Game Dev Tycoon Price History and Player Count

Game Dev Tycoon

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Game Dev Tycoon

Greenheart Games 💚Aug 29, 2013Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

$9.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Management
  • Simulation
  • Indie
  • Strategy
  • Casual
  • Singleplayer
  • Economy
  • 2D
  • Moddable
  • Addictive
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Playing now
167
Updated 17 minutes ago
24-hour peak
167
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
7,761
Jun 21, 2014
Avg this month
144
-17.24% vs last month
Steam reviews
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Game Dev Tycoon player count chart

Game Dev Tycoon has a small but active player base. 167 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 35% on the month before).

History from Aug 1, 2013

Game Dev Tycoon monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026144-30-17.24%275
October 2026174+50+40.32%352
September 2026124-18-5.81%292
August 2026n/a+9+2.99%310
July 2026n/a+6+2.03%301
June 2026n/a-224-43.16%295
May 2026n/a+232+80.84%519
April 2026n/a-17-5.59%287
March 2026n/a-28-8.43%304
February 2026n/a+8+2.47%332
January 2026n/a+19+6.23%324
December 2025n/a-1,697-84.77%305
November 2025n/a+1,486+287.98%2,002
October 2025n/a+262+103.15%516
September 2025n/a-15-5.58%254
August 2025n/a-31-10.33%269
July 2025n/a-82-21.47%300
June 2025n/a+130+51.59%382
May 2025n/a-83-24.78%252
April 2025n/a-91-21.36%335
March 2025n/a+8+1.91%426
February 2025n/a+73+21.16%418
January 2025n/a+34+10.93%345
December 2024n/a-1,213-79.59%311
November 2024n/a+1,279+522.04%1,524
October 2024n/a-108-30.59%245
September 2024n/a+16+4.75%353
August 2024n/a-49-12.69%337
July 2024n/a-3-0.77%386
June 2024n/a+112+40.43%389
May 2024n/a-5-1.77%277
April 2024n/a-170-37.61%282
March 2024n/a+195+75.88%452
February 2024n/a-374-59.27%257
January 2024n/a+332+111.04%631
December 2023n/a+49+19.6%299
November 2023n/a-144-36.55%250
October 2023n/a-16-3.9%394
September 2023n/a-919-69.15%410
August 2023n/a+857+181.57%1,329
July 2023n/a+89+23.24%472
June 2023n/a+90+30.72%383
May 2023n/a-3-1.01%293
April 2023n/a-74-20%296
March 2023n/a+29+8.5%370
February 2023n/a-109-24.22%341
January 2023n/a+66+17.19%450
December 2022n/a+141+58.02%384
November 2022n/a-3-1.22%243
October 2022n/a-37-13.07%246
September 2022n/a-285-50.18%283
August 2022n/a+163+40.25%568
July 2022n/a-45-10%405
June 2022n/a+144+47.06%450
May 2022n/a-347-53.14%306
April 2022n/a+57+9.56%653
March 2022n/a+264+79.52%596
February 2022n/a-39-10.51%332
January 2022n/a-15-3.89%371
December 2021n/a+131+51.37%386
November 2021n/a-25-8.93%255
October 2021n/a-23-7.59%280
September 2021n/a-89-22.7%303
August 2021n/a-131-25.05%392
July 2021n/a-974-65.06%523
June 2021n/a+1,158+341.59%1,497
May 2021n/a-310-47.77%339
April 2021n/a+281+76.36%649
March 2021n/a-35-8.68%368
February 2021n/a-26-6.06%403
January 2021n/a-51-10.62%429
December 2020n/a+74+18.23%480
November 2020n/a-169-29.39%406
October 2020n/a+256+80.25%575
September 2020n/a-316-49.76%319
August 2020n/a+136+27.25%635
July 2020n/a-65-11.52%499
June 2020n/a+169+42.78%564
May 2020n/a-285-41.91%395
April 2020n/a-5-0.73%680
March 2020n/a-32-4.46%685
February 2020n/a+247+52.55%717
January 2020n/a-103-17.98%470
December 2019n/a+145+33.88%573
November 2019n/a+93+27.76%428
October 2019n/a-7-2.05%335
September 2019n/a-41-10.7%342
August 2019n/a-506-56.92%383
July 2019n/a+95+11.96%889
June 2019n/a-94-10.59%794
May 2019n/a+349+64.75%888
April 2019n/a-306-36.21%539
March 2019n/a+245+40.83%845
February 2019n/a-965-61.66%600
January 2019n/a+1,067+214.26%1,565
December 2018n/a+54+12.16%498
November 2018n/a+34+8.29%444
October 2018n/a-3,007-88%410
September 2018n/a-592-14.77%3,417
August 2018n/a+3,230+414.63%4,009
July 2018n/a-147-15.87%779
June 2018n/a+18+1.98%926
May 2018n/a+253+38.63%908
April 2018n/a-447-40.56%655
March 2018n/a+561+103.7%1,102
February 2018n/a-221-29%541
January 2018n/a-233-23.42%762
December 2017n/a+409+69.8%995
November 2017n/a-22-3.62%586
October 2017n/a-16-2.56%608
September 2017n/a+94+17.74%624
August 2017n/a-2,343-81.55%530
July 2017n/a+1,135+65.3%2,873
June 2017n/a+1,204+225.47%1,738
May 2017n/a+45+9.2%534
April 2017n/a-47-8.77%489
March 2017n/a+35+6.99%536
February 2017n/a-151-23.16%501
January 2017n/a+23+3.66%652
December 2016n/a+70+12.52%629
November 2016n/a+55+10.91%559
October 2016n/a-34-6.32%504
September 2016n/a-594-52.47%538
August 2016n/a+201+21.59%1,132
July 2016n/a-534-36.45%931
June 2016n/a-56-3.68%1,465
May 2016n/a+791+108.36%1,521
April 2016n/a-1,552-68.01%730
March 2016n/a+1,351+145.11%2,282
February 2016n/a-319-25.52%931
January 2016n/a+72+6.11%1,250
December 2015n/a+183+18.39%1,178
November 2015n/a+222+28.72%995
October 2015n/a-28-3.5%773
September 2015n/a-12-1.48%801
August 2015n/a-461-36.19%813
July 2015n/a-3,305-72.18%1,274
June 2015n/a+2,961+183%4,579
May 2015n/a+999+161.39%1,618
April 2015n/a-603-49.35%619
March 2015n/a+346+39.5%1,222
February 2015n/a-684-43.85%876
January 2015n/a-1,911-55.06%1,560
December 2014n/a+2,860+468.09%3,471
November 2014n/a+6+0.99%611
October 2014n/a-126-17.24%605
September 2014n/a-2,250-75.48%731
August 2014n/a+1,765+145.15%2,981
July 2014n/a-6,545-84.33%1,216
June 2014n/a+5,692+275.11%7,761
May 2014n/a+1,581+323.98%2,069
April 2014n/a-136-21.79%488
March 2014n/a-2,538-80.27%624
February 2014n/a-2,071-39.58%3,162
January 2014n/a+722+16.01%5,233
December 2013n/a+327+7.82%4,511
November 2013n/a+3,133+298.1%4,184
October 2013n/a-4,600-81.4%1,051
September 2013n/a-1,753-23.68%5,651
August 2013n/an/an/a7,404

