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IndieSimulationManagementEconomyCapitalismLife SimSandbox

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Peak in the last 7 days: 1,743

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Game description

Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.

Basic info

DeveloperHovgaard Games
PublisherHovgaard Games
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateAug 28, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel i5 or similar
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA Geforce GTX 960 or similar (Minimum 2GB vram)
Storage12 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 432 reviews from the past 1 year

82.6/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (92%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Building a business empire one shop at a time, Big Ambitions scores 82.6 across 432 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

204 reviews find it fun and engaging, and some describe losing hours to factories, cash flow and spreadsheets. 42 praise the depth of its business strategy, with a job system that is easy to grasp yet complex, and some enjoy experimenting with different business types. Gameplay ranks 554th of 1396. 24 credit developers who kept shipping meaningful updates through early access, and some say the team listens to feedback. Tech & Support ranks 46th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

50 reviews say running the empire turns into a repetitive grind, and some note that every shop type follows the same process, while a few spend much of their time skipping days. 34 find the controls and management tedious at scale, with examples such as menu diving, single item placement and fiddly parking. 26 say the tutorial explains too little, and some feel too much time goes to travel, eating and shopping instead of the core business. Content Volume ranks 757th of 1351, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 686th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“enjoying the game so far, humorous take on progression” · 204 reviews
“developers are good about updates and bug fixes” · 24 reviews
“starke Motivation vom Aufbau der Produktionskette” · 22 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Progression +2.06 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?
Positive “starke Motivation vom Aufbau der Produktionskette” · 22 reviews
Negative “tedious micromanagement and inflated installation fees make progression unpleasant” · 14 reviews

Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 17% · Freedom 22% · Strategy 31% · Controls & feel 14%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 10% of reviews mention this.

World +1.95 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 43% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.19 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “110+ hours played, substantial content” · 20 reviews

Variety 28% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 10% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +1.77 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

Community +2.62 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 3% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.22 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “broken scaling math makes professional services unviable, artificial difficulty” · 17 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.54 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “developers are good about updates and bug fixes” · 24 reviews
Negative “recent update broke core systems like shop toilets and supply limits” · 7 reviews

Stability 6% · Performance 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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