《BIZ Helmsman》is a branching, multiple-ending corporate sim. By day, accept orders, assign tasks, and weigh moral boundaries during emergencies. By night, choose between family duties, underground deals, and conscience. Every decision shapes your fate and everyone around you.

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The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We chose Early Access with the core goal of co-developing the game alongside our players. We want to invite players into the game at a critical stage of development, using their real feedback to help us validate and refine core mechanics and balance. At the same time, this allows us to connect earlier with those who care about the game, make the development process more transparent, and ultimately deliver a work that truly meets the expectations of the community.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently plan for the game to remain in Early Access for approximately 4 to 9 months.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“In addition to existing features, the full version is planned to include expansions such as a fishing system, yacht club, speculative events, and character side quests. We will also fix known bugs, improve overall stability, and adjust balance and core mechanics based on player feedback collected during Early Access. Furthermore, we plan to add more language localizations to reach a broader audience.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game is currently in Early Access, with core gameplay and foundational systems already fully playable. We have completed the daytime order system, employee system, tech tree, main storyline, as well as nighttime and outing scenarios. The game runs stably and is already enjoyable to play.
However, some content is still under development, including the fishing system, yacht club, speculative events, and character side quests. The final completeness of the game will be dynamically adjusted based on community feedback gathered during Early Access and development progress.
We will maintain a steady update cadence and keep transparent communication with the community through regular dev logs and announcements.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“To thank players who choose to believe in us and accompany us through the early stages of development, the Early Access version will be priced lower than the final 1.0 official release.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“1.Steam Discussion Hub as the core platform – Players can submit bug reports and feature suggestions here. We will regularly review highly requested issues and prioritize them in development.

2.Regular development updates – Through Steam community announcements, we will push patch notes and progress reports. Even when there is no major update, we will share status briefs to keep the community informed.

3.Responding through product improvements – The most effective way to address community feedback is to actually fix and optimize in-game, so that player suggestions are truly reflected in the game.

4.Transparency and honesty – Important matters such as pricing adjustments and major updates will be announced in advance. We will also regularly update the Early Access Q&A on the store page to keep potential players informed of the latest status.

5.Respecting all voices – We do not delete or censor negative reviews; players have the right to express dissatisfaction. We will consolidate similar feedback into categories and lock unproductive arguments when necessary to maintain a constructive discussion environment.”
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About This Game

Congratulations, new CEO—you’ve inherited a company! This means escaping the grind of being a bottom-tier employee and embarking on the path of entrepreneurship.

But in this sick society obsessed with efficiency and devoid of empathy, growing your business means facing greater challenges. By day, as CEO, navigate orders, assign tasks, and balance exploitation with humanity to survive. By night, as a father and husband, walk a tightrope between family duties, underground deals, and moral conscience.

This is a branching, multiple-ending business simulation. Every choice isn’t just about numbers—it shapes the fate of you and everyone around you.

Core Features

Deep Moral Business Simulation

  • Dynamic Market & Contracts: Simulate real business operations with randomly generated contracts. Choose low-profit but safe public welfare projects, or risk illegal deals for huge gains. Your contracts define who you are—high-risk, high-reward deals might keep you afloat today, but could lead to exposure or plant seeds of disaster.

  • Authentic Cost Tradeoffs: Every contract ties to profit, employee stress, company reputation, and morality. From execution strategies to employee requests and emergency responses—your choices impact not just your company and team, but other firms and their leaders.

  • Precise Resource Management: Oversee funds, employees’ limited working hours and mood points, and tech R&D. Assign the right staff to boost efficiency, or exploit them for higher profits.

Lifelike Employee System

Employees aren’t resources—they’re living, breathing people. Each core staff has unique backstories, personalities, and secrets. Engage deeply with their lives through dialogues, events, and your decisions. Exploitation may yield short-term gains but lead to betrayal or tragedy; sincere care might cost resources, but unlocks unexpected loyalty in desperate times.

Colorful Nightlife

By night, take time off to go home, provide for your family, and enjoy warmth. Or explore the city: buy prohibited items on the black market, schmooze with tycoons for more contracts, try your luck at casinos, or spend the night with strangers. Every night choice carries far-reaching consequences for you and your family.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

We do not use any external AI services, and our game does not generate AI content in real time during gameplay.

During early development, we used AI tools to create concept references for visual exploration. These references were not used directly in the final game. All assets were either fully repainted or heavily modified by our art team before being imported.

Every final visual you see in the game was crafted by human artists.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows® 10 64-bit
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400 or Intel® Core™ i5-6600
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 470, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 / 1060 or Intel® Arc™ A580
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: The solid-state drive requires 5GB of available space upon release
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows® 11 64-bit
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600X or Intel® Core™ i7-6700K
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 6600XT or NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 or Intel® Arc™ B580
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: The solid-state drive requires 5GB of available space upon release
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