About the Game
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, rebuild. But remember to take care of yourself, sleep and stay happy on your rise to the top.
Do you have what it takes to build your own empire?

Go from nothing to the most prominent tycoon in New York. Start a business, work smart, make it thrive and enjoy your life. How do you want to be successful? How far can you push it? How long can you make it last?

Start your own gift shop, supermarket, coffee shop, law firm, clothing store, liquor store, florist, and more. You decide what success is - whether it’s a single shop, a chain of fast-food restaurants, a huge corporation, or making millions developing websites.

Take out a loan, rent a building, design the logo, renovate the store, get stock, manage your money, hire staff, and build your infrastructure. Soon, you may have to start importing products from the harbour and distributing them through a network of warehouses.

A bigger business means managers. Hire HR Managers, Logistics Managers, and Purchasing Agents. They all need desks and computers, so you’ll need a fancy headquarters.

Need a delivery truck? Travel to a dealer and buy one. Need food? Go to a supermarket, but make sure you have a refrigerator at home. Big Ambitions is a life sim where your character has to physically interact with the world to survive and succeed.


Enter any building in New York and buy it. Go from a small apartment to a dream penthouse in midtown, a luxurious townhouse in Hell’s Kitchen, or a series of skyscrapers. Fill each with furniture that suits your style and standing. Invest your hard-earned cash in real estate to grow your empire. Take over the city piece by piece.


Spend your wealth however you wish. Buy a big SUV, a speedy sports car, or the new luxurious Mersaidi S500. Maybe risk it all at the casinos or put your money into investment funds and reap the rewards.


As you progress, you always need to ensure you get enough sleep and stay healthy and happy. Enjoy the journey, for as you grow older, you’ll discover that money can’t buy you time... or can it?


Big Ambitions takes what you love about the viral sensation ‘Startup Company’ to even greater heights.

