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Game Dev Tycoon

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Game Dev Tycoon
Game Dev Tycoon cover
Developers
Greenheart Games
Engines
Node-webkit
Release dates
Windows April 28, 2013
macOS (OS X) April 28, 2013
Linux April 28, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 68
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Continuous turn-based
Perspectives Isometric
Controls Menu-based
Genres Business, Simulation
Art styles Stylized
Themes Contemporary
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Game Dev Tycoon on Wikipedia

General information

Official forum (read-only)
Unofficial wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
A Steam product key is available in-game.[1]
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Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Game Dev Tycoon\Local Storage
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Game Dev Tycoon - Steam\Local Storage
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\B3B9BB81.56264F78B4FFF_swksbykwsp6kr\RoamingState
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Game Dev Tycoon/Local Storage/
Linux $HOME/.config/Game Dev Tycoon/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/239820/remote/
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Game Dev Tycoon\Local Storage
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Game Dev Tycoon - Steam\Local Storage
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\B3B9BB81.56264F78B4FFF_swksbykwsp6kr\RoamingState
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Game Dev Tycoon/Local Storage/
Linux $HOME/.config/Game Dev Tycoon/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/239820/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Game auto-adjusts resolution accordingly to desktop resolution, so it's impossible to change it.
Multi-monitor
Currently unsupported, although it has been listed as an issue on the developer's forum.[2]
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Game runs in borderless windowed mode by default.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
No individual slider but can toggle music and sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz dual core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Hardware accelerated graphics with dedicated memory
Minimum resolution of 1024x768.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7.5+
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz dual core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
Minimum resolution of 1024x768.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz dual core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
Minimum resolution of 1024x768.


References