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Game Dev Story is a management, building and real time tactics game developed and published by Kairosoft Co. and Ltd.
Released on March 27th 2022 is available only on Windows in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Thai, Turkish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 1,205 reviews of which 1,100 were positive and 105 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Game Dev Story into these genres:

Management Building Real Time Tactics City Builder 2D Platformer Game Development Programming Life Sim Strategy 2D Casual Cute Software Pixel Graphics Simulation Retro 1990's Singleplayer Indie Local Multiplayer

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64bit
  • Processor: Intel Atom® x7-Z8750
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 250 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
This game is an okay management sim, but it gets repetitive fast. The game play mostly revolves around grinding and doing the same tasks over and over, which can make it feel a bit dull after a while. It’s fun for a bit, but the novelty wears off quickly.
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Jan. 2025
This is fun, cute, and cheap. However, after about my 4th game release, I can't help but get all 8-10 rating on every game no matter how weird the combination is (baseball + shooter, etc). There's seemingly no way to fail.
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Oct. 2024
Warning, although this game looks like a quick bite size game, you will lose some sleep playing this game. It's hard to stop. I managed to complete all achievements in 2 sitting. It is short but for that price, it is worth it and absolutely can fill your management itch!
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Sept. 2024
very first kairosoft game that I've played when it came out on app store. Nostalgic. Still doing a good job i guess but it doesn't feel right to play with my computer. There are much better tycoon computer games with so much depth. With this graphic and this depth, i dare say it's an audacity of them to pull it out as a computer game. Perhaps the nostalgia is the selling point. <번역> 앱스토어에 나와 처음 플레이 했던 나의 카이로소프트 게임. 추억돋고, 괜찮게 뽑혔지만 컴퓨터로 하기엔 뭔가 기분이 이상하다. 타이쿤 게임으로는 휠씬 낫고 깊이가 있는 컴퓨터 게임이 있기 때문. 이 그래픽과 이 깊이로, 나는 감히 이들이 이걸 컴퓨터 게임으로 낸건 일종의 뻔뻔함이 느껴지기까지 한다. 추억이 셀링포인트인 것일수도
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July 2024
Completely inaccurate game development simulation. When you attempt to release a game before it's finished, your secretary will tell you that "You can't release an unfinished game" and you're not allowed to ship it. But hey, at least I can fire all my employees for no good reason, so that's spot on! :) Jokes aside it's a great game and after a decade still holds a spot in my heart. Plays perfectly on the Steam Deck, has a lot of charm, and scratches a management itch that so few games do. Well worth playing for full price or on sale.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Game Dev Story is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam.

Game Dev Story is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 7.99€ on Steam.

Game Dev Story received 1,100 positive votes out of a total of 1,205 achieving a rating of 8.64.
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Game Dev Story was developed and published by Kairosoft Co. and Ltd.

Game Dev Story is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Game Dev Story is not playable on MacOS.

Game Dev Story is not playable on Linux.

Game Dev Story is a single-player game.

Game Dev Story does not currently offer any DLC.

Game Dev Story does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Game Dev Story does not support Steam Remote Play.

Game Dev Story is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Game Dev Story
7.99€
8.6
1,100
105
Game modes
Features
Online players
10
Developer
Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Publisher
Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Release 27 Mar 2022
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