Games like Game Dev Tycoon

If Game Dev Tycoon left you wanting something replayable and retro, you have options. These games keep things close enough to feel familiar.

Mad Games Tycoon
It is 1980 and you have a garage, a desk and an idea. Build a game studio from that: design your own games, hire and train a team, research new tech, and grow from cramped beginnings into a company that ships engines, consoles and megahits. A deep, colorful tycoon sim that rewards one more run.
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Retro, Colorful
91% of 3,699 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$7.49
City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
It is 1976 and you just rented a cramped room to build your first game. Grow it into a studio, then an empire: hire staff, build engines, court publishers, launch consoles and buy out rivals. A deep, replayable management game about climbing from garage to gaming legend.
Also in Tycoon · Replayable
91% of 1,813 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$19.99
GamersGoMakers
In GamersGoMakers, you found a little company creating the first video games in history. Create your first game with only basic sound and simple graphics available in the year 1980. You´re one of the pioneers entering the rising global market for computer games.
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Retro
78% of 300 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Game Dev Masters
It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be. Make use of a large array of features, and player skills to create stunning 10 / 10 games. Compete with and eventually acquire other dynamic Ai Studio's. Raise the talent of your team and studio's in an effort to dominate the market.
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Colorful
81% of 154 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Game Dev Story
Run your own game studio in this charming pixel-art management sim. Hire oddball staff, mix genres and topics into hit games, build your own console and chase the industry's top prize. Light, cheerful and easy to lose an evening to.
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Retro, Colorful
89% of 1,466 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$8.99
Game Dev Studio
Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?
Also in Tycoon · Replayable
86% of 537 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Game Builder Tycoon
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Colorful, Relaxing
73% of 157 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$0.99
The Developer
Run your own game development company, creating hit games for over 60 years worth of console releases
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Retro, Colorful
69% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Game Tycoon 2
In Game Tycoon 2 you find yourself in the middle of the big players. Get into the act and experience the fascination of the game development. Reach your goal and become the Game Tycoon!
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Colorful
37% of 127 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Dev Inc
An in depth game development simulation game
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Retro, Colorful
60% of 85 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Game Tycoon 1.5
Welcome to the Game Industry!The year is 1982. Three young entrepreneurs discover the computer and potential to strike it rich in the Games Industry! Their love for computer games is a common bond that they all share but they are also in fierce competition with one another in a race to build a successful Games Development House…They...
Also in Tycoon · Retro
12% of 323 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Game Corp DX
Run a game studio from a tiny office to an award-winning powerhouse: pick genres, hire and train developers, buy better tools and ship hits. A light, funny management sim that gets to the point fast and never stresses you out. One more project always sounds like a good idea.
Also in Tycoon · Replayable, Colorful, Relaxing
87% of 2,710 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Cheaper than Game Dev Tycoon

Mad Games Tycoon

Start a game studio in 1980, design your own titles, hire a team and grow it into a company that ships engines, consoles and bestsellers.

$7.49

GamersGoMakers

In GamersGoMakers, you found a little company creating the first video games in history.

$8.99

Game Dev Story

Hire a quirky team, pair genres and topics into hits, and steer your little studio toward the industry's biggest award.

$8.99

Game Builder Tycoon

In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a…

$0.99

The Developer

Run your own game development company, creating hit games for over 60 years worth of console releases

$2.99

Game Tycoon 2

In Game Tycoon 2 you find yourself in the middle of the big players. Get into the act and experience the fascination of the game development.

$7.99

Game Corp DX

Start a small game studio, train your team and grow it into an award-winning powerhouse.

$2.99

Game Tycoon 1.5

Welcome to the Game Industry!The year is 1982. Three young entrepreneurs discover the computer and potential to strike it rich in the Games Industry!

$0.99

Games Tycoon

Games Tycoon is the ultimate simulation where you build your very own game development empire and dominate the tech industry

$5.99

Game Studio Simulator（我要做游戏）

Make a Game Company for your self！Get it work，Run for Rich！

$1.99

Indie Dev Simulator

In this game, you're playing as game developer and encounter typical problems like eating and sleeping.

$6.99

老板，游戏凉了！- Game Company Simulator: back to 2000

“Game Company Simulator：back to 2000” is a game development company to establish a management game.

$4.99

Hidden gems like Game Dev Tycoon

Devices Tycoon

Design gadgets, hire the team behind them, and grow a company from first product to market leader.

$19.99

The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon

Run a Hollywood studio from the 1970s to today: pick genres and themes, cast the stars, set the budget, then chase awards or box office billions.

$14.99

Game Dev Story

Hire a quirky team, pair genres and topics into hits, and steer your little studio toward the industry's biggest award.

$8.99

Mad Games Tycoon 2

Start a tiny studio in 1976 and grow it into a corporation, building offices, hiring talent and shipping your own consoles along the way.

$14.99

PC Tycoon 2

Start with one tiny office and a big idea, and grow it into a global computer company.

$7.99

City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins

Run your own game studio through five decades of the industry, hiring staff, courting publishers and launching consoles along the way.

$19.99

Game Builder Tycoon

In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a…

$0.99

Game Dev Masters

It's time to become the Game Developer you always wanted to be.

$14.99

Villa's Blinds

Hello graduates! You have a degree on computer engineering and you can’t find a job? Start now to develop a game in your rental garage.

$4.99

Game Dev Studio

Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry?

$9.99

Startup Company

Hire a team, ship features and grow a small website into a business that rivals the giants, all at your own pace.

$12.99

Computer Tycoon

Build a computer empire from a 70s startup to a global monopoly, one invention at a time.

$19.99

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