- Big Ambitions Build 3682 - Hotfix - 23 September 2026
Hotfix time!We got your reports over the weekend and we're here to fix them!ChangelogFixed can't enter 4 22nd St Warehouse entranceFixed vehicles become invisible after parking underground.Your missing vehicles should reappear when you load in!Fixed visible fire from chimney visible on the first floorFixed the help files Glass location informationFixed food delivery orders would show too many digits after the decimal pointFixed it would (visually/audio only) rain inside the Hamptons homes when going between roomsFixed warehouse not unassigning vehicles when using movers or installation firmFixed couldn't interact with shelves or vehicles after using the handtruck with itemsFixed employees wouldn't always properly resign and would spam messages insteadFixed missing/misaligned street linesFixed a double billboardFixed a few achievements, including compatibility fixes for old saves that we…
- Big Ambitions Build 3680 - Patch 2 Notes - 16 September 2026
It's time for another patch!The team has been hard at work on our second patch, with fixes and improvements for many of the issues you've reported! Lots of optimizationLag when loading the Contacts appLag when nearing the Columbus Circle roundaboutLag when opening VoogleMaps with lots of filters onLag near the raw goods importersGeneral optimization to avoid crashing and low FPSChangelogCan toggle off all job board announcementsFixed some achievements not firing correctlyFixed player can't work at theater/cinema concession registersAdded search to language dropdownTutorial now points to your house even if you moveFixed Packing Tool iconsFixed can't recolor Room Divider ShelfFixed all NPCs use the bathroom at the same time if you time skip in that buildingHelp file searches now ignore missing accent marksPrevent private driver from spawning outside of map barriersFixed a few tutorial iss…
- Big Ambitions Build 3675 Hotfix - 10 September 2026
Hello everyone!!Our big patch 2 is finishing up and will be released soon! But for today we wanted to push a hotfix to address some AI concerns.As always - we've been following along with all of your feedback, and the use of some AI textures has frustrated some players. So, we removed and replaced them! We removed AI textures from the following:NPC Store Billboards Two plant texturesAirplane logosA couple TV ShowsCinema MoviesCinema PostersCinema StandeesMenu boards Thank you for your continued feedback, and we'll have patch 2 out very soon! ~ Hovgaard Games and the Big Ambitions Team
- Big Ambitions 1.0 Build 3672/3674 - Patch Notes - 1 September 2026
Hello Ambitious People!First of all, we want to thank you for an amazing release weekend! We hit our new record concurrent players with over 12,000 of you! That was an amazing weekend, and we hope you're all enjoying the game so far!And with all of you playing so much, you noticed and reported a few bugs! So here is our first big wave of fixes! Note: We're currently looking into why some players are having problems with FPS drops and choppy gameplay and that will be coming in another patch very soon! 3674 Hotfix:We noticed a few little issues with the 3672 patch and made this hotfix! If you experienced issues like logistics not working, employees not finishing training, etc - those should be resolved as you continue through to the next day!Fixed employees were trying to quit, but were bugging out, which was causing training, imports, deliveries, etc. to failScooters couldn't turn after…
- Capitalist tycoon game Big Ambitions is a New York "life sim on steroids," and its 1.0 launch is living up to its name - 30 August 2026
Big Ambitions 1.0 is finally here after three years in early access, and it's about growing huge corporations to make New York City yours. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Capitalist tycoon game Big Ambitions is a New York "life sim on steroids," and its 1.0 launch is living up to its name
- Big Ambitions 1.0 FULL RELEASE - 28 August 2026
Big Ambitions is here! Build your business empire and overtake your rivals as you grow from rags to riches in New York City.After years of hard work, we are extremely excited to share this BIG moment with you all! Whether you've been here from the early days or you joined along the way - the time has arrived! PLAY BIG AMBITIONS 1.0 NOW!Check out our full release trailer: Big Ambitions 1.0 HighlightsExplore fancy mansions and a cozy retail strip in our seventh neighborhood, The Hamptons:Build up your homes and businesses with stylish new furniture:Then take a break from the grind with a few minigames and activities:And much, much more! Check out the full changelog here! From the very bottom of our hearts, we are grateful to you all! Big Ambitions wouldn't be here without you! You are an amazing community, and we appreciate your feedback as we move forward with patches, content updates, a…
- Big Ambitions Full Release is TWO WEEKS AWAY - 14 August 2026
Hello AmbitioneersThe time is nearly upon us for the Big Ambitions 1.0 release! Thank you all for your support during our early access period as we've developed and tweaked Big Ambitions with your encouragement and feedback! And don't worry - this isn't the end! We are still planning more updates, content releases and eventually a couple DLCs! The adventure will continue!Let's take a sneak peek at the amazing things coming in 1.0!Hamptons - New NeighborhoodNew small retail areaThe Hamptons is mostly a residential area, but it still has a fancy retail strip as well!In addition to some new spots for you to run your businesses, you will also find a few new luxury stores!Hamptons MansionsHave you outgrown your penthouse suite in Manhattan? Do you have a few million dollars to spend? Then come buy a home in the Hamptons. Some of these homes already belong to a few familiar names from the cit…
