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Industry Manager: Future Technologies
Developer astragon Entertainment
INDUSTRY MANAGER: Future Technologies is a classic economy simulation in which you can build your own empire, research new sustainable products, and sweep aside the competition on your way to fame and success. From the Steam store page
107 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Feb 14, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
56
Mixed
60 positive · 47 negative
95% range 47–65%
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
182 of 313 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 107 · most liked firstDon't mind my low number of hours, I have around 9 hours and played around 6 different starts and two starts to decent length (above 100M company value). I'll start this off by saying that the game decently simulates industrial assembly. Most consumer goods(there are a lot, probably upwards of 50) that each take some number of raw input goods, which can themselves be also composed of other input goods. This is fairly interesting and provides a good amount of depth at least in terms of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very Cool game its alot like the Capitalism games if you're old enough to know those. you basicly set up production lanes of stuff you would like to make. its a abit fuzzy at first cause its abit overwhelming what to do. but give it some time (if your a impatient person this is not for you!) when you get the hang of it its a very addictive game!.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you like complex economic simulations? Do you like games filled with simulation features, and a rich gameplay? This game is not for you then. I spent roughly an hour and a half getting used to the game itself. Learning the features, how to research products, how to produce, etc. After that, I can confidently say it only takes me 5 minutes of real life time to net 10 million a day for the company. All I did was start out with the biotech, and sold over the counter cold/flu pills for 4000…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very nice game. I can see myself playing this for a long time to come. It's sort of like Capitalism II, if you ever played that. You can buy land, make manufacturing chains, research, sell products, buy/sell stock, get loans, compete with other computer players, etc. The reserach tree is pretty nice as well. Not only can you research new products, but you can improve your existing ones along with the maximum production, maximum workers, research lowering costs, etc. There are many…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, let`s see, this is not an angry NO because I would say it is fairly priced, more of a disappointed NO, but it can improve since most negatives aspects are balance an AI, not the underlying core mechanics SHORT VERSION: go and buy CAPITALISM 2, it is an actual challenge, has better AI, better balance, good enough interface (!), marketing and advertising actually matter, R&D is better handled, CEO pick matters, stock market matters, etc., you get the picture... LONGER VERSION: - This is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting economical simulation. First look is quite nice, tutorial gives a good first expression on possibilities. Just played a few rounds and found production and distribution chains quite challenging. Didn't even scratch the whole merchandising, but looking forward to invest some time in it. There are some positions that need dev's review, like full viewable production chains for every good you can buy and sell. Also I'm clicking through different screens to find out pricing and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First off for context I played a LOT of capitalism and capitalism2 a LOT... I like the genre, not many do lol. So I'm happy another corporate economic sim has popped up, I have seen reviews comparing it to Capitalism2 but sadly calling it another business sim is about as close of a comparison you might muster. This will be a long review so apologies now. I like the game so far but it has a few problems, some critical, a few glaring issues and many smaller problems that are managable I guess...…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A modern version of Capitalism and if you liked that game you will like this one. The graphics are fine for the type of game. This is only for those that like somewhat realistic business sims, but if you do this is a well made one. There are lots of things to make and sell. This will keep me coming back for years like Cap did.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite expandsive game. Had a few problems with Warehouses not showing up when trying to buy wares on the global market. Also the workers being unassigned from the production line, as soon as i closed down the window of the building. Otherwise allright game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a nice combination of Capitalism 2 + Industry Empire/Farming Giant. Building on the cool things and leaving out the annoyances + a lot of new content, depth, interdependencies and great solutions. Not to mention: it is a finished game, that runs and does what it should:) Highly recommended for Tycoon Fans.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game reading the reviews, I regret! The game is really simple and gets boring after the tutorial, this game lack so much. Asked for a refund, but gave it a second chance. AI ingame is incompetent, going bankcorrupt after a year or two in most games. Lacks automatic actions as what product you want to ship to and from a production site, after a few buildings you get bored setting up the same stuff again. The traffic coming out from your production sites is just getting messy after…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game defiantly reminds me of Capitalism 2 and Industry giant II but with a modern twist. There are some minor tweaks that need to happen to game to make it a bit better or easier to find the information. Other then that is a great game and worth the 20 bucks! I hope there is additional content or dlc at some point to add more to the game! It would be fun to manage the transportation of the goods you make.