Start in your garage with a busted laptop and big dreams. Build your way to AAA glory or create chaotic cult classics that crash and burn in style.

<img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/b7fd9319fe8e4993a35893e9b8583ad0.avif?t=1772955128" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras_big/b7fd9319fe8e4993a35893e9b8583ad0.avif?t=1772955128 width=800 height=450 /><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/86db72dd5402fa38a0faa2c2092de36f.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=10 /><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/9d9b37be1384de8495408ed26bbe0576.poster.avif?t=1772955128" width=736 height=100 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/9d9b37be1384de8495408ed26bbe0576.webm?t=1772955128" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/9d9b37be1384de8495408ed26bbe0576.mp4?t=1772955128" type="video/mp4"></video>You start in your garage with nothing but a crappy laptop, a few ideas, and dreams of becoming the next indie legend. Your goal: grow into a powerhouse studio making billion-dollar AAA games... or absolute dumpster fires with cult followings.                                                <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/86db72dd5402fa38a0faa2c2092de36f.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=10 />                                               <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/172a07b31bdf5622e8372f8c5387c74d.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=43 />Starting out in your garage with nothing but a beat-up laptop and big dreams, you set out to build your studio from the ground up — one game at a time.                             <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/86db72dd5402fa38a0faa2c2092de36f.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=10 />                          <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/2d7783553a51a3e738b1887075b232d9.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=43 />As your studio grows, you’ll start hiring employees—each with their own skills and quirks—to help turn your ideas into reality. Managing your team becomes just as important as making games.                          <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/86db72dd5402fa38a0faa2c2092de36f.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=10 />                              <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/3dc3d3d35544976e816e81427a9dbcf4.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=43 />Upgrade your studio from a cramped garage to a high-tech headquarters. Invest in better equipment, bigger spaces, and cool perks to boost your team’s creativity and output.                   <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/86db72dd5402fa38a0faa2c2092de36f.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=10 />                           <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/e3506010dcade0c01359b68dbdfc01c8.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=43 />Face fierce rivals as you climb the industry ladder. Outsmart, out-create, and out-hustle the competition to make your studio the biggest name in gaming.                               <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/86db72dd5402fa38a0faa2c2092de36f.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=10 />                                      <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3761840/extras/2f5758996b69210f374f4def3fd2296c.webp?t=1772955128" width=628 height=43 />Packed with sharp humor and playful satire, Startup! pokes fun at the ups and downs of indie game development — from chaotic crunch times to bizarre design choices and everything in between.

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