Game Dev Tycoon

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8.0

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  1. Glampkoo
    Oct 21, 2013
    10
    IMO This is in my list of favourite games. Yes, it actually is.
    When I first played the game I saw all these consoles which I never heard about or at least know them very well. I started making games and really enjoyed the game. Then I started having interest on retro gaming. I played a lot of NES games for funz and realized that the only thing matters in a game is gameplay or story.    IMO This is in my list of favourite games. Yes, it actually is.
    When I first played the game I saw all these consoles which I never heard about or at least know them very well. I started making games and really enjoyed the game. Then I started having interest on retro gaming. I played a lot of NES games for funz and realized that the only thing matters in a game is gameplay or story. Graphics are optional.
    TL;DR Very good game, deserves it's 9€ or whatever.    … Expand
  2. Pomegranate23
    Oct 19, 2013
    10
    Incredibly fun game. What makes me enjoy it the most is the settings. Its an amazing feeling for me to run a game dev company,if you wont like that then its pointless to buy this game. The gameplay mechanics are maybe a bit basic,but I like them and the game has made itself well worth the money.

    Its also a very relaxing game. You can just jump into it and play for 10min if you have time    Incredibly fun game. What makes me enjoy it the most is the settings. Its an amazing feeling for me to run a game dev company,if you wont like that then its pointless to buy this game. The gameplay mechanics are maybe a bit basic,but I like them and the game has made itself well worth the money.

    Its also a very relaxing game. You can just jump into it and play for 10min if you have time over, or play it while watching a movie :)

    EDIT: I rewrote this just to mention that they have now done some major updates for this game. Fixed the most common issues such as lack of feedback!    … Expand
  3. MispeledStalion
    Oct 16, 2013
    7
    Really this is your run-of-the-mill business simulator, but the ties to the gaming culture and the ability to make every product uniquely yours and watching the 'critics review your game' makes it quite enjoyable. Pretty easy interface to navigate and decent replay value because you'll never fit all the content into one play through. Obviously, you'll get a feel for the formula prettyReally this is your run-of-the-mill business simulator, but the ties to the gaming culture and the ability to make every product uniquely yours and watching the 'critics review your game' makes it quite enjoyable. Pretty easy interface to navigate and decent replay value because you'll never fit all the content into one play through. Obviously, you'll get a feel for the formula pretty quick and the game can feel kinda tedious sometimes, but the glee of getting a perfect 10 or the disappointment of a 4 from the critics made this game fun for me.… Expand
  4. Diddlethumb
    Oct 15, 2013
    8
    This game is pretty amazing, but it's re-playable value is something to argue about. It's genuine, fantastic, and like an advanced Game Dev Story at first, but after a couple of games and getting to know about every single corner about this game, it starts getting repetitive, arduous, and plain boring. It's definitely fun to create your own games and get good reviews from it, but at thisThis game is pretty amazing, but it's re-playable value is something to argue about. It's genuine, fantastic, and like an advanced Game Dev Story at first, but after a couple of games and getting to know about every single corner about this game, it starts getting repetitive, arduous, and plain boring. It's definitely fun to create your own games and get good reviews from it, but at this current moment, it offers too little to play forever. It is a game in development, so I expect great things to come from it in the future, as a game where you can become Nintendo and make mature games and take series like Star Wars is absolutely fun, interesting, and bloody funny can go a long way in the case of an indie game. Oh, and it's only $9.99 worth it indeed if you like this sort of game, but again, it needs updates to become a fabled game like Minecraft.… Expand
  5. Kabsef
    Oct 15, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is VERY, VERY GOOD. Not perfect but, such a great game. A lot of people complain about it's resemblance to Game Dev Story, but to be honest the game play is so much more addictive and fun compared to GDS. And all the choices when you make your games is amazing. The game play also keeps rolling by bringing in new consoles and offices, as well as research to create better games. It also follows what happened in real life, for instance Sega failing to create a very good console and stopped making them. Even when the special events stop, end game is still made fun by being able to create your own consoles. It's fun to make up your own challenges and goals as well, to make the game play more challenging and interesting. The thing that makes this game imperfect is the small 'story' as so to speak, there should be more special events, more consoles, and the ability to actually see your competition, and know how to get over them. People think of this game as a simulator, it's not, it's a tycoon, clue is in the title.… Expand
  6. DarkM
    Oct 14, 2013
    9
    Great game, easy to pick up hard to master, playable for hours on end!
    Lots of people saying its a Game Dev Story knock off... not sure what that makes every military FPS game that comes out!!!! I enjoyed Game Dev Story on my phone, i enjoy Game Dev Tycoon on my PC. The

    as with anything there is always room for improvement hence the 9/10
  7. todjansen123
    Oct 11, 2013
    5
    3 Words NO REPLAY VALUE, don't buy it. The thing says that I need to make this 150 characters long so I am going to type non-sense into this thing like the game does to your mind. WODAWODKAWDOKAODKAPDOWKDAOKDAOPKAOPKOAKDOKDKOAWKDOAWKDOAWKDOWKAPOWKDAPKDAPOKDAOKDAOPWKDPAOWKDOWKAOP
  8. SwitSwat
    Oct 8, 2013
    7
    It's a great little simulation on the struggles that game developers face. While it doesn't cover everything, it still provides a bit of insight. It might not be very addictive at first, but it gets progressively better and faster as it goes on. It's far from perfect, but it's still good. 7/10
  9. lava
    Oct 7, 2013
    10
    Fantastic game. I appreciate the actual difficulty of it. I've yet to discover any easter eggs or sell 100 million copies. :)

    We do not have to be hooked up to a social network to play it.

    Being a developer, I feel it is a very fun overview of the process.

    Thank you!
  10. SX_Predator
    Oct 2, 2013
    10
    This game has it all. Mathematical algorithms, Micronoft, Vony, Ninvento, even Nigerian scammers! Super fun and highly addictive. Must buy. Only 10 dollars on Steam!
  11. Krald
    Oct 2, 2013
    8
    This game is a fairly pleasant tycoon game that takes me refreshingly back to the days of theme hospital and similar such games. Easy to play and surprisingly addictive, it's very much an enjoyable experience chartering the history of the game development industry from garage to multi-faceted tech giant.

    While it won't go down in history as as memorable as some previous simulation    This game is a fairly pleasant tycoon game that takes me refreshingly back to the days of theme hospital and similar such games. Easy to play and surprisingly addictive, it's very much an enjoyable experience chartering the history of the game development industry from garage to multi-faceted tech giant.

    While it won't go down in history as as memorable as some previous simulation games, it nonetheless is an enjoyable and cheap experience that can easily notch you ten hours of playtime even with just one playthrough.

    The game rewards experimentation and proper planning, and while never being the most complex of titles it has just enough depth for me to enjoy. Managing your staff is important, specialising them through training is a big factor, and specialising your company with smart research leaning you towards certain genres can mean you can reliably create long-development AAA titles with high scores and sales. It takes some tinkering to get perfect.

    As for some of the issues other user reviewers have stated, pace can be modified, pick a 42 year playthrough if you want a slower, more paced journey through the game. Control over review scores is possible, much of it is logical and can be deduced from what you would logically think would make a good game. Beyond that, there is research which slowly uncovers the nuances of all the mechanics, and gives you a more in-depth overview, this information can me carried over onto new playthroughs so you can gradually build up a database of what works and what doesnt. If you're too impatient for that, there are various wiki articles that lay out the mechanics in plain sight and show that it's not quite as "Mystical" as it may seem.

    Replayability is not stellar I admit, but I am already considering a third playthrough there is the desire to improve and do it better, to conquer the industry at a quicker rate. If you really take to the game you could easily be set up for a good thirty-forty hours of fun even if you do not, one playthrough could still be ten-odd hours of fun.

