What is Revas - Business Simulation Games?
Revas Business Simulations Games help teachers run practical business and entrepreneurship classes. Students will run virtual companies, make realistic managerial decisions and compete against one another for customers. How does it work in class?
Divide your group into teams that will start separate virtual companies (you can choose 1 of 19 industries ranging from School Cafe, through Travel agency to IT services). Teams run their companies making realistic business decisions. Virtual companies compete for customers with businesses in one market. Teams analyse market results, draw conclusions, solve business problems. There is no single right answer, each game is real entrepreneurship training for the players.
Suitable for K-12, GCSE, A-Levels and Higher Education.
Educational Impact
build student knowledge
increase student collaboration
improve attainment
Additional evidence
 Company | Business Name: Revas - Business Simulation Games HQ Location: Poland Founded: 2016 |
| Age Range | 14-16, 17-18, 19+ |
 Features | Entrepreneurial Skills TrainingQuick FeedbackCompetitionGamification |
 Languages | English, German, Spanish, French |
 Accessibility | Moderate features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR |
 Requirements | Internet - Low BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - Android |
 Set Up | Annual subscription – the organization purchases an annual subscription within which it receives access to Revas Business Simulations Games limited to 12 months from the date of purchase of the subscription. Implementation with an indefinite license – the organization purchases access to Revas Business Simulations Games with an indefinite license with the option of maintaining the simulation on our servers or servers of the organization that makes the purchase. It is possible to integrate the simulation with the organization’s systems, which allow the users to log in using one login and password for all organization’s systems. Access to the user – the organization purchases access to Revas Business Simulations Games for a specific number of people (players). |
 Training | Live OnlineDocumentationVideos |
 Support | EmailKnowledge BasePhone Support |
| Home Learning | School must create the account. |
 Tags | business gamebusiness studiesentrepreneurshipbusiness managementsimulation gamevirtual business |
Revas - Business Simulation Games PricingPricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription Revas - Business Simulation Games pricing starts from €500 / year Create a free account and try Business Simulation Games. Each new teacher can order one free simulation and test it by making decisions that students will have to make in lessons using the simulation. If you want to learn more about the Revas Business Simulations Games for your school, please request a demo.  Optimised for a quick response | |
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Revas - Business Simulation Games Reviews
4.8 out of 5
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Revas - Business Simulation Games has collected 8 reviews in the past 6 months
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Carina
programme coordinator
WIFI Tirol Innsbruck, Austria
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games monthly for 1-2 years
Dec 2023
The company is always available when we're having problems. As we're using the german version there are sometimes issues with the translation, but they are always quick to change any issues that arise. Great communication.
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Thank you for your review Carina! Communication and support for our instructors is one of our core values. Thank you for noticing! :) We are always here for you to support your teaching process :)
Carina found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Moderately increases student collaboration“Changing each others mindset about the practical application of what they studied.”
- Slightly improves attainment“It depends on the willingness of the student to immerse themselves into the game/simulation”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“They understand the complexity of business in the "real" world. For example the connections between good marketing and the need to order more ressources.”
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Erich
Business studies teacher
Lentera School Indonesia, Indonesia
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games occasionally for 3-4 years
Dec 2023
Game is really fun and educational at the same time
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Thank you for your review Erich! Your comment basically summarizes all we want to achieve - make business courses both educational and fun! We are happy to have you on board Erich! :)
Erich found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“A new way to apply their theoretical knowledge in business”
- Significantly improves attainment“The students were able to work in groups and increased competitiveness”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“They were able to apply business concepts in their work”
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Christian
Teacher
Zealand - Sjællands Erhvervsakademi, Denmark
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games occasionally for 5 years+
Nov 2023
The game has a nice design and very good features. Students love to play the game
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Thank you for your review Christian and for being with us almost from the very beginning! We appreciate the kind words and we are very happy to see that students love the game <3
Christian found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Very deep and good group discussions”
- Significantly improves attainment“Many students tell me that after playing the game they have a better holistic understanding of what a company is and the operations of a Company”
- Significantly builds student knowledge
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Sophie
Lecturer
Xi'An Jiaotong Liverpool University, China
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games weekly for 1-2 years
Nov 2023
It’s an excellent teaching software
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Thank you for your review Sophie! <3 We truly appreciate your feedback and our collaboration so far!
Sophie found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Teamwork ability”
- Moderately improves attainment“Study interest on entrepreneurship”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Strategic planning”
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Nov 2023
The decision making elements of the game are great.
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Thank you for your review Bill! <3
It is great that you mentioned the decision making elements. The core of the simulation course is to give students a chance to make business decisions and see the outcomes. The don't need to only imagine what it would be like to run a business but they actually do it! :)
Bill found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Discussing the different strategies and then arriving at a consensus.”
