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A casual single-player management sim about running a game studio, with quirky anti-piracy effects and short, repetitive play sessions.

Game Dev Studio
A single-player simulation strategy game about managing a game development studio, producing hits, and growing your company, with a fun but occasionally unbalanced economy.
2018-03-12
- Strategy
- Indie
- Simulator

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Game Dev Masters

A single-player game-dev simulation and strategy game about building a studio, developing hits, and acquiring rival AI studios, with an addictive loop but a reported save-lockout risk.

2022-06-03

Strategy
Indie
Simulator

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City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins

A single-player game-studio management sim starting in 1976 that reviewers find easy and somewhat derivative, with typical plays of 9-14 hours.

2021-08-24

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Business

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Game Builder Tycoon

A compact casual tycoon sim about running an indie game studio, with mixed player feedback and roughly two-hour reviewer playtimes.

2024-09-30

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Business

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Game Dev Tycoon

A casual business sim about running a game studio from the 1980s, researching tech, and releasing hits over a roughly 8–16 hour campaign.

2013-08-29

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Business

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Youtubers Life

A casual single-player life-sim about building a YouTuber career, with repetitive but lighthearted gameplay and a typical playtime around 8 hours.

2017-02-02

Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Sandbox

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Mega Mall Story

A fast-paced anime-style mall tycoon sim featuring day/night cycles, merchant management, and new game plus.

2022-07-03

Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Business

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GameDev Life Simulator 🎮🕹

A roughly six-hour single-player indie simulation of a game developer's work and daily routine, covering industry workings and the challenges of solo development.

2023-02-18

Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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The Manga Works

A manga-studio management sim about creating hits and adapting them into anime, dramas, and movies, balancing casual pacing with strategic depth.

2022-07-24

Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Business
Educational

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Game Dev Simulator

A short casual simulation about working at a game dev studio, completing tasks and uncovering a heartfelt story.

2026-04-14

First person
Comedy
Indie
Simulator
Sandbox
Virtual Reality

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Game Store Chronicle

A cozy single-player sim of running a retro game store across gaming eras, with demand tracking, pricing, and shop expansion at a relaxed, slow-paced tempo.

2026-07-13

First person
Indie
Simulator
Business
Sandbox

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SERIES MAKERS TYCOON

A casual TV-studio tycoon game with a Game Dev Tycoon-style loop of producing shows and managing a team, offering a compact session-based experience.

2019-02-22

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Business