Casual · August 29, 2013

Game Dev Tycoon (2013)

trophy35 achievementsgroup1M–10M ownerstrending_up157 peak concurrentrecommend39.6k recommendations
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. A journey through gaming history Start 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. 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. 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. 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 Conduct industry changing projects Unlock achievements Modding support Workshop support Community translations for German, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Czech, Swedish, Dutch and Italian are available through the in-game menu. The full game has many more features which are not listed here to prevent spoilers.

Position in Casual

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume35.8k Steam reviewsTop 7% in Casual
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 88% — this title sits in top 32%
Metacritic68/100Genre average 76 — top 87% of Casual titles
Concurrent peak157 playersTop 26% in Casual by live player count
Engagement hours14 h averageTop 34% for session depth among Casual

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Management · 1.6k
  • Simulation · 1.5k
  • Indie · 949
  • Strategy · 750
  • Casual · 696
  • Singleplayer · 608
  • Economy · 519
  • 2D · 363
  • Moddable · 282
  • Addictive · 265
  • Replay Value · 240
  • GameMaker · 226
  • Sandbox · 216
  • Funny · 183
  • Difficult · 100

Peer Casual titles

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 35.8k reviews

34.0k positive · 1.8k negative

Metacritic

68/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.0/10

Curator recommendations

39.6k

Peak concurrent players

157

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Arabic
  • Czech
  • Dutch
  • Greek
  • Hungarian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

14h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

8h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

5h

Current engagement

Achievements

35

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 29, 2013
DeveloperGreenheart Games 💚
Base price$3.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Casual releases from 2013

6 Casual titles launched in 2013 — top 5 by review volume.

Editions & Packages

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