- Participate in 1.0 Beta Testing - 3 August 2026
Hello everyone! It's August!We've officially entered the final stretch before Big Ambitions 1.0. We know many of you are eagerly waiting for the release date announcement - and we're excited to share it in the upcoming weeks! We'll be sharing the release date, the 1.0 trailer, and more as we count down to launch. Stay tuned! First up: 1.0 beta testing! The whole team is hard at work testing and squashing the final bugs before our BIG 1.0 release. Typically, we'd open an experimental branch before launch. But with 1.0, we'd rather save that excitement for release day. However, we still want to ensure the game is as bug-free as possible, so we're looking for players to test and submit bug reports this week! If you're interested in testing and are available this week, we'd love to hear from you. Please reach out to: [email protected] Please note: Testing is only in English -…
- EA 0.11 Build 3542 - Patch Notes - 7 July 2026
Hello Ambitious People!We have an update today for you to fix a few issues and add some better error tracking in general!Changelog:Fixed issue causing factories to report delivering their entire "up to" number even when they didn'tFixed some text localization in the blueprint creatorFixed MarketInsider not sorting by proper nameFixed MarketInsider list not showing up in some casesFixed missing Delivery Spots in cinemasFixed broken dirt spots were causing customers to freeze at the entrance of theaters (and subsequently in other buildings if you kept playing)Fixed issue causing screen to go black when entering a building (if an NPC vehicle was despawning right when you entered)Added automatic crash-reporting if you have opted into allowing anonymous gameplay trackingAdded some fixes for some issues causing players to get stuck when hitting the ESC key.If you do experience this, please hi…
- EA 0.11 Build 3540 - Patch Notes - 25 June 2026
Hello everyone!Thanks for bearing with us as we fixed the GE Force Now issue, things seem to be working now with the previous patch, but please let us know if you experience anything strange! A couple players were getting stuck at 9% Loading, but it seemed to fix itself after restarting their computer! Here are a couple more quick fixes from your feedback: ChangelogFixed the Cheese Platter wanted to be a Honza Mimic when pulling it out of vehicle storage. We told the cheese it had to be cheese forever.Fixed vehicle was repaired for free when reloading from inside a repair stationFixed can't exit repair shop if you leave your vehicle in thereFixed Tax message gave the wrong number of days on their second warning EA 0.11 should be running smoothly now, but please report any feedback or bugs that you see! Thank you all for being our amazing community! ~Hovgaard Games, and the Big Ambitions…
- EA 0.11 Build 3538 / 3539 - Patch Notes - 23 June 2026
Hello to you all!We have another patch for our EA 0.11 release based on your fantastic feedback everyone! Thank you!3539 - GE Force NowWe believe we have successfully found and fixed the issues players using GE Force Now were experiencing! Issues like employees complaining about too many hours / daily expanding wages / new saves not working. You might have to pass a day or two to clear out old information, but then everything should be working! Please let us know if you see anything else weird, of course!3538 - ChangelogUpdated some more text localization issuesFixed factories weren't showing the number of items "shipped"It should start tracking the next in-game day after this patch Fixed MarketInsider was showing demand for cinema and theater items in neighborhoods without a cinema or theaterFixed Electric Scooters didn't have colliders for vehicles while the scooter was parked. Fixed…
- EA 0.11 Build 3537 - Patch Notes - 19 June 2026
Hello everyone!The response and feedback to our EA 0.11 release has been amazing so far! Your support has continued to energize the team! GE Force Now We have found that a small number of players are having some big issues in the new version, and we are investigating that right now! So far, the common factor seems to be users using GE Force Now (GFN). We tested ourselves and experienced the same issues only when using cloud gaming.If you do experience something strange, please let us know if you're using GFN, so we can pinpoint the issues better!So, we're sorry for the delay, but if you're having trouble using GE Force Now, this should hopefully be resolved in the next patch!ChangelogFixed an issue loading EA 0.10 saves with certain happiness modifiers, would break EA 0.11Fixed Anselmo help file entryFixed some incorrect text localizationFixed missing translations - a few language trans…
- EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens - 18 June 2026
Hello Mods and Modders! It's time for EA 0.11!Are you ready to mod? Because we're ready to see what you create to make the world of Big Ambitions...better? Or at least different!And if mods aren't your thing - don't worry, we have a few other updates for you now.Plus, our big 1.0 release with private drivers, the Hamptons and much more is next on the horizon! Let's take a look at what's new!Mod SupportNOTE - Due to changes required for mod support, opening the Blueprints panel in EA 0.11 will update your blueprints. Updated blueprints cannot be opened in previous versions of the game.Let’s talk about Mods - you’ve asked for them. Some people have even started making them. We’ve seen the posts, ranging from multiplayer to analytic tools to fun new features!Well, it’s time to officially integrate mod support into the game. No more third-party add-ons just to load the mod. The Steam worksh…
- EA 0.11 Preview Build 3530 / 3532 / 3534 - Patch Notes - 15 June 2026
