Ethics Empire

Ethics Empire is a business management simulator in which you build a business empire from nothing by buying and managing properties. You decide whether to follow the rules or break them for quicker profits: some strategies are safer but slower, while others are riskier and faster.

Property types

The game has three main types of property, each with a different role:

• Business properties: generate passive income every second, but can close and stop earning money. You can use Corner Cuts to increase their profits, at the cost of a higher chance of a lawsuit or closure because of unethical practices.
• Investment properties: do not produce passive income. Their sale value rises over time, offering a potentially large payout if you wait; they are mostly safe.
• Perk properties: each provides a distinct bonus, such as regenerating Ethical Points, reducing the chance of lawsuits or lowering emissions. You can place only a few, so each choice matters.

Ethical Points

Ethical Points affect how much money your empire earns, and you can check your total in the My Empire menu. Unethical actions lower the score, while ethical actions raise it. Businesses that pollute can also reduce your Ethical Points, though some perks help limit that effect. For every 100 points above or below the starting total of 1000, your income changes by 10 percent, with no limit on the effect.

Lawsuits

Businesses have different lawsuit risks, and cases vary in severity. Minor and major lawsuits can cost money or Ethical Points, or even take away properties. When sued, you can review the penalties and choose whether to settle or fight. Settling carries a fixed penalty; fighting costs money and may result in no penalty, a normal penalty or a larger one. A timer limits how long you have to decide.

Managing your empire

Click an empty property tile to open the Build Menu and place a property. The Property Menu lets you inspect and change properties you have already placed. Placing a property includes a short animation. The game autosaves every 30 seconds, and you can create, name and delete multiple save files.