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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 (October 15, 2019 – 20:37:07 UTC)
Last Change Number 7036285
Release Date August 29, 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()

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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Store Prices

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Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price
us U.S. Dollar $9.99 Base Price $2.49 $2.49 at -75%
uk British Pound £6.99 $8.97 -10.18% $2.23 £1.74 at -75%
eu Euro 9,99€ $11.05 +10.70% $2.75 2,49€ at -75%
ru Russian Ruble 249 ₽ $3.88 -61.11% $0.96 62 ₽ at -75%
br Brazilian Real R$ 19,99 $4.80 -51.94% $1.19 R$ 4,99 at -75%
jp Japanese Yen ¥ 980 $9.01 -9.74% $2.25 ¥ 245 at -75%
id Indonesian Rupiah Rp 69999 $4.93 -50.61% $1.23 Rp 17499 at -75%
my Malaysian Ringgit RM23.00 $5.48 -45.12% $1.37 RM5.75 at -75%
ph Philippine Peso ₱289.95 $5.62 -43.67% $1.40 ₱72.48 at -75%
sg Singapore Dollar S$10.00 $7.29 -26.95% $1.82 S$2.50 at -75%
th Thai Baht ฿189.00 $6.22 -37.70% $1.55 ฿47.25 at -75%
vn Vietnamese Dong 120000₫ $5.19 -48.02% $1.29 30000₫ at -75%
kr South Korean Won N/A N/A N/A
tr Turkish Lira ₺18,00 $3.05 -69.41% $0.76 ₺4,50 at -75%
ua Ukrainian Hryvnia 169₴ $6.83 -31.57% $1.69 42₴ at -75%
mx Mexican Peso Mex$ 109.99 $5.73 -42.64% $1.43 Mex$ 27.49 at -75%
ca Canadian Dollar CDN$ 10.99 $8.32 -16.63% $2.07 CDN$ 2.74 at -75%
au Australian Dollar A$ 14.50 $9.79 -1.90% $3.91 A$ 5.80 at -60%
nz New Zealand Dollar NZ$ 11.99 $7.53 -24.59% $1.87 NZ$ 2.99 at -75%
no Norwegian Krone 70,00 kr $7.63 -23.59% $1.90 17,50 kr at -75%
pl Polish Zloty 35,99zł $9.29 -6.93% $2.32 8,99zł at -75%
ch Swiss Franc CHF 9.99 $10.03 +0.50% $2.50 CHF 2.49 at -75%
cn Chinese Yuan Renminbi ¥ 34 $4.79 -52.02% $1.12 ¥ 8 at -76%
in Indian Rupee ₹ 349 $4.88 -51.09% $1.21 ₹ 87 at -75%
cl Chilean Peso CLP$ 4400 $6.14 -38.54% $1.53 CLP$ 1100 at -75%
pe Peruvian Nuevo Sol S/.22.00 $6.53 -34.58% $1.63 S/.5.50 at -75%
co Colombian Peso COL$ 18500 $5.34 -46.46% $1.33 COL$ 4625 at -75%
za South African Rand N/A N/A N/A
hk Hong Kong Dollar HK$ 52.00 $6.62 -33.65% $1.65 HK$ 13.00 at -75%
tw Taiwan Dollar N/A N/A N/A
sa Saudi Riyal 21.95 SR $5.85 -41.42% $1.46 5.48 SR at -75%
ae U.A.E. Dirham 29.00 AED $7.89 -20.97% $1.97 7.25 AED at -75%
ar Argentine Peso ARS$ 129,99 $2.22 -77.70% $0.55 ARS$ 32,49 at -75%
il Israeli New Shekel ₪36.95 $10.45 +4.68% $2.61 ₪9.23 at -75%
kz Kazakhstani Tenge 1850₸ $4.74 -52.52% $1.18 462₸ at -75%
kw Kuwaiti Dinar 1.95 KD $6.42 -35.73% $1.58 0.48 KD at -75%
qa Qatari Riyal 24.99 QR $6.86 -31.30% $1.71 6.24 QR at -75%
cr Costa Rican Colon ₡4600 $7.92 -20.72% $1.98 ₡1150 at -75%
uy Uruguayan Peso $U229 $6.15 -38.39% $1.53 $U57 at -75%
az CIS - U.S. Dollar $6.29 $6.29 -37.04% $1.57 $1.57 at -75%
pk South Asia - U.S. Dollar $8.99 $8.99 -10.01% $2.24 $2.24 at -75%