How many people are playing Game Dev Tycoon?

At this moment Game Dev Tycoon has 167 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #2,183 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 167 players. Today's peak is 34% below its 30-day average daily peak of 252.

Game Dev Tycoon player count history

Over the last 30 days Game Dev Tycoon averaged a daily peak of 252 players, up 35% compared with the 30 days before (186). Its highest point this month (352) is 82% below the same period last year (2,002). In its first month after release (Aug 29, 2013) it peaked at 7,404 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 7,761, set on Jun 21, 2014.

Best time to play Game Dev Tycoon

Based on the last 14 days, Game Dev Tycoon is busiest around 21:00 UTC (4 PM in New York) and quietest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York), when about 53% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Game Dev Tycoon players by hour and weekday

When Game Dev Tycoon has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 18:00 UTCabout 287 players on average
QuietestMonday at 09:00 UTCabout 100 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.9xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Game Dev Tycoon

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Developer
Greenheart Games 💚
Released
Aug 29, 2013
Genre
Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
17 languages

Screenshots

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Game Dev Tycoon price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$3.49
lowest recorded (-65%) · Oct 6, 2025 archived
-65%
typical sale discount · 6 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Game Dev Tycoon is at its full price of $9.99. It usually goes on sale for about 65% off (around $3.50), and the lowest we have recorded is $3.49.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Game Dev Tycoon price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$9.99$9.998.95 EURbase
Euro area9,49€$10.609.49 EUR+6%
United Kingdom£7.99$10.699.58 EUR+7%
CanadaC$ 12.99$9.238.27 EUR-8%
AustraliaA$ 14.99$10.309.22 EUR+3%
New ZealandNZ$ 14.99$8.317.44 EUR-17%
BrazilR$29,99$5.454.88 EUR-45%
MexicoMex$ 115.00$6.155.51 EUR-38%
Argentina (LATAM USD) cheapest$4.49$4.494.02 EUR-55%
Poland29,99 zł$7.626.83 EUR-24%
SwitzerlandCHF 8.99$10.989.83 EUR+10%
Norway95,00 kr$10.089.03 EUR+1%
Turkey (MENA USD)$4.49$4.494.02 EUR-55%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$5.49$5.494.92 EUR-45%
India₹449.00$4.784.28 EUR-52%
IndonesiaRp 84 500$4.674.18 EUR-53%
China¥37.00$5.554.97 EUR-44%
Japan¥1,100$6.956.22 EUR-30%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Game Dev Tycoon reviews over time

95% Overwhelmingly Positive95% of 45,181 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Game Dev Tycoon on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
0
24-hour peak viewers
0
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Game Dev Tycoon", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Game Dev Tycoon Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 26 Oct 2026, with a peak of 6,749 viewers and 613 on average.

Game Dev Tycoon achievements

Game Dev Tycoon has 35 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 34.6% of them; the rarest, Against all odds, is held by 1.6% of players.

  • SupporterSupport a young start-up. Buy the game.97.9%
  • Good JudgementCreate a game with a good topic/genre combination.96.4%
  • 100K EngineInvest over 100K in a new game engine.84.3%
  • FamousHire someone famous.73.1%
  • Cult StatusSet a new standard for the early gaming industry.71.1%
  • ProfessionalReach level 5 with a character.70.8%
  • GoldSell half a million copies of a game without the help of a publisher.70.3%
  • DiversityHave male and female staff.69.0%
  • 500K EngineInvest over 500K in a new game engine.60.7%
  • PlatinumSell one million copies of a game without the help of a publisher.57.6%
  • 1M EngineInvest over one million in a new game engine.49.8%
  • VersatileRelease a successful game in each of the five main genres.48.6%
  • Full HouseHave the maximum number of employees.48.4%
  • