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Game Dev Tycoon
Greenheart Games 💚 · released Aug 29, 2013 · data updated Oct 23, 2026
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
Released Aug 29, 2013
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Overwhelmingly Positive · 95% positive of 40,397 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 13 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 365 | 36 |
| Dec 2025 | 150 | 10 |
| Jan 2026 | 128 | 16 |
| Feb 2026 | 100 | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 101 | 10 |
| Apr 2026 | 86 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 122 | 11 |
| Jun 2026 | 97 | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 124 | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 95 | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | 78 | 5 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 1.4M – 3.8M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $6.4M – $22M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 40,397 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 35–93 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Addictive | 1 in 475 games |
| Moddable | 1 in 102 games |
| Replay Value | 1 in 38 games |
| Economy | 1 in 26 games |
| Difficult | 1 in 19 games |
| Sandbox | 1 in 16 games |
| Management | 1 in 14 games |
| Funny | 1 in 8 games |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Startup Company | Hovgaard Games | 89% | Very Positive · 5,856 |
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