Game Dev Tycoon
{{Short description|2012 video game}}
{{use Australian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Game Dev Tycoon
| image = Game Dev Tycoon logo.png
| developer = Greenheart Games
| publisher = Greenheart Games
| designer = Patrick Klug
Daniel Klug
| composer = Alexander Lisenkov
Jack White
| engine = NW.js (PC)
Unity (iOS, Android)
| released = {{vgrelease|WW|10 December 2012|Switch|8 October 2020}}
| genre = Business simulation
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Windows, Windows RT, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android{{cite web | url=https://www.androidauthority.com/game-dev-tycoon-combines-gaming-business-android-4-99-834386/ | title=Game Dev Tycoon combines gaming with business on Android for $4.99 | date=31 January 2018 | publisher=Android Authority | accessdate=2018-02-03 | archive-date=3 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203181512/https://www.androidauthority.com/game-dev-tycoon-combines-gaming-business-android-4-99-834386/ | url-status=live }}Nintendo Switch
}}
Game Dev Tycoon is a business simulation video game developed by Greenheart Games released on 10 December 2012.{{cite web | url=http://www.greenheartgames.com/game-dev-tycoon-changelog/ | title=Game Dev Tycoon Changelog | publisher=Greenheart Games | accessdate=2013-05-30 | archive-date=28 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928161222/https://www.greenheartgames.com/game-dev-tycoon-changelog/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://switchplayer.net/2020/10/29/game-dev-tycoon-review/ | title=Game Dev Tycoon Review | author=Nick Hanchet | website=Switch Player | date=2020-10-29 | access-date=2024-10-06 }} The player creates and develops video games. Game Dev Tycoon was inspired by the iOS and Android game Game Dev Story{{cite web | url=http://www.greenheartgames.com/about/ | title=About Greenheart Games | publisher=Greenheart Games | accessdate=2013-12-28 | archive-date=26 February 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226070302/https://www.greenheartgames.com/about/ | url-status=live }} (by Kairosoft), and many critics find substantial similarities between the two games. Game Dev Tycoon was created by Greenheart Games, a company founded in July 2012 by brothers Patrick and Daniel Klug.
Gameplay
The player starts out in a garage in the early 1980s during the golden age of arcade video games with no employees, limited money, and limited choices for the first game. As new games are created, new options are unlocked. When the first game engine is built, the player's game development skills improve. New consoles will also be released, and the player will be able to buy licenses for certain consoles, such as the GS, PlaySystem, mBox, Vena Oasis, TES, and grPad which parody real life consoles and devices with different names due to trademark regulations. As the player progresses through the game further they have the opportunity to move to new offices and hire staff. After that further expansion is available, with players given the opportunity to open an R&D lab when reaching certain requirements that host major projects, allowing the player to unlock things they wouldn't be able to otherwise, such as MMOs and online game shops similar to Steam, Ubisoft Connect, App Store etc. The player may also open up a Hardware Lab to create consoles and devices.
= Mods =
The game supports mods written in JavaScript with the gdt-modAPI. As of 23 May 2022, there are 860 mods on Steam Workshop.{{Cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/239820/workshop/|title=Steam Community :: Game Dev Tycoon|website=steamcommunity.com|access-date=2018-05-26|archive-date=18 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218122232/http://steamcommunity.com/app/239820/workshop/|url-status=live}} They range from simple, such as adding new consoles and topics, to making new libraries like UltimateLib. One of the most common ways people make these mods is with a Third-party software component called Ultimate Module Editor (UME).
Release
The game's developers implemented an anti-piracy measure for Game Dev Tycoon. Patrick Klug, founder of Greenheart Games, knowing that the game was likely to be torrented extensively, purposely released a cracked version of the game and uploaded it himself to torrent sites. Gameplay in this version is identical except for one variation, that being that as players progress through the game they receive the following message:
{{blockquote
|Boss, it seems that while many players play our new game, they steal it by downloading a cracked version rather than buying it legally. If players don't buy the games they like, we will sooner or later go bankrupt.
|Greenheart Games, Game Dev Tycoon
}}
Eventually players of the cracked version will gradually lose money until they do go bankrupt, as a result of pirates.{{cite web |url=http://aussie-gamer.com/news/australian-game-developer-trolls-internet-pirates/ |title=Australian Game Developer Trolls Internet Pirates |publisher=Aussie-gamer.com |date=2013-04-30 |access-date=2013-12-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214165241/http://aussie-gamer.com/news/australian-game-developer-trolls-internet-pirates/ |archive-date=2013-12-14 }} Some players complained on message forums about this piracy feature, unaware that it only appeared because they themselves pirated the game.{{cite news|last1=Orland|first1=Kyle|title=Game Dev Tycoon developers give pirates a taste of their own medicine|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/04/game-dev-tycoon-developers-give-pirates-a-taste-of-their-own-medicine/|accessdate=17 November 2016|work=Ars Technica|date=29 April 2013|archive-date=18 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118042043/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/04/game-dev-tycoon-developers-give-pirates-a-taste-of-their-own-medicine/|url-status=live}}
Netflix released a mobile version in March 2024 that is free for their subscribers.{{cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2024/03/12/game-dev-tycoon-now-available-as-part-of-the-netflix-games-library/|title='Game Dev Tycoon' Now Available as Part of the Netflix Games Library|last=Nelson|first=Jared|work=TouchArcade|date=2024-03-12|accessdate=2024-09-14}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 68/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-dev-tycoon/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Game Dev Tycoon for PC Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=22 August 2015 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515101914/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/game-dev-tycoon |url-status=live }}
iOS: 89/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-dev-tycoon/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Game Dev Tycoon for iPhone/iPad Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=25 August 2018 |archive-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204022507/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/game-dev-tycoon |url-status=live }}
NS: 81/100{{cite web |title=Game Dev Tycoon for Nintendo Switch Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-dev-tycoon/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=en}}
| rev1 = TouchArcade
| rev1Score = iOS: {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2017/11/28/game-dev-tycoon-review-if-you-liked-game-dev-story-youll-love-game-dev-tycoon/ |title='Game Dev Tycoon' Review – If You Liked 'Game Dev Story' You'll Love 'Game Dev Tycoon' |last=Ford |first=Eric |date=28 November 2017 |website=TouchArcade |accessdate=25 August 2018 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407163334/https://toucharcade.com/2017/11/28/game-dev-tycoon-review-if-you-liked-game-dev-story-youll-love-game-dev-tycoon/ |url-status=live }}
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On Metacritic, Game Dev Tycoon received mixed reviews on Windows and positive reviews on iOS and Switch.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-dev-tycoon/|title=Game Dev Tycoon|work=Metacritic|accessdate=2024-09-14}}
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.greenheartgames.com}}
- [http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/29/the-best-anti-piracy-measure-ever The Best Anti-Piracy Measure Ever - "Game Dev Tycoon - shows players the effects of piracy in-game, too..."]
Category:Android (operating system) games
Category:Business simulation games
Category:Video games set in the 1980s
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:Video games developed in Australia
Category:Video games with isometric graphics
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