Casual · August 29, 2013
Game Dev Tycoon (2013)
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
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 35.8k Steam reviews | Top 7% in Casual |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 88% — this title sits in top 32% |
| Metacritic | 68/100 | Genre average 76 — top 87% of Casual titles |
| Concurrent peak | 157 players | Top 26% in Casual by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 14 h average | Top 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
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 date | Aug 29, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Greenheart Games 💚 |
| Base price | $3.99 |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
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Editions & Packages
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