$22.99Software Inc. From Garage to Software Empire
Build a software company with co-op friends, from a small plot to a ten-story office. Split the founding team, divide development and manufacturing jobs, and take on the simulated market together.
Is Software Inc. worth it?
Software Inc. is worth it if…
- you like slow-building management games you can talk through together
- you want to split roles, with one person building while another hires
- you like replayable sims where each market plays out differently
Screenshots
Split the company and share the work
You and up to three other players share the same map, either competing or running one business together. You can split the company between a team of founders with different skills, then hand out the jobs that fit each person.
One of you manages development cycles while another handles human resources through team leaders. One sets up manufacturing while another keeps the servers running for source control and the online store. You print extra copies, your co-op friends cover support and marketing, and the release actually ships on time.
A building project for the whole group
Every company starts with land and an empty plan. You buy plots on a huge map, draw rooms without a grid, and stack floors up to ten stories plus a basement, with copy-paste tools when the campus grows.
Someone places desks and computers, someone else sorts roads, paths, bike racks and parking so commuting stays easy. You keep coffee close, hire cleaners and repair staff, and add a canteen or security desk when the office gets busy. It is slow, practical teamwork with a visible result outside the window.
Take on a market that fights back
The market is simulated and randomized, so no two playthroughs run the same way. Rival firms release products, chase patents, trade stocks, and can take over other businesses, including yours if you drift.
Against that, your group decides what to make: software, hardware, franchises, or contract work for quick cash. You research, market, do deals, and poach a lead designer from a competitor when you need an edge. When a launch lands and the rival firms start working for you instead, the whole table feels it.
What else should co-op friends know?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. You can found the company alone, hire employees into teams, and use team leaders to handle development cycles and human resources. Co-op adds shared founders and delegated tasks, but the full loop of building, hiring, and releasing products works on your own.
How do founders work in a shared company?
You can customize your own founder or divide ownership between several founders at the start. That lets each player bring different skills and demands into the business, which matters when you assign teams for design, development, support, and marketing.
What can you mod or share?
You can change what kind of software can be developed, add furniture, upload building blueprints, add language support, or write code to modify the game. Blueprints are handy for co-op friends who want to reuse a good office layout instead of redrawing it.
