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Rise of Industry
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Out of all similar tycoon games this game has prime aesthetic, it's quite jarring to see 1880s coalfogged London depicted so bright as long as you ignore the dead trees The game nailed the Industry part - not many can claim hundred different products to make and somewhat simple…”
— a player, Steam review · 83 hrs played“EDIT: Steam does not display BBCode formatting correctly on the store page. Please click the thumbs‑up icon above ( See full review ) to access the attached links and proper layout. [hr][/hr] OK game, had fun with it. The assistant tells you what to do, and the game ran smoothly…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played“After over five hours of play, I honestly don't like this game. I think it's because the game mechanics seem wonky to me. The game doesn't actually offer realistic market or entrepreneurial dynamics. You're basically just building production buildings that are contingent on…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:50 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Management · Strategy · Economy · Simulation · City Builder · Resource Management · Indie · Base-Building · Trading · Building · Singleplayer · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.riseofindustry.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows (64 bit only) 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 Processor: 32nm CPU (7th Gen or newer) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 550 or AMD Radeon HD 5000 - Integrated GPUs might not work DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Any Additional Notes: Requires a 1024 x 768 screen resolution