Now your Sims can create their own businesses.

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The Sims 2 Open for business (PC, Mac)

About this game

Now your Sims can create their own businesses. They can design their own clothing boutique, beauty salon, florist, high-end electronics shop, bustling restaurant chain, or virtually any other type of business. Hire your staff as the business grows and put talented Sims to work making toys, running the register, crafting floral bouquets, giving sales pitches, or manufacturing robots. But watch out for slacker employees and be prepared to fire them on the spot. From clever tinkerer to master craftsman, develop your Sim's talents to best suit your business needs. Will they build a thriving business empire or become eccentric entrepreneurs designing the next big thing?

Key Features

Create Thriving Businesses

Open up shops selling just about anything from clothing, electronics, and toys to flowers, baked goods, robots and more. Customize any business to your choosing by tailoring the store theme, layout and prices. Hire employees with high sales skills and employ independent managers to run things while your Sim is away. Watch as your business grows from a mom and pop shop into a booming empire.

Be the boss

Train employees, promote the best, and fire the rest. Cater to different customers including browsers and loyal shoppers. Dress your Sims in outrageous mascot outfits that resemble Knights, Ninjas, Gorillas, and more. Promote your best employees, but beware of slacker workers and be prepared to lay them off without hesitation!

Learn The Tricks Of The Trade

Customer is king. Develop your Sims' sales skills and determine if your employees should use a hard sell or drop the price to close the deal. Win the Best-of-the-Best Award to establish your Sim's business rep. Will your Sim's business make more money selling low quality products at basement rates or luxurious goods at scale-tipping prices?

Turn Talents Into Cash

Arrange flowers, make toys, and create robots to catch thieves at home or clean up the shop. Develop master-skilled Sims to make the most prized and expensive goods. Settle for an entry-level crafter and churn out pet bricks or faulty toy robots. Just bring home the bacon any way you can!

More Than 125 New Items

Stock up on essentials for your Sims' business, including display cases, a beauty salon chair, a toy workbench, a floral station, cash registers, and more. Complete your shop atmosphere with awnings and elevators for easy store navigation, or matching uniforms for all employees. With all the new items, there will never be another dull day building a business!

Trailers & videos

Trailers & videos

The Sims 2 Open for Business - Employee of the month trailer (EN)▶

The Sims 2 Open for Business - Employee of the month trailer (EN)

Trailer · 26 février 2006

The Sims 2 - Open for business Happy valentine's▶

The Sims 2 - Open for business Happy valentine's

Trailer · 14 février 2006

The Sims 2 Open for business - How to be a good valentine▶

The Sims 2 Open for business - How to be a good valentine

Trailer · 14 février 2006

The Sims 2 Open for Business - Walkthrought by Hunter Hall (EN)▶

The Sims 2 Open for Business - Walkthrought by Hunter Hall (EN)

Gameplay · 3 février 2006

The Sims 2 Open for Business announcement trailer (EN)▶

The Sims 2 Open for Business announcement trailer (EN)

Trailer · 5 janvier 2006

The Sims 2 Open for business - The client is king!▶

The Sims 2 Open for business - The client is king!

Gameplay · 20 Décembre 2005

The Sims 2 Open for Business - You are fired! (EN)▶

The Sims 2 Open for Business - You are fired! (EN)

Gameplay · 9 Décembre 2005

The Sims 2 Open for Business - Limonade stand gameplay (EN)▶

The Sims 2 Open for Business - Limonade stand gameplay (EN)

Gameplay · 7 Décembre 2005

Credits

391 credits
Very Special Thanks1
The Sims™ 2 Open for Business Expansion Pack Team16

Lead Development Directors

Lead Producer

Technical Director

Art Director

Animation Directors

Audio Director

Executive Producer

Senior Director of Product Development

Production and Design Team14
Engineering Team18
Art Team39
Audio/Video Team22
Development Testing Team3

Release Engineer

Release Testing

Configuration Management Team6

Development Director

Technical Director

Configuration Management Lead

Configuration Management Engineers

Web Team8
External Contributors3

External Art Development

Testing Team66
EA European Integration Team14
CatLab and CQC Teams20
Localization Team72
Audio10
The Sims™ Division13
Marketing & Public Relations Team13

Director of Marketing

Product Management Team

Project Manager

Marketing Artist

Public Relations Director

Documentation Writing and Editing

Documentation Layout

Studio Operations23
Licensed Technology1

Licensed Technology — On2 Technologies

Music29

SIMusics

The Sims 2 Open for business (PC, Mac)
SIMusics playlist

SIMusics

16 tracks linked to this game

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Tracks

16 tracks

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1The Sims 2 Open for business ThemeMark MothersbaughThemeThe Sims 2 Open for business (PC, Mac)No streaming links yet
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11♪Suffer WellDepeche Mode—The Sims 2 Open for business (PC, Mac)No streaming links yet
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12♪Too ShyKajagoogoo—The Sims 2 Open for business (PC, Mac)No streaming links yet
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13♪Things Can Only Get BetterHoward Jones—The Sims 2 Open for business (PC, Mac)No streaming links yet
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14♪SynthesizeEpoxies—The Sims 2 Open for business (PC, Mac)No streaming links yet
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15♪Touch And GoBring The Kids Out—The Sims 2 Open for business (PC, Mac)No streaming links yet
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16♪It Wouldn't Be So BadBring The Kids Out—The Sims 2 Open for business (PC, Mac)No streaming links yet
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