Rise of Industry Steam news

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• Review score73% positive
• Total reviews4,164
• Release dateMay 2, 2019
• DeveloperDapper Penguin Studios
• PublisherKasedo Games

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Dapper Penguin StudiosPublisher: Kasedo Games

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Rise of Industry Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• It’s Time to Build Your Business Empire - Rise of Industry 2 is Out Now! - 3 June 2025

  Get ready to build, trade, and dominate! Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned industrialist, Rise of Industry 2 introduces new mechanics, a vibrant 80’s art style, a brand new campaign mode, with 15 unique and challenging scenarios, as well as the returning sandbox mode. Why not take your experience to the next level with the Deluxe Edition? Check out the full digital art book and a nostalgic, 80’s inspired original soundtrack that sets the tone for you rise to the top. You’ll also get access to a new sandbox map in Vaporville, a new style headquarters and a collection of new decorations. Start building your legacy now! Rise of Industry 2 is available to play here. Join our Discord server to connect with fellow industry tycoons and follow us on Twitter/X for all the latest updates and tips! Fire up the fax machine - it’s time to conquer the 1980’s boardroom!

• Get ready to embark on a journey of success with Rise of Industry 2! - 27 February 2024

  Ever dream of running a hub of automotive production? A world-class winery with sweeping vineyard vistas? A sprawling mining operation extracting and refining valuable minerals? Or an aviation enterprise that assembles airplanes that will soar through the skies of an increasingly interconnected world? Get ready to become the USA’s next successful CEO! Here’s what you can expect from our upcoming industry-building tycoon… Set up manufacturing businesses featuring factories, power plants, oil wells, industrial furnaces, chemical works, and farms! Provide the media industry with televisions, cameras, vinyl records, cassettes, computers, and video game consoles. Get distilleries and breweries up and running to create drinks such as vodka, whiskey and beer. Churn out candy, toys, dyes, batteries and so much more. Build labs and set research strategies to help you acquire new technologies tha…

• FREE PLAYABLE DEMO - Recipe for Disaster - Available at Steam Next Fest! - 3 June 2021

  Hello everyone! In my last post back in February I hinted at the new game that we are currently working on at Dapper Penguin Studios, and am now pleased to reveal that Recipe for Disaster will be releasing via early access in Q3 2021! Recipe for Disaster is a restaurant management sim with a devious social twist. Contend with wilful staff, questionable cooking skills, demanding customers, and unreliable suppliers as you embark on a culinary misadventure to become the ultimate head chef! If this wasn’t news enough, you will also be able to play a demo version of Recipe for Disaster during the upcoming Steam Next Fest which takes place 16 - 22 June 2021! Check out our demo preview to see what’s in store: In the demo you’ll get the keys to your very first restaurant as you build from the ground up, design a menu, hire staff and get ready to tackle any kitchen calamities which might come yo…

• An Industrious Thank You - 14 February 2021

  Can you believe it? It's been almost 2 years since we released Rise of Industry! Not to mention the years of development and Early Access too. As such, I'd really like to take the time to thank each and every Tycoon for helping us make Rise of Industry what it is today. You put the passion and perseverance into our production lines and truly bring each scenario and map to life. Not only that, but now it's been out for close to 2 years, I'd like your feedback! So send it to me either in the comments below or to us on Discord via the link in the comments. I'd also appreciate it if you could leave a review, to help us reach & encourage tentative Tycoons across Steam! Till then, myself and the Dapper Penguin team are currently focusing on a new game; a restaurant simulation game with a twist! But I'll have more to reveal soon in 2021. Till then, let me personally thank you once again for pl…

• Highest Rise of Industry discounts in Steam's Lunar New Year Sale! - 11 February 2021

  If there's one thing we know about, it's gaining good fortune! So enjoy our ENTIRE Rise of Industry catalogue up to 69% off in the Lunar New Year Sale! This includes: - The base game - 2130 DLC - Soundtracks - Supporter packs! So make 2021 your year for success and purchase before the sale ends on February 15th. Don't forget to share your screenshots with us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/RiseofIndustry), Facebook (www.facebook.com/RiseofIndustry) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/KasedoGames). Did you know we also have a dedicated Discord server too? Join us here (discord.gg/KasedoGames) to gain new player help, share your empires and talk to us, the game's developers. Till then, may your year be green! Alex

• Industrious 2.3 Update Launched! - 7 January 2021

  Happy New Year, Tycoons! With such a successful 2020 with both the base game and 2130 DLC celebrating their 1st anniversaries, along with the new Easter Egg product and game-changing patch notes, we thought it fitting to start 2021 off with an industrious bang! As such, we're proud to introduce our newest and most legendary 2.3 update which will change the way you play Rise of Industry! Don't believe us? Then come take a look at what it includes: 1. A revamped scenario editor with the option to place towns, resources, shops and more! No longer will you build with unknown resource or town positionings. Now, you can build your empire quite literally, from the ground up! Take a look at this map filled with prime money-making resources. 2. We've also performed some routine housekeeping to maintain the game's quality of life including requested bug fixes. So what are you waiting for! Start u…

