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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
64 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“It's hard for me to judge this game. On the surface it's a fun and relaxing game to chill with. But under the surface its mechanics and systems kind of break apart. Reading on it and how it works made the game so much…”
“It's an absolute classic for a reason and there are many who try to copy this game, to this day none of the copycats get close to the level of depth that this game does though it does leave some intricacies to be…”
“Very unique and nice game. The community is very active too, I expected this to be bad but the content is very nice and the mechanics are something I haven't seen before. For a boring day, this is something you could…”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Completed the game over 3 times, with mods and without mods. Gameplay is fun, nothing else I can say.”
“Man I just can't stop failing restarting winning, and failing, winning, restarting. this game probably has some of the highest replay value I have ever seen in a video game. It's fun, I enjoy it.”
“is a very good game, with lots to do and each play through is different from the last. But there is two things I wish they would add, and that's the ability to port games without the use of mods and to be able to update…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Fantastic game and very fun/rewarding to achievement hunt. 10/10 P.S. 11/10 ratings don't exist. I've gotten innumberable 10/10s but not one 11/10. JKJK but I legit can't get that achievement.”
“I really enjoyed this game, I think it's good value for money if you like management / simulation games A genre historically I liked and had moved away from but this game was a reminder of how much fun they can be.…”
“Game Dev Tycoon is one of those games that quietly pulls you in and keeps you thinking about it even after you stop playing. What makes it enjoyable is the feeling of building something from nothing; starting in a tiny…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Very unique and nice game. The community is very active too, I expected this to be bad but the content is very nice and the mechanics are something I haven't seen before. For a boring day, this is something you could…”
“is a very good game, with lots to do and each play through is different from the last. But there is two things I wish they would add, and that's the ability to port games without the use of mods and to be able to update…”
“Worth 10+ Hours for a run or two. Has had tons and tons of updates over the years i didnt expect, so i ended up playing another 8 or so. Was worth starting a new Company and playing with the sliders again while i did…”
16 of the 102 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“I want to like this game, but I feel like it'd be better played by an algorithm than a person. Success is dependent on finding out which sliders to maximize/minimize and which combinations of genre, topic and platform…”
“It's hard for me to judge this game. On the surface it's a fun and relaxing game to chill with. But under the surface its mechanics and systems kind of break apart. Reading on it and how it works made the game so much…”
“It's an absolute classic for a reason and there are many who try to copy this game, to this day none of the copycats get close to the level of depth that this game does though it does leave some intricacies to be…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“It's hard for me to judge this game. On the surface it's a fun and relaxing game to chill with. But under the surface its mechanics and systems kind of break apart. Reading on it and how it works made the game so much…”
“Not really a realistic simulation, and kind of hard, BUT, it's fun!”
“Game Dev Tycoon, Honestly it's a great experience all round, it's a fairly simple premise but it's really well done here, from the various references to other game's posted on the walls of the offices, to the additive…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a nice short game that is somewhat enjoyable. It does suffer a bit from replayability and could benefit from more content or a rework of the main gameplay loop, but I do think that it works fine if you're just…”
“Such an amazing game! I spent hours on the Netflix version and decided to purchase the original to support the developers. My only request is to bring back the Netflix version, or some version of it, in this one.”
“played it for a lot of time and finished it quickly, had a lot of fun!”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It's an absolute classic for a reason and there are many who try to copy this game, to this day none of the copycats get close to the level of depth that this game does though it does leave some intricacies to be…”
“DO NOT BUY this game. When text shows up, the game becomes laggy, mouse freeze and unplayable. There are many more people experiences this lag just like me. Edit: With my negative review, there is this kid that just…”
“Great game. Wish you could stop creating a game and it autosaved more often like how it did on mobile. For some odd reason whenever a lot of stuff happened it got REALLY laggy like really laggy, too laggy for this…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Good! Pls add delete save to game!”
“Great game. Wish you could stop creating a game and it autosaved more often like how it did on mobile. For some odd reason whenever a lot of stuff happened it got REALLY laggy like really laggy, too laggy for this…”
“There is a lot to be desired with this game, but it's still pretty fun. The way the game deals with saves is atrocious. It'll show a million empty save slots, but you can only ever save it to one save slot, meaning that…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Game Dev Tycoon is one of those games where you boot it up thinking you'll play for twenty minutes and suddenly it's 2am and you're desperately trying to save your third studio from bankruptcy because you bet everything on a medieval puzzle RPG. The tycoon loop — garage startup,…”
— a player, Steam review · 256 hrs played“Once upon a time, I pirated this game in its earliest days. I then bought it off the google store for my phone. Now all these years later, we have come full circle on steam. 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“[h1]I am honestly disappointed with how Game Dev Tycoon is being handled.[/h1] The Netflix version gets an exclusive updated version with more content, improvements and better polish, while people who actually bought the game are left with the older and less complete version.…”
— a player, Steam review · 73 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:00 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Management · Simulation · Indie · Strategy · Casual · Singleplayer · Economy · 2D · Moddable · Addictive · Replay Value · GameMaker (SteamSpy community voting) |
| 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 |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.greenheartgames.com/app/game-dev-tycoon/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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