Industry Giant

Industry Giant

QLOC · 2018 · Casual, Simulation, Strategy, Economy, Management

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About Industry Giant

When Industrial Giant was originally released in 1997 the world was in financial chaos and shocking events that would ripple down through history, the world of chess was shocked, and some would say this was the end of the game. Deep Blue chess-playing computer defeated chess champion Garry Kasparov, Stock markets around the world crashed because of a global economic crisis scare and Microsoft becomes the world’s most valuable company valued at $261 billion dollars.

So, it would seem when this game was launched onto the gaming market the world was in a financial flux and the markets were in chaos, but could you do a better job?
In Industrial Giant you have to find a route to profit to prove your management skills in this resource management business simulation. Experience the soaring heights and the shattering depths of being an industrial giant!

A factory, a store and some lorries – a simple beginning can be the start of an illustrious career! Build all types of factories, buy your raw materials at a bargain and manufacture the products that will bring you fame and fortune. All you need now is the right advertising strategy – and watch the tills in your newly opened stores fill up.

See what you can do in the toy and sports goods industry. Earn your money from jewelry and furniture. And be prepared for the challenges of the computer age. The automobile and electronics industries will make demands on your organizational skills. What is the competition up to? Are they starting to become a nuisance? Then by them out! If you have enough money, that’s it. Or make your companies running more successful than others! So no one will be able to stop you on your path to success…

Industry Giant stands for simple and comfortable commands combined with a high degree of complexity – yet easy to understand.

Features:

  • Economic strategy simulation in real time
  • Infinite number of game worlds
  • All kinds of Industries and over 30 products
  • Up to three intelligent computer opponents
  • Lots of exciting careers and single missions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise the game's addictive business-building gameplay and appreciate that the expansion is included, with some enjoying nostalgic value from playing it in their childhood. However, many criticize the clunky interface, tedious production chain setup, mediocre music, technical bugs, and display compatibility issues, with some finding it a poor copycat of Transport Tycoon that's outshone by its own sequel.

Recommended Feb 21, 2022
Classic pc game, the expansion is included in this version.
7 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 20, 2023
I found this game to be simply addictive. Trying to build a business from scratch while others are stealing your resources at the same time. Used to play this as a kid back in the early 00's and reminiscing the old times.
4 found this helpful
Not recommended May 17, 2022
I am probably mister negative here but this game is something you shouldn't bother. Even revisiting with some childhood memories isn't fun. I mean the graphics are somewhat nice, but it just is too boring and cumbersome otherwise. The whole interface feels clunky, setting up production chains takes way to much time, not that you set up much since half of your chain is already done for you. The music is so mediocre, I like some tracks but it isn't something I would come back to. And if you wonder, yes I have two recommendations, either play Transport Tycoon or Industry Giant 2, no joke the whole transport side was done way better in transport tycoon and this just feels like a really bad copycat of that. And the sequel to this game is just so much better, there is only one minus, you cannot terraform in the sequel, kinda sucks. But honestly the sequal is so much better, like boats make sense, you can ship allot of stuff in a boat. Ever seen a time where planes can carry more than boats? Well Industry Giant in a nutshell, the sequel doesn't do anything that ridiculous. The music man, so nostalgic with the second one and also super chill music you can hear outside of the game. Also th…
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Recommended Nov 2, 2025
Get it but only if you have similar nostalgia itch to revisit a game from your childhood. Unfortunately the game was slightly buggy which killed any desire to try and play it for longer than an hour, which is a shame.
Not recommended Apr 15, 2024
only play this game if you have like "crappy" monitor or something, because i check it with my LG 22mk400h-b and AOC 27B1H2, somehow the LG can display it properly meanwhile AOC have trouble display it ps: i use same GPU for the test
Not recommended Dec 10, 2022
Buggy

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