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Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Hello everyone!!
Our big patch 2 is finishing up and will be released soon!
But for today we wanted to push a hotfix to address some AI concerns.
As always - we've been following along with all of your feedback, and the use of some AI textures has frustrated some players. So, we removed and replaced them!
We removed AI textures from the following:
NPC Store Billboards
Two plant textures
Airplane logos
A couple TV Shows
Cinema Movies
Cinema Posters
Cinema Standees
Menu boards
Thank you for your continued feedback, and we'll have patch 2 out very soon!
~ Hovgaard Games and the Big Ambitions Team
Hello Ambitious People!
First of all, we want to thank you for an amazing release weekend! We hit our new record concurrent players with over 12,000 of you!
That was an amazing weekend, and we hope you're all enjoying the game so far!
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And with all of you playing so much, you noticed and reported a few bugs!
So here is our first big wave of fixes!
Note: We're currently looking into why some players are having problems with FPS drops and choppy gameplay and that will be coming in another patch very soon!
3674 Hotfix:
We noticed a few little issues with the 3672 patch and made this hotfix! If you experienced issues like logistics not working, employees not finishing training, etc - those should be resolved as you continue through to the next day!
Fixed employees were trying to quit, but were bugging out, which was causing training, imports, deliveries, etc. to fail
Scooters couldn't turn after being used twice
If you're already passed the second business objective you should no longer get the "help files" tutorial message
3672 Changelog:
Fixed issue making it difficult to enter vehicle
Fixed sometimes no retail buildings were available in Hamptons
Fixed can't sit/eat while on a bench
Fixed gym customers don't use showers
Fixed walking SFX weren't synced to walking animation
The banks now tell you how much you can loan if you try to request too much
Fixed Ika parking lot would usually be full
Added search to subway to easily find your destination
Added "Assign Uniforms" quick button to employee uniform locker
Fixed can't load save game from underground parking
Various fixes to the roads and props
Various fixes to characters and animations
Fixed a few small prop, ground, and fence colliders
Improved some textures
Fixed the UI shifts while changing sign appearance
Fixed IRS contact pops up too early
Fixed an issue where the tutorial would detect the wrong product for your store
Fixed some UI text overflow
Fixed some issues with typing in the input boxes
Fixed item positions were randomizing after one item was taken from the shelf
Prevented getting rehired for 30 days if Jose fires you from El Gato
Fixed issue with tutorial if your first business is in Hamptons
Fixed could see building overlays during that vehicle purchase animation
Fixed if you hit sell then cancel a vehicle in a warehouse it wouldn't assign the vehicle
Items like cash registers grills now initially snap to align with the rotation of the item you're putting them on
Added benches to StockCo entrance
Fixed vehicle overlay was highlighting the smoke if your engine was broken
Fixed scooter would change colors after you rented it
Fixed couldn't click through wholesaler sign poles
Fixed got stuck between table and chimney at Marquis Luxury Furniture
No longer required to wear gym clothes at outdoor gym equipment
Fixed can't get on ramps in the skate park with your scooter
Add reference to help files in the tutorial
More tooltip information on employee schedule
MarketInsider now opens to the correct neighborhood you're currently in
Fixed gas station overlay would stay on your vehicle if you parked after using autotow
Fixed inward facing corners of some warehouse wouldn't allow wall decorations
Added visible drinks in your hand while drinking
Fixed driver collider in Hamptons dining area
Added low fuel/damage vehicle status to objectives/alerts
Fixed glass room dividers can't be 90 degrees to each other
VoogleMaps destinations that are off map are now visible at the edge of the map
Improved thumbnail in Main Menu Load Game menu
Fixed issue where contacts would remain unread despite reading them
Updated employee message if you have defeated all the rivals in the city
Fixed skipping time would overshoot the requested time by a few minutes
Fixed button hover SFX would still play if you tab out of the game
Made a few tutorial fingers more dynamic
Fixed a couple loan calculations
Garage door opening sound no longer plays randomly while loading your save
Added business name randomizer to the BizMan settings page as well
Tutorial now guides you to the cheaper bed at the beginning of the game
Small tweaks in character creator
Ensure delivery van jobs are always visible on the map
Customers now choose between different digital scales instead of always going for the same one
Fixed collider for round coffee table
Fixed holding right and left mouse buttons at the same time would make wall painting get stuck on
Fixed vehicle "Cargo" label wasn't translated
Fixed can't properly sort by Logistics Manager "target" value if you change the value while on the screen
