Rise of Industry on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.

Rise of Industry is a management, strategy and economy game developed by Dapper Penguin Studios and published by Kasedo Games.
Released on May 02nd 2019 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 4,084 reviews of which 2,993 were positive and 1,091 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Rise of Industry into these genres:

Management Strategy Economy Simulation City Builder Resource Management Indie Base-Building Trading Building Singleplayer Sandbox Automation Isometric Capitalism RTS Transportation Level Editor Trains Farming

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows (64 bit only) 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
Processor: 32nm CPU (7th Gen or newer)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 550 or AMD Radeon HD 5000 - Integrated GPUs might not work
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: Any
Additional Notes: Requires a 1024 x 768 screen resolution

MacOS

OS: OSX 10.14 Mojave (64-bit)
Processor: 32nm CPU (7th Gen or newer)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 550 or AMD Radeon HD 5000 - Integrated GPUs might not work
Storage: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: Any
Additional Notes: Requires a 1024 x 768 screen resolution

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS 64 bit
Processor: 32nm CPU (7th Gen or newer)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 550 or AMD Radeon HD 5000 - Integrated GPUs might not work
Storage: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: Any
Additional Notes: Requires a 1024 x 768 screen resolution. Need to run the game in Windowed Mode.

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025

🎮 Difficulty Curve: Easy to get into, and super satisfying if you love optimizing logistics. But once you get deep into the game… well, let’s just say motivation starts running out. 🔄 Replayability: Great for restarts, not so much for long-term play. Once you unlock enough tech and expand, there’s not much to keep you hooked—it starts feeling repetitive. 🚛 Strength of the Game: Logistics simulation is where this game shines. If you love setting up supply chains and watching them run smoothly (or fail spectacularly), it’s a solid pick. 🛤️ Controls & UX: Building train tracks? Pure pain. You’ll spend more time trying to figure out why your train won’t move than actually running your industry. Sometimes the track is fine, but the train just decides it doesn’t have a path. That’s my biggest frustration. 👀 Graphics & UI: Clean, simple, and nice to look at. 📈 Progression: Satisfying at first, but eventually, it just becomes "expand with more resources" without anything truly new or exciting. 💰 Worth the money? At full price? Not really. But on sale? Absolutely worth grabbing. 👍 Final Verdict: Yes, but with caveats! – 6/10

Feb. 2025

Really fantastic game, i keep coming back to it as a background game. Its not massively complex, yet still interesting enough that you can mess up your entire economy if you don't think about it.

Dec. 2024

Its fun but relatively shallow. I had a great time with it, and can definitely see myself coming back to it. Great fun for casually picking up on a day off. I will say, my main complaint is that the AI competitors don't really do anything or really serve a a part of the difficulty. The majority of the difficulty (at 100% diff at least) comes from traffic management (hence why trains are so important. Trains are a tad finicky, but it is possible to make complicated and satisfying train routes. A secondary QOL request I would have was that the distance you can place train/boat/zeppelin terminals from warehouses (the main logistical building of the game) should be clearly indicated when placing warehouses, especially in the case of boats it can be frustrating to "guess and check" if you are able to place a boat terminal from the recently places warehouse. My last note is that the game quickly feels "solved." As the AI companies don't really serve as much competition, once you have created a steady cash flow for yourself, the challenge becomes almost entirely removed (from the business side of the game at least). It would be nice if the market system was more dynamic, and if the other businesses felt like real competitors. Despite my minor complaints, the game is very fun and satisfying to play, and I look forward to many more hours in the future.

Aug. 2024

I like this game in small doses. I probably play it for a few hours every now and again. Its good but not exceptional. If you can get it on sale then great, try it.

April 2024

"Rise of Industry" is my go-to game for strategy and management fun. I can play it for hours without getting bored. I like how it makes me think and plan my moves. Even though sometimes I wish there were more things to do, overall it's a great game. It keeps me hooked and wanting to come back for more. If you enjoy games that make you think and keep you entertained, ROI is definitely worth checking out.

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28.99€

7.1

2,993

1,091

Online players

Developer

Dapper Penguin Studios

Publisher

Kasedo Games

Release 02 May 2019

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