• Our lowest Steam discounts in the Winter Sale! - 22 December 2020

  What a successful year it's been! We celebrated the base game and our 2130 DLC's 1st anniversaries and we released a brand new Toy Factory product, along with many successful updates throughout the year too. Our soundtracks were also released on Steam this year and we hosted our very first Reddit and Discord AMAs! With so much to celebrate, we're unveiling discounts of up to 67% across our catalogue this Steam Winter Sale! Including: Base Game - 67% Supporter Pack - 50% Soundtrack - 20% 2130 - 50% 2130 Plus - 50% 2130 Soundtrack - 20% If that wasn't enough, we also have some very industrious plans for 2021! So keep an eye on our Twitter, Facebook and Discord channels in the new year (links in the comments). Till then, I hope you have a profitable Christmas and a successful new year! Alex

• VOTE NOW IN THE STEAM AWARDS! - 26 November 2020

  Fire up your factories, entrepreneurs! This year, we are proud to announce we are putting ourselves forward for the Labour of Love Steam Game Award for the very first time! Help vote for us now and let's get our indie game on the Steam stage! After all, though we released Rise of Industry just over a year ago, we have already had 1 DLC, 2 soundtracks, hundreds of thousands of players, a supporter pack & so much more! Not to mention the brand new Easter Egg toy, regular patches and player-focused game updates throughout the year. In truth, the reception from you all has been staggering and without you, our game would not be what it is today. As such, we do hope you'll vote for us till December 1st so that we can get our beloved indie game on the Steam Awards stage! If you need more convincing, we'll let our immersive art style, animations, music, gameplay and everything else do the talki…

• Grab an industrious 67% discount in the Steam Autumn Sale! - 25 November 2020

  Greetings, Tycoons! Alex here with an industrious sale update. I'm delighted to announce that all Rise of Industry content is up to 67% off in this year's Steam Autumn Sale! With: 67% off the base game 50% off our 2130 DLC & 2130 Plus supporter pack And 20% off both soundtracks too! Don't forget to pause production, take a screenshot or two and share them with us on: Discord: https://discord.gg/RiseofIndustry/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/RiseofIndustry/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiseofIndustry/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KasedoGames We look forward to welcoming you. Till next time! Alex

• All Rise of Industry content up to 65% off in Steam's summer sale! - 25 June 2020

  As Steam's summer sale begins: Come pick up a cool RiseofIndustry deal! All our industrious content, for the very first time, is now up to 65% off! - Base game - 65% off - 2130 & 2130 Plus - 40% off - Soundtracks - 20% off - Supporter Pack - 50% off! Come join our Discord server & follow us on Twitter & Facebook too to stay up to date with game announcements, to share your business empire screenshots & more! Till next time, tycoons!

• Rise of Industry Reddit AMA & Giveaway Live at 5pm BST! - 21 May 2020

  The time has come, tycoons: Game Director Alex Mochi is taking to Humble Bundle's subreddit for his very first AMA! Join him from 5pm-7pm BST today as he: - Answers your questions about Rise of Industry & 2130 - Gives away 5 base game & 5 DLC keys - Talks about this month's May Humble choice & more! Don't forget: to be in with a chance of winning a key, you have to leave a question! If you cannot make the AMA or wish to ask further questions after it's over, please do join Alex on our Rise of Industry Discord server here. Till next time, management moguls!

• Rise of Industry Reddit AMA & Key Giveaway! - 18 May 2020

  Evening, business empire builders! Do we have an industrious announcement for you. As you all know, Rise of Industry's base game is in Humble Bundle's May bundle! As such: Game Director Alex Mochi is taking to Humble's subreddit! Join him at 6 PM CET | 9 AM PT | 5PM BST this Thursday the 21st as he: - Hosts his very first AMA - Discusses #RiseofIndustry in May's #Humblechoice - Gives away 5 base game & 5 #2130 DLC keys! Read more & join Alex on their subreddit page here. Don't forget to leave your questions to be in with the chance of winning a key! Till Thursday, tycoons!

• The soundtracks to your success are now on Steam! - 30 April 2020

  Pause production! We have an empire-wide anniversary & soundtrack announcement for you all. Our factories in both 2130 & the base game have been working hard behind the scenes to give you a success-filled solution to all your music needs: You can now buy the 2130 & base game soundtracks individually on Steam! Originally accessible simply through the Supporter Packs & on Spotify alone, you can now take the sounds of your success with you wherever you go! The Base Game Come listen to all twenty-one original music tracks (plus one exclusive track that didn't make it into the game)... Priced the same as a cup of coffee, come fire up the soundtrack here & let your entrepreneurial juices flow! 2130 Plus Don't worry, we haven't forgot the tycoon-worthy tunes from our 2130 DLC! You can also buy this soundtrack too, with all original tracks, plus one extra special exclusive that wasn't in the ga…