Greetings, Business Moguls!We have one more patch for you here that should clean up the remaining issues in the EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview branch before it's fully released! Changelog 3524:Fixed achievements weren't all firing due to some mods changesFixed an issue that could cause duplicate employees to lock up your gameChangelog 3532:Fix more missing English text (full translations will be coming when the update is full released!)Fix blueprints and mods weren't working on MacsChangelog 3530:We found that players could also trigger the "can't enter vehicle" error when the game was paused for a while! This has also been fixed!Once again -if you see it again, please let us know, but this should be fully resolved now!Added new "Customized Logo" icons for the two new business typesFixed a few incorrect text stringsFixed blueprint filters were acting up again Thank you for the…
- EA 0.11 Preview Build 3527 / 3528 - Patch Notes - 11 June 2026
Hello again everyone! In case you missed the post last week, EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview has begun! But clearly a lot of you DIDN'T miss it because the workshop has already begun to fill up with new mods, which is so exciting!And to go along with the excitement, we have a few bug fixes for you as well!3528 Changelog:Fixed using Unpacking Tool and rotating the item wasn't saving the item's rotationFixed issue causing cash registers to not allow players to work at themFixed a couple more text issues3527 Changelog:Fixed "Business Type" and "Building Size" filters weren't working for local/library blueprintsFixed "Building Type" filters weren't working for gallery blueprintsFixed some errors causing factory machines to be unmovableFixed some errors causing time to not move forward properlyFixed customers would get stuck in cinema/theater entrancesFixed nightclubs coat check was…
- EA 0.11 Preview Build 3523 - Patch Notes - 5 June 2026
Hello, Business People! In case you missed the post yesterday, EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview has begun! Some of you have already started playing and noticed a couple bugs and had a little feedback, so we have our first EA 0.11 patch before the weekend!And just a reminder - localization for the new keys will happen before the full EA 0.11 is released, so right now, translations will be incomplete!Changelog:Increased box size of Desk Globes and Desk Calendars to be 10 per box. Added Energy Drinks for sale at El Gato!Fixed Employee filters were still remembering employees you fired. Now they properly delete them!Fixed the Cleaning Station couldn't be placed in the Blueprint CreatorBox Consolidation stopped working, but we told it to start again!If you already had this issue with many boxes, it should start to resolve itself over the next few days now that box consolidation is act…
- EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview - 4 June 2026
Hello Mods and Modders!Let's preview EA 0.11! Are you ready to mod? Because we're ready to see what you create to make the world of Big Ambitions...better? Or at least different! And if mods aren't your thing - don't worry, we have a few other updates for you now. Plus, our big 1.0 release with private drivers, the Hamptons and much more is next on the horizon! The complete patch notes will be included when EA 0.11 is ready for its full release, but for now, here are the changes in EA 0.11.Please notice: This version is unstable, unoptimized and might contain game-breaking bugs which may destroy your savegame. The branch will be updated frequently as we squeeze bugs. All progress/savegame will be retained once this testing period is over, so remember to make back up saves! Your savegames will continue on through the full EA 0.11 release!This is an opportunity to help us find bugs and ge…
- EA 0.10 Build 3468 - 3 June 2026
Hello everybody! Today we just have a tiny patch for EA 0.10 to ensure tomorrow's EA 0.11 Experimental release doesn't cause problems between new mods and EA 0.10 blueprints! Oh yeah - I just said EA 0.11 Experimental is coming! We had a slight delay due to making sure blueprints and mods would play nicely together (thus this patch). But things are looking good and we're just about ready to release the experimental update. See you tomorrow! ~ Big Ambitions and the Hovgaard Games team
- EA 0.10 Build 3464 / 3465 / 3466 - Patch Notes - 14 April 2026
Hello everyone! 3466 Update -Here's one extra fix to cover some cases where VoogleMaps could still trigger this issue! 3465 Update -Thanks for the continued bug reports! With those, this new fix should prevent this issue now! Tiny patch today!After reviewing some new reports on the "game seems paused but I can't un-pause it", we have pushed another fix!If you still experience it, please hit F2 and let us know, but hopefully this has caught the issue and allows you all to keep playing! And a special thanks to you, our community, for your continued feedback and support as the team continues toward EA 0.11 and beyond! ~Hovgaard Games and the Big Ambitions team
- EA 0.10 Build 3463 - Patch Notes - 8 April 2026
Hello everyone!It's time for a new patch for Big Ambitions!ChangelogFixed import index being incorrectly low, resulting in low export prices for items like expensive jewelry and electronics.Now, when there are active businesses selling an item, the import index is higher, making it more profitable to manufacture and sell those items back to the importer/exporters!Fixed using undo/ESC from the Interior Designer would delete items instead of returning them to the delivery spotFixed could sell the delivery spot and lose your items on it (the delivery spot and items should return next time you enter the building)Pushed another fix for the "game pauses even though it's not paused" issue!This has been a tricky one, so please bug report if you still see this one!Fixed after using tow truck, vehicle is marked as "illegally parked" Fixed one pair of gym shoes wasn't marked as gym shoesFixed some…
