Beginner Guide
Learn what to do during your first days in New York, from getting your first job and apartment to opening your first profitable business.
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Build your business empire from nothing and take over New York City. Start small shops, hire employees, automate logistics, manufacture goods, invest in property, and turn a tiny bank balance into a massive corporation.
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Learn what to do during your first days in New York, from getting your first job and apartment to opening your first profitable business.
Explore βCompare business types, customer demand, pricing, operating costs and profit potential before you open.
Explore βSet up hiring, schedules, warehouses, purchasing agents, delivery drivers and automated distribution.
Explore βScale with production chains, imports, pricing, real estate, headquarters and advanced systems.
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About the Game
Big Ambitions is a single-player business and life simulation game developed by Hovgaard Games. You begin with little money in New York City and gradually build businesses ranging from retail stores and supermarkets to offices, factories and large corporations.
Unlike traditional menu-only tycoon games, Big Ambitions lets you physically move through the city, furnish stores, transport goods, manage employees and warehouses, purchase vehicles and properties, automate operations and expand into a large business empire.
Start Beginner Guide βBig ambitions start with one smart decision.
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There is no single best business for every save. Compare your budget, local demand, staffing, supply costs, and the work needed to keep the business running before expanding.
Read the business guide βWarehouses connect imports and stock to your businesses. Make sure both the warehouse and the destination have enough space, then check deliveries, staff, vehicles, and stock levels before adding more locations.
Read the warehouse guide βSubscribe or add the layout to your in-game blueprint library, confirm it appears there, and match it to the target building's size and quality. The correct installation company also matters.
Read the blueprint guide βPlan the role, schedule, and payroll before hiring. Employees become most useful when their hours, workplace capacity, inventory flow, and the business's actual demand all line up.
Read the employee guide βTreat a factory as one supply chain: inputs, production, output storage, workers, and delivery all need to work together. Build the downstream warehouse and distribution plan before scaling production.
Read the factory guide βSteam Workshop and Nexus Mods are useful discovery sources. Check the game version, dependencies, installation notes, and recent feedback; test changes carefully so you can protect your save.
Read the mods guide βThe supplied sources discuss an unofficial multiplayer mod and community requests. They do not confirm an official multiplayer or co-op feature, so keep official features separate from mods.
Read the multiplayer guide β