Sim Companies
Sim Companies is an extremely versatile browser game that allows you to experiment with various resources and test your skills against other players in the game. Sim Companies is a business simulation strategy game aimed at giving you the fun and experience of managing a company using real-world economic principles.
The goal of the game is to create a profitable and competitive business. Each player receives a starting capital and few assets. Players' day-2-day tasks consist of managing the resource supply chain, from production to selling in retail, procuring business partners, ensuring financing, etc. For players to do really well, they would have to be able to read market conditions and take some trading shortcuts here and there, maybe buy their input resources on market cheaper than if they produced them or sell them on the market with a higher profit than in the retail.
We thought about what makes company management fun and what makes it tedious. Sim companies' philosophy is to let you take interesting decisions while building your own business without having to fill in tons of extra settings. We do not want to simulate the real world with all its laws and accounting quacks, but rather give players the freedom to make decisions that actually impact their standing.
People playing Sim Companies are gaining knowledge and improving their skills in teamwork, business operations, leadership, and business development. Learning by active involvement is an established method that guarantees long term skill retention. The game rewards players with achievement badges. Companies are rewarded for employing people, building infrastructure, making profits off the market and other activities. This gratification ensures positive feedback when the right decisions are taken and provides good and viable short term goals when starting your business from scratch. This is similar to government incentives for small businesses that you would expect in the real world.
Sim Companies gets its edge from an advanced economic model that simulates retail industry response to the supply and pricing that virtual companies provide. The players have control over quantity and price when offering goods in their stores. Retail parameters of all players are combined to simulate how fast the goods sold. Players can withdraw from selling for a period of time to temporally increase the demand which would allow them to sell at higher rates later.
There's no linear path to success, the decisions are good and bad based on the current market and retail conditions. There's no sure strategy of winning and even if you found the right strategy, there are always ways to improve it. More importantly, if other players found your strategy; it will become less and less profitable especially if everyone starts doing it.
Category : Strategy
Reviews (30)
Been a player for about a week now, game is awesome, No ads, more like a real life simulation, easy to navigate, great game overall 👍 Please work on the texting in game. It's so rigid, not easy to edit words, doesn't work with autocorrect, so when I make mistake I have to tap the mistake, it closes the keyboard and opens up, that's a lot of stress and time. I just want to type, auto correct does it thing and I send. Great work once more tho 👏
This economy simulator deserves infinite amount of stars. The gameplay is simple but not to the point it becomes boring and uninteresting. The designs are well done and the financial mechanisms are realistic. They also made the game very light, like a browser but doesn't look like it. Also it's F2P friendly. Thank you devs!
Interesting game. It is slower paced but I like that about it. Progression feels more rewarding. The multiplayer is different than anything I've played before. Basically, if you like management type games with some real world skill development then give this one a try.
I love the game but while my stuff is producing and selling I have nothing to do and the reword doesn't quite satisfy me because the time it takes to produce the stuff and sale the stuff.... it's just to slow and could be better. To much Waiting not enough gaming. So I give it 2 stars (it could change in the future depending on the development)
4-Star because I'm a tough rater. This game feels weirdly true to a grossly simplified digital interpretation of the business world. It's fun as-is, assuming you don't have any experience with "business" as a subject (i.e: business school, startups, partnership-investing), but if you have experience in that subject, it's even better. With a business education it feels like you have a cheat-code, and that really adds alot, if you ask me. There's a lot more unsaid. Download & find out yourself!
Only a short time into playing, but this is a great game with a great respect for players. There are micro-transactions, but they aren't necessary to advance (this is the respect of players). If you are into games that are a marathon and not a sprint, aswell as business games, then I wholeheartedly recommend this. Also, and a MASSIVE plus..........NO ADS. So nice yo not ve put off by aggressive or an over-reliance on ads. 100% a 5 star game. A request: more tech (dev) based business models
Best economy sim/free market game I have found yet. The market does have some parameters built around it so it's not truly a free market, but prices change and there is economic phases that help shift the changes further. We will see, it's my 4th day. I do love the graphs and financial statements. Someone tried very hard to help people learn about money.
The best ever strategic business management game I've ever played. The best part is the real-time simulator of the economy that is incorporated into the game. There is not many games that keeps you involved in the game. This game has many aspects to keep you going with a minimum of 100s of variations you can implement to your play. Great work with the game!
Once you get to a certain point, the game spams you with a message to link your email disguised as a helpful hint. You either give them your email, or you have to close a window every time you open the main map. I would have quit already, but I've already spent $10 on the welcome pack, thinking this game would be different. Lesson learned there.
