Game Dev Tycoon

Pure NintendoRachel Poli

10/10

Game Dev Tycoon is a business simulation game from Greenheart Games. You play as a game developer making the best video games ever. Previously available for PC

NoobFeedUnknown

73/100

Game Dev Tycoon is a very creative idea, one that will grab and hold the attention of anyone who’s interested in experiencing the industry from a developer’s perspective. That sense of ambition in making the next must-have title is only surpassed by the sense of reward felt when a game is met with stellar reviews and a massively positive reception from gamers. It also recreates the frantic and urgent vibe any smaller development house experiences during the turbulent times of gaming evolution. These moments make the incongruent feedback system and avalanche of variables in the games’ creation ...

Capsule ComputersJames Mapley

7/10

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Greenheart Games does need to be commended as they’ve crafted a solid, intelligent and well researched first entry into game design. Management genre fans will have much to love about Game Dev Tycoon, as it’s not afraid to punish players for making irresponsible decisions and squandering resources in a market in which failure is unfortunately not an option. Whether intentional or not, Game Dev Tycoon acts as a thought provoking satire of a supposedly creative industry limited by harsh competition and the looming threat of bankruptcy. It is quite a hard game to recommend, as it’s not part…

DestructoidAllistair Pinsof

5/10

While I appreciate the perspective Game Dev Tycoon has given me on game development, from indie studios in debt to huge studios juggling multiple projects, it was never the game’s sim elements that had me returning. It offers a pleasant walk down memory lane of past consoles and technology, but that’s about it.