    All-in-all I heartily recommend it to fans of simulation games, or those just curious for something a little different, for all the calls of it copying game dev story it still is practically one of two game development titles that I am aware of, and in an ocean of same-old-same-old titles that is still a pretty unique snowflake.    … Expand
  12. Pedrazl
    Oct 2, 2013
    7
    En la parte buena es original y adictivo. En la parte mala se puede hacer repetitivo y le falta un poco más de profundidad. Con mejoras sobre esta base puede llegar a ser un muy buen juego.
  13. karlsanada13
    Sep 29, 2013
    9
    Game Dev Tycoon is a gem of its genre. I literally played countless of hours just for this game. Especially the new update they've made on the game. Some may find it boring but I find this game really entertaining. Especially when you see the game you've made got a high freaking score. That's just so satisfying to see.

    I hope they add more content for this game.
  14. MadWasp01
    Sep 29, 2013
    7
    This game is awesome, I've always loved the idea of making games and the only ones I ever make are point-and-click games, but this lets me imagine what game I want and make them through this game, okay it isn't the same as actually making them, but I still have fun thinking what my games would be like.

    The nice range of options for staff and research make the game very immersing and I    This game is awesome, I've always loved the idea of making games and the only ones I ever make are point-and-click games, but this lets me imagine what game I want and make them through this game, okay it isn't the same as actually making them, but I still have fun thinking what my games would be like.

    The nice range of options for staff and research make the game very immersing and I can't help but play this for 8 hours at a time. But I do wish their were some more features in this game.

    Features such as starting at whatever year you want after completing the game once or features like playing a scenario where you pick a company like Maxis and play out the company's history.

    And their are some things I have wrong with this game such as the graphics and gameplay making the game seem like a Facebook game at times, also the game is very repetitive, you are basically doing the same thing over and over and it does get dull after a couple of days of playing the game/

    Don't get me wrong I love this game, and I would happily give this a 7/10 overall.    … Expand
  15. Rappi
    Sep 28, 2013
    10
    It reminds me of Airline Tycoon and it still has a lot of potential I would improve but no 2 part Produce improve this item and then you can think about a second part with a new graphics engine.
    It is great D
  16. Sk3z
    Sep 26, 2013
    6
    This game suffers from a very common problem nowadays: it's all about achievement.... The gameplay itself it's very straightforward, the few things that can be done are hugely influenced by random points you get. Most of the choices, again, do not give you hints on the outcome... All around it's an enjoyable casual game, whit a nice 2d graphic and bad musics, good to play when you haveThis game suffers from a very common problem nowadays: it's all about achievement.... The gameplay itself it's very straightforward, the few things that can be done are hugely influenced by random points you get. Most of the choices, again, do not give you hints on the outcome... All around it's an enjoyable casual game, whit a nice 2d graphic and bad musics, good to play when you have nothing better to do, but nothing more of that.… Expand
  17. delores
    Sep 24, 2013
    0
    Not only this game is a clone of a much better game, it´s programmed very badly, slowing down your PC performance to a minimum at higher levels of action. If you critisize the developers or question the legal part of potential copyright infridgement, you might get banned from forum. Censorship is something I don ´t expect from honest developers and this must be mentioned. Selling likeNot only this game is a clone of a much better game, it´s programmed very badly, slowing down your PC performance to a minimum at higher levels of action. If you critisize the developers or question the legal part of potential copyright infridgement, you might get banned from forum. Censorship is something I don ´t expect from honest developers and this must be mentioned. Selling like thieves and behaving like dictators deserves to be pirated. Don ´t buy this crap.… Expand
  18. gamertamer
    Sep 24, 2013
    8
    Yes this game has SIMILARITYS to game dev story but it is not the same and it is not a rip off if anything it is better then game dev story (although I must berate the click anywhere menu as it wouldn't stay open or it would come up when I was trying to select an employee) and on employees their wage raises because that is what would happen it REAL LIFE and yes the engines cost to buildYes this game has SIMILARITYS to game dev story but it is not the same and it is not a rip off if anything it is better then game dev story (although I must berate the click anywhere menu as it wouldn't stay open or it would come up when I was trying to select an employee) and on employees their wage raises because that is what would happen it REAL LIFE and yes the engines cost to build and yes games cost to make. the scores where not based on random numbers they where based on the amount of tech and design in the game and low scores means you need more tech and or design, I do think that there where not enough 'out of the ordinary' things like developing graphics in a hardware lab in the first and second building.
    Yes you need to have correct combinations (unless the popularity is for odd combinations) to get good scores like racing RPG it wont work well and you do need to vary in what you make like instead of making RPG after RPG vary like RPG then casual then sim then RPG.    … Expand
  19. Bluefootedpig
    Sep 23, 2013
    10
    This is a solid game with great variety. People who complain you can't repeat yourself are being silly, you can repeat and develop sequels, just make sure they are space out by at least a year. The only thing you can't do is repeat the exact same combo, such as fantasy rpg. You can change it up by doing fantasy action and you are fine.

    The game randomizes what topics you can use so    This is a solid game with great variety. People who complain you can't repeat yourself are being silly, you can repeat and develop sequels, just make sure they are space out by at least a year. The only thing you can't do is repeat the exact same combo, such as fantasy rpg. You can change it up by doing fantasy action and you are fine.

    The game randomizes what topics you can use so reply is decent, the goal is to win in 35 years but is sandbox beyond that.

    This game is difficult to lose at, but difficult to win as well.    … Expand
  20. rafibig
    Sep 23, 2013
    10
    Einfach nur ein super cooles Spiel :D I like
    Mir hat am besten die 'Balance des Spieles gefallen. Man muss schon die "richtigen" Entscheidungen machen, allerdings bleibt es schön fair. Mein Tipp: Spezialisiert euch auf ein Topic dann habt ihrs besser im Griff
  21. Steemed_Steel
    Sep 23, 2013
    10
    Its been a long times since i've played a game this great It may seem a little simple, and to some look like its a few hour gameplay deal (thats how i felt when looking it over the first time). Now I have a hard time not playing it its so much fun and when you complete the game it lets you continue, that being said, then you know whats going to happen in the endgame, you want to startIts been a long times since i've played a game this great It may seem a little simple, and to some look like its a few hour gameplay deal (thats how i felt when looking it over the first time). Now I have a hard time not playing it its so much fun and when you complete the game it lets you continue, that being said, then you know whats going to happen in the endgame, you want to start over, and get big soon, just to make other companies from real life look small... like, what if you were leading console, better then playstation or xbox… Expand
  22. Turtlestroker
    Sep 21, 2013
    6
    While i must say i enjoyed myself a lot, the game is really lacking in depth. The game does not give you enough info on what goes good with this or that, while they have added a few elements that make creating a hit game a little more frequent the random critic scores are very tiresome and at many times frustrating.
  23. BogoSomeoneAnyo
    Sep 20, 2013
    2
    Just doesn't have the charm and pretty much a rip-off of Game Dev Story. The graphics are boring and generic, and those aspects of games such as creativity and fun are missing. Really quite dissapointing.
  24. Keskynator
    Sep 15, 2013
    10
    It's a wonderful game. Everyone who played "Game Dev Story" on iOS or Android would love this game. It's customizable and has a nice replay-rate. It's every time a new adventure, and i like adventures!
  25. los_majklos
    Sep 15, 2013
    9
    This Indie piece surprised me a lot! There's nothing complicated, yet the decision making is complex and challenging.
    The theme itself and number of references to real life game industry are just brilliant. Authors have shown some really deep understanding of the topic.
    I don't agree, that playthrough is repetitive, it's a great fun for me to play it for the 4th time.
  26. VSviridenko
    Sep 15, 2013
    10
    Really enjoy playing this game. Will recommend to my friends.
    Thanks to developers for making it so fun and interesting.

