Questions tagged [game-dev-tycoon]
Game Dev Tycoon is a game by Green Heart Gaming for Windows, Mac and Linux in which you found a games development studio in the 1980s and rise to fame through the successful creation of video games.
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In Game Dev Tycoon, How do I exit the garage
I have made some successful games and now I have a
lot of money, but when I was given the option to progress I accidently clicked no. I was just wondering how do I progress?
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What does Specialization Training do?
You can specialize yourself and your staff in "Engine", "Graphics", "Story" and so on. What does this do? Is it just a label to help you assign the right people to tasks, ...
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Is there an ideal time to use marketing?
On Game Dev Tycoon when you're making a game and are going to start using marketing to generate hype is there an ideal time (like close to G3 or during the final phase) to do it, or will it have the ...
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Is there an ideal time to use the boost?
On Game Dev Tycoon when one of your employees has their boost ready and you're making a game, is there an ideal time to use it or just as soon as possible (so you can hopefully get 2 during the ...
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Do I have to build the whole engine from scratch in game dev tycoon every time I add a feature?
If I have an engine with lots of features and now I need to add to the engine something like "Save to cloud" or some other thing. Do I need do rebuild the whole engine? Do I need a complete remake of ...
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New Research After Level 9?
I have Level 10 in most of the topics, but when I leveled them up to Level 10 most of them didn't seem to unlock anything new with research, I was just wondering if there is ANYTHING based on topics ...
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How to move office
I've just developed a massively successful game in game dev tycoon but turned down the offer to move into the large office building because I didn't have that much money. After the game was released I ...
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How can I earn a rating of 11/10 on Game Dev Tycoon?
I saw this screenshot, which shows someone earning an 11/10 for their game.
What steps do I need to take to earn this?
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Is there a point to more than one design/tech specialist?
Put differently, aside from unlocking the R&D and Tech labs, what do the "Design Specialist" and "Tech Specialist" trainings actually provide?
100 research points is kind of pricey to spend more ...
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Employee level vs Design/Tech Rating
I have sometimes come across situations where I had to fire an employee to hire a new one with better tech or design ratings and more research/speed points. However, since the earlier employee had ...
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Adding features in game dev tycoon
In Game Dev Tycoon, when you go to add features into your game, it will give you the little percentage next to the sliders which means you've added too many to do them all efficiently, but does this ...
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How do I upgrade my office?
I'm in the first office. It's year 30, I have 121.6K fans and plenty of money. I've been in office 1 since year 3 and, after 27 years, and I would really like a nicer place.
What do I need to be ...
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How do I create a game after moving to the first office?
I moved to the new office, and there's no option to create a new game. I've hired 2 new staff and done the management course.
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Are there any negative affects of accepting the hackers' deals?
In Game Dev Tycoon you sometimes get messages from a team of hackers called Blowfish Studios, there messages say things like "we have recently compromised the security of a competitors computers" and ...
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Hype game or be modest in game dev tycoon?
What should you pick when a interviewer ask you a question that you can reply either "be modest" or "hype game!" to?
Does it have big influence on your game scores?
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Why am I randomly losing Research Points?
While playing Game Dev Tycoon, I realised that my Research points are randomly disappearing. I had 102 points and suddenly, it jumped down to only 50? Why is this happening?
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What are the easter eggs In Game Dev Tycoon?
I was looking through the Steam achievements for Game Dev Tycoon and noticed this one:
After seeing this I started ruthlessly trying to click and stare at every little thing in the game but still can'...
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Eat Cake achievement Game Dev Tycoon?
Just wondering how you unlock the Eat Cake achievement in Game Dev Tycoon. The achievement says "Show them red barrels some action."
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Does raising the amount of time spent on a development stage increase the game quality?
I was developing a new game in Game Dev Tycoon and wondered, does raising the amount of time spent on a development stage really increase the game quality?
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How do I start a new game without going bankrupt?
I have completed the game but didn't research large games until year 34. I feel like I've missed out on quite a few aspects of the game, therefore I want to start a new one. Now I know I could just ...
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How can I update my game?
My game's version is 1.3.2. How can I update to the latest version. Will it delete my saves if I do?
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What effect does improving staff stats have?
I have played about 15 hours of Game Dev Tycoon and haven't really paid attention to training my staff. What I'm curious about is how much exactly does 1+ speed or 1+ research actually do, and is it ...
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How to view my custom game engines' features?
I created several custom game engines but I forgot their features. Is there a way to look their features or not?
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Do stats from your last company carry over?
When you end the game do any of your stats carry over? Such as, stuff you have researched and what not?
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How do you activate the treasure in the garage?
On Steam, this Achievement exists for this game:
Treasure Hunter
Activate the hidden treasure in the garage.
How do you unlock this? Where is the treasure and how do you activate it?
