Game Dev Tycoon

Game Dev Tycoon

Released Aug 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.

95% positive · 45K reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Game Dev Tycoon launched on Steam on August 29, 2013 and has received several rounds of post-launch content over the years. The developer used milestone events — such as the mobile release in 2018 and the Nintendo Switch release in 2020 — as occasions to ship free content updates to the Steam version, including new game modes, topics, UI improvements, and cross-platform save support. However, Greenheart Games has been clear that their primary focus has shifted entirely to their second game, Tavern Keeper. As far back as March 2024, the developer stated: "we are going back to focusing on finishing our next PC game." Tavern Keeper launched into Early Access on November 3, 2025, fulfilling that goal. The two most recent updates to Game Dev Tycoon — a small bug fix on October 1, 2025 and a pre-emptive maintenance patch on October 10, 2025 — are purely maintenance in nature, with no new content. The historical pattern of content updates to Game Dev Tycoon was always tied to external milestones (new platform launches), not a recurring development cycle. With Tavern Keeper now launched, there is no remaining platform event that would logically trigger another content drop for Game Dev Tycoon. The developer has made no announcements of future content for the game, no unreleased DLC is listed on the store, and the store description presents the game as a complete product. Game Dev Tycoon appears to have reached its final form as of October 2025.
Evidence
Developer states that after the Netflix edition launch, 'we are going back to focusing on finishing our next PC game' (Tavern Keeper), indicating Game Dev Tycoon updates are not a priority.
news post · Mar 13, 2024 source development ending
high
Tavern Keeper — the developer's second game and stated focus — launched into Early Access, fulfilling the milestone that had been drawing attention away from Game Dev Tycoon.
news post · Nov 3, 2025 source ambiguous
medium

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Details

Publisher
Greenheart Games 💚
Achievements
35
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

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.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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