    P.S. I'm waiting for updates. You should definitely think about adding Multiplayer Mode or something like this.
  27. IdealHuman
    Sep 14, 2013
    8
    I'm very hesitant about giving it an 8. The gameplay itself is really quite fun but there is a lot that needs to be fixed, added, or changed. I would really love to see more settings to customize the game's look a bit more, especially for slower computers. Just as well, 'Game Dev Tycoon' could also do with adding more options for game developing. As of right now, we can't really explainI'm very hesitant about giving it an 8. The gameplay itself is really quite fun but there is a lot that needs to be fixed, added, or changed. I would really love to see more settings to customize the game's look a bit more, especially for slower computers. Just as well, 'Game Dev Tycoon' could also do with adding more options for game developing. As of right now, we can't really explain much of our own concept in the games we develop, leading to poor scores and sales in the game. With future updates, it has potential to be a very good game.… Expand
  28. 12-Inch-Warrior
    Sep 14, 2013
    8
    Really enjoyable little game, bargain for the price, i picked this up at midnight after finishing my weeks work on steam and played until 8am. If you really can't shell out the 7 or 8 dollars for the game then wait for a sale and do yourself a favour and pick this game up.
  29. TDD91
    Sep 9, 2013
    10
    Any game that punishes the pirates in the most spectacularly ironic of ways is definitely worth getting. It's quite addictive, you just keep pushing out game after game, tinkering a little, trying to find the perfect combination that sends your accounts sky rocketing.
  30. Perinormel
    Sep 8, 2013
    9
    Cheap, Fun, Addicting. However, I'm only giving this a 9 out of 10 because of All Games. Those jerks have ruined me from getting so many perfect 10's on Large games. If you're looking for a great time sink, then this is a perfect game for you.
  31. Laeris
    Sep 7, 2013
    9
    It's a nice, fun game for folks interested in software development processes. It also has a nice chunk of elder gaming history thrown in. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is because of its limited replay value. As casual games often go, they're great until you wear yourself out. So, in my opinion... it's a 10 until that happens... and when it does I may not play it again for aIt's a nice, fun game for folks interested in software development processes. It also has a nice chunk of elder gaming history thrown in. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is because of its limited replay value. As casual games often go, they're great until you wear yourself out. So, in my opinion... it's a 10 until that happens... and when it does I may not play it again for a year. Until then though, it's a delightful game and more than worth its price.… Expand
  32. Sjalka
    Sep 7, 2013
    5
    it is oddly satisfying to hear the "popping" of little bubbles fly towards the completion of the game. sadly it has quite some flaws.

    the art style is lacking (sterile, stationary) and the genre descriptions vague. you cannot really customize the game as much as you want, or as i wanted. whats worst however is the insufficient feedback provided by the game. it is sometimes simply not    it is oddly satisfying to hear the "popping" of little bubbles fly towards the completion of the game. sadly it has quite some flaws.

    the art style is lacking (sterile, stationary) and the genre descriptions vague. you cannot really customize the game as much as you want, or as i wanted.

    whats worst however is the insufficient feedback provided by the game. it is sometimes simply not clear how the scoring is achieved. feedback from the sliders is also insufficient.

    the game lacks significant complexity for the very good tycoon idea it is.

    for a CASUAL game however it is very nice. it is quick it is satisfying. it does not have a great replay value though.    … Expand
  33. Shiftyhead
    Sep 7, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is really fun. It gets harder when you progress which I like. I like games that are easy ,but they get harder and harder. I mean I don't know what to say. It's like giving you an easy start and then they give you a challenge.... I don't care what other say. You don't like tycoon games is what I say ,but this game is really fun... How can you hate on such a fun game? Game Dev Tycoon needs an 10/10 and here it is. I rate it 10/10. Really fun I can play it for hours which I agree. 3 hours spend on this game says everything… Expand
  34. InnocentSam
    Sep 7, 2013
    8
    I played this game for hours and hours and I have to say, very addictive, very simple and very, very good. However, I rate it 8 due to two things; this game would have killer mod support, if it had mod support. Secondly, the features added into the Steam update seem rushed; like you can't view your history of consoles and how they did.

    To sum up, I highly recommend this game, but areas    I played this game for hours and hours and I have to say, very addictive, very simple and very, very good. However, I rate it 8 due to two things; this game would have killer mod support, if it had mod support. Secondly, the features added into the Steam update seem rushed; like you can't view your history of consoles and how they did.

    To sum up, I highly recommend this game, but areas of it could've done much, much better.    … Expand
  35. pepevlad
    Sep 7, 2013
    9
    Please ignore bound4earth, he doesn't understand that its the same company which made the flash game, that made this one. It is a very entertaining game and appeals to all gamers.
  36. BritMboh
    Sep 6, 2013
    8
    First things first, STOP CALLING IT A CARBON COPY OF GAME DEV STORY! It is a lot more than that and just takes inspiration from it. In my opinion, the gameplay is even more absorbing than GDS as it requires a lot of input on your part. While there are frame rate issues once the game gets hectic towards the end, GDT is a very enjoyable business simulation that I could play over and over again.
  37. Snowcaller
    Sep 6, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've have played for 36 hours since early Tuesday...or late Monday, depending on how literal you feel ;like being
    Nary Civilisation, Far Cry 3 nor Mortal Kombat could sway me, and I've a dual card set up to test on my pretty games that took up nearly a day of that time to set up.
    I'd have paid double what I did for this much use in such a short space of time.
    Just trying to master the end stretch of the game now, as pleasing those oh-so understanding gamers as the competition gets tougher.
    More please.     … Expand
  38. Piscaso
    Sep 5, 2013
    8
    Pretty hard...
    But it's still fun.
    It took my FOREVER to get past the FIRST LEVEL.
    I'm still stuck on some level, but I have a feel for the game.

    "Played it for days."
  39. SilverSurfer
    Sep 5, 2013
    9
    It is hard to pinpoint why exactly this game is so addictive but it is so much fun.
    If I had to make a call on it I would say it is the many possibilities wrapped in a simplistic design making even the most complex tasks fun to deal with.
    I only planned to have a quick first play to see what it is like and ended up going to bed at 3 in the morning. I started creating games which    It is hard to pinpoint why exactly this game is so addictive but it is so much fun.
    If I had to make a call on it I would say it is the many possibilities wrapped in a simplistic design making even the most complex tasks fun to deal with.

    I only planned to have a quick first play to see what it is like and ended up going to bed at 3 in the morning.

    I started creating games which were great then thought I found some cookie-cutter settings for each Type/Genre but ended up 20k in the red, nearly going bankrupt before making my first official sequel which got rated 9.75 making me my first 20 million.

    The up and downs are exciting and you will always look on how you can do better than before, trying out new type/genre combos or go completely out of your comfort zone and end up surprised how well you did.

    You are always given enough information with each game release to further your knowledge on what type/genre worked or didn't, which age group responded best, what platform the game worked well with or if adding more level details than sound was the right choice.

    As you progress more and more features get enabled either through levelling or through Research, giving you a lot more to do with each new game combination you design.

    Along the way you also get a glimpse of the actual History how Consoles came and went again (names slightly changed off course but identifiable nonetheless.

    I don't think words can easily describe how nice this game plays you will just have to go and see for yourself.

    I'm giving this game a solid 9/10.
    Why not 10/10 you may ask. Well, there is no such thing as perfection but this game comes so close to it I might even say 9.75/10.

    Great Game.

    A Job well done by Greenheart Games.    … Expand
  40. khornol
    Sep 5, 2013
    8
    Interesting Game Idea started and wanted to try it shortly, but ended up 5hours later deep in the night.
    It is a pretty simple game, has not much sound and an easy interface.
    In my first play I made it up to 50Mio and I guess I will try to beat that mark at some time. It's fun for a while, but gets repetitive after 1-2 plays and I highly recommend it to fans of simulations. More    Interesting Game Idea started and wanted to try it shortly, but ended up 5hours later deep in the night.
    It is a pretty simple game, has not much sound and an easy interface.
    In my first play I made it up to 50Mio and I guess I will try to beat that mark at some time.

