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  • Summary: 80's USA... a time and place of rapid innovation, globalization and unprecedented profits. To dominate this competitive industrial landscape, you'll need to build a cutting-edge manufacturing powerhouse and cultivate a rolodex full of jet-setting business contacts.

    In pursuit of
    80's USA... a time and place of rapid innovation, globalization and unprecedented profits. To dominate this competitive industrial landscape, you'll need to build a cutting-edge manufacturing powerhouse and cultivate a rolodex full of jet-setting business contacts.

    In pursuit of unprecedented profits, you'll need to seize every opportunity to innovate and grow each business you're tasked with managing. 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?

    You'll need to optimize your production chains, import and export goods within the global market, keep up to date with the latest and greatest technologies, maintain strong relations with the local government and expand your business network to stay on top. Make all the right decisions along the way and you just might be able fulfill your American dream.
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  1. Jul 9, 2025
    80
    Rise of Industry 2 is a good industrial builder that emphasizes the role of personal relationships and strong management in the long-term success of corporations. Players will be challenged to find the best layout for their mining and manufacturing complexes. Mastering one type of industry doesn’t guarantee success when an investor requires expansion into another. The game’s narrative moments are decently written but sometimes seem separated from the circumstances, which limit immersion. The game’s look fits well with the 80s theme. Rise of Industry 2 creates fun challenges for city building and resource chain creation veterans, but it will not be easy to get into for newcomers.
  2. 50
    Like I said earlier, these types of games are not for me. This could just be an example of “git gud” but the game does not feel compelling enough to try to. There is a certain level of micro-managing that Rise of Industry 2 does not successfully set me up for. Attempting to do the scenarios or try my luck in sandbox has a mountainously steep learning curve and makes the game feel like a chore rather than an enjoyable experience. If the actual gameplay kept my attention, I might be up for the challenge! Unfortunately though, I could do nothing but sit and stare as my industry collapsed and crumbled as the days went on, and on, and on.