Fixed one vehicle Personal goal was showing the wrong tier image
We have a few more achievement fixes coming in the next patch!
Fixed if you move your computer after using it, you can't use it again until you reenter the room
Fixed if you add inventory to a shelf, it wouldn't update the alert
Fixed can't recolor computer chair
Tutorial
Add tutorial finger for employee locker
Fixed tutorial would count boxes on the floor even if you didn't have a storage shelf
Fixed a few NPC clusters that couldn't find a path to navigate to
Improved Madison Park area
Fixed some screens would still zoom when the game was unfocused
Fixed driving hotkeys would remain visible in VoogleMaps
Fixed a few minor issues with some default layouts
Added workout equipment and benches to Madison Square Garden area
Fixed customers in a queue wouldn't switch to a new register when it opens up
Delivery orders are now below regular orders at NPC cash registers
Fixed some NPC vehicles turn-signal behavior
Fixed traffic now properly stops at the line
Fixed some hotkey assignments
Fixed error if you remove a headhunter from the schedule and then assign a lower skilled headhunter to their plan
Adjusted auto steering to be less aggressive
Autosteering icon on the driving UI is now a toggle
Added SFX when breaking sandcastles
Added better ambiance sounds for Hamptons area
Fixed vehicle turns invisible if driving under overpass in Lower Manhattan
Fixed entrances to Hamptons store parking lots so cars aren't blocking the whole path
Fixed radio would sometimes pause or skip songs after playing for a while
Fixed issue opening map while inside Hamptons home could show the second floor instead
NPCs now use the bathroom in hospitals and other special buildings
Updated some key bindings displays
Fixed garage doors weren't being painted when shift-clicking on the wall next to it
Fixed some more dynamic fingers for the tutorial
Fixed light wasn't coming in through windows and door frames
Fixed DLL was triggering antivirus warnings
Fix tax projection wasn't showing the correct tax rate
Thank you again for an amazing launch weekend, now let's enjoy an amazing week!
Please keep bug reporting anything weird you see, and we'll have a second patch ready for you soon!
~ Hovgaard Games, and the entire Big Ambitions team
Hello Ambitious People!
We have an update today for you to fix a few issues and add some better error tracking in general!
Changelog:
Fixed issue causing factories to report delivering their entire "up to" number even when they didn't
Fixed some text localization in the blueprint creator
Fixed MarketInsider not sorting by proper name
Fixed MarketInsider list not showing up in some cases
Fixed missing Delivery Spots in cinemas
Fixed broken dirt spots were causing customers to freeze at the entrance of theaters (and subsequently in other buildings if you kept playing)
Fixed issue causing screen to go black when entering a building (if an NPC vehicle was despawning right when you entered)
Added automatic crash-reporting if you have opted into allowing anonymous gameplay tracking
Added some fixes for some issues causing players to get stuck when hitting the ESC key.
If you do experience this, please hit F2 and submit a bug report so we can fix it!
As always, a big thank you to our community for keeping us motivated with your feedback and encouragement!
The big 1.0 update is looking amazing so far - we can't wait to share it with you all!
~ Hovgaard Games and the whole Big Ambitions team!
Hello everyone!
Thanks for bearing with us as we fixed the GE Force Now issue, things seem to be working now with the previous patch, but please let us know if you experience anything strange! A couple players were getting stuck at 9% Loading, but it seemed to fix itself after restarting their computer!
Here are a couple more quick fixes from your feedback:
Changelog
Fixed the Cheese Platter wanted to be a Honza Mimic when pulling it out of vehicle storage. We told the cheese it had to be cheese forever.
Fixed vehicle was repaired for free when reloading from inside a repair station
Fixed can't exit repair shop if you leave your vehicle in there
Fixed Tax message gave the wrong number of days on their second warning
EA 0.11 should be running smoothly now, but please report any feedback or bugs that you see!
Thank you all for being our amazing community!
~Hovgaard Games, and the Big Ambitions Team
Hello to you all!
We have another patch for our EA 0.11 release based on your fantastic feedback everyone! Thank you!
3539 - GE Force Now
We believe we have successfully found and fixed the issues players using GE Force Now were experiencing! Issues like employees complaining about too many hours / daily expanding wages / new saves not working.
You might have to pass a day or two to clear out old information, but then everything should be working! Please let us know if you see anything else weird, of course!
3538 - Changelog
Updated some more text localization issues
Fixed factories weren't showing the number of items "shipped"
It should start tracking the next in-game day after this patch
Fixed MarketInsider was showing demand for cinema and theater items in neighborhoods without a cinema or theater
Fixed Electric Scooters didn't have colliders for vehicles while the scooter was parked.
