As the player progresses through the game further they have the opportunity to move to new offices and hire staff. New consoles will also be released, so the player will be able to buy licenses for certain consoles, such as the GS, PlaySystem, mBox, and grPad which represent real life consoles and devices with different names due to trademark regulations.
New games are created, new options are created, the first game engine is built, the player’s game development skills improve.
The player starts out in a garage in the early 1980s during the Golden age of arcade video games with no employees, limited money, and limited choices for the first game. Game Dev Tycoon was created by Greenheart Games, a company founded in July 2012 by brothers Patrick and Daniel Klug. Game Dev Tycoon was inspired by Game Dev Story, and many critics find substantial similarities between the two games.
In the game, the player creates and publishes video games. Game Dev Tycoon is a business simulation video game released on December 10, 2012.
