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Big Ambitions
A business life sim set in a simulated New York City in which the player's avatar rents storefronts, stocks and staffs shops, builds warehouse logistics, and grows from one store into a business empire.
parts
12 mechanics, as Big Ambitions does themcore · 4
Building placement
Rented buildings are renovated and furnished with shelves, registers, and fixtures that set what a store can sell and how many customers it serves.
Customer value choice
Customers decide whether to buy based on the store's prices and the products and service it offers.
Direct avatar control
The player walks and drives through New York City to rent buildings, buy stock, restock shelves, and run errands until staff take over.
Staff hiring and rosters
Employees are hired with skills and wages for each business, then HR managers, logistics managers, and purchasing agents automate operations from an HQ.
supporting · 8
Advertising and awareness
Paid marketing campaigns raise customer traffic to the player's businesses.
Daily schedules
Businesses keep opening hours and staff work scheduled shifts.
Delegation to AI managers
Managers at the HQ take over hiring, purchasing, and logistics.
Loans and debt
Bank loans fund early expansion.
Pause and speed control
Storage and buffers
Stock fills store shelves and warehouses; empty shelves lose sales.
Survival meters
The avatar must eat food stored at home, sleep, and stay healthy and happy.
Vehicle routes and schedules
Delivery trucks carry goods from harbour importers to warehouses and stores.
core loop
rent a building and renovate it -> buy stock and set prices -> customers visit and buy -> hire staff and managers -> import from the harbour into warehouses -> trucks deliver to stores -> invest profits in more businesses and real estate
design notes
Big Ambitions starts the business at street level: the avatar personally rents, furnishes, stocks, and runs the first store and must also eat, sleep, and stay healthy and happy. Growth comes from replacing the player's own labor with staff and then with managers (HR managers, logistics managers, purchasing agents) who automate hiring, purchasing, and delivery from an HQ. Supply moves through a physical chain from harbour importers to warehouses to stores on delivery trucks. Business types range from gift shops and supermarkets to law firms and web development.