• Anniversary Discord Event & Giveaway - 29 April 2020

  I've heard it said that there are 3 types of people in the world. Those who can count & those who cannot! Well now I'm counting on you, tycoons, to join me as I host: My industrious 1 year anniversary party on Discord! Join us this Saturday at 12pm here in the "server event" channel as we: - Reflect on the last few years since the industrious indie game idea was born - Host a Steam key giveaway for the base game & the 2130 DLC - Share some entertaining pre-release bugs, fan art & in-game screenshots - Host a live Q&A & so much more! I'll be bringing my penguin plushie (made especially for penguin day), plenty of orange soda & of course, chocolate cake! Look forward to seeing you all there. All the best, Alex

• A Profitable 1 Year Anniversary Patch! - 28 April 2020

  Welcome, tycoons! Can you believe it? Rise of Industry is turning 1 year-old on Saturday the 2nd May! But this isn't about us. In fact, our celebration's all about you! Each day we shall be giving you a Rise of Industry-themed gift to say thank you for everything you've done for our title. Since our game came out in 2019, we've had: - 2000+ Very Positive Steam reviews for the base game - A successful DLC, 2130 - A bustling Discord server with 6000+ tycoons - An industrious supporter pack & so much more! There have been epic business empire fails, streamer success stories & thousands of zeppelins! Your unyielding dedication & passion for strategy, success & growing potatoes has made the game from a new, first release to the indie game heavyweight it is today! Four our first gift, we have: AN INDUSTRIOUS 2.2 ANNIVERSARY PATCH This patch comes with an added anniversary logo on the main pag…

• Don't crack under pressure! - 10 April 2020

  Hey guys, long time no see! How have you all been? Missed speaking with you, so I'm here to show a small addition we put in the game. I know these are difficult times, but what better occasion to stay indoors and make some profit? So here is an industrious update for all you hard-working management moguls. Firstly, I now present to you a brand spanking new Toy Product, available all year round: The Easter Eggs! These colourful glass eggs can brighten up any business empire as they require just marbles & paint & take 40 days to produce. Not only are they affordable too at just $6.5M to research from scratch, but they're also a permanent new product, available all year round! Next, our Discord server is bustling with business activity too. DO come join us & let us know how your road to success (or profit is going) here. Not only that, but I've made some crackingly creative artwork just fo…

• Nominate Rise of Industry for a 2019 Steam Award! - 28 November 2019

  What a 2019 it has been! Major updates, an eerie look into the future with our expansion 2130 and of course, heaps of kind words and support from you guys! We've been blown away with how awesome the Rise of Industry community is and the feedback we have had since we launched has enabled us to make the game that you play today! With this in mind, it is once again Steam Awards nomination season. With Rise of Industries continued updates from Early Access to now, we would love to be nominated for the Labor of Love Award! This is where we need your fantastic support once again! Click on the button above, and you will nominate us for this award! We would be honoured to receive any nomination from the thousands of entrepreneurs out there who are looking to make it big, but if you're struggling for which category to choose - nominate Rise of Industry for Labor of Love 2019!

• Rise of Industry: 2130 is finally out! - 24 October 2019

  It's here! At long last, the 2130 expansion and the 2.0 megapatch are finally out of the oven, nice and fluffy, ready to be consumed! https://youtu.be/lidjkbFMDek Let's get the marketing blurbs out of the way: Rise of Industry: 2130 The world has changed. Ruins of the past lay in the shadows and your once thriving business must now rise again. This is 2130. Kasedo Games and Dapper Penguin Studios are thrilled to announce that expansion Rise of Industry: 2130 is now available for Windows PC, Mac & Linux for $9.99/€9.99/£6.99. Set 200 years on from the base game, 2130 is set in a bleak dystopian future caused by mankind’s endless capitalism and the environmental corruption of decades gone by. From the towns and cities that have risen again, you must adapt to your new settings and become a business tycoon in a new and unknown world. Manage pollution in your new world, harnessing it to crea…

• Rise Of Industry now tycooning our terrible future in 2130 expansion - 24 October 2019

  Following the ‘huzzah industrialism!’ tycoonery of Rise Of Industry , developers Dapper Penguin Studios are now showing the less-than-cheery long-term consequences of that in its first expansion pack. Rise Of Industry: 2130 ventures into a future where civilisation has partially collapsed in a big dirty cloud. But… perhaps industry can rise again, scavenging city ruins for resources and maybe, just maybe, being a little more environmentally-conscious as we rebuild. Perhaps we’ll yet avoid a Rise Of Industry: 2330 where industrious ghouls must optimise corpse extraction. (more…)

• Patch 2.0 is now ready on the Experimental Branch! - 17 October 2019

  At last, the massive 2.0 patch is now ready for you! Set to be officially released next week, we need to be sure it's stable and fun! For that, we need your help. Please hop on the Experimental branch and give it a go! Note that this is an Experimental build, so translations might not work (still wrapping them up). Everything else should work fine The full log is massive (found later on), but the main features are: Layouts Similar to other games' Blueprints Players are now able to highlight and save their favorite production lines as Layouts. Players can retrieve and place their Layout between different games (saved locally). Players can also share their Layouts by uploading them to Steam Workshop. Other Players can subscribe to the Layout to use it in their game. No need wreck your head to mod manually. A simple "upload to Workshop" button is included with the game! Seasons Each game n…

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