Absolutely perfect game, there are so many idol tycoon games and let's be honest, they are trash!!! This is far from idol, sure there is real time that has to pass in order to make items or sell items but that's just how life works. This is what I have been looking for so a massive thank you for the devs!!! If you like business games or just simply want to learn a little more about running a business then this is as close as you are going to get, keep up the good work guys 💯
Hard to see. No way to adjust font sizes, at least not that I can find. Don't like having to wear reading glasses to be able to see the tiny print. I've barely played because of it. Once I can see it and understand what is going on I will adjust my score.
Its a great game, reminds me of simunomics. It only can get better. I would like to see a situation where my growth isn't limited by the number of building slots, as long as I'm able to afford the building. I would advise anyone looking for a great business simulation to give it a try.
Updated review: still one of the best games ever, been playing it for 11 months. Most critical reviewers are def lacking patience and not getting past the tutorial. Which is expected when you browse tiktok allday. Anyway. I really want the future contract and building auction fast i hope devs prioritizes those first.
The only realistic and meaningful player driven economy game I have found so far. Learning about bonds was fun and informative. It's free, no ads and not pay to win. Some day I will buy some sim boost just to support the them.
I find the game incredibly fun, there's no pay to win at all which is great, you can pay for small features such as more display case slots and rush times on ur building and upgrades but the multiple business choices you can pick from to the helpful plays in chat makes the game really fun. If your wanting to get the game and play it with friends you can't be close when playing the game and distributing with eachother because the game has a multiple account ban but the game is great
I have this one simple recommendation. How about building animations? like the factory (its smoke), Park fountain (Reacreation), and those buildings that might be look good if there is a moving part. Anyways, This game is the best business simulator I've ever tried so far as it delivers realistic virtual economy that provides a realistic experience.
The whole game is great and I just put 3 stars because there's a minor problem in putting prices on the retail store. The average retail price for example is 200.37 but if you enter the suggested retail price, you are just able to put 200.3. And that's the problem I always encounter and instead of getting a profit from that, i get a negative value.
the game is mostly an achievement chaser at the beginning. there are so many ways to cheese the game at the beginning that it becomes so unreal. it's still a solid Enterprise sim. just think of it as "raising capital" when chasing the achievements
This game is a perfect representation of how companies work and is alot of fun to learn and play! It's a slow journey but that's the fun of it too! I have been playing this game every day now from Jan 31st and it is the best game in the whole world. The stability to the economy, the multiplayer experience is wonderful and the amount of variation to the industries makes it a never ending journey to find the best profits or enjoy your field of expertise in real life. Play it!!!!
Like real life, before you start the game you must have inside knowledge on the markets to get into a profitable industry. You cant even make a profit on most products and you have to change your buildings all the time to be in an industry that is profitable. This game is pretty much just about an algorithm this guy is probably trying to sell to a tech giant or government. Pretty cool algo if i may say, but the community ruins the mechanics. Again just like real life.
Fantastic learning curve on this, and scaling. I literally recommended it to 5 friends and 4 started playing. You can pay to advance but many ways to advance without investing anything. 10/10
*Updated review* Thank you for the clarification. I am able to play the game now. Game is definitely a great business simulator. My decision to invest in oil rigs early on along with some of the secretary missions has me barely in the black. Will update my review again when I have more experience with the game.
every time i log in i love seeing the creativity of the developers come out through the quirky loading screens. game is addictive and realtime traded, however slow to start up but once you figure it out becomes quite fun exploring new ventures.
One of (if not the best) tycoon games I've played if you fancy something more complex. The player based economy is really good and well done. I also like that you have complete freedom to decide what kind of business you want to build
It's seriously good. I've only played for a week but I already feel like I'm getting somewhere. You have to interact with the player base who all want to make a buck with their own company. You have to find the right people to trade with, build relations and build up slowly (or fast with potential risks!). If you generally like these type of games, give it a go.
So far it's a really well thought out idle business game with lots of end game variety and best part, no ads. I haven't seen 1 and I've played this game a fair bit. I hate ads.
The game is super awesome... Feels nice to play... But a request.. If u make a contract signing between supplier and customer it would b really awesome... Because one can easily supply until the contract ends... No dependence on sales chart always
Super helpful community, globally active player base, and I actually understand a lot more about business than I did with a deeper understanding of what I thought I knew. Very highly recommended for schools and the curious alike. Also, I love watching numbers go up.👌
Very interesting fun game to play occasionally throughout the day. Starts off simple and as you play builds up and gives you more to do and think about. The economy is almost all player based and makes the decisions you will make dynamic by the day and hour.
Many things to love about this game. No pay to win. It's realistic. Lots of companies to choose from. The online part is great. It's not time intensive at all but the progress is still there. Following the tutorial helps a whole lot, even you can skip it (kinda). Worth playing! You'll probably get hooked if you like simulation games.