- Slightly improves attainment“The simulation requires students to combine lots of pieces of data and information. For subjects that use diverse sources of information this is useful.”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Being able to apply elasticity data in a competitive environment. Working out costs and profits.”
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Urszula
Teacher
VIII Prywatne Akademickie Liceum Ogólnokształcące, Poland
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games monthly for 3-4 years
Oct 2023
The Revas game creates a unique opportunity to test theoretical economics and business issues in a virtual space. It allows for diverse classes and a rise in students' involvement in the learning process.
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Hi Urszula! Thank you for your review! <3
Thank you for bringing up the reflection and self-awareness. It is very important part of the simulation course for students to be able to reflect on their decisions and results. This way they are not only able to improve their business results in the game but also better understand their strengths and weaknesses.
Urszula found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“During the game, students work in teams and make decisions together. They learn to divide tasks, negotiate positions, and take risks together. They understand that cooperation also involves accepting the consequences of decisions made.”
- Moderately improves attainment“Students are engaged in self-assessment, self-monitoring, and reflective processes, which helps them become more self-aware.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students learn to apply theoretical knowledge to make decisions. It helps them better understand and remember the content they learned.”
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Krzysztof
Academic teacher
School of Management and Banking in Krakow, Poland
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games weekly for 5 years+
Oct 2023
A useful tool for business classes. It helps make business learning more realistic. Students are involved in decision-making and learn through practice.
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Hi Krzysztof! Thank you for your review! <3 Great to see the simulations are useful for your business classes. That is exactly what we want to achieve - bridge the gap between the business theory in class and the real business world.
Krzysztof found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“During classes, my students work in groups and make business decisions together. This work model affects students' communication and cooperation skills.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Students use theoretical business knowledge in virtual reality. they experience business in practice.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students have the opportunity to use theoretical knowledge (law of demand, marketing, HR, finance, pricing strategies) in business practice. They receive real market feedback and can analyze the results to improve their strategies.”
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Maciej
Marvellous decision game. Not only do students experience business and use the theoretical concepts in practice but they also develop logical thinking, analysis, problem solving, teamwork and many more skills!
Technikum TEB Edukacja Kraków, Poland
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games weekly for 3-4 years
Oct 2023
The best!
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Hi Maciej! Thank you for your marvellous review! <3 Sometimes people think business simulations are only for people who want to start their own business but, as you mentioned, it is also a universal skills training! It makes taking part in the game useful for everybody!
Maciej found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Students work in teams and they need to make decisions together and negotiate their strategy. Very good teamwork exercise on life-like business situations.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Students improve their overall understanding of business processes and competitive market forces.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students make real-life managerial decisions reg. HR, investments, marketing, pricing, improving understanding of these concepts.”
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Oct 2023
The students love it and it is very much self-explanatory
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Thank you for your review Patrycja! Our hearts grow reading such wonderful comments <3
Patrycja found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Moderately increases student collaboration“They cooperate making the decisions, they discuss ideas with other groups”
- Moderately improves attainment“They are more confident and eager to do things”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“They get practical knowledge of the basics of company organisation, the labour law (working hours, tax issues), HR issues”
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Folajimi Ashiru
Assistant Professor
Coventry University, England
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games occasionally for 0–3 months
May 2022
Its useful and has multiple rounds which enables students get more comfortable with decision making
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Dear Folajimi, thank you for your review! You mentioned the multiple rounds and the fact that students get more comfortable with decision making. Right! It means they get a number of chances to experiment with different business strategies in a risk-free online environment and learn to analyze their consequences :)
Folajimi Ashiru found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Does not reduce teacher workload“It does bring an exciting practical perspective for students, but simulation increase lecturer workload. But I guess although there is an increase in workload, its a good thing as it helps students understand concepts better.”
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Students work together and have to make joint decisions.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Simulated real life situations are experienced by students and they have to make tough decisions”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students understand internal and external environments of companies better”
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Martin Kacor
Teacher
Verdala International School, Malta
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games occasionally for 4-6 months
Mar 2022
It's a great tool for teachers who want their students to go a step further and learn beyond the standard curriculum.
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Dear Martin, thank you so much for your review! It perfectly reflects what we want to achieve - help students go beyond learning business theory but really experiencing running a business! :)
Martin Kacor found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Significantly increases student collaboration
- Moderately improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
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Feb 2022
perfect for business or finance students
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Thank you so much for the review David! We are proud to see the things you highlighted. We want the students to get a glimpse of how the business actually operates and make it easy for the instructors so that both parts are happy :)
David found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“good content, easy to implement”
- Significantly increases student collaboration“they love the competition”
- Significantly improves attainment“an idea of how a business actually operates”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“finance, human relations decisions, capital investmet decisions”
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Cristina Udateanu
Managing Partner
GoodStory, Romania
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games weekly for 1-2 years
Feb 2022
User friendly, intuitive, holistic approach of a business and in the same time ease to work with.
