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Game Dev Tycoon

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Management Simulation Indie Strategy Casual
Last tracked players
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In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

A journey through gaming history


Start in the 80s
Start your adventure in a small garage office in the 80s. Enjoy the hand-crafted level design while you develop your first simple games. Gain experience, unlock new options and create your first game engine.

Create games your way
In Game Dev Tycoon the decisions you make during development really matter. Decide which areas you want to focus on. Does your game need more gameplay or should you focus more on quests? These decisions will have a major impact on the success of your game.

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

Make larger more complex games
With experience and a good team, you can release larger, more complex games. Larger games bring new challenges and you will have to manage your team well to deliver hit games.

Features


  • Start a game development company in the 80s
  • Design and create games
  • Gain new insights through game reports
  • Research new technologies
  • Create custom game engines
  • Move into bigger offices
  • Forge a world-class development team
  • Unlock secret labs
  • Conduct industry changing projects
  • Unlock achievements
  • Modding support
  • Workshop support
  • Community translations for German, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Czech, Swedish, Dutch and Italian are available through the in-game menu.

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

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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows XP SP3
  • Processor: 2 GHz dual core
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
  • Additional Notes: minimum resolution of 1024x768

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7/8
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with 1GB memory

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OS 10.7.5+
  • Processor: 2 GHz dual core
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
  • Additional Notes: minimum resolution of 1024x768

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Mac OS 10.8
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with 1GB memory

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Processor: 2 GHz dual core
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
  • Additional Notes: minimum resolution of 1024x768

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
  • Additional Notes: minimum resolution of 1024x768
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Greenheart Games 💚
USK rating
0
Brazilian rating
12
Steam Germany rating
0
Achievements
35
Metacritic
68
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
Languages
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (17)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
FrenchYesNoNo
ItalianYesNoNo
GermanYesNoNo
Spanish - SpainYesNoNo
ArabicYesNoNo
CzechYesNoNo
DutchYesNoNo
GreekYesNoNo
HungarianYesNoNo
PolishYesNoNo
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoNo
RussianYesNoNo
Simplified ChineseYesNoNo
SwedishYesNoNo
TurkishYesNoNo
UkrainianYesNoNo

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Game Dev Tycoon EULA
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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 81th percentile. Priced as Market at $9.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 27%
Value Ratio Top 19%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Game Dev Tycoon worth buying right now?
Wait — $9.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Game Dev Tycoon go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Game Dev Tycoon free to play?
Game Dev Tycoon costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Game Dev Tycoon?
Game Dev Tycoon is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game.
Who developed Game Dev Tycoon?
Game Dev Tycoon was developed by Greenheart Games 💚 and published by Greenheart Games 💚.
What platforms does Game Dev Tycoon support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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