User Tags

StrategyIndieCasualSimulationGameMakerModdablePoint & ClickComedyGreat SoundtrackSandbox2DDifficultFunnySingleplayerAddictiveEconomyReplay ValueMasterpieceManagementTouch-Friendly

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Additional Information

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metacritic_name Game Dev Tycoon
metacritic_score 68
NoServers No
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VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
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workshop_visible Yes
checkpkgstate Yes
releasestate released
eulas
Store Release Date August 29, 2013 ()
community_hub_visible Yes
small_capsule
  • english: capsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
  • english: header.jpg
Associations
  • 0/name: Greenheart Games
  • 0/type: developer
  • 1/name: Greenheart Games
  • 1/type: publisher
Primary Genre 28
Store Genres
  • 0: 4
  • 1: 23
  • 2: 28
  • 3: 2
Store Categories
  • category_2: 1
  • category_22: 1
  • category_23: 1
  • category_29: 1
  • category_30: 1
  • category_42: 1
Supported Languages
  • arabic/supported: true
  • brazilian/supported: true
  • czech/supported: true
  • dutch/supported: true
  • english/supported: true
  • french/supported: true
  • german/supported: true
  • greek/supported: true
  • hungarian/supported: true
  • italian/supported: true
  • polish/supported: true
  • russian/supported: true
  • schinese/supported: true
  • spanish/supported: true
  • swedish/supported: true
  • turkish/supported: true
  • ukrainian/supported: true
Steam Release Date August 29, 2013 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time June 18, 2019 – 04:31:25 UTC (1560832285)
library_assets
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Player counts

  • 200 players right now
  • 235 24-hour player peak
  • 7,761 all-time player peak June 20, 2014 – 20:43:21 UTC

SteamSpy Estimations

  • 53 minutes median playtime in last 2 weeks 9.6 hours median total playtime
  • 53 minutes average playtime in last 2 weeks 12.2 hours average total playtime
  • 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners 60,562 followers

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Markers

Date Label
August 29, 2013 – 14:46:00 UTC 📜 Now Available - Game Dev Tycoon

Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
27839 Game Dev Tycoon Dev Comp CD Key October 4, 2019 – 08:41:49 UTC
30286 Game Dev Tycoon Store or CD Key October 4, 2019 – 08:42:23 UTC
252894 Game Dev Tycoon ( 239820 ) - complimentary reviewer package No Cost October 4, 2019 – 08:39:58 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
239821 Game Dev Tycoon Content 158.64 MiB
239822 Game Dev Tycoon Mac 170.09 MiB 32-bit
239823 Game Dev Tycoon Linux 32bit 258.92 MiB
239824 Game Dev Tycoon Depot Mac 64 189.84 MiB 64-bit

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 4256762 October 4, 2019 – 08:37:29 UTC
beta beta 4256762 October 4, 2019 – 08:37:11 UTC
internaltest 4256762 October 4, 2019 – 08:37:20 UTC
v1.5.28 legacy version v1.5.28 4256758 October 4, 2019 – 08:34:59 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
steamcontrollertouchtemplateindex 1
steamcontrollertouchconfigdetails
  • 1862324708/controller_type: controller_mobile_touch
  • 1862324708/enabled_branches: default
  • 1862324708/use_action_block: false

User File System

Key Value
quota 50.00 MiB (52428800)
maxnumfiles 100

History

Achievements

API name Display name and description Icons
admirer Admirer

Hidden.

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

Hidden.

easterEggs Detective

Find at least one of the easter eggs in the game.

lvl1EasterEgg Treasure Hunter

Hidden.

lvl2Poster1 Bluehair reporting for space duty

Hidden.

lvl2Poster2 Welcome to Mars

Hidden.

lvl3Poster1 Best ride to work ever

Hidden.

lvl3Poster2 Welcome to your hospital

Hidden.

lvl4Poster1 Welcome Chief

Hidden.

lvl4Poster2 The sky is not the limit.

Hidden.

lvl4Poster3 Painting with nature.

Hidden.

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

Hidden.

piracyLevel2 Statistical Anomaly

Reach level 2 in pirate mode.

againstAllOdds Against all odds

Beat all odds and finish the game in pirate mode.