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Thank you for your review Cristina! Your comment perfectly reflects what we want to achieve! Give student a bird-view of a business and make it easy to use for the teacher. Thank you for noticing! :)
Cristina Udateanu found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Less papers, less preparation”
- Moderately increases student collaboration“They work together to solve the tasks between the rounds, therefore their interactions and team spirit are improved.”
- Moderately improves attainment“Better understanding of the business principles.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Very good to understand basic business principles and processes.”
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CEYDA INANLI TAN
IBDP Business Management Teacher
NUN SCHOOLS, Turkey
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games occasionally for 0–3 months
Feb 2022
my only concern is about the alignment with our topics and duration of the game. we can use shorten time but we cannot cover more topic to follow the game. it would be better if it can be designed specifically for high school content too.
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Dear Ceyda, thank you for all your suggestions, we will review all of them to see how we can make the experience better! Also, a lot of teachers have the same experience - simulations engage all students, even those who are not always so participative. It simply is fun to learn this way :)
CEYDA INANLI TAN found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“you should assess the results and give feedback to players. some of the content is not aligned with IB.”
- Significantly increases student collaboration“the game played with teams, students should participate to the decision making process. during the international simulation game Revas enforcing and motivating students to keep on track.”
- Moderately improves attainment“the student that is usually not participative, during the simulation involve in the team decision and act willingly.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“the strategies should be decided on may not be in their inquiry but they should search and ask to know about the context. besides they should activate their knowledge and use when creating the strategy of action.”
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Ivana Mandic
Teacher
Rudjer Boskovic School, Serbia
Used Revas - Business Simulation Games occasionally for 0–3 months
Jan 2022
Very realistic, interactive, engaging. The students are fully involved and it keep them very active
Reply from Revas - Business Simulation Games:Hi Ivana! Thank you for your review <3 We appreciate that you find the game realistic and engaging. This is exactly what we wanted it to be :)
Ivana Mandic found Revas - Business Simulation Games:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Better understanding of free market concept, demand and supply, competition, price strategies, financial aspects of the business operations, costs and revenues...”
- Significantly increases student collaboration“Development of the market strategies, division and specialization of the tasks, delegation between each other and regular weekly reports to keep all members informed”
- Significantly improves attainment“Time management skills were very improved in order to meet deadlines set up by the simulation”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“As I've already stated previously, better understanding of many economics and business management topics - markets, costs, profits, revenues, competition...”
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Pedagogy
Certified by Education Alliance Finland, 10/2019
EAF Evaluation is an academically-backed approach to evaluating the pedagogical design of a product. EAF evaluators assess the product using criteria that covers the most essential pedagogical aspects in the learning experience.
PassiveActive
In Revas Simulation the students are making decisions on running their own company. Each round requires completing several steps before finishing, which makes it impossible to pass through the content with no engagement. In order to progress and make smart decisions the learners are required to acquire and use new information. The new information is delivered on the simulation, but also by the teacher - the simulation is meant to be controlled by the teacher.
RehearseConstruct
Revas Simulation requires utilizing learned content in open-ended problem-solving space. The game consists of several rounds, so it is possible to improve your predictions on each round. The pace of introducing new concepts is good. Each team can utilize individual tactics to solve the challenge and then compare, which of the tactics proved to be successful. The competition between teams and the discussion arising from the results is especially valuable.
LinearNon-linear/Creative
The simulation follows linear, predetermined user progression led by the teacher, although during each round the teams can make choices freely. On each round the users will gain more possibilities and knowledge. The learning progress is directly comparable between teams since a good score directly reflects the understanding of content and attention to the choices - The learner must actively analyze and use the knowledge they gain during the game.
IndividualCollaborative
The game is instructed to be played in small teams with teams competing against other teams. Each team can act and progress autonomously, and the results are compared after each round to create competition. The solution encourages teamwork and collaborative analytical thinking and problem-solving, and in many cases working in teams makes the usage much easier, since each team member can take care of one area to manage (eg. HR, supplies and so on).
Learning goals
Certified by Education Alliance Finland
The supported learning goals are identified by mapping the product against the selected reference curriculum and soft skills definitions most relevant for the 21st century.
