Pick your rig tier and count, the itemized budget updates live, including the commercial licensing line most first-timers discover in month six. Numbers from operators of three live venues.
Your build
Entry ~$2,200/rig
Consumer wheel, single monitor, mid-range PC. Casual walk-ups.
Motion platform, high-end everything. Charge more, maintain more.
6
Itemized startup budget
Rigs & equipment$0
Sim commercial licensing (the one everyone forgets)$0
Buildout, seating, signage, network, paint$0
Deposits & insurance$0
Software & systems, year one$0
Working capital, 3 months runway$0
All-in estimate$0
Get this as a real budget spreadsheet
We'll send your numbers as an editable budget with per-item notes, where to cheap out safely, where not to, and the questions to ask before signing a lease.
On its way, from a real operator, give it a few hours.
Estimates for planning, not quotes: licensing modeled at ~$4,700/sim (Commercial Pro tier as publicly listed, details here), buildout at a modest $12k base + per-rig fit-out, runway at typical small-venue operating costs. Rent varies wildly by market. Full context in the start-a-venue guide; see what the revenue side looks like in the profit calculator.