Game Dev Studio

Buy85%

Very Positive · 690 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • Linux

Explosive Squat Games · Simulation · Mar 12, 2018

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
28
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio0 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy Game Dev Studio?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 690 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This was the most fun for me as the building mechanic and second office mechanic were refreshing to see in the tycoon genre.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel graphics are pretty good, and you have nice and calming music in the background.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This level of difficulty is refreshing as this game DOES NOT OFFER A SECOND CHANCE.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay60 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Difficulty21 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
85% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Audio
33% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
60% still recommend
Crashes
77% still recommend
Bugs
89% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Commentary available
  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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