- Role of finance for businesses: capital expenditure and revenue expenditure
- define price elasticity of demand and supply and perform simple calculations
- Using technology for interaction and collaboration
- Practicing to work with others
- Learning to listen other people’s opinions
- The student understands the reasons for starting up a business or an enterprise
- The student understands the common steps in the process of starting up a business or an enterprise
- Practicing decision making
- Learning to plan and organize work processes
- The student understands the main business functions and their roles: human resources, finance and accounts, marketig and operations
- Using technology as a part of explorative and creative process
- Short, medium and long-term finance
- Developing problem solving skills
- Using technology resources for problem solving
- The student understands the role of businesses in combining human, physical and financial resources to create goods and services
- The following types of cost, using examples: fixed, variable, semi-variable, direct, indirect/overhead
- Total revenue and revenue streams, using examples
- Practicing to notice causal connections
- The purpose of accounts to different stakeholders
- Learning decision-making, influencing and accountability
- Learning to notice causal connections
- Practicing to look things from different perspectives
- Practicing strategic thinking
- Practicing persistent working
- Learning to find the joy of learning and new challenges
- Practicing creative thinking
- The difference between profit and cash flow
- The following strategies for dealing with cash flow problems: reducing cash outflow, improving cash inflows, looking for additional finance
- The key functions of management
- Human resource planning (workforce planning)
- The student understands the role of entrepreneurship (and entrepreneur) and intrapreneurship (and intrapreneur) in overall business activity
- Practicing to notice links between subjects learned
- Practicing to use information independently and interactively
- The student understands the problems that a new business or enterprise may face
- Learning to build information on top of previously learned
- Practicing to notice causal connections
- Market share
- How marketing strategies evolve as a response to changes in customer preferences
- Encouraging to build new information and visions
- Operations management in organizations producing goods and/or services
- The need for organizations to change objectives and innovate in response to changes in internal and external environments
- Developing problem solving skills
- The student understands the role of businesses in combining human, physical and financial resources to create goods and services
- Internal and external factors that influence human resource planning (such as demographic change, change in labour mobility, new communication technologies)
- Learning to find the joy of learning and new challenges
- Practicing persistent working
- Learning to notice causal connections
- Human resource planning (workforce planning)
- Practising to understand visual concepts and shapes and observe their qualities
- Understanding and interpreting of matrices and diagrams
- Realizing the connection between subjects learned in free time and their impact to skills needed at worklife
- Connecting subjects learned at school to skills needed at working life
- Role of finance for businesses: capital expenditure and revenue expenditure
- Variances
- Cash flow forecasts
- Encouraging positive attitude towards working life
- Learning consumer knowledge and smart economics
- The student understands the problems that a new business or enterprise may face
- Learning to use foreign language in work context
- demonstrate the principle of equilibrium price and analyse simple market situations with changes in demand and supply
- The student understands the common steps in the process of starting up a business or an enterprise
- Practicing strategic thinking
- The student understands the main business functions and their roles: human resources, finance and accounts, marketig and operations
- Marketing and its relationship with other business functions
- Learning consumer knowledge and smart economics
- The key functions of management
- The following strategies for dealing with cash flow problems: reducing cash outflow, improving cash inflows, looking for additional finance
- Developing problem solving skills
- Learning decision-making, influencing and accountability
- Learning to listen other people’s opinions
- Practicing to argument clearly own opinions and reasonings
- Practicing to work with others
- The student understands the problems that a new business or enterprise may face
- The student understands the common steps in the process of starting up a business or an enterprise
- The student understands the main business functions and their roles: human resources, finance and accounts, marketig and operations
- Practicing to take responsibility of one's own learning
- Practicing persistent working
- Annetaan oppilaille tilaisuuksia oppia oman kokemuksensa kautta työn, yrittäjämäisen toimintatavan sekä yrittäjyyden merkityksen yhteisössä ja yhteiskunnassa.
- Harjoitellaan tarttumaan tehtäviin aloitteellisesti, ennakoimaan työskentelyn mahdollisia vaikeuksia, arvioimaan ja ottamaan hallittuja riskejä, kohtaamaan myös epäonnistumisia ja pettymyksiä sekä viemään työ sisukkaasti loppuun.
- The student understands the role of businesses in combining human, physical and financial resources to create goods and services
- Tarjotaan tilaisuus oppia tuntemaan erilaisia ammatteja ja työaloja sekä yritystoimintaa.
- Harjoitellaan työelämässä tarvittavaa asianmukaista käyttäytymistä ja yhteistyötaitoja ja huomataan kielitaidon ja vuorovaikutustaitojen merkitys.
- Using technology resources for problem solving
- Edistetään oppilaiden kiinnostusta ja myönteistä asennetta työtä ja työelämää kohtaan sekä vahvistetaan siihen liittyvää tietopohjaa.
- Practicing strategic thinking
- Connecting subjects learned at school to skills needed at working life
- describe the concept of market failure and explain the reasons for its occurrence
- Practicing decision making
- Learning to plan and organize work processes
- Encouraging positive attitude towards working life