Fixed unneeded warning showing up for missing paper bags in Concessions Cash Registers
Fixed price of Factory Bottling Machine
Fixed mislabeled Broadway Street
Fixed some blueprint compatibility issues from EA 0.10 blueprints
Fixed Factory deliveries were giving notifications for incomplete deliveries when they shouldn't
Fixed can't edit customer queue lines
Added a few more filters to BizMan and MyEmployees
Health Insurance Requirements
Unassigned Employees
In-Training Employees
Empty Businesses
Real Estate
Thank you again for your feedback and support as we get this GE Force Now issue figured out!
~ Hovgaard Games, and the Big Ambitions Team
Hello everyone!
The response and feedback to our EA 0.11 release has been amazing so far! Your support has continued to energize the team!
GE Force Now
We have found that a small number of players are having some big issues in the new version, and we are investigating that right now! So far, the common factor seems to be users using GE Force Now (GFN). We tested ourselves and experienced the same issues only when using cloud gaming.
If you do experience something strange, please let us know if you're using GFN, so we can pinpoint the issues better!
So, we're sorry for the delay, but if you're having trouble using GE Force Now, this should hopefully be resolved in the next patch!
Changelog
Fixed an issue loading EA 0.10 saves with certain happiness modifiers, would break EA 0.11
Fixed Anselmo help file entry
Fixed some incorrect text localization
Fixed missing translations - a few language translations didn't make it into the previous build, so we fixed that!
Japanese
Polish
Dutch
Finnish
Greek
Hungarian
Danish
Lithuanian
Romanian
Czech
Ukrainian
Thank you again for your feedback and support as we get this GE Force Now issue figured out!
~ Hovgaard Games, and the Big Ambitions Team
Greetings, Business Moguls!
We have one more patch for you here that should clean up the remaining issues in the EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview branch before it's fully released!
Changelog 3524:
Fixed achievements weren't all firing due to some mods changes
Fixed an issue that could cause duplicate employees to lock up your game
Changelog 3532:
Fix more missing English text (full translations will be coming when the update is full released!)
Fix blueprints and mods weren't working on Macs
Changelog 3530:
We found that players could also trigger the "can't enter vehicle" error when the game was paused for a while! This has also been fixed!
Once again -if you see it again, please let us know, but this should be fully resolved now!
Added new "Customized Logo" icons for the two new business types
Fixed a few incorrect text strings
Fixed blueprint filters were acting up again
Thank you for the feedback and notes to help us prepare for EA 0.11's full release! And we're still seeing more cool mods, which is exciting!! Soon everyone will be able to see them when EA 0.11 is out!
~ Hovgaard Games, and the Big Ambitions Team
Hello again everyone!
In case you missed the post last week, EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview has begun!
But clearly a lot of you DIDN'T miss it because the workshop has already begun to fill up with new mods, which is so exciting!
And to go along with the excitement, we have a few bug fixes for you as well!
3528 Changelog:
Fixed using Unpacking Tool and rotating the item wasn't saving the item's rotation
Fixed issue causing cash registers to not allow players to work at them
Fixed a couple more text issues
3527 Changelog:
Fixed "Business Type" and "Building Size" filters weren't working for local/library blueprints
Fixed "Building Type" filters weren't working for gallery blueprints
Fixed some errors causing factory machines to be unmovable
Fixed some errors causing time to not move forward properly
Fixed customers would get stuck in cinema/theater entrances
Fixed nightclubs coat check was causing customers to get stuck at the door
Fixed missing delivery spots in cinemas
If you previously ordered items to a cinema and had this issue, you should have already been refunded the money, if you look in the Econoview "Latest Transactions!
Fixed issue causing vehicles to be unclickable after being tabbed out
Fixed issue causing carts to be marked as the delivery vehicle in a warehouse
Fixed 8 22nd Street's building was smaller than the interior
Fixed some text strings and help files
Fixed some mods weren't showing their localization in the Blueprint Creator
Fixed the layouts for C2 gyms to ensure the energy drinks were accessible
Fixed Ika tutorial pointer for the quest to buy the bed
Fixed the subway wasn't following the proper tracks to Industry City
Fixed missing new business product icons
Fixed vehicles weren't taking damage from the front
Fixed 7th Street label near the hospital
Fixed customers were getting stuck in the entrance of stores
Fixed missing schedule marker: <!> if you schedule an employee for too many hours
Fixed player can't buy drinks from gyms like NPCs
Fixed can't see food visuals after eating in a fast-food spot
Fixed can't use blueprints in Nugem
Fixed an issue that caused some items to rotate incorrect when loading EA 0.11.
We prevented the issue from happening again, but unfortunately, if this already impacted your saves, you'll need to manually rotate the items back!
