Game Dev Tycoon

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1191 Ratings

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  1. GamerQuinn
    Nov 10, 2013
    9
    Wow guys. You are reviewing a game you "don't" like, even though you possibly haven't played this. This is a GREAT casual and strategy game. Why don't you like it? Please don't read bad reviews all the time. You know that ALL the critics down rated the game, so don't trust those idiots.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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!
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  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. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. LJ73
    Oct 23, 2013
    10
    I got the game the day it came out and I fell in love with it. The game full of imagination and encourages you to experiment with the different combinations. A small flaw with the game is that it is incredibly difficult, but there is a sweet taste of victory when you get a good game. I've invested over 43 hours into this game and have unlocked everything, also have an estimation ofI got the game the day it came out and I fell in love with it. The game full of imagination and encourages you to experiment with the different combinations. A small flaw with the game is that it is incredibly difficult, but there is a sweet taste of victory when you get a good game. I've invested over 43 hours into this game and have unlocked everything, also have an estimation of 3,485,187,534,823 in the bank so no Norwegian Scammers are going to put a dent in my budget! Long story short you should get this game if you play it as long as I have it is well worth your 10 bucks!… Expand
  20. Pacattack
    Oct 28, 2013
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not quite perfect. Actually, not quite great. Don't get me wrong, I really, really like Game Dev Tycoon, but I would like to see more customizable options regarding custom consoles (such as color, and they could give you a list of different models of controllers and consoles, and you can match up the designs you prefer, they give you preset console models) and being able to price your game (and console) to what you like, of course affecting the sales, or being able to make your games free and offer in-app purchases. I will play this game for many hours at a time, it's very fun and enjoyable. But it does come with some unpleasant bugs, which I suppose is expected. Replay value not up to par. Quite repetitive towards the end, there should be more things to research. I didn't need to make a new engine for about 20 years because there wasn't much to improve (this was a later stage of the game). I really wish there was more things to do at the end. The first 40 years or so are very exciting, with constant research and development of game engines. But the fun really dies out around year 70-ish. No DLC is also a bit annoying as well. But there are many good elements too. The wide variety of subjects for your game is quite large. Also things like a company accusing you of copyright infragment, and you paying them or rallying your fans was neat. I think if they would make a inexpensive DLC that would let you price things, customize more things, fix some of these annoying issues regarding the reviews, add DLC, and addition things to research and put into your engines, I would give this game a ten. But I feel this is incomplete, not yet a great game. This has potential to be great, but it's just not there yet.… Expand
  21. matheus_hk
    Oct 31, 2013
    10
    Awesome game. "Beautiful". "Played it for days". "Can't wait for the sequel".

    I haven't played the Game Dev Story but I watched gameplay videos and they're different enough for me. Not to mention that I don't have an IOS to play it even if I wanted to. And most of the other complaints I've seen have been solved through patching. If you think the rating you're getting is too random,    Awesome game. "Beautiful". "Played it for days". "Can't wait for the sequel".

    I haven't played the Game Dev Story but I watched gameplay videos and they're different enough for me. Not to mention that I don't have an IOS to play it even if I wanted to. And most of the other complaints I've seen have been solved through patching.

    If you think the rating you're getting is too random, try saving before you start the development and experiment with the parameters a bit.    … Expand
  22. Dodgerman500
    Nov 27, 2013
    9
    Great game for it's price, There is so much to do in the game, with all the different consoles and topic. The only problem i had with it some things get very repetitive and boring. For example you have to go to a convention every year, and years go by fast in that game, also you get asked to sabotage other developers way too often. Besides that this game is addicting and really fun.
  23. Fanchi
    Nov 7, 2013
    8
    este juego es realmente bueno, no he conocido otro juego que haya desarrollado este "hilo argumental".
    el juego en sí mismo es sencillo de entender y difícil de dominar como ha de ser un buen juego, la historia de fondo del desarrollo de la industria del videojuego y la salida de las diferentes videoconsolas me alucino, si bien es cierto que se han quedado muchas atrás, cosa que se    este juego es realmente bueno, no he conocido otro juego que haya desarrollado este "hilo argumental".
    el juego en sí mismo es sencillo de entender y difícil de dominar como ha de ser un buen juego, la historia de fondo del desarrollo de la industria del videojuego y la salida de las diferentes videoconsolas me alucino, si bien es cierto que se han quedado muchas atrás, cosa que se comprende ya que se empieza en la década de los ochenta, el único fallo que le veo es que el avance de la historia y tu propio avance no están del todo bien ajustado y tal vez debería de avanzar el tiempo un poco más lento permitiéndote pensar un poco más en los movimientos y alargando de paso la experiencia de juego

