Automobile Tycoon
Well… it’s not bad… but it’s not good.
I’ve burned quite a few hours in it, and keep coming back because I’m a car junky, but when I want that fix, I’m more often reaching for Automation, Gear City, or Production Line, and honestly I still prefer running Detroit in DOSBox, which this is supposed to be a spiritual successor of (it doesn’t catch the same magic though)
This is a decent spreadsheet simulator (turn off the inflation, or you’ll spend all your time micromanaging prices because costs spiral quickly but there’s no option to scale the selling price with inflation) but it isn’t really a car game. You could replace the products you’re making with just about anything, and change the R&D tree. Feels like it was built to be modular but then didn’t take off so they didn’t push it out with other assets.
– Real player with 43.4 hrs in game
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It is an enjoyable game. It provides different starting conditions which provide longevity. The drawback is that it does not provide clear cut challenges and it feels more like a big sandbox, which should explain some of the earlier bad critics. If you have no need for step by step challenges (like objectives or do this and that), you will find this a very nice game.
I personally dislike these step-based gameplay, where the game leads you through specific paths. so this game is my piece of cake.
– Real player with 42.0 hrs in game
Economica
Wow. So this game is incomplete however it has long way to go for greatness. The Dev needs keep working on it. I am sure though eventually this game will be great.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
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Business Tycoon Billionaire
This game was not quite what I expected. It was really a game that let you click some buttons and watch the numbers go up. I put in 7 hours, but it was more of a set it and forget situation. Regardless of the “deal”, this game really was a time waster. If that is what you want, a true time waster, with no actual reward, then go for it.
– Real player with 7.2 hrs in game
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this game is just a rip off a poor rip off of much better games like Adventure capitalist which is free BTW an has a lot more content. i hope this game comes out with leaderboards A OPTION TO TURN THE DAM SOUND OFF!!!!! and some good content
– Real player with 1.9 hrs in game
Capital Island
Simple but good trading game.
If you’re not looking for a ‘cozy’ trading game, though, definitively go with ‘Challenge’ mode. Being able to visit shops multiple times (in ‘normal’ mode) means you eventually end up able to sell basically any excess resources you’ve got, which kinda takes the ‘trading’ out of this game. Just becomes logistics. Don’t get me wrong, I still had fun, but I like ‘cozy’ games sometimes. Probably pretty easy with Challenge on too.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
This game takes a bit to get into and requires some patience to continue. There’s a lot of repetitive actions but after about 30 minutes of playing you’ll notice the game advancing.
I’m sure this game is deeper than what I’ve initially seen so I will go back and continue to play.
The music is amazing, so peaceful and calm with an island flair. I can tell the dev worked really hard on this game.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
The Corporate Machine
The first thing I need to say is READ THE MANUAL! If you’re like me and tend to play a casual game or two to get the hang of things it’s very easy to have no idea what you are doing and lose the game. A quick skiim of the manual will give you an idea of what is what and how the game runs.
I very nearly wrote a bad review after my first game after giving up in just five minutes, I hadn’t read the manual and had no clue what I was doing.
The graphics and sound options on the game are not great, basic graphics and no volume control are something of a turn-off, but you can do what I did and turn off the game’s music and ignore the graphiocs quality.
– Real player with 58.0 hrs in game
I got this with stardock legends pack, so it was so cheap. It works on my win 10, and I don’t update it unless it asks me so it works perfectly on win10. First with the cons, the training isn’t working as it shows when you press f2 ( it’s been showed in help, f1) so I played a game at beginner than “difficult in pain”. After few lose I managed to own the world. So there should be some ways to endure the others. Ok you will say me to use cards and lucki but cards require too much resources for a losing company. Maybe I’m telling this because MOBA games and their competitive game strategy is popular now, however, I still think there should be balance. Also I wish to have suggestions to continue after 55% global market sharings. Or there would be other choices such as technology winnig. And pros, if you like this kind of games you will like it. You really need to control market, demand and sellings should be balanced very well, otherwise you lose. I really liked it. I wish ppl upgraded it till now, but this gem also lost itself in the marketing :/
– Real player with 16.7 hrs in game
Fifefer Island - Terrena’s Adventure
Fifefer island is a micro-economics game. This game offers a very unique and incredible way of learning economics. The story, music, voice-over,the art of the game and unique puzzles are well synchronized, which makes learning and game-play even more fun. This is the perfect game if you are looking for fun and learning in one thing. After playing the game you will not be disappointed. Highly recommended.
– Real player with 26.0 hrs in game
Great game to utilize for differentiation. This game offers an excellent overview of new concepts that can be used as an introduction or to reinforce learning. Love it!
– Real player with 10.5 hrs in game
Winkeltje: The Little Shop
This is a great little shop management game!
I look forward to seeing how it develops over its time in Early Access.
Things done great:
- The villager AI is spot on! I haven’t had anyone get stuck in my store. I also like how the expectations of the customers seems to align with the items your store offers over time. I was worried when I moved away from produce toward a tailor that customers would’t get the picture, but after a couple of days they stopped hounding me for apples!
