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Game Dev Tycoon

App ID 239820
App Type Game
Name Game Dev Tycoon
Developer
Publisher Greenheart Games
Supported Systems STEAMPLAY
Last Record Update (February 15, 2017 – 14:31:05 UTC)
Last Change Number 2706812
Release Date August 29, 2013 ()
95.44% ( 23k / 1k ) 404 In-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.

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Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price March 12, 2016
us U.S. Dollar $9.99 Base Price $3.99 at -60%
uk British Pound £6.99 $8.98 -10.13% £2.79 at -60%
eu Euro 9,99€ $11.18 +11.87% 3,59€ at -60%
ru Russian Ruble 249р. $4.40 -55.94% 99р. at -60%
az CIS - U.S. Dollar $6.99 $6.99 -30.03% $3.19 at -60%
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jp Japanese Yen ¥ 980 $8.80 -11.89% ¥ 392 at -60%
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no Norwegian Krone 70,00 kr $8.34 -16.55% 28,00 kr at -60%
ca Canadian Dollar C$10.99 $8.17 -18.24% C$4.39 at -60%
tr Turkish Lira ₺18,00 $5.03 -49.63% ₺7,20 at -60%
mx Mexican Peso Mex$109.99 $5.94 -40.49% Mex$43.99 at -60%
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ch Swiss Franc CHF 9.99 $10.26 +2.67% CHF 4.99 at -50%
cl Chilean Peso CLP$ 5,500 $8.18 -18.11% CLP$ 2,750 at -50%
pe Peruvian Nuevo Sol S/. 27.95 $8.53 -14.58% S/. 13.97 at -50%
co Colombian Peso COL$ 23500 $8.07 -19.19% COL$ 11750 at -50%

User Tags

StrategyAdventureIndieCasualSimulationGameMakerModdablePoint & ClickComedyGreat SoundtrackSandbox2DDifficultFunnySingleplayerEconomyReplay ValueIsometricManagementTouch-Friendly

Additional Information

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clienttga 364dd303a86ce4bd8f4e16fda581bc82e2339dd4
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Genres Casual,Indie,Simulation,Strategy
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gamedir ValveTestApp239820
metacritic_name Game Dev Tycoon
metacritic_score 68
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/game-dev-tycoon?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
state eStateComingSoonNoPreload
clienticns 48c57230e5ca0f7601ee57ecc31092c31ee23e4e
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
linuxclienticon 8663ec139b1a43d30cfd7e1a9de5a1fe9b14c43c
workshop_visible Yes
checkpkgstate Yes
releasestate released
eulas
community_hub_visible Yes

Achievements

API name Display name and description Icons
admirer Admirer
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goodCombo Good Judgement
Create a game with a good topic/genre combination.
cult Cult Status
Set a new standard for the early gaming industry.
engine100K 100K Engine
Invest over 100K in a new game engine.
engine500K 500K Engine
Invest over 500K in a new game engine.
engine1M 1M Engine
Invest over one million in a new game engine.
gold Gold
Sell half a million copies of a game without the help of a publisher.
platinum Platinum
Sell one million copies of a game without the help of a publisher.
diamond Diamond
Sell ten million copies of a game without the help of a publisher.
unobtainium Unobtainium (seriously?)
Sell one hundred million copies of a game without the help of a publisher.
professional Professional
Reach level 5 with a character.
legend Legend
Reach level 10 with a character.
diversity Diversity
Have male and female staff.
hireSomeoneFamous Famous
Hire someone famous.
fullHouse Full House
Have the maximum number of employees.
finishedGame Game Dev Tycoon
Finish Game Dev Tycoon.
perfectGame Perfect Game
Release a game with a clean score of 10.
perfectGame11 Turn it up to 11
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easterEggs Detective
Find at least one of the easter eggs in the game.
lvl1EasterEgg Treasure Hunter
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lvl2Poster1 Bluehair reporting for space duty
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lvl2Poster2 Welcome to Mars
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lvl3Poster1 Best ride to work ever
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lvl3Poster2 Welcome to your hospital
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lvl4Poster1 Welcome Chief
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lvl4Poster2 The sky is not the limit.
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lvl4Poster3 Painting with nature.
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inception Inception
Develop the game within the game.
fanboy Fan
Pick an inspired company name.
versatile Versatile
Release a successful game in each of the five main genres.
cake Eat Cake
Show them red barrels some action.
supporter Supporter
Support a young start-up. Buy the game.
writersBlock Writer's Block
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Players online

  • 404right now 
  • 45324h peak — tweet this 
  • 7,710all-time peakJune 21, 2014 – 17:03:22 UTC

SteamSpy

  • 1,262,424 ± 33,831 owners
  • 1,217,015 ± 33,219 players total96.4%
  • 24,250 ± 4,696 players in last 2 weeks1.92%

Playtime in last 2 weeks: 3.1h (average) 1.0h (median)

Playtime total: 13.7h (average) 8.1h (median)

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Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
27839 Game Dev Tycoon Dev Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
30286 Game Dev Tycoon Store or CD Key April 6, 2017 – 05:25:45 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
239821 Game Dev Tycoon Content 153.55 MB
239822 Game Dev Tycoon Mac 165.00 MB
239823 Game Dev Tycoon Linux 32bit 253.04 MB

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 914658
beta beta 914658
internaltest 1633091 February 15, 2017 – 14:31:04 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
markdlcdepots 1
baselanguages english, german, french, italian, spanish, schinese, russian, polish, dutch, swedish, hungarian, czech, turkish, arabic, brazilian, greek

Raw Information

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
Launch nw.exe Default
Launch Game Dev Tycoon.app Default
Launch start.sh Default

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir Game Dev Tycoon
launch See section above

User File System

Key Value
quota 50.00 MB (52428800)
maxnumfiles 100

History

February 15, 2017 – 14:31:06 UTC Change #2706812
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February 15, 2017 – 14:30:46 UTC Change #2706810
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November 5, 2016 – 19:29:24 UTC Change #2344224
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October 4, 2016 – 00:32:07 UTC Change #2322211
June 14, 2016 – 23:03:41 UTC Change #2033468
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May 21, 2016 – 09:25:48 UTC Change #1965676
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