
- 70/100
- Players11 ratings
- 75/100
- Critics3 reviews
More scores
- Metacritic11 critic reviews
- 77/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 75/100
- GameFAQsJust Right/Tough
- 1.5/5
- Player reviews
- 84% positive2,527 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Runs on
- Windows, Mac
- Price
- US$19.99
Where to get it

2019 · Business simulation · Indie
Little Big Workshop
Imagine a magical factory, appearing right in your living room. A carefully planned masterpiece, where diligent workers throw together anything customers want. Rubber ducks and dressers, drones and electric guitars, scooters and other wonderful goods can be created from many different materials and sold for hard cash – cash you invest right back into your factory to get more machines, more workers and grow your business. In Little Big Workshop you become a factory tycoon!
- Released
- 17 October 2019
- Platforms
- AndroidNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4StadiaWindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SiOSmacOS
- Genres
- Business simulationIndieSimulationStrategy
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- THQ Nordic Mobile
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- BusinessSandbox
- Country
- Sweden
- Age ratings
- ACB GUSK 6PEGI 3GRAC ALLESRB E
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian and 1 more
- Time to beat
- 20hmain story27hcompletionist
About
Little Big Workshop is a 2019 construction and management simulation video game developed by Mirage Game Studios and published by HandyGames. The player manages a factory, planning the production and overseeing their workforce whilst dealing with disruptions from a rival CEO. It was released on Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Apple TV. Upon release, the game received positive reviews on Microsoft Windows and mixed reviews on Xbox One.
Players say
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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Little Big Workshop is a construction and management simulation video game in which the player designs and manages their own factory to produce various goods. The final aim is to create the most successful and efficient factory possible. The player plans products via a blueprint menu where they can designate which processes are placed on what workbenches. This is also where the player has to meet the certain quality levels for products, which may involve using more expensive materials.
The player has to manage workers to ensure they do not get overworked by using break rooms. Research and development points can be unlocked by meeting certain goal thresholds. e. wood specialists increase speed of which wood processes occur), and additional tiers of production.
Development
Little Big Workshop was developed by Swedish developer Mirage Game Studios and published by HandyGames. Mirage consists of eleven developers. The game was released on Windows and macOS on 17 October 2019. It was released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 24 September 2020 and on Nintendo Switch on 1 October. It was also released on Google Stadia.
Reception
Little Big Workshop received "generally favorable reviews" for Microsoft Windows and "Mixed or average reviews" for Xbox One based on eleven and six reviews, respectively.
The Digital Fix's Dan Phillips praised the art style. Nathan P. Gibson of Screen Rant concurred saying the graphics are "cute and colorful"
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Indie All Star Bundle vol. 5Management Worlds Bundle
- Downloadable content
- Little Big Workshop: The Evil
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