Are you the next Rockefeller, Jobs or Bezos? Put your business acumen to the test as you embark on a journey to economic dominance with Industry Giant 4.0, where you shape an industrial empire from the ground up. This immersive simulation goes beyond mere construction, offering a comprehensive experience in producing goods, building up logistics, industrial building, production planning, and financial management. As a visionary industrial mogul, you confront the challenges of a dynamic business landscape influenced by global events, environmental regulations, and technological breakthroughs.

Industry Giant 4.0 starts in the 1950’s and embodies the fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, marked by digitization and networked value chains. Experience the progression and evolution to automation and digitization. Engage in strategic decision-making across the value chain, enhancing productivity, flexibility,innovation, and resource efficiency

In this game, the ripple effects of world events, climate regulations, and economic crises create a thrilling business dynamic, challenging players to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing environment. Are you ready to build, innovate, and conquer the industrial world? Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and become one of the greatest industrial magnates of all time in Industry Giant 4.0.

Developer Don VS Dodo and publisher Toplitz Productions  announced that Industry Giant 4.0. is now available through Steam Early Access, and will remain so for about a year.

“Of course we are aware of the cult status that the franchise achieved” says Matthias Lutz, co-founder of Don VS Dodo and game producer. “But with Industry Giant 4.0 we rely on much more than sheer nostalgia or cult status. Our re-imagining of the classic gameplay is based on the franchise’s core principles, but modernizes all elements without sacrificing depth. We are convinced that both veterans as well as newcomers to business simulations will enjoy the game.” 

With the release into Early Access the next development phase of Industry Giant 4.0 will be introduced. One of the focal points for the studio will be the community response. With the gameplay foundation in place and already numerous industries and close to 80 producible goods available for aspiring business titans, the feedback from players is key. Over the course of the Early Access period not only will new content and additional gameplay elements or features be introduced, but also the requests of the community will be honored.

The roadmap gives an outlook on the planned content that will be introduced in the coming weeks and months on the path to version 1.0.

“We’re committed to deliver a high quality gaming experience and are currently focussing on maintaining a good overall performance. We are confident, that you can easily play for 50+hrs if you are playing through our current content, but there is still a lot of things that we want to improve or implement. During Early Access players can fully play through all available maps, try new strategies and optimize their plans. In addition, we are offering modding from day 1 and while it might not be for everybody, we are looking forward to see and try your creative work.”

“We see Early Access as a collaborative process, and we are excited to see how your feedback will shape the story of IG 4.0. We know that there is still a lot of work to do. For example, our UI and tutorial are still a little rough around the edges and might be a challenge for new players, but we want to conquer those issues with your feedback. For the full version, we are planning to add more maps and scenarios, new factories and production chains as well as sandbox/custom game and multiplayer modes.”

Key Features:

• Industry Scope: 25 different industries including mines, farms, manufacturing and approx. 60 goods (raw materials, intermediate products, end products) to manage.
• Player Defined Input: Define your own company philosophy at the beginning of the game. These determine which events take place and which options are in play for policies and marketing. In addition, features such as loans and taxes are also influenced.
• Detailed Business Management: Utilize data in various tables and charts, monitor the flow of goods, as well as the condition and efficiencies of factories, stores and warehouses to resolve production issues and implement appropriate optimizations.
• Industrial Timeline: Various city buildings and many stores in different sizes over several time periods and categories (food, fashion, home decoration/furniture, hardware store, electronics).
• Detailed Logistic Management: Transport goods using trucks, trains and ships. Build roads and railways and set up timetables to specify the quantity of goods to be transported in a certain period of time.
• Seasonal Challenges: Seasons influence the production of certain raw materials, e.g. food and impact the consumption and purchasing behavior of customers depending on the time of year.
• Maps, Zones and Events: Various Scenarios, different zone types, background stories and different company philosophies as well as events divided between random events and events based on real occurrences.

Industry Giant 4.0 is coming to PC (Steam) in 2025.