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Game Developer Simulator
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A shallow single-player strategy sim about solo game development where playing mostly means adjusting sliders and leaving results to random chance.

Indie Dev Story
A free-to-play simulation/clicker about quitting your job to release indie games, with rough execution and a short playtime of about two hours.
2024-08-28
- Bird view / Isometric
- Indie

Simulator

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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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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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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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Rental Store Simulator

A casual single-player video rental store simulation that reviewers found shallow and low-quality, with a median playtime of just 12 minutes.

2026-06-24

First person
Simulator

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Government Simulator

A simple data-driven political and economic sim where you tweak laws, taxes, and budgets for real-world countries, but reviewers report it's unenjoyable and quickly abandoned.

2017-12-04

Strategy
Indie
Simulator
Text

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Game Dev Life

A casual single-player tycoon sim about building a game studio from scratch, with positive early-access reviews and a median reviewer playtime of about 4.6 hours.

2025-12-04

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Processor Dev Tycoon

A single-player processor-company tycoon sim about designing chips and outcompeting rivals, though current builds feel buggy and unsatisfying to play.

2025-11-03

Strategy
Indie
Simulator

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Go-Kart Simulator

A rough early-access go-kart business sim in which players manage a track, fleet, and sponsorships while racing, though reviewers cite it as barely playable in current form.

2026-03-31

Action
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Racing
Sport

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Car Dealership Simulator

A single-player indie business sim about running a car dealership, with mostly negative reviews and short play sessions.

2023-05-09

Indie
Simulator

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Gamer Shop Simulator

A casual single-player business simulation about running a gamer merchandise store, with mostly negative reviews.

2021-11-06

Adventure
Indie
Simulator

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Developer Daily

A solo or multiplayer game-dev studio management sim focused on daily tasks and incremental progress, with reviewers reporting a rough but interesting experience.

2025-12-17

First person
Third person
Indie
Simulator
Open world
Business
Sandbox