Start broke.Build an empire.

A free business tycoon game with South African zef humour. Open a Car Wash, buy a Wendy House, play the markets and squad up with your chommies until the whole town knows your name.

Ⓩ600,000,000 from pocket change to Zefville Legend

Plays in your browser on any phone or computer. Nothing to download.

The Zefville Mogul control console with net worth, rank and Tax Day

Ten steps from Broke Boykie to Legend

Every Zoin your empire earns moves you up. Bought Zoins never count, and Tax Day takes its share, so you climb on smart choices, not luck.

  1. 🩴Broke BoykieⓏ0
  2. 🧢Side HustlerⓏ2K
  3. 😎Street SmartⓏ12K
  4. 🤝Deal MakerⓏ60K
  5. 🚐Taxi TycoonⓏ300K
  6. 🕶️City SlickerⓏ1.5M
  7. 💎Big BallerⓏ8M
  8. 🏗️Empire BuilderⓏ40M
  9. 👑Zef RoyaltyⓏ200M
  10. 🐐Zefville LegendⓏ500M

Made it to the top? Season 2, The Boardroom, opens at level 11.

Your shops work while you sleep

Every business earns Zoins every hour, even when the game is closed. Upgrade the ones that pay best and give them your own name and logo.

  • 🚿 Car Wash and 🧋 Boba Shop to start
  • 🍜 Ghost Kitchen and 🎥 Streaming Studio on the way up
  • 🚁 Drone Delivery and 🤖 AI Startup Lab for the big leagues
  • 🏠 Property from a Wendy House to Biltong Island
Your Empire: businesses with their income and upgrade prices

Play the markets, read the news

Buy stocks and crypto low and sell them high. The Zefville Times drops tips, with stars for how reliable they are, and not every rumour is true. Every trade costs a small broker fee, so think before you click.

  • 📈 Five stocks and four coins that move by the clock
  • 🚀 Startup Deals: invest in a young company; most fail, a few grow big
  • 🏦 A savings account that grows slowly but surely
The Markets: stocks with price charts and your profit or loss

Real life gets in the way

Bad Luck cards turn up when you least expect them. Pay, sell something, or insure your empire before it happens. Now and then the luck goes your way.

Bad luck
🧾
Tax Day

Every six hours of play the taxman wants his share of your profit.

Bad luck
🏃
Tenant did a runner

The Backyard Room is empty and this month's rent went with him.

Good luck
🍀
You went viral

A video of your Boba Shop blew up overnight. Customers are queuing round the block.

Grow it into a company

Legends who finish Season 1 enter the Boardroom. Your shops and property become one company with its own name and value, and from level 13 you hire a manager for each division.

  • 🧑‍💼 A good manager lifts a division's income; a weak one costs more than he brings
  • 📊 Your company is valued on what it earns, not on what the shops cost
  • 🏛️ Ten new levels, from Company Founder to Holding Mogul
Season 2: your company with its value, profit and managers

Squad up in a Skema

A crew of up to ten. Start or join a Skema with its own private chat. Every member boosts everyone's income.

Bring your chommies. You earn bonus Zoins when a friend joins with your invite code, and more when they rank up.

Fair and friendly. The leaderboard counts earned Zoins only, names and chat are filtered, and avatars are drawn, never real photos.

Questions parents and players ask

Is it free?
Yes. The whole game can be played without paying anything.
Can Zoins be cashed out?
No. Zoins are play money that only exist inside the game. They can never be exchanged for real money.
Do I need an account?
You can try the game without one. With a free account (Google or email) your empire is saved and follows you to any phone or computer.
Who is it for?
Players aged 13 and older. Names and chat are filtered, Skema chat is private to its members, and the game never shows anyone's profile picture. See the privacy policy.
Where can I learn the rules?
How to play explains ranks, income, Tax Day, Bad Luck cards and the markets.

Your Car Wash is waiting

Pick a Zefville name and earn your first Zoins in under a minute.

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