Game Dev Tycoon

4.8
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About this game

Welcome to Game Dev Tycoon. In this business simulation game you start your own game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games, research new technologies to boost your business and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Create games your way


Your success depends on your creativity and willingness to experiment. What topics and genres go well together? Should your Action game focus more on engine optimization or on quest design? The decisions you make during the development of your games will have a major impact on the ratings you receive.

Grow your company


Once you have successfully released a few games you can move into your own office and forge a world-class development team. Hire staff, train them and unlock new options.

Features


šŸ•¹ Start a game development company in the 80s
āœ Design and create games
šŸ’” Gain new insights through game reports
šŸ‘ Research new technologies
āš™ Create custom game engines
šŸ¢ Move into bigger offices
šŸ‘©šŸ½ā€šŸ’» Forge a world-class development team
šŸ”¬ Unlock secret labs
šŸ“ˆ Become a market leader
šŸ’š Gain worldwide fans
šŸ„‡ Unlock achievements

The full game has many more features which are not listed here to prevent spoilers.

The mobile version introduces


☠ A super-difficult (but optional) pirate mode
šŸ“° An updated storyline
šŸ‘©ā€šŸ³ New topics for even more varied games
šŸ“± New UI optimized for phones and tablets

A game with šŸ’š


Game Dev Tycoon does not contain any in-app purchases or ads. Enjoy!
Updated on
Sep 4, 2023

Data safety

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This app may collect these data types
App activity and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.8
155K reviews
Yuki scarletmoon
January 14, 2025
Pretty fun, played it for hours my first go. Controls and ui are easy to understand, like the feeling of being stuck in. Kinda wish you could turn down the rent amount or go into a sandbox mode so you don't always feel pressured to always be doing something, its nice the first few runs, but a casual sandbox endless mode would be nice say, after you finish the first go of it... All in all, good fun.
23 people found this review helpful
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Hu Man
September 13, 2024
Truly an amazing game! So many different combinations to choose from, it ensures every playthrough is unique. The game has a fair share of trail and error, but it's fun discovering the combinations and what does and doesn't work well. My biggest gripe is the sequel system, I'd prefer to be able to put my games into 'series' and have spinoffs that aren't necessarily sequels (and have them grouped as a series on my game overview). The game timeline menu could use an overhaul regardless.
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Dustin Lill
January 27, 2025
Been playing for a couple of hours now. I have failed more times then I would have expected. But, just released my first hit game, and the dopamine release was delightful! I think the game would be more "user-friendly" with a difficulty selection prior to starting a new game. Also, the tutorials are great, but maybe a bit wordy. Great job dev team! Keep up the solid work! I'll be looking for more games from you in the future.
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What’s new

Thank you for playing!

Changes (1.6.9):
- Various bug fixes