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 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 2
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.
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 2
I enjoy playing this game. The grind is what it's all about. Start from scratch, purchase various buildings to produce more goods and to make higher end goods. I've beat the game with the car prototype. Took a while to grind and get to that point, but man was it fun. The aim is to stay profitable while researching new products to meet the town's needs, maintain the different industries, and balancing everything out to work correctly. I think the game was well done and would recommend this to anyone interested in this type of game style. Probably going to make a YouTube series of this game to show people how it's done. Only 2.1% of all the players have gotten the Car Prototype achievement. 10/10!
Steam User 1
Much better than I expected. I played the demo when the game first came out and I though it was OK. The final version seems much better. It has nice depth without being to crazy. The interface can be a bit un-intuitive at first...but as you play it starts to make sense. Graphics are perfect for the type of game it is. I can understand some of the complaints from the negative reviews but I feel that overall the game is worth recommending as I am having fun 12 hours in and have only unlocked a small percentage of the tech tree. If management/logistics games are what you enjoy then I think you would be doing yourself a disservice if you don't try the game out....especially if you can get it 50%+ off.
Steam User 1
Its fun but relatively shallow. I had a great time with it, and can definitely see myself coming back to it. Great fun for casually picking up on a day off. I will say, my main complaint is that the AI competitors don't really do anything or really serve a a part of the difficulty. The majority of the difficulty (at 100% diff at least) comes from traffic management (hence why trains are so important. Trains are a tad finicky, but it is possible to make complicated and satisfying train routes.
A secondary QOL request I would have was that the distance you can place train/boat/zeppelin terminals from warehouses (the main logistical building of the game) should be clearly indicated when placing warehouses, especially in the case of boats it can be frustrating to "guess and check" if you are able to place a boat terminal from the recently places warehouse.
My last note is that the game quickly feels "solved." As the AI companies don't really serve as much competition, once you have created a steady cash flow for yourself, the challenge becomes almost entirely removed (from the business side of the game at least). It would be nice if the market system was more dynamic, and if the other businesses felt like real competitors.
Despite my minor complaints, the game is very fun and satisfying to play, and I look forward to many more hours in the future.