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$9.99Game Dev Studio
Explosive Squat Games · 2018
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.
StrategyIndieGame Dev Studio
Explosive Squat Games · 2018-03-12
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.
$9.99
- Strategy
- Indie
- Simulator
$14.99Game Dev Masters
One Man Media · 2022
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.
StrategyIndieGame Dev Masters
One Man Media · 2022-06-03
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.
$14.99
- Strategy
- Indie
- Simulator
$19.99City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
Binogure Studio 🐺 · 2021
A single-player game-studio management sim starting in 1976 that reviewers find easy and somewhat derivative, with typical plays of 9-14 hours.
StrategyBird view / IsometricCity Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
Binogure Studio 🐺 · 2021-08-24
A single-player game-studio management sim starting in 1976 that reviewers find easy and somewhat derivative, with typical plays of 9-14 hours.
$19.99
- Strategy
- Bird view / Isometric
- Indie
$9.99Game Builder Tycoon
PlayWay S.A. · 2024
A compact casual tycoon sim about running an indie game studio, with mixed player feedback and roughly two-hour reviewer playtimes.
StrategyBird view / IsometricGame Builder Tycoon
PlayWay S.A. · 2024-09-30
A compact casual tycoon sim about running an indie game studio, with mixed player feedback and roughly two-hour reviewer playtimes.
$9.99
- Strategy
- Bird view / Isometric
- Indie
$9.99Game Dev Tycoon
Greenheart Games 💚 · 2013
A casual business sim about running a game studio from the 1980s, researching tech, and releasing hits over a roughly 8–16 hour campaign.
StrategyBird view / IsometricGame Dev Tycoon
Greenheart Games 💚 · 2013-08-29
A casual business sim about running a game studio from the 1980s, researching tech, and releasing hits over a roughly 8–16 hour campaign.
$9.99
- Strategy
- Bird view / Isometric
- Indie
$19.99Youtubers Life
UPLAY Online · 2017
A casual single-player life-sim about building a YouTuber career, with repetitive but lighthearted gameplay and a typical playtime around 8 hours.
AdventureStrategyYoutubers Life
UPLAY Online · 2017-02-02
A casual single-player life-sim about building a YouTuber career, with repetitive but lighthearted gameplay and a typical playtime around 8 hours.
$19.99
- Adventure
- Strategy
- Bird view / Isometric
$8.99Mega Mall Story
Kairosoft Co.,Ltd · 2022
A fast-paced anime-style mall tycoon sim featuring day/night cycles, merchant management, and new game plus.
PuzzleAdventureMega Mall Story
Kairosoft Co.,Ltd · 2022-07-03
A fast-paced anime-style mall tycoon sim featuring day/night cycles, merchant management, and new game plus.
$8.99
- Puzzle
- Adventure
- Strategy
$19.99GameDev Life Simulator 🎮🕹
Octo Games studio · 2023
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.
IndieSimulatorGameDev Life Simulator 🎮🕹
Octo Games studio · 2023-02-18
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.
$19.99
- Indie
- Simulator
- Role-playing (RPG)
$8.99The Manga Works
Kairosoft Co.,Ltd · 2022
A manga-studio management sim about creating hits and adapting them into anime, dramas, and movies, balancing casual pacing with strategic depth.
AdventureStrategyThe Manga Works
Kairosoft Co.,Ltd · 2022-07-24
A manga-studio management sim about creating hits and adapting them into anime, dramas, and movies, balancing casual pacing with strategic depth.
$8.99
- Adventure
- Strategy
- Bird view / Isometric
$10.00Game Dev Simulator
Jasper Seed · 2026
A short casual simulation about working at a game dev studio, completing tasks and uncovering a heartfelt story.
First personComedyGame Dev Simulator
Jasper Seed · 2026-04-14
A short casual simulation about working at a game dev studio, completing tasks and uncovering a heartfelt story.
$10.00
- First person
- Comedy
- Indie