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You run your own software company: design and furnish offices, hire and train staff, develop products and outcompete simulated rivals for the market. Its mix of management, planning and deep simulation is the main draw.
What defines Software Inc.:
The closest matches for Software Inc. are Startup Company, SimCity 2000 and Mad Games Tycoon. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Software Inc. special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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You found a tech startup as CEO, hire teams, build software products and try to outgrow the big players. A laid-back yet puzzly management sandbox.
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A business sim where you grow a game studio from a 1980s garage into an industry giant. You design your own games, hire and train staff, research new technologies and expand your offices.
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Will Wright's genre-founding city builder: you lay out zones, roads and power and watch your city thrive or struggle with budgets, crime and disasters. An open-ended sandbox with no fixed goals that launched a whole genre.
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The founding city-building simulation: you zone land, lay out roads and infrastructure, and watch your city grow or struggle with traffic, crime and disasters. An open-ended sandbox with no fixed goal.
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Build a railway empire across the 19th and 20th centuries by laying track, running trains, delivering goods and outmaneuvering rivals on the stock market. A classic business sim with plenty of planning depth.
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A classic Maxis spinoff of SimCity where you plan and manage a farm, balancing crops, weather and market prices. It is seen as a pioneer of the farm simulation subgenre.
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