# 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.

## Game facts

- Developer: Hovgaard Games
- Publisher: Hovgaard Games
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Aug 29, 2026
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Simulation, RPG, Tycoon, LifeSim, Management
- Steam Deck: Unsupported (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1331550/)
- Playtime: Main story 10 hr, Main + some extras 15 hr, 100% completion 20 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/big-ambitions)
- Languages: Interface: German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Korean (South Korea), American English, French (France), European Spanish, Japanese (Japan), Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish (Türkiye), Chinese (China), Russian (Russia), Czech (Czechia), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hungarian (Hungary), Polish (Poland), Ukrainian (Ukraine) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/big-ambitions)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 1, 2026

### Strengths

- A progression structure that begins with directly managing logistics and operations, then transitions to macro-level management through hiring staff and automation
- A unique business simulation experience that feels like a combination of Factorio and The Sims
- Rich management details, including business expansion, price setting, inventory management, taxes, bills, and hiring

### Weaknesses

- Repetitive driving and errands in the early game, requiring players to visit shops and suppliers directly to purchase goods and restock inventory
- Camera controls, driving controls, navigation, and UI are unintuitive, creating a steep early learning curve
- Optimization issues, including reports of low frame rates and high CPU usage even on systems around the level of an RTX 4070 Super

## Links

- [Big Ambitions on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/6062)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/6062/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T09:01:52.754Z