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Big Ambitions

Hovgaard Games · 2023-03-10

Steam

IndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 10, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Big Ambitions is an Indie, Simulation, Early Access game released in 2023, priced at $25.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Very Positive (92% of 14568 reviews).

1,171
playing now
92%
positive of 15k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
34
twitch viewers (latest)
11.3
viewers/channel (concentration)
70/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
16
Nexus mods (16k downloads)
15h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 20h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$25.99
steam price (US)

1,171 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Your bank balance is tiny, but your ambitions are big. With a little help from your uncle, you get an apartment and your first job. But then it's up to you to achieve success and take over New York City any way you like. Slowly build multiple small businesses, grow them into huge corporations, or carve your own unique path – the possibilities are limitless in this vast business sandbox. You've never played anything like this! Go from a small apartment and public transport to luxury suites, fast cars and designer furniture. Put your money into investment funds and real estate. Succeed, fail,(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Big Ambitions trailer thumbnail

Big Ambitions Cinematic Trailer (Early Access)

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,171 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,636 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~205/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 49,352 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 299k–673k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,964 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $15.40 at Steam (2026-03-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $25.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.3k3.3k20232026Week of 2023-03-01: 3,310 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,020 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 402 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.4k8852026-09-14 20:00 — 4,246 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 1,609 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 2,782 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 3,721 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 2,118 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 2,283 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 3,325 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 1,446 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 1,767 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 3,296 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 1,601 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 1,218 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 2,162 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 1,405 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 1,443 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 3,585 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 1,668 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 1,148 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 1,964 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 2,070 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 1,268 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 1,560 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 1,844 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 1,171 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4.8k323Mar 2023Aug 2026Mar 2023 — avg 4,845 · peak 10,873May 2023 — avg 811 · peak 2,036Jul 2023 — avg 604 · peak 1,242Sep 2023 — avg 520 · peak 1,339Nov 2023 — avg 347 · peak 772Jan 2024 — avg 690 · peak 1,888Mar 2024 — avg 640 · peak 1,311May 2024 — avg 590 · peak 1,257Jul 2024 — avg 582 · peak 1,113Sep 2024 — avg 421 · peak 932Nov 2024 — avg 662 · peak 1,398Jan 2025 — avg 878 · peak 2,029Mar 2025 — avg 497 · peak 1,045May 2025 — avg 490 · peak 969Jul 2025 — avg 441 · peak 877Sep 2025 — avg 531 · peak 1,053Nov 2025 — avg 591 · peak 1,121Jan 2026 — avg 581 · peak 1,161Mar 2026 — avg 1,157 · peak 3,152May 2026 — avg 648 · peak 1,368Jul 2026 — avg 687 · peak 1,453Aug 2026 — avg 1,393 · peak 12,220
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
83832026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 83 new positive2026-09-21: 12 new negative2026-09-22: 17 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 10 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 17 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 22 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 10 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 8 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 12 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 12 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 7 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 8 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-02: 27 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new negative2026-10-03: 10 new positive2026-10-03: 2 new negative2026-10-04: 13 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 9 new positive2026-10-06: 12 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 7 new positive2026-10-09: 8 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 13 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new negative2026-10-11: 6 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 8 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 8 new positive2026-10-14: 11 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$25.99$15.402023-03-102026-07-102023-03-10 — best price $20.692023-06-29 — best price $18.392023-08-17 — best price $18.392023-11-21 — best price $20.692023-12-22 — best price $20.692024-01-08 — best price $19.542024-02-19 — best price $19.542024-03-14 — best price $18.392024-04-01 — best price $20.692024-06-27 — best price $18.392024-07-14 — best price $17.242024-08-26 — best price $18.392024-10-07 — best price $18.392024-11-18 — best price $18.392024-11-27 — best price $18.392024-12-20 — best price $18.392025-01-06 — best price $18.392025-03-13 — best price $18.392025-04-26 — best price $18.392025-06-02 — best price $18.392025-06-27 — best price $17.242025-08-16 — best price $18.392025-09-29 — best price $17.242025-10-13 — best price $22.992025-11-19 — best price $22.992026-01-12 — best price $22.992026-03-19 — best price $17.242026-06-08 — best price $17.242026-06-25 — best price $17.242026-07-10 — best price $25.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

18k02026-09-30 18:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 97 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 573 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 674 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 753 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 14,634 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 34 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
75.9%
earned "Product Pusher - Bronze"
14.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing

21 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Czech…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,9330%99

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DEconomySandboxLife SimTop-DownCapitalismManagementSimulationEarly AccessSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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