– Real player with 111.5 hrs in game
This game is a gem, plain and simple. It’s made for a very narrow spectrum of gamers though, you’ll probably know if it’s for you by just looking at the screenshots and reading the description, but I encourage everyone who is even a little intrigued or who enjoys relaxing sandbox style games to give this game a shot. Everything you see and read about it is what you’ll get when you buy this game. Nothing more, nothing less. If you bought this game and don’t like it, it’s because you didn’t pay attention or had unfounded and unrealistic expectations.
– Real player with 85.0 hrs in game
Capitalism 2
Pretty fun to master, but somewhat tedious once you’ve mastered it. This game gives you a few million dollars and 1 to 4 cities and tells you to go out and become a billionaire. You can build department stores to import better goods, driving out local business and taking all the profit for yourself. You can research powerful CPUs and conquer the computer industry. You can even take out a gigantic loan to buy up a gold deposit, then use it to build jewellery and fleece every happy couple out of a few grand in exchange for rings. There’s a lot of fun in managing all the aspects of making goods and selling them for profit, whether it be researching or training in order to get higher quality goods, or spending massively on advertisements so your low quality goods get bought anyway. But for all that the game gets a bit tedious towards the end and I’d like to note some things that you really should be aware of before you buy.
– Real player with 270.5 hrs in game
It’s bit old simulation game armed with realistic economy structure and standard of early 2000.
Like every simulation games “Cap 2” is easy to learn, but harder to master.
You can play in reduced retro resoltuion in 4:3 aspect ratio.
You can begin as retailer, farmer, mine operator, factory manager, researcher, day trader, etc. you will eventually combine everything you can to become most successful and richest character in your sandbox game.
There are various product categories you can grow, process, produce or mine, e.g. Leather Jacket requires a factory( farm(Cotton - Textil), farm(Leather)). Every product have their necessity (food high, luxury low) so producing and selling foods in reasonable price is one of survival idea in the beginning of harder difficulty.
– Real player with 34.2 hrs in game
Big Ambitions
Prologue
_“It’s been 3 months since grandma died. I know that I’m an adult now that I’m 18 years old, but still… It feels so scary that no one is there to take care of stuff.
There’s one good thing though. At the funeral, my uncle Fred asked me for my phone number. He said he wanted to help me get on my feet. I don’t really know him, but I guess he’s family after all.”_
Game Description
Big Ambitions is a roleplaying business simulator situated in the open-world city of New York. You start the game as a young kid surviving in the big apple. You have big ambitions for money and success, but you’re starting with absolutely nothing.
Gameplay
In Big Ambitions, you control a single person in the middle of the bustling metropolis of New York City. Your goal is to achieve financial success in various ways. Starting at the bottom flipping burgers or collecting garbage to eventually owning and running big businesses and real estate throughout the city.
As you progress, you always need to make sure that you’re getting enough sleep, keeping up with your health, and making sure your happiness is sufficient. Increasing your capital can be trickier than you think. As you will learn, money can’t buy time.
Money making opportunities
We’re still in the process of adding content to the game, but to give you a better understanding of the basics, we put together a list of ways you can make money:
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Getting a job (cashier, warehouse worker, garbage collector, etc)
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Running storefront businesses (clothing shops, restaurants, gift shops, etc)
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Running office-based businesses
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Buying buildings and renting them out
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Real estate investments (buying and selling buildings strategically)
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Investment Funds
Sandbox
Even though Big Ambitions has an interesting story featuring Uncle Fred and other characters, it’s up to you to decide how much you want to listen to them. Everything is available right from the beginning.
Day to day objectives and tasks
In Big Ambitions, you go through days just like in real life. Every day is different, and you’ll have various tasks to handle such as:
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Sleeping, eating, and exercising
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Educating yourself with courses and school
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Recruiting and managing employees
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Managing business warehouse status (buying and transporting goods)
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Expanding into new business areas
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Renovating buildings
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Managing your vehicle(s). Filling up gas, maintaining the vehicle, etc.
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Paying taxes
Capitalism Plus
7/10
Are you Gordon Gecko, or just Bud Fox?
Capitalism Plus is a fun old game. It is also somewhat educational, although more at the K12 level of learning business, rather than College of Business (for that you have Capitalism 2!) And looking back on history, it is also hysterical to look at what the developers predicted right and wrong in 1995 for future tech. Smart TVs and iWatches (which didn’t last) they got, but totally missed the cell phone, much less the smart phone! And only today are we finally getting VR computers, Decades ahead on that!
– Real player with 354.5 hrs in game
love this game. Compares to other business “clicker” mobile games, this one feels real. Uses realistic $$$ amounts which adds to the realism. For example you’re not gonna build a mine when you’re only business is a hardware store. Unless you want to go bankrupt. That’s anther thing that feels real. There’s competition in this game. You have to be careful or you will lose money and go bankrupt!
There’s no time pressure since you can slow the game down as much as you want. Just strategy pressure which makes you act more carefully.
– Real player with 32.2 hrs in game