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Biztopia

Player guide

How to Play

Everything about running your trading company, from your first order to a business that runs itself. New here? Start with the first three pages.

Guide pages

  1. Getting started

    The New Game screen, building your character, and the first steps of the objective list. By the end you will know what the tutorial asks of you and why.

    Page 01
  2. Controls

    Every keyboard and mouse control, grouped by what it does, plus a tour of the tablet and every app inside it. All keys below are the defaults. You can rebind…

    Page 02
  3. The shop: orders, shelves, products and prices

    How orders reach you, how products get from boxes to shelves, how prices work and what decides whether orders come in. Biztopia is an online business: sales…

    Page 03
  4. Stock and wholesale orders

    Your shelves only sell what you stock, so this page is the start of every good day.

    Page 04
  5. Online orders and delivery

    Customers order products that are listed and in stock. Each new order reserves its items from your shelf stock right away. Orders come at random: listing a…

    Page 05
  6. The warehouse

    The warehouse starts empty. Nothing big is fixed to the floor. You buy what you need on the tablet and place it yourself: shelves, a Packing Table, freezers…

    Page 06
  7. Employees

    Workers do chores in your warehouse so you do not have to.

    Page 07
  8. Bank and bills

    Tablet, Finance. It has a Finance Summary, Payments, Report and a Bank page. Opening the Bank page needs a registered company. Without one the tablet says…

    Page 08
  9. Vehicles

    The Car Dealer, buying and renting, getting in and driving, the cabin view, vehicle settings, cargo and doors, passengers, the Fuel Station, the Car Mechanic…

    Page 09
  10. City and travel

    The districts, the Map, the bus, the businesses you can visit, the Registration Office, shop locks, the Clothing Shop, the Fast Food stand, the Clinic and…

    Page 10
  11. Museum

    Founding the museum, the curator, mystery boxes, opening a box, placing artifacts, opening hours and tickets, the till, reports, the tablet Museum app and…

    Page 11
  12. Research and development (R&D)

    Where to find R&D, how a research runs, what each message on the screen means, every research family and what it gives you, Auto supply, and what to research…

    Page 13
  13. Needs: hunger, energy and health

    The three rings of your character, what drains and refills each one, how to eat and heal, what the warnings say, and what happens when a ring runs out.

    Page 14
  14. Online co-op

    Playing together with friends: starting a game, who can find it, inviting and joining, the Players panel, voice chat, riding together, what is shared, and…

    Page 15
  15. Saving, loading and Safekeeping

    The two ways to save, saving and starting the next day, quitting, loading and backups, what the save warnings mean, the Safekeeping app, and what to do if you…

    Page 16
  16. FAQ and tips

    Short answers to common questions and habits that make the game easier.

    Page 17

Ready to play?

Biztopia is in Early Access on Steam. Play on your own or with friends in online co-op.

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