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

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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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 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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Game Dev Story

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

2022-03-27

Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Business
Card & Board Game

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Idol Manager

A cutthroat single-player business sim about managing an idol agency, with an addictive but janky management loop and a steep learning curve.

2021-07-26

Comedy
Indie
Side view
Simulator
Text
Business
Music
Visual Novel

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Little Big Workshop

A cute single-player workshop-management sim focused on directing workers and machines while growing a small shop into a factory over ~16 hours.

2019-10-17

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Business
Sandbox

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Convenience Stories

A single-player convenience store management sim where you customize products and business goals, with a straightforward yet initially challenging pace and a roughly 8-hour reviewer playtime.

2023-06-18

Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Side view
Simulator
Arcade
Business
Kids

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Streamer Daily

A grindy single-player simulation where you manage a streamer's career with minimal hand-holding, averaging 6–11 hours for reviewers.

2020-03-04

First person
Adventure
Strategy
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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Cafe Master Story

A cozy single-player pixel-art cafe management sim about serving customers, discovering recipes through ingredient combos, and decorating your shop, with reviewers logging around 25 hours on average.

2023-10-15

Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Arcade
Business
Kids

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Station Manager

A casual train-station management sim where you build and expand multi-story stations to keep passengers and trains running smoothly.

2022-03-27

Puzzle
Strategy
Indie
Simulator

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Mad Games Tycoon 2

A long-form business tycoon about building a game development studio from 1976, balancing complex management systems that can feel overwhelming.

2023-05-31

Comedy
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Arcade