Thank you for the continued feedback and special shout out to the modders and everyone helping her players! Thanks for being an awesome community!
~ Hovgaard Games, and the Big Ambitions Team
Hello, Business People!
In case you missed the post yesterday, EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview has begun!
Some of you have already started playing and noticed a couple bugs and had a little feedback, so we have our first EA 0.11 patch before the weekend!
And just a reminder - localization for the new keys will happen before the full EA 0.11 is released, so right now, translations will be incomplete!
Changelog:
Increased box size of Desk Globes and Desk Calendars to be 10 per box.
Added Energy Drinks for sale at El Gato!
Fixed Employee filters were still remembering employees you fired. Now they properly delete them!
Fixed the Cleaning Station couldn't be placed in the Blueprint Creator
Box Consolidation stopped working, but we told it to start again!
If you already had this issue with many boxes, it should start to resolve itself over the next few days now that box consolidation is active again!
Don't forget you can use the Packing Tool in the Interior Designer to quickly move boxes from one shelf to another if you want to manually consolidate them now that the issue is fixed!
Fixed the Mac build was a few updates behind, but it has caught up now!
Fixed the Anselmo forgot that its engine was in the trunk when the engine started burning up. We yelled at the smoke until it moved to the correct spot!
Fixed a few incorrect text displays in the Econoview page:
Employee training
Selling a vehicle
Business School courses
Fixed uniform duplicates were showing up in the employee uniform section
Fixed an issue that was causing player-owned theater and cinema buildings to sell themselves
Fixed umbrella stand wasn't showing umbrellas that it is holding
Thank you for the early feedback and for being an amazing community!
We'll continue patching what you report until EA 0.11 is ready for full release!
~ Hovgaard Games, and the Big Ambitions Team
Hello everybody!
Today we just have a tiny patch for EA 0.10 to ensure tomorrow's EA 0.11 Experimental release doesn't cause problems between new mods and EA 0.10 blueprints!
Oh yeah - I just said EA 0.11 Experimental is coming! We had a slight delay due to making sure blueprints and mods would play nicely together (thus this patch). But things are looking good and we're just about ready to release the experimental update.
See you tomorrow!
~ Big Ambitions and the Hovgaard Games team
Hello everyone!
3466 Update -
Here's one extra fix to cover some cases where VoogleMaps could still trigger this issue!
3465 Update -
Thanks for the continued bug reports! With those, this new fix should prevent this issue now!
Tiny patch today!
After reviewing some new reports on the "game seems paused but I can't un-pause it", we have pushed another fix!
If you still experience it, please hit F2 and let us know, but hopefully this has caught the issue and allows you all to keep playing!
And a special thanks to you, our community, for your continued feedback and support as the team continues toward EA 0.11 and beyond!
~Hovgaard Games and the Big Ambitions team
Hello everyone!
It's time for a new patch for Big Ambitions!
Changelog
Fixed import index being incorrectly low, resulting in low export prices for items like expensive jewelry and electronics.
Now, when there are active businesses selling an item, the import index is higher, making it more profitable to manufacture and sell those items back to the importer/exporters!
Fixed using undo/ESC from the Interior Designer would delete items instead of returning them to the delivery spot
Fixed could sell the delivery spot and lose your items on it (the delivery spot and items should return next time you enter the building)
Pushed another fix for the "game pauses even though it's not paused" issue!
This has been a tricky one, so please bug report if you still see this one!
Fixed after using tow truck, vehicle is marked as "illegally parked"
Fixed one pair of gym shoes wasn't marked as gym shoes
Fixed sometimes Health Insurance wasn't showing up in the EconoView daily summary
Fixed some older saves can't open some contact tabs
Fixed can't reach certificate in Ika
Fixed missing Laptop in Ika
Fixed can't buy Luxury wall-mounted lights in LuxConcept
Fixed miscolored floor tile in Gas Stations
Fixed can't click on desk in Mr. Scott's from certain positions
Fixed Square appliance counter was incorrectly listed as a digital scale
Fixed Floating Trash Bag 7 7th St
Fixed 4 24th St "door is a wall" issue
Fixed walls on P2 warehouses not fully showing
Fixed navigation around Pier 5 could get you stuck
Fixed S2 & S3 cinemas not having sodas set to blueprints as the default
Fixed L1 Modern residential blueprint had two walls unpainted
Fixed can use kettlebells while standing on shelves
As always, thank you to our amazing community! We love seeing your feedback, suggestions and discussions on Steam, Reddit, Discord and everywhere!
The team is hard at work on the next updates and we can't wait to show them to you!
~ Hovgaard Games, and the Big Ambitions team!
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Uploaded Sep 12, 2026
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