Software Inc. Reviews

Fun game about developing softwares and hardwares and raising a company from the ground up.

After playing this one non-stop for 30+ hours I can assure you: this game is not about software, but business management sprinkled with software/hardware aspects. It's not a bad thing, it's a great thing! Not many "from garage to corporate empire" type games are actually encapsulating that the most important aspect of actually keeping your newfound business affloat is good business practices: from manual HR managment to automated per team managment. from one to many shifts. from finding a good publisher to having your own marketing team. from paying royalties for frameworks to R&D and patenting. from manual development to automated project managment. It is a rare sight to see both micro and macro being executed that well. Taking into account, this game is still developed by one person.

This is an absolutely fantastic tycoon, management, building game! You can dump hours and hours into each aspect of the game, personally I like the management and office running side of it, acting as though i'm the CEO. My friend really loves the building and will spend hours into building his perfect office. It has deep deep mechanics going farther than you'd ever think. Have fun and enjoy the game!

I don't normally write a review, but Software Inc is the best Simulation game that I have ever played. It is better than Sim City, and it is better than Civilization; it is better than anything else that I can think of that I have played. At 1,350 hours in, I am still learning new in-game strategies; coming up with new efficient team configurations, and game-play styles. Currently playing on very hard, the simulated market is more than competitive. Using console commands to cheat or not, provide so many hours of entertainment, that this game is deeply gratifying, and is worth the cost compared to the entertainment value that it provides. I can play it over and over again on any difficulty, On any difficulty, I still find it to be entertaining. The updates to the core game seem to be common; every few months or so. The attention to detail is more than apparent. I highly recommend this game to anyone that is seeking an in-depth software simulation game that is continually being upgraded and updated by a devoted developer. I highly recommend this game for anyone that appreciates a single-player strategy game with an emphasis on turn-based strategy gaming. It is a game that I return to every three months or so.

Consistent updates, well made game, addictive play. I would like to see more depth on employee and team scheduling, and project management. 8/10 game.

Excellent company/biz sim. I'm a software engineer and after being at work all day...it's good to come home, fire this game up, and run a company the way I want. 10/10

I don't normally review games, but if you like in-depth business tycoon/simulation games, you will not be disappointed! The game goes deeper than I imagined. It has a bit of a learning curve, but the in-game help is decent, and the game is definitely fun enough to reward your efforts.

One of the best business simulations out there. Yeah, its focused on software businesses, but the level of detail and depth is amazing. Well done.

The level of detail on display here is stunning. There are so many things you can do and manage that its an overwhelming experience to say the least. Perhaps so much so that it stops being a fun business tycoon simulator and becomes a ruthless true to life depiction of capitalism in the tech sector. That experience isn't for me, but the game's quality is unmistakable.

I have had this in my library for years, and I always see consistent updates made to it in my feed which is becoming a bit of a rarity among games on Steam lately. I've played a lot of games in this genre, but I have no issue conceding that Software Inc is leaps and bounds above the rest. There is a learning curve purely on count of the depth offered in the game, but it is worth the purchase.