Ramen Empire: Shop Tycoon
Tokyo Osaka Taipei Ramen Sim
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Open ramen shops in Tokyo, Osaka, Taipei and Beijing. Pick soup and toppings, read the monthly numbers, build an empire.
Ramen Empire is a monthly turn-based business sim. Start with one ramen shop in Tokyo, expand to Osaka and Taipei, and win by making Tokyo, Osaka, and Taipei each profitable over the last 12 months while hitting your annual profit goal. No time limit — just don't go bankrupt.
■ The core loop
- Pick a lot. Choose brand tone, supply chain, soup style, signature topping, price, and marketing.
- Each month demand, match score, rivals and events compute your revenue and profit.
- Decisions that fit the local taste win — read the numbers and adjust.
■ Features
- 5 soup styles (tonkotsu, shoyu, shio, miso, tsukemen) x 6 toppings to differentiate your shops.
- 4 cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Taipei, and Beijing — each with its own demand, rent, and taste.
- Monthly report with revenue, profit, demand, share, and match breakdown.
- Cross-shop dashboard with charts showing profit and brand awareness over time.
- Journal of monthly events. Research view to surface hidden market parameters.
- 3 difficulty levels, achievements, NG+ runs for replay.
■ Made for
- Players who enjoy reading numbers and building a strategy.
- Short-session turn-based games you can finish on a commute.
- Anyone curious about ramen and growing a business across cities.
Start with one shop. Grow it into an empire spanning Tokyo, Osaka, Taipei, and Beijing.
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v1.3 update
- Redesigned title screen
- Bankrupt? Watch an optional ad to revive once per game: assets are sold to cover debts and you restart with 25% of your starting cash
- Market research: watch an optional ad to unlock the final research level for free (once per market)
- New interactive tutorial that walks you through your first month
- The month button now reads "Next month", and the goal is explained more clearly
- The opening story can now be skipped
The developer, Haruki Sugaya, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Seller
- Haruki Sugaya
- Size
- 129.2 MB
- Category
- Simulation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- ©︎ Haruki Sugaya