Big Ambitions 1.0 — What's New

Hovgaard Games has been drip-feeding 1.0 details through Steam news posts since the release date dropped. Here's everything confirmed so far — and the honest note that the full patch notes aren't out yet.

Confirmed so far

• Pricing Manager employee: a new staff role that can update prices for all items in an entire neighborhood at once. Higher-skilled versions suggest the best prices for you each day. If you've ever spent an hour re-pricing a dozen shops manually, this is aimed straight at you.
• Import/export rework: exporting goods now affects the import index. Over-produce and you'll drag down that item's import/export price for the rest of the week — the devs explicitly call out "make sure you're not overproducing."
• 1.0 beta: the launch build went into community beta testing in early August 2026, so the full release has had real playtesting behind it.

What carries over

Everything from the Early Access years: Steam Workshop mods (shipped in 0.11), the New York districts, vehicles, staff management, and the character simulation layer. The 1.0 update is free for everyone who already owns the game.

Not sure when the game actually releases? See the Big Ambitions 1.0 release date guide.