Startup Company
Released Apr 2020
Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!
81% positive · 6,214 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Startup Company graduated from Early Access to its full 1.0 release on April 10, 2020. The developer was unambiguous about what this meant for the game's future: in the release announcement on March 7, 2020, the developer explicitly stated "Version 1 is the last content update" and confirmed no DLC was planned. The April 10, 2020 full release post reinforced this, describing the game as being "now in its final form." Post-launch activity has consisted only of maintenance-level work (a Steam Deck/controller-optimized version in April 2023) and platform expansion (a console edition announced in November 2022), rather than new story or gameplay content for the PC version. The developer has since moved on to a new title, Big Ambitions, which launched into Early Access in March 2023 and is described as the successor to Startup Company. The game is complete as shipped on April 10, 2020.
Evidence
Full 1.0 release post celebrates the launch and describes the game as 'now in its final form.' Developer announces focus shifting to a new, unrelated game.
Developer explicitly states 'Version 1 is the last content update' and confirms no DLC is currently planned. Bug fixes and OS compatibility support will continue.
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Developer
Publisher
Hovgaard Games
Achievements
29
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game. You’re the CEO of a small startup and are eager to grow your company. With a small investment, you set out to build an amazing website to compete against the largest tech giants in the world and dream of becoming the most valuable company in history.
Your company’s success depends on your ability to run and manage a website. You’ll have to continously develop and improve features, while increasing hosting capacity and effectively run marketing campaigns.
The city offers you offices in all sizes and shapes. It’s up to you to select the most suitable. It’s your job to organize and decorate the office while keeping your employees happy.
Your employees are a vital part of your success. As you grow, you’ll have to continue recruiting more people. Over time, your employees will start demanding more of you and the company. It’s your job to keep them happy, before your competitors sends them a job offer they can’t reject!
There’s no website without stable and reliable servers. As your website attracts more traffic, you have to move from virtual servers to your own fully featured hosting center.
The goal is obvious: becoming the biggest website in the industry. It’s up to you if you want to buy and merge your competitors or simply outrun them till they go out of business!
We believe a strong community only improves the game experience. This is why Startup Company is fully moddable through the Steam Workshop.
We also invite our community to translate the game through Localizor:
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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