Game Dev Tycoon (2013)
- Developer
- Greenheart Games 💚
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 44,952 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 10 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You run a game studio from a garage in the 80s, make business decisions, research tech, and feel the satisfaction of growing your company and creating hit games.
casualaddictivesimulationstrategicrewardingfunnysandboxrelaxing
What players say
Players praise the satisfying loop of building a studio from a garage and releasing games across evolving console generations, but the game's hidden scoring system frustrates some and the gameplay gets repetitive after a few hours.
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