

Startup Panic
Algorocks · 2022 · Programming, Simulation, Resource Management, Management, Time Management
PC
Compare prices in Official Stores
Compare prices in Keyshops
Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.
Some store links are affiliate links — playze may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes the price you pay, and the cheapest option is always shown in the Best price box above.
Screenshots
About Startup Panic
living the Dream
Manage your time as a bedroom programmer. Pick projects, contract-work and vacation days to get by, then start to build some passive income through your startup.
Beware though: Once you start hiring your first employees and upgrading your office, you'll attract the attention of competing businesses...

don't Panic!

What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Your motivation mechanics need work. The data stored in Reviews are also annoying, just display what tech/useability/aesthetic point I got last time, instead of making me re-calculate the point by only displaying the staff skillpoints and % used last time.1 found this helpful
18 days to create a landing page?!1 found this helpful
Broken Achievements, the games just not that great even on a discount1 found this helpful
Startup Panic is a colorful and often humorous business management simulation that attempts to capture the emotional rollercoaster of building a tech startup from nothing. Developed by Algorocks and published by tinyBuild, the game places players in the role of an aspiring entrepreneur who abandons an unsatisfying job to chase the dream of running a successful tech company. Rather than striving for hardcore realism, the game frames the startup journey through satire, exaggeration, and accessible systems that make it welcoming even to players with little experience in management simulations. The early stages of the game are grounded and engaging, starting with a single developer working from home and juggling limited resources. Players must decide how to spend their time between contract work for immediate cash and investing in their own product for long-term growth. This tension forms the backbone of the experience, forcing constant trade-offs between survival and ambition. Money is always tight at the beginning, and every decision—whether to upgrade equipment, train skills, or hire a new employee—feels consequential. The game does a good job of making these early hours feel perso…
Yes I 100% this game, would that mean after spending such an amount of time on this game and even getting all the achivements I could recomend it, well, unless you like bugged achivements that won't get trough unless you restart the game hopping it will finally work, during many of thoses retry I also come with a small (big) issue of the third competitor not showing up. Yes the game is good but frustrating, especially if you want to 100% it, i'd suggest to get it on sale at best.
The core game is alright, but it has a bunch of bugs, has in my opinion bad balance and weird logic for some of the gameplay and contains a good amount of spelling mistakes. For example, the last studio part would never unlock for me, and marketing seemed to have no effect on anything.
Community reviews
—
0 reviews
Sign in to write a review.
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this game.