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My verdict is certainly in. If you've played Capitalism 2 and liked it you'll probably like this. It's very similar in concept. I'll say this: Capitalism 2 was better on the finance side. Way more in depth with bonds, stocks, etc. THIS is way more in depth on the PRODUCTION/LOGISTICS side. Like, unbelievably deep. I like it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good idea, but not well made. Really flawed and would have actually been the first game i would have used steam refund for... The problem is you don't really realize how ♥♥♥♥♥♥ this game is within less than two hours. At least it was 50% off when i bought it. Point is, i really can not recommend this game to anyone. It's plain ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, more a mobilegame than anything else.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most of the negative reviews are seriously erroneus! Bought it at 6pm, started playing by 7pm cant stop at 1am.... Awesome tech tree / well thought out / everything works for me! Spent 35bar before I started showing a profit.. research research research & development and get the goods to market....and VOILA 28K a day profit. One of my competitors went out of business, LOL. Gonna start again in the morning on hard :) BUT there is undeveloped potential and lots of 'wish they had this' and 'wish…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game, it's a challenge, it's fun, you must manage production in a unique way, however there is one part of this game that makes me put it down every time. The game is a bit broken in the customer demand department. I'll provide an example: Say you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars building a production system, you place the factory, you place the farm or the mine. You purchase staff, set up production lines, move products from A to B and sell at towns. Sounds good, however, it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm telling you the premise of this game is awesome. Actual gameplay not so much. I researced everything--that was a long process. When I finally got done researching I tried to develop different products. For example I tried to create a cold vaccine after I set up a flu vaccine. The cold vaccine wouldn't take. Neither would several other products, including silver rings--a not so hard a process. It wouldn't take either. The screen showed the cold vaccine present, as well as the silver ring.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Graphics :8 Sound :8 Simulation:4 Depth :4 AI:4 A polished version of the Cult game Capitalism . Graphics & Sounds are nice however the game doesnt have any depth, this is why it becomes boring after few hrs. unlike Capitalism which i stil enjoy playing. Also AI of Capitalism is more sophisticated compared to this game. I wouldnt reccomend that game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really negative opinion. This game should be in early access. Not a finished product. I couldn't even buy a building. Do yourself a favor and google Capitalism Lab, it's the real spiritual successor to Capitalism 2. EDIT/UPDATE: I will admit that I had not viewed the tutorial videos and have read other reviews that claim they're extremely helpful. I clicked on the first tutorial video (Production Chain, I believe) and it already looked different than what I start off with in the base game (A…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why is the text so small guys? Not everyone wants to have their nose right up against the screen. I tried to adjust the text in the settings but found no way to do that. I can't play the game if I can't read the text easily.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So in Industry Manager I started off as a small time Software company specialising in Social Networking. After I created my version of Facebook, I took the company global and began making a tidy profit. With the funds I created my own Anti-virus brand and created a sole corporate monopoly in the computer security sector. With Business Booming I branched into the games industry. Focussing on both PC & Console gaming, the demand for great games was high. I couldn't keep up with consumer demand.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't give thumbs up at this time due to bad game design. Last game i didn't bother producing anything, just focus on retail. By loads of food etc and within a year a was making 120 times as much as my strongest competitor. You could probably just buy a few warehouses and all of the retail slots, focus on retail and the AI couldn't even sell anything for a decent price. Materials on the open market are abundant, coming from some outside random? source. Sure i could do the whole…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting economical simulation. Like it would buy it again...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have been playing this game for a few hours and there is no way to balance the budget. First, no matter what you do, there is always more cash leaving than coming in. You can check the demand, produce based on demand, adjust price to off set production costs and allow for a profit, but there is still negative monthly cashflow. 9 products in total, all balanced based on demand, production costs, transport cost, and i even did the math to make a profit on expenses like research, but still…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played this game for a while and would say its worth it. It does have some issues but it is pretty good for a economy simulation. And the devs. keep working on it. Improvements are recognizable. So far if youre looking for a nice little game for some hours Industry Manager: Future Technologies is worth a try. Pro: - Complex - Further development - Versatile - Nice micromanagement - Graphics are ok for this kind of game - Sound is fitting the game but it would be nice to have more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I simply cannot reccommend this game to anyone. The overall gameplay is dull and lacking, the AI is useless, and within a few hours this feels more like an idle game. To start, the game has a fairly simple concept. Finish a product. Do to so, you need materials, so, gather up your materials and make