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Game Dev Tycoon

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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Overview Requirements Media Reviews Related

Overview

At a glance

Overview

IGDB Rating

74.8

Popularity Score

80

Steam Reviews

95% positive

Peak CCU

157

At a glance

Metadata

Release Date

Dec 10, 2012

Game Type

Other

Steam App ID

239820

IGDB ID

2599

Rating Count

323

Tags

Taxonomy

Genres3

Simulator
Strategy
Indie

Compatibility

Requirements

Compatibility

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System Requirements

PC Minimum

Minimum — at a glance

CPUPotato

GPUUnknown

RAM2 GB

Storage—

OSWindows XP SP3

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP SP3
Processor: 2 GHz dual core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
Additional Notes: minimum resolution of 1024x768

PC Recommended

Recommended — at a glance

GPUUnknown

RAM4 GB

Storage—

OSWindows 7/8

Recommended:

OS *: Windows 7/8
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with 1GB memory

Mac Minimum

Minimum:

OS: Mac OS 10.7.5+
Processor: 2 GHz dual core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
Additional Notes: minimum resolution of 1024x768

Linux Minimum

Minimum:

Processor: 2 GHz dual core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
Additional Notes: minimum resolution of 1024x768

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Media

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Trailer

Trailer

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Trailer

Screenshots

Game Dev Tycoon screenshot 1

Game Dev Tycoon screenshot 2

Game Dev Tycoon screenshot 3

Game Dev Tycoon screenshot 4

Artwork

Game Dev Tycoon artwork 1

Steam

Reviews & Pricing

Steam Data

Steam Reviews: 95% positive (35,783 reviews)
Price: $3.99
Peak CCU: 157
Metacritic: 68
Estimated Owners: 1,000,000..2,000,000

Steam Tags

2DAddictiveCasualComedyDifficultEconomyFunnyGameMakerGreat SoundtrackIndieIsometricManagementModdablePoint & ClickReplay Value

Steam Categories

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

Supported Languages

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainArabicCzechDutchGreekHungarian

Steam App ID: 239820

Portuguese - Brazil