About This Game

A journey through gaming history

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.

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.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.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.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.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.