Welcome to Game Dev Tycoon. In this business simulation game you start your own game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games, research new technologies to boost your business and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Create games your way

Your success depends on your creativity and willingness to experiment. What topics and genres go well together? Should your Action game focus more on engine optimization or on quest design? The decisions you make during the development of your games will have a major impact on the ratings you receive.

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.

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
Become a market leader
Gain worldwide fans
Unlock achievements

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

The mobile version introduces

A super-difficult (but optional) pirate mode
An updated storyline
New topics for even more varied games
New UI optimized for phones and tablets

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Game Dev Tycoon does not contain any in-app purchases or ads. Enjoy!