said product, then sell it! That was neat, and game over. Thats it, you create some supply routes and you build an item, game over. There is a LITTLE more to it, you can do research, and take out…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting. After 1.5 hours of play I can say that is a little brother of Capitalism 2 :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where do I start? This product is easy to get attached to, you need plenty of patients at the start and it's wise to follow all of the Tutorial videos in game or on Youtube to ensure you understand how the game works completely, otherwise you'll enter a world with no idea what to do. As you process in the game and other AI members around you do also, you'll encounter some frame drops, but not to worry! This products new and I'm sure the developers will fix this before long, so for now pick a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This title isn't bad. There are a lot of favorable comparisons to Capitalism though and I feel it should be said that this game does not meet the level of depth that Capitalism offers. If you want more streamlined easier to follow game with the same theme as Capitalism this might be a decent choice. This title offers some interesting supply chains but everything else is pretty much decided for you. If you want a much more complete sim of materials and goods production and sale look up…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally a new business game that looks good and works good. I only discovered Capitalism one year ago (strange because it should have been a game for me when I was young but I never heard of it), but didn't like it because it was too clunky/old for me. I play lots of old games, but in Capitalism, it just wasn't for me. That's why I am happy to see this and this game is not at all bad. I'm only in it for little over 2 hours and I already believe I will have great fun with this game. It does,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →0-10 hours.......: NICE. was looking for this 10-20 hours.....: Okay. I'm gonna play again soon 20-30 hours.....: Tried a different setup with goods. But getting a bit bored 30+......................: I don't think I'm going back to this game again...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hello, just i'll try to explain the problem is i faced. Firstly i start to buy some products from global market and sell them in 2 trade centre. And i reached from 5 M to 50 M dolar. then i start to bulid factories and produce my product. The problem is that ; buying form global market a pruduct 60 Dolar and selling it around 75 dolar producing in foctory same product cost 30 Dolar and i cannat sell it 75 dolar again - even if better quality i can only selling it 45 dolar means same…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Only Played 17 Hours of the game but i did enjoy it. But unfortantly i will have to send in a No to recommend this game. Reason Being: no more game updates and no free or paid DLC's i was hoping to see more of those things i mentioned so i am quite saddened But i will still enjoy playing this game ifi decide to play it again. Please Bring More Updates To This Game And Paid & Free DLC's this game can be expanded much more than it already is even release more maps for us to play on
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been looking for an economic sim game for a while now and this is very similar to a modern version of capitalism and capitalism 2. Gameplay centers around getting production lines set up and selling your goods on the market. The main problem that I've run into is the computer AI opponents seem to go out of business after a couple of years of game time. It seems like the AI tries to take out too many loans and then scatters their production around in multiple areas instead of focusing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm giving this game a thumbs up with two huge complaints. First, it's too easy. Competitors barely even register as a challenge. I accidentally cleared the whole field by making a mobile phone and a smart phone and everyone else went out of business. Then second, I skipped to the end game and started making self-driving cars since there wasn't any competition anymore. And it was great at first, for maybe a month but then I upgraded my vehicle factory workforce and suddenly the volume of trucks…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Industry manager is that economy sim that I've searched for a long, long time! Let me start by saying that the search led me to all sorts of games namely: tycoons; Railroads; Cities in Motion, Cities XL, Sim City, Random flash games, Cities Skylines, Project Aura (great game, check it out!) and so many more. None could scratch the itch that was a simple, but powerfully intuitive economy sim which doesn't get stale as you play on. Now this game doesn't rely much on careful placement (as all of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice game for the price. High replay value.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game lacks a Profit Incentive. The game simulates a Deflationary economy where its better and cheaper to stop production. The local economy doesn't have functioning consumer demand. So whats the point of playing it? The game is broken. ................. The bid/sell margin is inverted ...... meaning, if you own a product it costs more to buy more of that product than what you can get for selling it. After you transport it, store it, borrow to purchase it, the selling price of a product…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most of the bad reviews for this game are based on the initial release of the game, It is much better know. A long time ago I used to play a game called Capitalizim, I played it alot and loved it. I always wished the game would come back somehow some way and it did, it is Industry.. The developers of this game are absolute genious's in the fact they took a hit game from the past and reproduced it. This game is only for people who like Economic and I stretch to say Simulation games. I only hope…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you liked Capitalism 2 there is a good chance that you'll like this game. Think of it as a modern take on Capitalism 2. What's great is that you can approach product manufacturing in any way you want to. For example, I made a product that required aluminium and plastics. Aluminium I could easily mine myself but plastics required a more complicated production chain that I couldn't afford. I simply placed a daily order for plastics on the global market, problem solved. In the long term my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game a lot so far. Very interesting products to sell and nice chains.