Startup Dev Story

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About this game

Found your own software startup and grow it from a one-person garage hustle into a world-changing tech giant, one pixel at a time.

Startup Dev Story is a cozy, fast-paced business simulation inspired by the management-sim classics. Hire developers, designers, and marketers, organize them into teams, and cook up products in the Lab by mixing a type, an audience, and secret ingredients. Discover powerful combos, ship them, and watch the subscribers (and the cash) roll in.

But the tech world never sits still. Survive and thrive across shifting eras: the SaaS & Mobile Boom, Crypto Winter, the AI Revolution and beyond, each one reshaping what sells and who your rivals are.

FEATURES
• Hire & grow a team: level up staff, manage energy, loyalty and burnout, and promote your stars.
• The Product Lab: combine type + audience + ingredients to discover hidden synergy recipes.
• Ride the eras: adapt as the market transforms decade after decade.
• Rivals & market: competitors ship their own products; trends rise and fall.
• Research & perks: unlock new product types and kit out your office.
• Three difficulties: from a gentle Learn-the-Ropes run to a brutal lean-runway challenge.
• New Game+: bank a veteran co-founder and a cash head start for your next venture.
• Multiple save slots: run parallel companies.
• Handcrafted pixel art and a chiptune soundtrack, all generated with love.

Free to play, supported by ads. No account required. Your progress is saved on your device.

Can you survive the burn, out-ship your rivals, and IPO your way to the singularity? Your startup story starts now.
Hire devs ship products and grow a pixel startup into a tech empire!
Updated on
Aug 11, 2026

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  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • Data can’t be deleted

What’s new

Startup Dev Story is live! Build your dream startup from a tiny garage office: hire your team, design and launch products, and ride the eras of tech - SaaS, crypto, AI, and beyond. Manage teams, research new tech, fend off rivals, and grow into a global empire. 100% offline, no account needed. Thanks for playing - we'd love your feedback!