    It's fun for a while, but gets repetitive after 1-2 plays and I highly recommend it to fans of simulations.
    More topics/genres would have been great.    … Expand
  41. RobotNinja
    Sep 4, 2013
    9
    For a game that costs just seven euro, I've got more than enough value for money from Game dev Tycoon. The humour is one of the major strenghts, definately, for you might see companies like Ninvento invent the largely popular Gameling or Micronoft's mBox. Perhaps you'll buy a license for Vony's Playsystem 2 These are not spelling mistakes, these console names are in the game.) With manyFor a game that costs just seven euro, I've got more than enough value for money from Game dev Tycoon. The humour is one of the major strenghts, definately, for you might see companies like Ninvento invent the largely popular Gameling or Micronoft's mBox. Perhaps you'll buy a license for Vony's Playsystem 2 These are not spelling mistakes, these console names are in the game.) With many different game possibilities, such as popular ones like Fantasy/RPG to Wild West simulation game (bleurgh!) it's up to you.
    And, unlike many other games, it actually gets better in the later stages, with lots of new oppurtunities popping up all over the place. The random events are very also well implemented.

    Obviously, the creators at Greenheart Games poured their very heart and soul into the production of this game and an awesome anti-piracy stunt) However, the main fault I found with it is Replay value has much to be desired. No matter what way you look at it, you've probably done everything of interest in your first playthrough. That said, It's not that bad, and you'll probably get a couple of games out of it.

    Overall, Game Dev Tycoon is certainly worth the money, and DEFINITELY worth yours.    … Expand
  42. Kempol
    Sep 4, 2013
    8
    fun game to play while you learn about the life of game developers
    the story follow what happened in real life add the fun i this game

    a lot of room for improvement though waiting for updates or sequel
  43. H4llow
    Sep 4, 2013
    9
    I have a lot of fun playing this game. It's very engaging! If you want to play for a couple of hours every day in something really nice just buy this game and have fun.
  44. jrfess
    Sep 3, 2013
    10
    This game is one of the most addicting games I've played in a while. It is difficult, and while it has a fairly sharp learning curve, it is a very rewarding experience.
  45. gamereat
    Sep 3, 2013
    9
    The game in basic is fun.
    Fort a small indie game you can pick up any play is does well.
    Although i can't see you being able to put 50 hrs into it it is still a great game. But once competed the story and have almost unlimited money it becomes a tad boring but worth the money spent on it.
  46. ArjanS87
    Sep 2, 2013
    7
    It is easy to be tempted to judge this game against other games of the 65 dollars worth, but this would be misleading. And when looking at the fact that I only had to pay a measly 8 dollars for the total development, it is actually a pretty good experience all together.
    You can clearly see that the developers took a good hard look at what game developing means to them and have translated    It is easy to be tempted to judge this game against other games of the 65 dollars worth, but this would be misleading. And when looking at the fact that I only had to pay a measly 8 dollars for the total development, it is actually a pretty good experience all together.
    You can clearly see that the developers took a good hard look at what game developing means to them and have translated that in a light hearted, fun game.

    A few little hick-ups are bound to give the player a bit of a frown; certain angles are only half-way developed or counter-intuitive, while other areas look overly complicated.
    Balancing the different ratings (which are never shown in the game but judge with a vengeance in the game's algorithms) makes it hard to get high ratings over and over. This is especially intensified by having the games judged against the best game you have made yourself.

    In the end I can definitely see how the game gets repetitive after a while, but introducing R&D Labs and Console design helps to break the repeating patterns at key moments. That being said, I don't know whether I would replay the game after I get to the 100%...    … Expand
  47. Comediatic
    Sep 2, 2013
    8
    I've been playing this game for a few days now, and it's fair enough to say I have the right to review it.

    As the game has many great aspects of game development, it still requires many updates, tweaks, and add-ons to really resemble the real-world game development perspective. No doubt, this game has an extremely high potential for success. But like saying, the game is basically like    I've been playing this game for a few days now, and it's fair enough to say I have the right to review it.

    As the game has many great aspects of game development, it still requires many updates, tweaks, and add-ons to really resemble the real-world game development perspective. No doubt, this game has an extremely high potential for success. But like saying, the game is basically like Don't Starve. It has a great catch to it, only does it die over time. You get bored after developing your 20th game. If there isn't a good review to encourage you to continue then you will likely to leave it untouched for a couple of months later. It's a really nice touch to brainstorm ideas for next generation consoles, I have to give credit to the developers for that. However, they should consider adding more freedom to the game like having the ability to edit price for your games, or have more than three bars on developing stages to give a more complex and elemental game for you to create. That saying, it's still a fun game to play when you have a MacBook Air or another Ultrabook that doesn't chip in mainstream games like Tomb Raider or Call of Duty.

    Conclusion

    Game Dev Tycoon is Green Heart Games' first game ever. And I think it's underrated for its category, considering that there are plenty of other indie games that have a more repetitive concept. The game receive a very very high potential to success. With a few tweaks and updates to have more freedom and content to the game, it will be a plentiful success for the game and its developers. And although, it won't be as a hit as Minecraft, it still remains as one of my favourite indie games of all time.

    Graphics 9/10 (It's great, clean, vivid, and simple 2D Graphics)
    Gameplay 7/10 (Develops overtime and becomes challenging, however it's repetitive)
    Realistic Perspective 6/10 (Great deal and study of the game-console history, however more tweaks and updates should do the job of increasing game realism)
    Overall (Not an average) 8/10    … Expand
  48. Halobump
    Sep 1, 2013
    10
    I've been addicted to this game for days on end now. The formula is simple, yet the game executes it well and provides a lot of joy for the game. You really can't go wrong with spend a few pounds this way. Recommended!
  49. luisfg99
    Sep 1, 2013
    10
    The game is awesome! Long time did not play a game "Tyco". From the Roller Coaster Tyco I've never heard of a game "Tyco" success. But Game Dev Tyco overcomes espectavivas, the game is amazing! Pressure in the game leaves you impolgado with notes of their future games
  50. ArcticFox789
    Sep 1, 2013
    6
    Game Dev Tycoon is a good game, with a fatal flaw. A really bad fatal flaw. (Which won't apply to people who play by the wiki).

    The only feedback on a release is the one-line 'critical' responses, and occasional notices if you make the same game twice in a row, etc. None of these will help, after you've seen the notices over and over, you realise how little they help you. This game    Game Dev Tycoon is a good game, with a fatal flaw. A really bad fatal flaw. (Which won't apply to people who play by the wiki).

    The only feedback on a release is the one-line 'critical' responses, and occasional notices if you make the same game twice in a row, etc. None of these will help, after you've seen the notices over and over, you realise how little they help you. This game simply must provide the player with some proper feedback, maybe even some graphs, surveys of the audience, just something that means you can play with the mechanics. You want to explore these further mechanics, but you become scared, as one bad game plunges you into bankruptcy. Living on the edge may be fun, but not if 'living on the edge' prevents me from not just making the same three games over and over, and failing whenever I try something new.

    So hey, have fun for a few hours, but if you want GDT, I seriously recommend waiting for a sale.    … Expand
  51. red_smasher
    Sep 1, 2013
    8
    I found this game fun and addicting. It entangles you in the creative options you get. I really felt like i was leading a team to create a game. Now it is some what like Game Dev Story, but i think of game creation like art. My reason to use game development and art together i ,yes, they are hard. What i am saying is you can use a saying they use for art to co-inside with GameI found this game fun and addicting. It entangles you in the creative options you get. I really felt like i was leading a team to create a game. Now it is some what like Game Dev Story, but i think of game creation like art. My reason to use game development and art together i ,yes, they are hard. What i am saying is you can use a saying they use for art to co-inside with Game development. Which is, The greatest complement to an artist, in this case a game developer/company, is to copy their work. It means that the artwork, or video game, is popular enough to attract people to want to copy them.… Expand
  52. StaticSpine
    Sep 1, 2013
    7
    Pretty addictive, but rather short. No stimulation to continue playing after the end of the story, some of the game mechanics are not clear. But I believe that with larger amount of features and content this will be a cult game.
  53. Awaken
    Aug 31, 2013
    4
    Well, I was under no illusions, I'm a fan of the Kairosoft "Game Dev Story", popular on android, it just annoys me that it's only a mobile game! I love the concept but wanted more depth, more features and to play on my desktop.