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very well polished economical simulation. Plenty of end products to sell and produce with the ability to produce the raw materials (if required) and make complete chains to reduce costs and overheads. Also plently of upgrades in relation to buildings and overall company to keep you involved. Check out actual gameplay on Launch Day at: https://www.twitch.tv/slimnasty2013 or catch the VOD on my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/slimnasty2013 So if you want to see actual…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have tried every different way to play on easy, game is too difficult to make money, yet alone compete against AI, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i cant recommend this game for many reasons 1 - economy is broken (maybe one of the worst issues in game) 2 - can be played better when you build nothing and just buy from the market and sell back on the market. 3 - the annoying AI - that some how can make anything without doing anything and no matter how high up you have yours they's will sell over your own.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept and depth of the simulation is great. The problem is, you have to transport your raw materials and intermediary goods to the warehouse and than take it from the warehouse to your final goods factory. When you have more than one warehouse (you will need more than one at some point) you have to select the exact warehouse where you are sending the raw materials to. The game should just recognize you have goods on stock and transport them to the factory. I got to a point where a have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dont like it, waste of money from my point of view. Very confusing at some stage and feels like a unfinished game from the 90s
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where is SANDBOX MODE????
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like a sandboxgame where you build industries and research new product and expand our businessempire this is game for you.There are competitors that sometimes compete with you so you have to sell at a lower price but you hardly compete with them.In the latest uppdate the AI was improved so much so they never lose money or sell shares so some of the vinningconditions are no longer possible or at least extremely hard.Personally I prefere this before Rise of industry because here you build…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this game. As compared to Capitalism II, the economy here is strange, frustrating, and down right illogical. For example, I am making 100 Quality Flu Vaccine and almost have a complete monopoly on it, however, if I charge more than 2 dollars from the production price, people stop buying. Then suddenly, a competitor releases a 1 Quality Flu Vaccine which is 4 dollars cheaper and he suddenly cornered 1/3 of the market. One more way this game frustrates me is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →when loading a saved game it gets stuck in the screen saying "loading" 2nd time now...the engine clearly does not work.... so a waste of my money since i can not load a saved game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One hour into game I thought I had made a mistake buying it. But then as I played on and became more familiar, hmm, it's not too bad. Now I'm hooked on it, I've still a lot to learn but I'm becoming addicted. One gripe, playing on normal the rivals have gone bust very quickly, I'd bought some of their stock, money lost now, but so early in the game no way could I afford to buy 51% to gain control. All in all I love this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its not amazing, the AI isnt good, but it works. Purchased the game on release day having read no reviews, and it works, it didnt crash, nothing game breaking appeared. Having purchased too many "early access" or beta releases of games that never get "finished" and in reality were just s..t its nice to buy a game and it appear to have been bug tested to some extent. Dont buy this game thinking your getting a time sink because youll get bored at some point by its simplicity and ease to win,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is too simplistic to be taken seriously as a "tycoon" kind of game, I refunded mine.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The AI don't make any progress in my games.I try it multiple times and the AI after it buy 2 sectors that's it. Do not buy this game even Alpha or Early Access games have better AI from this. To bad and i was having this game in my wish list from August.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't have fun with the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea of this game is very good. The execution of this idea and gameplay is not too bad but also not very good. It's a fun game but I won't be addicted to this game because sometimes it's too easy or becomes too repetetive. However I like the complex supply chains and the ability to always expand your company. At the end I would recommend this game because it is fun, without significant bugs or problems and the overall gameplay is good. However, do not expect too much of it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Useless game. It might help if it lets you get through the tutorials without crashing after every operation. Totally unplayable at the moment.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game its full of thinking and management. keep up that inventory or you will be having less money. XD
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No AZERTY keyboard support, no way to rebind keys, this is unacceptable on a game released in 2016.
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