option to start your corps more in the past. For example, you can have the option to start at the beginning of DCI in 1972, or pick your own year to start from, like 1982 or 1995 or whatever. It would also be great to update this game to make it include the 2021 season, 2022 season, and possibly the 2023 season (depending on when this game is updated). 

Overall a great game, I just wish more could be added to it!

### 3/5 — Great game

*2021-01-14, version 2020.10.2*

I really do enjoy this game but now for months it’s been stuck where I can’t continue on with the group I currently have.  I might have to start over to fix this problem.

### 3/5 — Seems great, just wish I could pay...

*2020-09-01, version 2020.8.4*

I got this game around a couple months ago, and I’ve done everything from re-downloading it, to resetting my phone to try and get it to work, but it just will not work. It shows the lothype.com screen, the unity screen, then goes black and either nothing happens, or it crashes. For reference, I am using an IPhone 6 running iOS12.4.8.

### 4/5 — Scores

*2020-08-23, version 2020.8.4*

This is a nice game. Worth the price. Just be sure to fix those score inaccuracies soon

### 5/5 — Addicting

*2020-08-19*

I really like the game and got addicted to it from the first time playing. This game has a lot of potential to be something bigger. Though i found a little bug where im in my 7 season and cant buy new caption heads. Hope it gets fixed soon

### 5/5 — Great game!

*2020-08-05, version 2020.8.4*

If I didn’t know that going from nothing to winning world champs 5 years in a row with millions of dollars in the bank was so easy, I’d understand why the Madison Scouts are out of finals

### 1/5 — Not working

*2020-08-04, version 2020.8.4*

The game seems really cool but it won’t actually start.

### 4/5 — Solid game, bug stopped progress

*2020-08-03, version 2020.8.3*

Really great, but I left the app and wanted to continue later, and couldn’t get off the scoreboard for the first show :/. I could start a new season I think but don’t wanna lose progress

### 5/5 — Updates have fixed issues

*2020-08-02*

I had previously left a 3 star review which was heavily critical of the game for it’s difficulty. I’m happy to say that the recent update to the game has fixed the issue! I will happily now give the game 5 stars, and I strongly recommend this to any drum corps fan.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for updating your review!

### 5/5 — Hard to win

*2020-07-30*

I played this game so many times, but it’s so hard to beat the frickin Madison scouts... the highest score I got was 76. Something, but i want to challenge the big leagues ya know? Please let us have those victories in future updates, thank you very much.

## Frequently asked questions about Drum Corps Tycoon

### What is Drum Corps Tycoon?

Drum Corps Tycoon is a strategy game where you manage your own drum corps. You'll compete against historical scores, handle random events, and make design decisions to win trophies.

### What are the main features of the game?

Key features include running your own drum corps, competing against historical scores, dealing with random events, making design choices for your corps, and building a trophy collection.

### Is Drum Corps Tycoon free to play?

Yes, the application is free to download and play. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

### What is the goal of the game?

The ultimate goal is to build your trophy pile and win the coveted Founders Trophy by successfully managing your drum corps and outperforming historical scores.

### Who is this game for?

This game is designed for players who enjoy strategy games and have an interest in managing or learning about drum corps.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2020.10.2 — 2020-10-16

In This Update:
-Bug squashing! The main focus of this update was to fix some bugs in the game.
-Stats panel beta! Located in the pause menu, the game now tracks info about the player during each season.  This is still very basic and does not include scores from each season yet. (scores and more stats coming soon!)

### 2020.10.1 — 2020-09-30

In This Update:
-3 new shows per season!
-Brand new algorithms that take the historic prelims-semis-finals scores, averages them, and then uses them as a template to regress the scores for mid-season shows
-Overhaul of the improvement system.
-Overhaul of travel manager.
-UI, Banner Room, and Save Game fixes.

For full release notes visit the DCT website!

### 2020.8.4 — 2020-08-03

For full release notes head over to the DCT website! Note: If you saved your game before the caption head update, you will need to start a new game for the update to work properly.

In this update:
-New "Home Show" Panel!
-UI Fixes
-Close Scores button glitch patch.

### 2020.8.3 — 2020-08-02

For full release notes head over to the DCT website! Note: If you saved your game before the caption head update, you will need to start a new game for the recent updates to work properly.

In this update:
-New "Home Show" Panel!
-Money and salaries re-balancing.

### 2020.8.2 — 2020-07-31

In this update:
-Money and Salaries re-balancing.

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## More apps by David Lukens

- [Marching Band Simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marching-band-simulator/id6443487813)

All apps by David Lukens: https://appshunter.io/developer/1512444611

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