    Then I found this! I didn't expect it to be an original game. bought this because I thought (and hoped) it was an expanded, desktop PC knock-off. And it is, 90%    Well, I was under no illusions, I'm a fan of the Kairosoft "Game Dev Story", popular on android, it just annoys me that it's only a mobile game! I love the concept but wanted more depth, more features and to play on my desktop.

    Then I found this! I didn't expect it to be an original game. bought this because I thought (and hoped) it was an expanded, desktop PC knock-off. And it is, 90% of it is just a knock-off of the Kairosoft android game.

    Unfortuantely it's not that good Instead of more, it feels like less. You don't seem to have the same level of control or different ways to do things as you do in GDS. Also, review scores seem to be pulled from nowhere, and there are some issues with balance research points are way too hard to get for example. It's hard to figure out what you can do to improve from within the game itself, and your own thinking, and that's a major sin for a tycoon game.

    Most importantly however, it's just not that fun. It lacks the charm of "Game Dev Story", there's little incentive to keep on playing, and that's the biggest let down :(

    So there we have it. It's only a fiver, I suppose it's almost worth it, but I'd rather pay Kairosoft a tenner for a desktop clone of their game!    … Expand
  54. Beanbag
    Aug 31, 2013
    8
    Game Dev Tycoon is a great casual game, and for the price I really can't complain. It's an indie endeavor, and while it doesn't achieve great technological marks it is very entertaining and will keep you occupied for hours (unless you pirated it! Shame!) as you progress through the different levels of the game. The mechanics can be a little obscure at first, but once you master managingGame Dev Tycoon is a great casual game, and for the price I really can't complain. It's an indie endeavor, and while it doesn't achieve great technological marks it is very entertaining and will keep you occupied for hours (unless you pirated it! Shame!) as you progress through the different levels of the game. The mechanics can be a little obscure at first, but once you master managing your staff and achieving balance it becomes much easier to produce hits and dig into the deeper end-game level content. All in all I give it a solid 8. Great fun, great price.… Expand
  55. ConanZ
    Aug 31, 2013
    0
    Guys, I don't blame you guys giving high scores to a knockoff like this, but if you played Kairosoft's Game Dev Story, you will feel disgusted. At the first sight of the summary and screenshots, I knew it plagiarized Game Dev Story. Everything essential is actually the same, 4 major features as Creativity Fun Music Art (and "bug" aside of course) turns into technology and design andGuys, I don't blame you guys giving high scores to a knockoff like this, but if you played Kairosoft's Game Dev Story, you will feel disgusted. At the first sight of the summary and screenshots, I knew it plagiarized Game Dev Story. Everything essential is actually the same, 4 major features as Creativity Fun Music Art (and "bug" aside of course) turns into technology and design and whatever sh!t Really? I cannot believe people vote for this absolute crap on Steam's green light project. You might argue there is no need to compare an iOS game to a PC one. Believe me, Game Dev Story is way better than this. Go figure… Expand
  56. WarriorPancake
    Aug 31, 2013
    8
    Game Dev Tycoon is the most beautiful game ever. I actually love this game. When you fail you actually want to play again after your empire fails and dies horribly. Go buy it, it should be priced higher its that good!
  57. mjz
    Aug 30, 2013
    9
    Reasonably priced game that is great fun. I am not usually a fan of the tycoon genre but this game is a real gem. I have played it for hours, in fact I have played it well past the time I should be getting some sleep. Good work Greenheart Games!
  58. Narakabethian
    Aug 30, 2013
    5
    Game Dev Tycoon starts off with an interesting take on the successful Game Dev Story giving you more control over how you develop your games with sliders and other features.

    First off the gameplay is good but very repetitive, all you do is adjust sliders for different genre. When you get your reviews they tell you next to nothing on to improve your game in the future, but that doesn't    Game Dev Tycoon starts off with an interesting take on the successful Game Dev Story giving you more control over how you develop your games with sliders and other features.

    First off the gameplay is good but very repetitive, all you do is adjust sliders for different genre. When you get your reviews they tell you next to nothing on to improve your game in the future, but that doesn't matter because by Year 30 I had already all the slider settings down, so the complex equations that everyone say you need to get a 10/10 is false, I got many perfect games (5) in my first playthrough. Which brings me to another point; there isn't much replay value in Game Dev Tycoon, it almost exactly the same thing everytime. There is consoles without much difference and no reason to choose one over the other besides personal preference and market share (exceptions being Dreamvast and Oasis.)

    The graphics are okay I didn't like too much, but my friend so your choice on that pretty much, but the sound is a bit different. The music is okay but there's only two tracks that I remember and the sound effects annoying, every time a point goes up there a little blip, but when start getting 10 points it make turn off sound effects.

    Speaking of sound effects that is all the options menu; Music (On/Off), Sound Effects (On/Off), Volume, and toggle fullscreen. Besides options there is your basics (Save, Load, New, Exit),Highscore Help, and Achievements. First off Help is useless the game is pretty much self-explanatory and when click skip tutorial when you start up a new playthrough it only skips the beginning tutorial on how to make games, but everything else is still there which is annoying. For Achievements there hefty amount for a game of its size with many secret ones. Highscores is basically all the things you've done are given points and added up, the trick to be more efficient with making games, research and consoles.

    Overall Game Dev Tycoon was fun at first, but got boring after a while and the lack of content really weigh Game Dev Tycoon down giving it a verdict of 5, it's alright but names a lot of work and I can't help feeling I didn't $8 of fun out of this, if it was $5 it maybe would gotten a 6.    … Expand
  59. Htimez2
    Aug 30, 2013
    10
    Great game, way better then I expected. having more fun with this game then I have had with much more expensive games recently. This game is proof that some indie games despite not having a big company behind them, can be better then most triple A games. Definitely worth picking up. LOVE THIS GAME!
  60. fokkeantonides
    Aug 30, 2013
    9
    Got more fun then expected Pretty regular tycoon, but this is something with some more insight into the gaming industry. Into gaming and tycoon 8/10. recommended!
  61. Maskerser
    Aug 30, 2013
    10
    This game is very cool! Maybe she is not that diverse, but you can get pleasure from it. For a small company like greenheart games is a very good game.
  62. Lonewolf51
    Aug 30, 2013
    2
    I'm giving this game the same score I received time and time again in-game. It's not fun, and I don't feel tutorials are required to succeed on the single difficulty. It's ironic as an independent gaming company the developers of this game didn't account for positive in-game reviews that are often given indie games that focus on game design and less on graphics.
  63. redich
    Aug 30, 2013
    10
    The last time I had such a great pleasure of a Tycoon game was with Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon. Here we have finally again a Tycoon game made properly. Game Dev has this "just one more turn" over it as in Sid's Civilization just not here a "turn" but "just one more GAME"

    10, 10, 10, 10 from me. Very good game for the price!
  64. dubesor
    Aug 29, 2013
    7
    I want to like this game more but the review mechanic (especially the Tech to Design ratio) is bad, inconsistent, not taught in the game and simply frustrating. Other than that the core is pretty enjoyable, it's nice to relive the history of consoles. It's a shame there is no real competition, no other studios, no awards, no celebrations and generally a feeling of lonelyness while playingI want to like this game more but the review mechanic (especially the Tech to Design ratio) is bad, inconsistent, not taught in the game and simply frustrating. Other than that the core is pretty enjoyable, it's nice to relive the history of consoles. It's a shame there is no real competition, no other studios, no awards, no celebrations and generally a feeling of lonelyness while playing since you are always only competing against yourself. Game Dev Story did this much better. Mainstory takes roughly 5 hours to complete unless go broke and need to restart. Personally I think there was a lot more potential, it's still a good game just not anywhere near where it could have been.… Expand
  65. Lord0r
    Aug 29, 2013
    10
    This game really deserves more than it got! It is such an amazing game and its cost is really low considering how much fun you get while playing.
    I suggest it to everybody that wants to lose hours playing a FANTASTIC game!
  66. CopyPaste
    Aug 29, 2013
    8
    This fun little game is one of the most pleasant surprises on the scene recently. It’s easy to play, and although the interface isn’t state of the art and the gameplay is highly repetitive, it’s still very fun. Kept me in front of the screen for hours, didn’t even notice I was playing it for 6 hours straight! I guess the replayability is limited, but hey, which game today isn’t boring onThis fun little game is one of the most pleasant surprises on the scene recently. It’s easy to play, and although the interface isn’t state of the art and the gameplay is highly repetitive, it’s still very fun. Kept me in front of the screen for hours, didn’t even notice I was playing it for 6 hours straight! I guess the replayability is limited, but hey, which game today isn’t boring on fifth playtrough?

