Rec Center Tycoon

Rec Center Tycoon is a business management game where you build and run a recreation center, starting with a small gym and expanding into a busy facility with hundreds of members. You manage employees, finances, fitness classes and customer needs, while keeping members happy and the business profitable.

Build your center

Buy exercise equipment and unlock new equipment and facilities as you progress through the research tree. You can build swimming facilities, event rooms, a café and an infirmary, then decide how customers pay for access and amenities. Set entry fees, café and arcade prices, membership costs and whether facilities such as the pool require a membership. Bank loans can help when money is tight, but they carry interest.

Manage your staff

Hire employees for roles ranging from receptionist to boxing trainer, and set their wages and working hours. Each employee has different motivations, skill levels and traits, so match people to suitable jobs: an unfit but charismatic worker may be better at reception than as a lifeguard. You can also hire fitness instructors and create classes such as aerobics and swimming, with your instructors teaching them.

Create a manager who stays on-site and can handle various duties. You can take direct control of the manager and walk around the center to perform tasks yourself. Lifeguards and nurses help keep customers safe; a nurse needs an infirmary, which can treat accidents involving swimming and gym equipment.

Keep members happy

Customers may leave negative reviews if they are unhappy, hurting future business and profits, and the center can fail. Keep the facility in order by watering plants, emptying bins and keeping the café stocked. Event rooms let you host customer parties for additional income; a café requires a barista, and cooks keep its food supply up and cater events.