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Big Ambitions
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
67 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Big Ambitions is one of those games where the systems slowly pull you in without you realizing it. The freedom it gives you choosing what kind of business to run, where to live, how to scale, and how fast to grow is…”
“Some games are just games. Others light a fire in your brain. Big Ambitions is the second type. I went into **Big Ambitions** expecting a simple business sim… and ended up completely hooked. This game doesn’t just let…”
“Based on what is there alone, I think I would definitely recommend it: the simulation in and of itself is solid, running the businesses and expanding is interesting especially early on, and learning how to automate and…”
13 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Big Ambitions has huge potential. I’ve put well over 100 hours into it and I’m still not bored. The progression loop works, scaling a business feels rewarding, and optimizing layouts and supply chains actually matters.…”
“This game is incredible. If you enjoy mega tycoon games and want to run New York City, I struggle to think of a game deeper than this one. Yes, it is still early access. But the amount of updates and the consistency of…”
“★★★★★ Absolutely hooked! Big Ambitions is a gem! It's this super unique mix between The Sims and a tycoon game, you get the personal life simulation side plus the deep business management, which I've never seen done…”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Confusing start, but great once you get comfortable.”
“confusing beginning, very good game mid to late game, Grinding type of game. One of the best game i have purchased this year, very recommend”
“A touch of the Sims along with a business sim. Bit of a learning curve, but that is part of the fun. Tutorial helps you along but doesn't hold your hand. I'm so far up to 3 businesses and have just bought a warehouse,…”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Update 2: After spending more time with the game, and after a lot of genuinely kind guidance from the community, I’ve realized my frustration wasn’t with the game’s mechanics at all. It was with the tutorial. Once I…”
“Thoroughly enjoyable and immersive game. Huge potential for growth, and by that I mean both the game and my fledgling business empire. So far "Kirsty's" has a coffee shop, a gift shop, a fruit and veg shop and a brand…”
12 of the 101 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“As many individuals on steam wish, I to would prefer to give this a neutral review. I watched this game for a long time and it seemed like it would scratch an itch in that business tycoon category. There's two elements…”
“Based on what is there alone, I think I would definitely recommend it: the simulation in and of itself is solid, running the businesses and expanding is interesting especially early on, and learning how to automate and…”
“Probably the best economy/management game on market, Only problem I see is in late game some micro management issues become tedious.”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Attention Developers: I am writing this as a negative review specifically to ensure it gets noticed. I’ve played 80+ hours (39h on this account in v.0.9/0.10 and 40+ on another since v.0.5). I love the concept, but the…”
“it's a really good game, I really enjoy exploring the city and manage my businesses. but after you reach certain point eg 2million+ daily it's just a lot of click for management and skip the day just to wait for import…”
“Big Ambitions is a standout business‑sim for Steam, letting you grow from a broke entrepreneur into a full‑blown business mogul in New York with impressive depth in store design, staffing, logistics, and personal life…”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“As many individuals on steam wish, I to would prefer to give this a neutral review. I watched this game for a long time and it seemed like it would scratch an itch in that business tycoon category. There's two elements…”
“After playing a few runs over the time this game has been in EA, I think I have to give it a thumbs-down. I got in on the ground floor, so to speak, and the game has come a long way. But the way it's shaping up I have…”
“Attention Developers: I am writing this as a negative review specifically to ensure it gets noticed. I’ve played 80+ hours (39h on this account in v.0.9/0.10 and 40+ on another since v.0.5). I love the concept, but the…”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“After playing a few runs over the time this game has been in EA, I think I have to give it a thumbs-down. I got in on the ground floor, so to speak, and the game has come a long way. But the way it's shaping up I have…”
“Nothing wrong with the game, its fun, pretty well done, fun for a while, but it just kind of peters out at some point and you're a bit bored. They do keep adding things, perhaps this won't be as noticeable in the future.”
“This game is really fun because there are so many kinds of businesses you can run, from retail stores to IT companies. You can even build factories to reduce your costs. I tried a lot of different businesses, and I…”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm kind of 60/40 with Big Ambitions, leaning towards not liking it. It is kind of fun getting everything you need in line to start the businesses and working you way up. It is just so very clunky and doesn't seem that…”
“Big Ambitions is a very enjoyable and refreshing game that stands out from others in its genre. There’s always something new to do, which keeps the experience engaging and prevents it from ever feeling repetitive. The…”
“Best in class in a lot of ways. steepish learning curve, but not crazy. super unique playstyle to it but it is a sysems simulator so be prepared to dig menus. but the walking is a cool touch.”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game shows exactly why parking tickets only affect poor and mid class people. At the beginning you try very hard not to get that $125 ticket. Later, after you earn some cash you just park wherever you want and do not care. [b] 10/10 realism [/b]”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“I tried to re-create my life in this game My character became depressed and then suicidal Then my medical expenses bankrupted me 10/10 realism”
— a player, Steam review · 68 hrs played“I was not expecting this game to have better car crash physics than an ubisoft game. Not a high bar but still surprising.”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Big Ambitions Build 3675 Hotfix
Hello everyone!! Our big patch 2 is finishing up and will be released soon! But for today we wanted to push a hotfix to address some AI concerns. As always - we've been following along with all of you
Big Ambitions 1.0 Build 3672 - Patch Notes
Hello Ambitious People! First of all, we want to thank you for an amazing release weekend! We hit our new record concurrent players with over 12,000 of you! That was an amazing weekend, and we hope yo
Big Ambitions 1.0 FULL RELEASE
Big Ambitions is here! Build your business empire and overtake your rivals as you grow from rags to riches in New York City. After years of hard work, we are extremely excited to share this BIG moment
Big Ambitions Full Release is TWO WEEKS AWAY
Hello Ambitioneers The time is nearly upon us for the Big Ambitions 1.0 release! Thank you all for your support during our early access period as we've developed and tweaked Big Ambitions with your en
Participate in 1.0 Beta Testing
Hello everyone! It's August! We've officially entered the final stretch before Big Ambitions 1.0. We know many of you are eagerly waiting for the release date announcement - and we're excited to share
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Management · Economy · Simulation · Capitalism · Life Sim · Sandbox · Singleplayer · Time Management · Immersive Sim · Inventory Management · Resource Management (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Romanian, U… |
| Achievements | 99 |
| Official site | https://www.bigambitionsgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 or similar Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 960 or similar (Minimum 2GB vram) Storage: 12 GB available space