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From a garage to a tech giant.
A tycoon game about building a technology company, in a city full of rivals who play by the same rules as you.
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About the game
Venturebound is a tycoon game about building a technology company from nothing.
You start alone in a garage in a modern city. You choose a sector (AI, cloud infrastructure or hardware), hire your first people, research technology and build your first product. Then you have to price it, sell it, and keep enough cash in the bank to make the next one.
How you grow is your decision. You can take contracts and grow on your own revenue, or raise money from investors and move faster with less control. You can stay focused on one kind of product or spread into the other sectors.
You are not alone in the city. Rival companies hire from the same pool of people, sell into the same markets and raise from the same investors. They play by the same rules as you, so they can beat you, and you can beat them.
As the company grows you move out of the garage into bigger offices, furnish them, and watch the city change around you.
The climb
Every company starts in the same garage.
You begin with a desk, a little money and an idea. Where you go from there is up to you: stay small and profitable, or raise money and grow fast. The city fills with other companies trying to do the same.
01Garage 
02Coworking desks 
03Small office 
04Office floors 
05Headquarters
How it plays
Pick a sector. Run the company your way.
There is no single correct strategy. Every choice costs something, and the other companies in the city are making their own.
Sector
SectorCloud infrastructure
Hosting, GPU cloud and managed platforms. Expensive to build, and everyone else ends up needing it.
SectorHardware
Developer boards, edge modules and accelerator chips. Slow to make, hard to copy.
Hire and keep people
Every employee has skills, traits and goals of their own. Rivals will try to hire your best ones.
Research and build
Research technology, then turn it into products. Decide how big to build and when it is good enough to ship.
Price and sell
Set your prices, watch the market and take contracts to pay the bills between launches.
Raise money or bootstrap
Investors bring cash and opinions. Growing on your own revenue is slower, and the company stays yours.
Furnish your office
Move from the garage to real offices and set them up for the people who work there.
Rivals that play fair
Competing companies hire, build, price and raise money by the same rules you do. Nothing is scripted.
People
A company is the people in it.
Nobody is perfect for every job. The person who ships fastest may burn out first, and the one everybody wants is the one a rival will call.
Screenshots
Screenshots and a trailer are on the way. The game is still in development, and they will be added here as it takes shape.
Questions
What is Venturebound?
Venturebound is a tycoon game about building a technology company, in a city full of rivals who play by the same rules as you.
Who is making Venturebound?
Venturebound is developed and published by Dese Games, an independent game studio.
What platforms is Venturebound on?
Venturebound is being made for PC.
When does Venturebound come out?
The release date has not been announced yet. Venturebound is currently in development.
Is Venturebound on Steam?
Not yet. Venturebound will be released on Steam, and the store page will be linked here as soon as it opens.
Which sectors can you start in?
Three. AI, cloud infrastructure and hardware. You pick one to begin with and can spread into the others later.
Are the rival companies scripted?
No. Rival companies hire, build, price and raise money by the same rules as the player.
Can you play without taking investor money?
Yes. You can raise money from investors, or bootstrap and grow on your own revenue.
Press and creators
Descriptions, facts, logos and art are in the press kit.