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What to do when employees max out on experience and no longer gain any?
I can't seem to find any reference to this behavior anywhere, so I'm not even sure if it might be a bug. Either way, I have an employee who hasn't gained any experience for the past 4 or 5 games I've ...
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Do the systems always follow the same pattern?
I've been playing the lite version of Game Dev Tycoon and every playthrough I get the same message for the Master V. Can it ever do good in North America or does it always fail? I was hoping there ...
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Which combinations are popular during which years?
I know that there are topic/genre combos that work better than others, and I know that different target audiences like certain types of games and platforms more than others. All of that is easy enough ...
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How to save settings in esc menu?
I have a problem, in settings menu I try to disable music, but there's no "ok" button, and when I go back to game, it just changes back to music on, which starts playing after about a minute. How can ...
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How can I get decent reviews in Game Dev Tycoon?
I always get bad reviews, even if I technically have a good quality game. I made sure that I had great combos, put the sliders in the appropriate places, make sure my employees are all good. But I ...
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efficient ways to get fans
I was wondering if anyone knows of ways to get fans easily or at least what I have to do to increase the amount of fans that I have at the moment? I know that doing things with a publisher helps but I ...
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Should I move offices?
What are the benefits of the 2nd office? The garage only has 8k upkeep but the 2nd office has 32k upkeep - is it worth moving offices?
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Viewing Final Score after Game End
Is there any way to view the final score given at the end of Game Dev Tycoon after the game's end?
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How do I gain access to the R&D Lab?
I am in the third office, Y13 M6 W3, with 6.5M in the bank, and 5 employees plus myself.
How do I gain access to the R&D Lab?
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How can I get to the office when I've chosen the "try later" option?
I had a bestseller and I had the option to move to an office but I wanted to wait. But now I am ready, how can I move now to the office? I can't find any option - neither in the pop up or in the main ...
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Is the Effort Slider relative or absolute?
In the three stages of development you can move three sliders up and down. This will affect the time preview of each step along the bottom.
My questions:
Are the sliders relative, that is if all ...
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does addition from Game engines require needs during development?
Once I have created a new engine which has things like better dialog and better A.I, if I select that during the development of the game does that mean that I could lower the correlating field during ...
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Why can't I add Stereoscopic 3D to my game?
When I try to develop a game or make a sequel, I can't use Stereoscopic 3D and am limited to just the other options.
I've tried making new engines, loading old saves, rebooting my computer, and even ...
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Should I make bigger fewer game engines or many smaller game engines?
I have recently hit 1M dollars and got into a new office yet the only engine I have is still my first engine.
I have researched a good amount amount of engine features, but I am trying to research ...
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How to unlock AAA games?
I just finished the game, but I didn't manage to get AAA or to make a console. I am playing it again, but I never knew how to make AAA games.
What do you need to do to make AAA Games?
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Should I sponsor an organization which aims to get more women into technology?
I recently got this message from my employee:
"Hi Boss! A friend of mine is greatly involved in an organization which aims to get more women into technology. They are looking for a sponsor and I ...
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Which genre fits or works well with which platform?
I occasionally get reviews like:
It seems that each genre has its own popularity on each platform. Choice of genre, relative to platform, affects the review scores.
How do I know which game genre ...
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Can I ever go back to making smaller games?
It seems I've spoiled my fans with AAA titles and whenever I release something that didn't take 15 millions to make they start throwing rotten fruit at me. AAA games are nice and all, but they are so ...
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How do multi-genre games work?
Having researched multi-genre games, I am now wondering how to best utilize this feature. Take, for example, airplane and racing games - their favored genres are simulation and casual, which are the ...
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Are 3D graphics always better than 2D?
In preparation for making my Leviathan game engine, i realized I have only researched 2D graphics up to level 3. Are 2D graphics ever better than 3D graphics of the same level, for particular genres ...
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What are the requirements to unlock "License Game Engines" research?
I've seem to have researched, done and released everything there is in the game except the licensing out engine. I've never got the research for it. Everything else is pretty much maxed out, all the ...
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How do I license a game engine?
After researching something along the lines of "Game Engine Licensing" in the R&D Lab, I gained access to research an SDK (Software Development Kit). I created a new game engine with this feature ...
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Visual difference with employee stats bar
I went to hire a new designer and this happened:
I've noticed this before, and it's always with characters who are very high in one stat over the other (Design/Technology). I wonder what it is ...
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Does creating games for the platform help the platform succeed?
Does creating games for the platform help the platform succeed? Like if I create tons of games for 1 platform does it influence it? If not then what controls a platform's marketshare?
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How do developing sequels work? When's a good time to develop one?
I recently got an option to develop sequels:
When's a good time to develop a sequel? What are the advantages and disadvantages of developing a sequel to a previous game? What factors should I ...
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