    Game Dev Tycoon is a typical business-management game (well, it does say ‘tycoon’ in the title, so no surprise there), and making money is your primary goal. However, this time around you earn those piles of cash by living through the history of gaming, trying to recreate those legendary titles dear to all of us gamers.

    The game is fairly cheap, but it’s rather short as well: you can easily reach the end in one afternoon evening. Not everything is perfect, there certainly still is some room for improvement, so I’m hoping we’ll see a patch that would address some lingering issues, but the game is still VERY fun and I cannot recommend it enough to everyone.

    When you take into account low price, loads of fun and developers’ quite original approach to fighting piracy that became viral marketing effort, how can you not buy this game? I for one just couldn’t resist.    … Expand
  67. RealCritical
    Aug 29, 2013
    10
    Metacritic as always downgranding a good game, i really love it, good idea game, enjoyable graphis and cool "history" :P good job!

    Please metacritic, when you do a review on a indie game do it with your soul, the money is not what you need to do a good review!!!
  68. TheLagbringer
    Aug 29, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved this tycoon game. Not only it was extremely addictive and fun, but it actually made me realize I want to specialize as a game developer (I am a programmer). I even left my previous job and now I am starting in a simulation/game studio !

    Now, what makes this game such a gem It's really challenging and your head will be consumed with the idea of making a perfect game (10, 10, 10, 10). Ideas like what genre, what target audience, what kind of gameplay, do I put more graphics, or more intelligence in it Do I want to support gamepad or cloud service Yep, just like that. There is no optimal or safe way through this game, the options in the creation of games are endless and anything can become success or failure. Only the middle part of the game might get slightly repetitive, apart from that it's an amazing and colorful simulation game with very intelligent math and algorithm background that will make you ROCK HAR-

    Oh well, not to mention the guys behind Greenheart Games became famous for the anti-piracy security included in the game (I would only comment that as a "trololol & iseewhatyoudidthere paradox"). Damn, I am looking forward for another game from these gentlemen, now you go and enjoy this one I am sure you will.    … Expand
  69. Alaxtis
    Aug 28, 2013
    8
    By no means a perfect game, but a truly remarkable one, especially for a first title. I would recommend this to anyone who instinctively can tell they will like it from the title, and to anyone who loves the industry/wants to change it.
  70. Renrul
    Aug 28, 2013
    4
    Game Dev Tycoon is a clone of Game Dev Story, however that is not the reason for the score i am giving it. The mechanics in this game are WAY to simplistic like it was made by someone who has no idea what they are doing. The way the game determines what review the game you make receives is just plain pathetic all it does is takes the highest review you have gotten and compares the twoGame Dev Tycoon is a clone of Game Dev Story, however that is not the reason for the score i am giving it. The mechanics in this game are WAY to simplistic like it was made by someone who has no idea what they are doing. The way the game determines what review the game you make receives is just plain pathetic all it does is takes the highest review you have gotten and compares the two game dev and tech scores. You are literally competing against YOURSELF there are NO competitors trying to outdo you in this game like their are in Gamebiz and Game Dev Tycoon can not even live up to the quality of Game Dev Story!… Expand
  71. eddyzenl
    Aug 28, 2013
    0
    What a THIEF!!! This game is completely a rip-off of the game ‘Game Dev Story’ developed by Kairosoft. Even poor quality!!! Good idea is a spirit for a game, and this game just plagiarized others'. This game can show up on steam, is a big big big shame in Game industry and history!
  72. alfredbeoulve
    Aug 27, 2013
    3
    This game is almost exactly the same with kairosoft game dev available in appstore and playstore, I enjoy the kairosoft version more, this one just don't feel right.
  73. theneomaster
    Aug 27, 2013
    7
    I could go on for a while about Game Dev Tycoon's faults but at the end of the day it's cheap and gave me a good 10 hours of entertainment which is more than can be said for quite a few of the AAA games I own. Overall if you like tycoon/management games then I would recommend this.
  74. Pruff60
    Aug 24, 2013
    10
    I couldn't of asked for a more enjoyable game to play. I first saw this game on youtube for a while and I wanted to play it really bad. I bought the game and It was the best 8 or 9 dollars I've spent. For a game this enjoyable, I honestly would of payed more. There were some game-play issues I had that I found frustrating, but I learned what to do and what not to do. Just recently I sawI couldn't of asked for a more enjoyable game to play. I first saw this game on youtube for a while and I wanted to play it really bad. I bought the game and It was the best 8 or 9 dollars I've spent. For a game this enjoyable, I honestly would of payed more. There were some game-play issues I had that I found frustrating, but I learned what to do and what not to do. Just recently I saw what Greenheart Games did with their piracy trap they set and was pretty impressed. These guys have a good set of brains on their heads and I'm more than happy to be the 3% who actually spent money on this game that these developers deserve.… Expand
  75. kuehnau
    Aug 24, 2013
    2
    PC version of an Android game that has already been available for awhile. More importantly it doesn't break any new grounds in an industry already flooded with simulator style games.

    My advice? Get "Game Developer Story" for Android or iOS. It's only $5.00, it's a fun game, it looks better and it plays better. You can get even software that emulates the Android OS on your desktop and    PC version of an Android game that has already been available for awhile. More importantly it doesn't break any new grounds in an industry already flooded with simulator style games.

    My advice? Get "Game Developer Story" for Android or iOS. It's only $5.00, it's a fun game, it looks better and it plays better. You can get even software that emulates the Android OS on your desktop and links to your Google Account so you don't have to re-buy it all.    … Expand
  76. Geberikgekud
    Aug 23, 2013
    6
    Not bad, especially if you are interested in game development. However, it's a really simple game, and if you look at it from a mechanical point of view, it is a bad game.It's realy similar Kairosoft game "Game Dev Story", but I wouldn't call it a rip-off. The only reason I have played it so much is the theme and concept. It doesn't have a lot of replayability, but for $8,(I got it on the website)
  77. knightyc
    Aug 23, 2013
    0
    This is a complete ripoff of Game dev story.. next in there series of games pocket league story rip off make a football (soccer) team from the ground up and grand prix story make a racing team and get to f1 world championship.. I feel sorry for kairsoft they've been totally ripped off
  78. iburnaga
    Aug 23, 2013
    2
    It's an over grown flash game with no depth. The interface boils down to sliders which are ultimately meaningless in terms of scoring and it could just have easily been about any product.
  79. ThePassiveGamer
    Aug 23, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was really fun in my opinion. But some people say its a complete ripoff of Game Dev Story By Kairosoft, but i will get to that argument later.

