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Game Dev Masters

Game Dev Masters

It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market.

Released Jun 3, 2022 Developer Ryan Saunders Publisher One Man Media Platforms Windows SimulationManagementEconomyResource ManagementGame Development
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

83.0%positive200 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This is an addictive game, but wasting 12 hours of someone's time by locking out their save file is an automatic downvote. Last I checked, I was playing medium not hardcore permadeath. One of two QOL things could've been done to avoid this: allow a history of at least 2…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Game was abandoned a long time ago and hasn't had any updates in years.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

68achievements
24.1%median completion
7.8%rarest: SOTY
80.0% of players 59.6% of players 55.4% of players 51.8% of players 46.5% of players 45.5% of players 44.5% of players 42.5% of players 41.8% of players 41.6% of players 40.9% of players 38.7% of players 38.6% of players 38.3% of players 38.3% of players 37.0% of players 36.3% of players 35.1% of players 33.7% of players 33.1% of players 33.0% of players 32.5% of players 32.3% of players 32.0% of players 31.7% of players 27.8% of players 27.6% of players 26.4% of players 25.9% of players 25.2% of players 25.1% of players 24.9% of players 24.5% of players 24.5% of players 24.1% of players 24.0% of players 23.2% of players 22.6% of players 20.9% of players 20.0% of players 19.0% of players 18.4% of players 17.8% of players 17.4% of players 17.4% of players 16.8% of players 16.7% of players 16.6% of players 15.9% of players 15.8% of players 15.7% of players 15.5% of players 14.4% of players 13.9% of players 13.8% of players 13.4% of players 13.2% of players 12.9% of players 12.5% of players 12.2% of players 80.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.0%A Journey Begins — You made your first game. Your journey as a developer has begun.
59.6%Start Your Engines — Create your first engine.
55.4%Contract Rookie — You have completed 10 contract jobs.
Rarest badges of honor
7.8%SOTY — Earn Studio of the Year.
8.7%Topic Master — You have fully deep dived 25 topics.
9.0%Long Term Investments — Raise a subsidiary to S+ rank.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US14.99 USD
EU12.49 EUR
UK11.39 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.6 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 14, 2026
My Next Game Has A Store Page

Greetings GDM fans. I have come with news of my next game for your consideration. It is called "Clone. Optimize. Sacrifice." Clone. Optimize. Sacrifice. is a fun/casual game with city building, a deep

May 02, 2025
Surviving Ceres Has Just Released

Attention All Gamers My newest game has just dropped onto Steam. It is called "Surviving Ceres". Here are a few quick facts about the game to help you decide if it interests you. First-person survival

Feb 07, 2024
My Newest Game "Surviving Ceres" Now Has A Store Page

Hey there gamers; I am proud to announce that my next game in development now has a store page. It's name is "Surviving Ceres" and the short description is as follows.. "Surviving Ceres is an open wor

Jan 08, 2024
Capitalism and Economy Fest

Game Dev Masters has been invited to participate in the "Capitalism and Economy Fest" running from Jan 8th to Jan 15th. I was honored that steam recognized this game as a good candidate for the sale,

Nov 20, 2023
Removed Halloween Decorations

The Halloween decorations have all been removed and replaced with the original visuals for all four offices.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresCasual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsSimulation · Management · Economy · Resource Management · Game Development · Logic · Sandbox · Procedural Generation · Strategy · Immersive Sim · Time Management · Family Friendly (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Russian * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Spain * , Spanish - Latin America * , Portuguese - Brazil * , German * , Turkish * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Swedis…
Achievements68
Official sitehttps://gamesbyryan.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3-3225 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650 Ti DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system