Rise of Industry 2

Item: Rise of Industry 2
Rating: 62
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-05

Summary

Addictive, deep business simulation gameplay
Effective campaign mode, scenario-driven
Overall positive reception, appeals to sim fans
Disappointing sequel, overpriced for quality
Unfinished, buggy release, clunky UI
Needs significant fixes and updates

Emotions

Satisfaction30%Frustration23%Disappointment19%Enjoyment6%Excitement4%

Reviews (sample size): 130
Helpful reviews: 81%
Unhelpful reviews: 18%
Protest reviews: 1%

62%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
38%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 243
Negative points: 335
Gameplay points: 221
Perf. points: 24
Rec. points: 66
Misc points: 44

Point	Description	Importance
Addictive Management Gameplay Description Players find the game highly enjoyable and addictive, particularly appreciating its depth as a business simulation. It offers significant replayability and long-term engagement, making it a satisfying time sink. Importance 96%	Players find the game highly enjoyable and addictive, particularly appreciating its depth as a business simulation. It offers significant replayability and long-term engagement, making it a satisfying time sink.	96%
Deep & Challenging Gameplay Description The game offers surprising depth and a significant challenge, requiring players to use their brains and optimize complex systems. It provides a rewarding experience for those who enjoy intricate economic strategies and detailed management. Importance 50%	The game offers surprising depth and a significant challenge, requiring players to use their brains and optimize complex systems. It provides a rewarding experience for those who enjoy intricate economic strategies and detailed management.	50%
Effective Campaign Mode Description The scenario-driven campaign mode is well-received, providing structure and an enjoyable learning experience. Players appreciate the freedom within map confines and the engaging video cutscenes. Importance 18%	The scenario-driven campaign mode is well-received, providing structure and an enjoyable learning experience. Players appreciate the freedom within map confines and the engaging video cutscenes.	18%
Diverse Production Chains Description The game stands out for its extensive and diverse range of manufacturing options and factories. Players appreciate the variety of what can be built and the depth of the production chains. Importance 13%	The game stands out for its extensive and diverse range of manufacturing options and factories. Players appreciate the variety of what can be built and the depth of the production chains.	13%
Rewarding System Mastery Description Players find significant satisfaction and reward in understanding and optimizing the game's complex interconnected systems, such as complexes, storage, and routing. The feeling of getting a complex setup running is highly gratifying. Importance 11%	Players find significant satisfaction and reward in understanding and optimizing the game's complex interconnected systems, such as complexes, storage, and routing. The feeling of getting a complex setup running is highly gratifying.	11%
Clean User Interface Description The game's user interface is noted for being clean and well-designed. This contributes to a positive user experience and ease of navigation. Importance 10%	The game's user interface is noted for being clean and well-designed. This contributes to a positive user experience and ease of navigation.	10%
Interesting Contract System Description The contract and contacts systems are highlighted as a neat and interesting way to earn money and engage with the game's mechanics. Importance 10%	The contract and contacts systems are highlighted as a neat and interesting way to earn money and engage with the game's mechanics.	10%