    First off the the premise. You are an indie developer working in your garage and your goal is to be the best game developer in the world! Well.. that's what i think, the game doesn't game a story to speak of, it may be bad to some people but i find it imaginative.
    Secondly the Presentation. It's a basic design over the whole game. Basic guy, basic room and most importantly... basic car.
    The problem is that the game has a bland appearance but that doesn't ruin its fun factor which leads me to the gameplay.
    It is a simple make em up (yeah that's a real genre). Your goal is to make the best games ever and you got a decent amount of options to do it with. You first make a title and all that other stuff like audience, genre and custom engine. then you get into the making process, and i love how its so simple. You got to allocate certain time into game factors like sound and gameplay.

    Now i am going into the controversial stuff with the comparison with Game Dev Story and Game Dev Tycoon. Okay i don't care if you like the portable game better than the pc version but i'm gonna get a lot of anger for this quote but... i like the pc game alot better. It's easier to pick up and play! In Game Dev Story I didn't know what I was doing for half the experience. In my opinion i didn't like the 16 bit style they went with. I just liked the basicness of the PC game, Now i would give Game Dev Story a 7.5 But...
    The Final rating for the game is 9!
    I just loved The tycoon one because for all the little stuff. The cheap reviews that were sometimes motivating, the game didn't kill me with the terrible song from the third stage of development of Game Dev Story and When you get to later parts of the game you.. yes you, felt like the best developer in the world. This has been Passive, signing out!    … Expand
  80. TrueGamer95
    Aug 22, 2013
    7
    The progression in this game is very satisfying once you have a hold on how the sliders affect the games you make. I found the experience very enjoyable and gratifying. The only con (which is actually quite large) is that you cannot look over your previous games for assistance in making more. So you can either memorize all your slider settings or take a load of screenshots. Learning fromThe progression in this game is very satisfying once you have a hold on how the sliders affect the games you make. I found the experience very enjoyable and gratifying. The only con (which is actually quite large) is that you cannot look over your previous games for assistance in making more. So you can either memorize all your slider settings or take a load of screenshots. Learning from your mistakes is a large portion of tycoon games and, unfortunately this title did not do well in the department. Still, this game is definitely worth checking out.… Expand
  81. Ebyrls
    Aug 22, 2013
    10
    A great and well-made game. Will entertain you for hours on end. Many people get frustrated with the little things, for example, the game punishes you for repeating game genres, and repeatedly releasing sequels for the same series. They fail to realize that, the mechanics like that, make this game what it is. It is a realistic depiction of the gaming industry today.
  82. kykinson
    Aug 22, 2013
    10
    The game itself is good but Im disappointed that it is a ripoff and they didn't add anything new in the game. I hope they can make some new things in the steam version of the game.
  83. daygun
    Aug 22, 2013
    8
    So, yes Game Dev Tycoon is a lot like Game Dev Story by Kairosoft, and it is obvious that it is somewhat modeled after it. That being said, I would call this a nice upgrade. It has more locations, more genres, and more overall. It doesn't bring anything massive new to the game from Kairosoft's classic for iOS, but it does bring nice little additions. There are some ideas in Game DevSo, yes Game Dev Tycoon is a lot like Game Dev Story by Kairosoft, and it is obvious that it is somewhat modeled after it. That being said, I would call this a nice upgrade. It has more locations, more genres, and more overall. It doesn't bring anything massive new to the game from Kairosoft's classic for iOS, but it does bring nice little additions. There are some ideas in Game Dev Story that I liked, that are not in this game, but they are usually minor and not game-changing. This game brings new graphic style, new features, and a new feel to the classic. So if you're looking for something that takes Game Dev Story over the top, don't look here, but if you're simply looking for something to allow us to relive the joy of the previous game in a new way, you're in the right place, and it's a good spend of 8-10 USD.

    -Day    … Expand
  84. Mbdelta
    Aug 21, 2013
    10
    A new favorite. I have played this game for probably 15-20 hours. This game really captivates and motivates the user to experience a real role play of sorts. The only complaint is a lack of proper feedback from the game on your games. Other wise, a truly unique experience, and one any casual gamer would love.
  85. Sanitytopic
    Aug 21, 2013
    9
    Though this 4-6 hour long game may have it's bugs, it still is very addictive and very entertaining for a few nights with friends making dirty titles for video games and for your company
  86. KingCrazy
    Aug 21, 2013
    8
    Game Dev Tycoon is a really fun simulation game that brings me joy every time I play it. It's fun to be set in the seat of a game designer (which is a job I plan on doing), and think of some crazy ideas and turn them into games. The concept for the game is good, the execution is great, so why did I give it an 8? Well, simple:

    The game doesn't do a good job of telling you what you did    Game Dev Tycoon is a really fun simulation game that brings me joy every time I play it. It's fun to be set in the seat of a game designer (which is a job I plan on doing), and think of some crazy ideas and turn them into games. The concept for the game is good, the execution is great, so why did I give it an 8? Well, simple:

    The game doesn't do a good job of telling you what you did wrong when you make a game. Reviewers give your game a score, much like I'm doing now, and tell you simple things like "Don't buy" if you score low, or "A must have!!" if you score high. These don't really tell you why you scored high or low, they just tell you what the game already says (since they give you a number 1 10 along with the quote). This makes it a little annoying when you're trying to make that hit game.

    Next, the game also fails to give you a variety when it comes to the consoles. Each console released is related to a real-life console in some way, and has the same rises and falls as such. In reality, you could just memorize the game market since the 80's and know how everything will play out. Systems drop, other ones rise... It's all really cool for the first time, but the second time you play you realize there's no randomized aspect of it. It's all straight forward and it's forced to happen. If they added a gamemode to randomize the success of certain dud consoles, or to drop the success of other consoles, I feel the game would have a lot more re-playability. As it stands, the only re-playability the game has is to play with focusing on one console/type of consoles (e.g. going handhelds only, etc...)

    In addition, the game seems to cap out kinda' early. It can take awhile to rise up in success for the 30 in-game years you have (which can be changed slightly in the options). This leaves you with little time to actually create a huge successful company by the end of the game's 'story mode'. Luckily the game will let you continue playing even after this point.

    Another thing is how sometimes creating your game makes you feel empty. It leaves it up to your imagination to think of how the game would actually look, and doesn't give you much of an idea of how it turns out when you're just pulling sliders up and down. This is a minor thing, though, since it'd be hard to get into the player's head as to how the game would actually be. Something else is that besides adding extra stuff for a boost in your score, some add-ons are really ridiculous. Creating a spelling game on the Gameboy-clone with steering wheel support has no consequence at all.

    Though that's pretty much it for the bad side. The good side of the game is that you have a lot of fun creating new ideas for games, and when you create a hit it feels so great. The game also lacks any sort of "coins" or "power" system, so you're not bound by a pay-to-win business model. The game also has a kind of charm to it, and when you get into the bigger offices you start to feel like you're a big-shot company. The game also has many different ways you can create games, ranging from picking different genres, creating and choosing your own game engines, creating the scale of the game (small, medium, large, AAA, etc), choosing the target audience, picking add-ons to make the game better, and even how the marketing. It does it's job creating a good video game creator simulator. I'd recommend buying it since it's not that much, and it also supports the real developers for future projects or updating the game itself.    … Expand
  87. MrCaptainGab
    Jul 27, 2013
    9
    Nothing to say, this game is perfect, despite the fact that the translations are not yet done, and he would miss more than his, so that the game is perfect.
  88. TolHydra
    Jul 11, 2013
    6
    The best time-waster for people who are into the gaming industry if there was ever intended i literally sat there 8 hours straight doing nothing but playing this game, it's repetitive as hell, there are so many lost potentials, more often than not it's just plain not entertaining at all... still i couldn't play anything but this for a few days, so apparently it did a few things right,The best time-waster for people who are into the gaming industry if there was ever intended i literally sat there 8 hours straight doing nothing but playing this game, it's repetitive as hell, there are so many lost potentials, more often than not it's just plain not entertaining at all... still i couldn't play anything but this for a few days, so apparently it did a few things right,

    It could've been much more Star Gamer    … Expand
  89. htimreimer
    Jul 9, 2013
    1
    this is my worst nightmare, mobile phone game made by a inexperienced developer .