    totalmente recomendable    … Expand
  24. GaboAmorim
    Feb 22, 2014
    10
    simple, fun and smart
    Epic Game!
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  25. Fondly
    Nov 15, 2013
    9
    I love this game. I played it for days, and if they make a sequel, (PLEASE DO!!!) than I will play it for days, and buy it all over. The game is honestly amazing. To start in a small office like most developers like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Sony, and Nintendo. Although, I give it a 9 because there is a glitch with the R&D lab and the technology lab. The thing was part of the lab was cut byI love this game. I played it for days, and if they make a sequel, (PLEASE DO!!!) than I will play it for days, and buy it all over. The game is honestly amazing. To start in a small office like most developers like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Sony, and Nintendo. Although, I give it a 9 because there is a glitch with the R&D lab and the technology lab. The thing was part of the lab was cut by about a quarter of the screen, it kind of annoyed me, considering I had no way to fix it. Although this game shows you how you can become, if you want to become a game developer one day (like me) than it will show you what you may expect. And, if you plan on making the games in Game Dev Tycoon in real life, than you can simulate how it would look like if you developed it in real life. I love this game, and the price is low too, only $7.99? Awesome!… Expand
  26. izerch
    Nov 20, 2013
    8
    I definitely love this game. I can play it for hours. The only thing that i don't like is that at the end of the game you can still playing it and that's all. Yes, you can get more fans, you can get more money, and can still developing games but fall a little bit because it gets boring at that point. That makes me to start a new company and do it again just to see if i can do it better.I definitely love this game. I can play it for hours. The only thing that i don't like is that at the end of the game you can still playing it and that's all. Yes, you can get more fans, you can get more money, and can still developing games but fall a little bit because it gets boring at that point. That makes me to start a new company and do it again just to see if i can do it better. The good thing is that they are actually hearing us and they are working to add new features and really cool stuff. Good job Green Heart… Expand
  27. MrPresident1213
    Nov 28, 2013
    10
    A fun game to play with. You need to find the right combination to develop a great game, and you need to choose the right platform to release that game. You need money to develop a game, and also you can start your own stander for the game. LOVE THIS GAME!
  28. raiokincaris
    Dec 9, 2013
    7
    While the desire to replay this game after finishing the first time may be lacking, it's still something that has a little uniqueness in the massive amount of games that try to teach you something. It's not everyday that a game teaches you about not just other games, but other consoles in terms of who tend to go for what types of games on them. Countless hours obviously went into researchWhile the desire to replay this game after finishing the first time may be lacking, it's still something that has a little uniqueness in the massive amount of games that try to teach you something. It's not everyday that a game teaches you about not just other games, but other consoles in terms of who tend to go for what types of games on them. Countless hours obviously went into research of the topics, the consoles, and the overall storyline, but the only thing that will make this game more enjoyable will be the mods that are just now starting to be developed.

    Then again, I cheated with the game before there were any mods ;3 but that's just me. I tend to break games after I go through the main parts of them. That's part of my own enjoyment. Also, I think they need to optimize the code a little better, as it tends to lag after you hit certain numbers in the game save files ;3    … Expand
  29. BrunoHP
    Jan 4, 2014
    7
    Developing a games from early 80's to next-gen consoles and beyond is fun. Review algorithm can be a problem when you make the game with 9.75/10 score, and 5 years later you make a sequel with revolutionary engine and get only 7/10 or lower. When you are playing the game for the first time, it can pass 6 hours in a row and you still want to play more. When you finish a 35-year long story,Developing a games from early 80's to next-gen consoles and beyond is fun. Review algorithm can be a problem when you make the game with 9.75/10 score, and 5 years later you make a sequel with revolutionary engine and get only 7/10 or lower. When you are playing the game for the first time, it can pass 6 hours in a row and you still want to play more. When you finish a 35-year long story, you can continue playing, but it gets boring after 50 years. This game will only remain replayable if you replay it only when new updates are released.… Expand
  30. jasenalphawolf
    Jan 17, 2014
    10
    I love this game I play it to death it sucks you into making a great game and I love this game if you don't have a steam account you can buy it's also on steam there is a great little community and lot's of mods I love it I love I love it it definitely deserves a ten and the makers are epic.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 21
  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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