History Main / AnEntrepreneurIsYou

* In ''[[ERepublik [=eRepublik=]]]'' there is usually a minister/secretary of finance for each country who's job it is to deal with inflation, taxes, economic stimulus, etc. So in many ways A Central Banker Is You too.

* In ''EVEOnline'' the player is a ridiculously wealthy immortal starship pilot who can do anything from trade to manufacturing to piracy. Practically the entire economy is player-run.

** VegaStrike, while not explicitly an VideoGame/{{Elite}} clone, is inspired by the classic.

[[quoteright:256:[[VideoGame/{{Ghostbusters}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ghostbusters_car_upgrades.gif]]]]

->''Capitalism, ho!''\\
-- '''Recette Lemongrass''', ''VideoGame/RecettearAnItemShopsTale''

* The MultiPlatform VideoGame based on the first ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'' involved elements of this. It's actually considered a pioneer of this form of gameplay (even if the rest of the game was found lacking).

** The hearse (the car used in the movie) has enough item space for a reasonable amount of traps and other equipment, and will see you through the game the first time. This was almost certainly intentional. It takes repeated playthroughs to earn enough capital to effectively use the more expensive options and still make back what you spent.

* In the ''VideoGame/ForzaMotorsport'' series, you can earn plenty of credits solely by selling liveries (''2'' onwards) and car setups (''3''/''4'') you have created. There's also the {{Auction}} House.

** ''RailroadTycoon''
** ''TransportTycoon'', ''TransportTycoonDeluxe'' and ''[=OpenTTD=]''
** ''RollercoasterTycoon''

** ''MallTycoon''
** ''PrisonTycoon''
** ''FastFoodTycoon''

** ''EnergyTycoon''

* ''CoconutQueen''

* ''VictoriaAnEmpireUnderTheSun'' and its sequel are essentially pretty front-ends for a simulation of the global economy.

** The hearse (the car used in the movie) has enough item space for a reasonable amount of traps and other equipment, and will see you through the game the first time. This was almost certainly intentional. It takes repeated playthroughs to earn enough capital to effectively use the more expensive options and till make back what you spent.

* In the browser-based nation sim ''{{VideoGame/PoliticsAndWar}}'' players can produce and trade resources to othe rplayers.

-- '''Recette Lemongrass''', ''{{Recettear}}: An Item Shop's Tale''

* ''{{Recettear}}'' focuses on the main character being forced to run an RPG Item shop to pay off her father's debts while getting heroes to go through dungeons to find loot to sell.

* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' generally has this as a source of income through building/renovating businesses.

** This turns out to be the optimal method of making money, outpacing everything else (like completing quests, finding treasure chests, or pickpocketing) to a ludicrous degree. But since the only expensive things in the game are the improvements to Monterggioni and armor (which isn't available to purchase until some [[EventFlag Event Flags]] are tripped), less than a third of the way through the game it becomes apparent that [[MoneyForNothing money is useless]].
** Restoring the town also has the nice effect of the turning the local weather from dark and dreary overcast to bright and hopeful sunshine.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' has this with the management of Monteriggioni; it's completely optional, but since it returns your investment several times over there's no good reason not to do it.

* In the ''[[Videogame/{{X}} X-Universe]]'' series, the player starts out with nothing more than a puny scout ship or freighter and a handful of credits, and expands through combat, [[RefiningResources production through factories]], and trading. All tasks can be done either personally or [[GameplayAutomation via automated ships]] til they own fleets of {{Space Trucker}}s and {{Mile Long Ship}}s.

* In the ''[[{{Videogame/{{X}} X-Universe]]'' series, the player starts out with nothing more than a puny scout ship or freighter and a handful of credits, and expands through combat, [[RefiningResources production through factories]], and trading. All tasks can be done either personally or [[GameplayAutomation via automated ships]] til they own fleets of {{Space Trucker}}s and {{Mile Long Ship}}s.

* The whole point of the {{VideoGame/X}} series

** ''VideoGame/{{Elite}}'' and its freeware remake, ''VideoGame/{{Oolite}}''.

* ''HarvestMoon'', since you own the farm in most games.

** ''{{Elite}}'' and it's freeware remake, ''{{Oolite}}''.
** VegaStrike, while not explicitly an {{Elite}} clone, is inspired by the classic.
** ''SidMeiersPirates''.
** ''{{Freelancer}}''

-->-- '''Recette Lemongrass''', ''{{Recettear}}: An Item Shop's Tale''

[[quoteright:256:[[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ghostbusters_car_upgrades.gif]]]]

-->''Capitalism, ho!''\\
-- '''Recette Lemongrass''', ''{{Recettear}}: An Item Shop's Tale''

* ''{{Taipan}}'': One of the earliest. The player is a "Taipan" (merchant prince) in the Far East in the nineteenth century. Inspired loosely by the novel of that name.

* In ''DealtInLead'' players can run [[SaloonOwner saloons]]. Eventually banks, general stores, drugstores, etc, will be added.

** The page picture is from it. Even when you've got the money, don't buy the sports car: It's too small for a comfortable trap supply.

* ''{{MULE}}'', one of the first.