Want to be a Game developer and have no idea how to make games?

Then do not buy this game! It will not teach you on this point.


Game Dev Tycoon is a time-travel from the good old (C64) to the future console (PS5)

Why i have used () brackets? Cause this game does not have the rights to use real names of course. So the C64 went to G64, the Playstation went to Playsystem, the XBOX is a mBox and so on.

The game-story is also time-dependent, it starts in a time where the C64 came out (~1982) and ends where the future console PS5 will come out. All in one ~35years. The time goes a bit to fast i think so that you will lose control when too much new consoles or handhelds will come out all the time. You have to concentrate on max 3-4 systems, that's the best tactic. You can play further after 35 years.

You start in your garage creating your first little game, later you can have your own office and employees, you can create your own console, your own gaming platform, your own engine and and and...

The game does not have much animations, it's a really simple simulator, you see your avatar and your employers sitting on there desks and creating games, that's all. You create a name for your game, choose a genre, choose which engine you will use, you follow the process, you will earn knowledge for make better games such as AAA titles and then you will be rewarded with bad points by game magazines...

Game was ok and somehow a bit addictive but the price of ~9€ (Sep2013) is too high.
Grab it on sale for max. 3€. That's ok and will give you some fun if you like simulations.

7/10

Want to be a Game developer and have no idea how to make games? Then do not buy this game! It will not teach you on this point. Game Dev Tycoon is a time-travel from the good old (C64) to the future console (PS5) Why i have used () brackets? Cause this game does not have the rights to use real names of course. So the C64 went to G64, the Playstation went to Playsystem, the XBOX is a mBox and so on. The game-story is also time-dependent, it starts in a time where the C64 came out (~1982) and ends where the future console PS5 will come out. All in one ~35years. The time goes a bit to fast i think so that you will lose control when too much new consoles or handhelds will come out all the time. You have to concentrate on max 3-4 systems, that's the best tactic. You can play further after 35 years. You start in your garage creating your first little game, later you can have your own office and employees, you can create your own console, your own gaming platform, your own engine and and and... The game does not have much animations, it's a really simple simulator, you see your avatar and your employers sitting on there desks and creating games, that's all. You create a name for your game, choose a genre, choose which engine you will use, you follow the process, you will earn knowledge for make better games such as AAA titles and then you will be rewarded with bad points by game magazines... Game was ok and somehow a bit addictive but the price of ~9€ (Sep2013) is too high. Grab it on sale for max. 3€. That's ok and will give you some fun if you like simulations. 7/10