    GDT is up there with game tycoon (2003) for being one the worst tycoon games on a pc ever and i'm not joking, the game is a grind, the years by to fast, whether or not you made a good game is almost completely random and the micromanagement that makes a tycoon game a tycoon game is strip down to the vary    this is my worst nightmare, mobile phone game made by a inexperienced developer .

    GDT is up there with game tycoon (2003) for being one the worst tycoon games on a pc ever and i'm not joking, the game is a grind, the years by to fast, whether or not you made a good game is almost completely random and the micromanagement that makes a tycoon game a tycoon game is strip down to the vary basics

    overall: on a mobile phone it would get a 6 or a 7 but on a pc it gets 1 because there is better tycoon games on the pc for the same price if not cheaper    … Expand
  90. Level
    Jul 4, 2013
    4
    Let's get this out of the way first, the whole pirate thing with this game is extremely ironic because it's just a carbon copy of Game Dev Story. Anyways, this game is pretty fun at the early stages, and some in the later stages too. But it gets repetitive and boring really fast. You end up just pushing out game after game just to pay the rent. It quickly stops becoming about what kind ofLet's get this out of the way first, the whole pirate thing with this game is extremely ironic because it's just a carbon copy of Game Dev Story. Anyways, this game is pretty fun at the early stages, and some in the later stages too. But it gets repetitive and boring really fast. You end up just pushing out game after game just to pay the rent. It quickly stops becoming about what kind of game you want to make into how much money you can make. Especially in the end game the review scores just get ridiculous. It's almost impossible to not over work your workers. If you over work them you get worse reviews and end up with nothing but 1-6s. There are some cool end game things you can do but I don't think a lot of people will waste the time and repetitiveness to get there. This game is below average. Remember 5/10 is average and I agave it a 4 so it is slightly below average.… Expand
  91. MrAmazingSocks
    Jul 3, 2013
    6
    I just don't really get this game, there was a point where I stopped playing because I kept going bankrupt after my games started getting terrible reviews regardless of quality or genre after for reasons I don't understand a game I made for just a small amount of cash got a rating of 9.5 or something and made a couple of million which only lasted to fund my new engines which had betterI just don't really get this game, there was a point where I stopped playing because I kept going bankrupt after my games started getting terrible reviews regardless of quality or genre after for reasons I don't understand a game I made for just a small amount of cash got a rating of 9.5 or something and made a couple of million which only lasted to fund my new engines which had better features than the last ones but still managed to help my games get scores of 5-7.… Expand
  92. MrSonicFan
    Jul 2, 2013
    8
    This game is great fun. It is not a very complex game, especially comparing it to other simulation titles. But that's what I like about this game, it does not take a lot to get into the game. Unlike other simulators. I recommend this to people who like simulators
  93. Matiben
    Jun 28, 2013
    9
    This game is brilliant! I've always wanted to make my own games, or play a simulation like that, and this is it! You can make different games from simulation to strategy, adventure, action and more. Hire your own employees and build your way from bottom to the best game developer, by making your own company. Totally awesome! I also love the "storyline" of this game, as i have personallyThis game is brilliant! I've always wanted to make my own games, or play a simulation like that, and this is it! You can make different games from simulation to strategy, adventure, action and more. Hire your own employees and build your way from bottom to the best game developer, by making your own company. Totally awesome! I also love the "storyline" of this game, as i have personally lived it. The only "bad" thing about this, is that the algorithms of this game are sometimes strange and nonsensical. I definitely recommend this game to everyone!… Expand
  94. TheTruth69
    Jun 25, 2013
    10
    This Game is Amazing. It allows you to go back to 1980 build a game company from your garage to office to big office. This game has various possibilities and can be hilarious at time cause you can name anything anything and the game doesnt notice. You can make any kind of game you want in genre and topic terms. This game only has a one slot save system and an autosave so you may lose aThis Game is Amazing. It allows you to go back to 1980 build a game company from your garage to office to big office. This game has various possibilities and can be hilarious at time cause you can name anything anything and the game doesnt notice. You can make any kind of game you want in genre and topic terms. This game only has a one slot save system and an autosave so you may lose a lot. All the consoles are real but in parody names. This game is very hard and recommended you have a guide because this game is alot of guessing. The music is nice and not annoying like other sim game like civilization. The game has no bugs at all and never crashes. Buy it its a good game for the collection… Expand
  95. HerrJoebob
    Jun 20, 2013
    5
    Shows potential. Could have been better. Startup and strategy is a great combination. Looking forward to the next one!

    It's an OK time waster if you want to spend a lot of time on the wikis to figure out how to actually play. The game doesn't really tell you. (If you haven't played, my first line above is quoting/mocking the reviews you get for the games you create within GDT).
  96. MorgenS
    Jun 18, 2013
    7
    The idea isn't new, we already saw a great "Game Dev story", but graphics quality and many interesting features makes this game fun to play developing games, groving your company and trying to be number one, even if you realy can't understand sometimes what your customers want.
  97. LeonRPGPlayer
    Jun 11, 2013
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Already finished the game, Its a nice game, i actually finished the game and stopped playing with 1B it's really cool, and the fact that you can develop your on console, i enjoy so much that type of games, but well, its not one super amazing game like Metro Last Light or Bioshock Infinite, its a casual, but for me, a very good casual/simulation game.… Expand
  98. RBxTaco
    Jun 8, 2013
    9
    In short, this game is amazing. There haven't been any proper tycoon games in quite a while, and this game definitely fulfills the many great tycoon games of the past (RCT etc.). Of course this is Greenheart games first game and there are many things that can be improved. First off this game definitely needs some way to properly mod it. Mods could make this game a lot better. Also the gameIn short, this game is amazing. There haven't been any proper tycoon games in quite a while, and this game definitely fulfills the many great tycoon games of the past (RCT etc.). Of course this is Greenheart games first game and there are many things that can be improved. First off this game definitely needs some way to properly mod it. Mods could make this game a lot better. Also the game doesn't quite last that long. It's quite easy, and isn't very hard to master. After you beat it, you might not quite have a reason to play it again. Another reason this game needs modding. This game does, obviously, have many positives. The game pretty accurately depicts the history of gaming. It offers pretty unique gameplay. It let's you go from a singular developer to a huge company. You can even develop MMO's and create your own consoles. Creating consoles is pretty limited, however. Overall I'd give it a 9/10.… Expand
  99. makdrumz
    May 31, 2013
    10
    If you like Game Dev Story and similar games then you will LOVE Game Dev Tycoon. I only wish that there would be expansions for it since when you are at the end game you can only restart the game, which is kind of sad since i really felt like building something important while playing. Anyway, please make a sequel for Game Dev Tycoon!!!
  100. IndigoJones
    May 30, 2013
    9
    Verdict: fans of business simulators like my self will love it and it is fantastic value for money.

    Great value for money, still has me playing the game for hours. Very simple, intuitive and easy to use interface. Replayability is okay but could be better. Could have done more to make the game less repetitive in the latter stages of the game such as add some HR and business to    Verdict: fans of business simulators like my self will love it and it is fantastic value for money.

    Great value for money, still has me playing the game for hours. Very simple, intuitive and easy to use interface. Replayability is okay but could be better. Could have done more to make the game less repetitive in the latter stages of the game such as add some HR and business to business interactions.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 21
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
  1. SpazioGames
    Sep 16, 2014
    65
    Taking into account the quite low price and the almost non-existent technical requirements, Game Dev Tycoon is a good and above all original game, albeit without great pretensions.
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  2. GameCritics
    May 12, 2014
    30
    However, I don't really think Tycoon really wants to be more than ‘a glimpse' at video game production, and any attempt to comment on the industry from this dull, monotonous experience fails to hit its mark.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 24, 2013
    80
    What is it like to start with a few thousand dollars and end up in an office full of people producing multi-million gaming hits? This game lets you find out and makes it worth your while. [Nov 2013]
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