Rise of Industry
Rise of Industry is a strategic tycoon game where you build and manage your growing industrial empire in a living, breathing, and procedurally generated world set in the 1930s that is constantly evolving and adapting to your playstyle. As a budding entrepreneur, you will build factories, construct efficient production lines, move raw materials, produce finished goods, and arrange trade with the world's developing cities, providing them with the resources they need to flourish – for as they grow and prosper, so do you. However, it won’t always be a smooth ride to magnate status. Random business events and stock auctions will keep you on your toes, all while A.I. rivals compete for market share and look for ways to grow and exploit enemy weaknesses – beware of the hostile takeover. Designed with an eye towards both accessibility and depth, Rise of Industry has enough strategic complexity and replayability to satisfy the most experienced fans of the genre, while its simple-to-understand mechanics ensure that new players will love it as well. Experience tailored for every player – Specialise in just trading, production, gathering or any combination and research your way to bigger and better things. Bid for PR contracts to get the upper-hand on your rivals.
Game Discussion
Steam User 207
This game is incredible, but HUGE WORD OF WARNING! The publisher completely screwed the developers on this game and now the devs don't own any part of it financially or otherwise, and the studio is now defunct Kasedo literally killed it. Don't buy this on steam, buy it from a key reseller or any other way that keeps the money out of the publisher's hands. Kasedo is why we won't see more content to this or a sequel from the original devs.
Steam User 11
I like this game in small doses. I probably play it for a few hours every now and again. Its good but not exceptional. If you can get it on sale then great, try it.
Steam User 13
I'm going to be honest, with all the reviews going back and forth about how the game is and how it isn't I took the longest time deciding whether or not I wanted to buy this game. Once I bought it on sale, I played 11 hours in 2 days, so here is my review:
I think this game is great, it's a great time killer and I managed to drop a lot of time on this game without even realizing it. I think that the "challenging" part of it made me want to learn as much as I could about supply and demand and trying to keep those balanced.
I also think its awesome how theres quite a bit to this game, and even though I'm a starter I beat the "normal" AI and still had a lot I could research and delve into.
Definitely something that was worth the 5 or 6 bucks I paid for.
My 1 main issue is the actual graphical design. The art style is great don't get me wrong, in my opinion I can't really play games that arent visually appealing, even if it's good. But the smaller details are what really get me. Let me give an example:
In the warehouses of the game, I thought it was super cool that they had seperate entries and exits for the trucks, which really helps when seperating traffic and using one way roads (for those who like them). But the fact that as soon as the trucks arrive they kinda just...vanish into thin air. You'd think that if the developer drew and made cargo loading bays and parking lots, it'd be cool seeing the vehicles back in to drop off the cargo or something, even if it was just for a split second.
Having that kind of design, although small, would really convince me of the passion behind this game, which seems to be otherwise lacking in other major games and developers. Which is another reason why Indie games are taking over so much.
I'm not saying there isn't any passion, as I will continue enjoying this game, even after I drop this review. But I would really like to see the smaller details expanded upon every once and a while.
Thank you for reading.
Steam User 4
This game is a great minimalist factory builder. Beautiful style, polished interactions, but ultimately it just runs out of things to do. It doesn’t help that the “campaign” is what I would usually consider a sandbox mode, while the actual “sandbox” is just the same thing but with infinite money and everything unlocked.
Steam User 4
"Rise of Industry" is my go-to game for strategy and management fun. I can play it for hours without getting bored. I like how it makes me think and plan my moves. Even though sometimes I wish there were more things to do, overall it's a great game. It keeps me hooked and wanting to come back for more. If you enjoy games that make you think and keep you entertained, ROI is definitely worth checking out.
Steam User 9
I think people leaving bad reviews due to warehouse / traffic management are being unfair. This game lets you set up to 9 different destinations for each individual node (with research), so there aren't really any problems if you enjoy micromanaging your supply chains.
Steam User 1
Great game. very fun. this is a game that I come back to over and over. This game you can put down for a while and then just pick up right where you left off. You can play with multiple different scenarios to make it more challenging or easy,. the choice is yours! Highly recommend this game.