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About Community. This is the subreddit for the game: Game Dev Tycoon by Greenheart Games. Here you can discuss different strategies, achievements you've met, or anything about the game! Game Dev Tycoon. Game Dev Tycoon is finally making its way to Google Play and Android devices, and to celebrate the late launch of the original game development sim, we've got a bunch of top tips and sneaky cheats to help you become a renowned game developer. Whether you have ambitions to be the next BioWare or Nintendo, we've got the tips that.
Welcome to the Game Dev Tycoon Wiki. Game Dev Tycoon was created by Greenheart Games, which was founded in July 2012, by brothers Patrick and Daniel Klug with an agenda to develop games that are 'fun to play instead of mind numbing money grabbers. Less social, less ville, more game is our motto.' 'Our first game to test the waters is Game Dev Tycoon, a tycoon style game where you can start.
*rated “overwhelmingly positive” based on 24,615 reviews from Steam. 26. Dec. 2018
Replay gaming history. Create best selling games. Research new technologies. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Now available on Nintendo Switch
Now Available on Google Play!
It’s the perfect sort of game for mobile devices and there’s so much to do here […] all players owe it to themselves to check out this great port.
Game Dev Tycoon
Game Dev Tycoon is a business simulation game where 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.
Start out 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.
Expand 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.
Unlock labs and conduct industry-changing projects
Move beyond just releasing games and conduct industry-changing projects by unlocking labs later in the game. There are a number of secret projects that can be completed.
The full game has many more features which are not listed here to prevent spoilers.
Gameplay over revenue
We love simulation games and we also strongly believe that games need to be more than dressed up slot machines. That’s why we are proud to say that Game Dev Tycoon was designed as a fun game and not as a revenue extraction platform. Game Dev Tycoon focuses on a casual single player experience – there are no forced wait-times, no virtual coins, no in-app purchases, no ad-breaks, no loot boxes and no overly addictive gameplay mechanics. We don’t care about player retention or average player revenue, nor do we want to catch whales. All we care is that you enjoy the game for as long as you want to. In exchange, we ask for a small upfront fee because your support is the only factor keeping us in business. If you like what we are doing and want to support us further, please take a look at this page.
FAQ
Game questions
If you prefer a longer/shorter game then you can also customize the game length. To do this click on the little cog icon on the screen where you enter your company name. This setting cannot be changed for existing save-games.
Comment, Request & Report Bugs
If you want to discuss the game with the community please visit our forum.
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Mystery
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Martial Arts
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History
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Business
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Transport
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Comedy
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Ninja
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Romance
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Movies
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Detective
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Cyberpunk
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UFO
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Hospital
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Evolution
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Time Travel
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Life
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City
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School
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Fashion
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Zombies
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Hacking
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Government
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Prison
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Surgery
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Music
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Rhythm
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Game Dev Tycoon Wiki
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Superheroes
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Post Apocalyptic
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Alternate History
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Vampire
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Werewolf
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Aliens
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Wild West
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Dance
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Cooking
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Farming
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Crime
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Disasters
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Assassin
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Thief
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Colonization
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Construction
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Mythology
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Abstract
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Mad Science
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Extreme Sports
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Dystopian
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Expedition
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Technology
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