ConsoleMe

Build a Studio. Build an Empire. Lead a Nation.

Most business sims stop when you get rich.

ConsoleMe starts there.

Now in Early Access, the game is actively updated with new systems, ventures, and depth across studio, empire, and politics.

Begin in 1984 with a small game development studio and a dream. Create hit games, launch consoles, hire staff, and survive the brutal realities of the gaming industry.

As your success grows, so do your ambitions.

Build a business empire spanning multiple industries. Acquire companies, invest in stocks, own football clubs, expand your influence, and shape entire markets.

And if wealth is not enough?

Enter politics.

Write manifestos, fight elections, pass legislation, form a government, and if you rise high enough, become Prime Minister.

One save. One journey. One story.

Your studio success feeds your wealth. Your wealth feeds your empire. Your empire feeds your political power and government decisions flow back into the businesses you own.

Your story.

Build a Studio

Every great empire starts somewhere.

Start with a small team and build a studio capable of competing with the biggest names in gaming history.

Create games across multiple decades, develop new technology, launch your own consoles, build successful franchises, and guide your company through changing markets and industry trends.

Hire staff, manage teams, grow your reputation, and turn a small startup into a global gaming powerhouse.

Create games through a guided New Project Wizard, pick genres, scope, platforms, mix & themes, and design your own box art before launch. Plan marketing, press previews, and launch timing, or ship and hope.

Studio Features

• Create and publish games across multiple eras of gaming history

• Hire, train, promote, and manage staff

• Build custom engines and technologies

• Design and launch your own consoles

• Compete against rival studios in a living industry

• Expand into publishing, merchandising, and media opportunities

• Chase awards, critical acclaim, and commercial success

• Design and launch your own consoles — full R&D tech tree, hardware wizard, pre-launch exclusive deals, launch reports

• Run live service games, like MOBA and MMORPG titles with their own management screens (champions, balance, esports, monetisation, servers)

• Football annual series, yearly sports SKUs with cadence pressure, staleness, and franchise strategy

• Engine Lab. Found a middleware/engine product line; license it and earn recurring income

• Story universes. Build franchise timelines across multiple releases

• Software & apps. Ship software products with category and monetisation choices

• Console OS designer. Design your platform's home screen and online service (modern eras)

• Mix & Themes + Mix Lab. Express what you're making and how the market reads it

• Industry events, like expos, press calls, awards, rival duels in a living market

• Hire specialised staff. Producer, PR Specialist, Technical Writer, and more

Build an Empire

Success opens new doors.

Take your company public, buy competitors, invest in financial markets, and expand far beyond the gaming industry.

Build a portfolio of businesses and ventures while managing your growing influence and wealth.

Take your company public, fight activist investors, acquire rivals, and build a holding group spanning dozens of industries. Your empire isn't one spreadsheet, it's a portfolio of optional ventures and passion projects, each with its own management screen, P&L, and weekly loop.

Empire Features

Capital markets & control

• IPO roadshow and listing; share buybacks, dividends, capital raises

• Boardroom votes, activist pressure, hostile acquisitions

• Acquire rivals (full integration, IP-only, or talent-only deals)

Empire Command Centre

• Weekly mogul dashboard, with risks, recommended actions, cross-venture alerts

Ventures & passion projects 

• Motorsport — full racing team sim (drivers, R&D, sponsors, race weekends)

• Football Chairman — own and run a club; stadium, league, match drama

• The Daily — run a newspaper (newsroom, circulation, advertisers, legal heat)

• Wrestling Federation — book weekly TV, storylines, ratings war vs rivals

• Tech empire — phone manufacturer, search engine, social network, car manufacturer

• Lifestyle & luxury — golf club, fragrance house, fitness chain, wine cellar, yachts

• Talent & events — talent agency (scout, poach, place talent) and events agency

• Space venture, movie studio, airline, and more

Founder life

• Mogul profile, personal wealth, real estate, philanthropy

• Media scrutiny from day one 

Lead a Nation

What happens when business success is no longer enough?

Step into politics and compete for power.

Build a political career, create policies, campaign across the country, and fight elections against rival parties.

Serve in opposition, propose legislation, influence public opinion, and work your way toward the highest office in the land.

If you earn the trust of voters, you may even become Prime Minister.

Politics is fully integrated into the same world as your businesses and studios. Decisions made in government can affect the economy, taxation, regulation, and the companies you own.

Political Features

• Create political parties and write manifestos
• Campaign in elections and win seats
• Serve in parliament
• Propose and vote on legislation
• Form governments and appoint ministers
• Manage public approval and political capital
• Pass policies that shape the economy
• Become Prime Minister

Version 1 focuses on the United Kingdom parliamentary system. Rather than rushing multiple countries, development has focused on building a strong foundation with meaningful elections, legislation, and government management. The framework is designed to expand further over time.
Shape The Narrative

• 22 outlets across wires, tabloids, specialist beats, and biased press

• Interviews and press conferences with trade-off answers that move reputation, share price, and political standing

• Spin wars. Rebut hostile coverage, feed friendly outlets, or stay silent

• Quick statements from Football, Racing, Wrestling, Stock Market, and Political screens

• Owning The Daily gives you editorial influence over the wider press ecosystem

• Political mass appeal and scrutiny are tied to your media standing

A Living Connected World

ConsoleMe is built around one idea:

• Your choices should matter beyond a single screen.

• Your studio affects your wealth.

• Your wealth affects your influence.

• Your influence can affect politics.

• And political decisions can affect the businesses you own.

• First you worry about payroll

• Then competitors.

• Then shareholders.

• Then the press.

• Then parliament.

Key Features

• Start in 1984 and build a gaming company from the ground up

• Create games, consoles, and technology across multiple generations

• Build a business empire spanning numerous industries

• Trade stocks, acquire companies, and manage investments

• Own and operate football clubs and other ventures

• Enter politics and compete in elections

• Pass legislation and shape national policy

• Become Prime Minister

• Experience decades of progression in a single save

• Build your own unique story from developer to national leader

• Media Centre, interviews, press conferences, spin wars, 22 outlets

• Empire Command Centre 

• MOBA & MMORPG live-game management

• Engine Lab & Story universes, with technology and IP infrastructure

• 15+ empire ventures, including, racing, football, newspaper, wrestling, tech, luxury, and more

• Full national government sim, economy, elections, legislation, geopolitics

• German language support in early alpha (Settings → General)

• Early Access with regular updates; saves migrate forward automatically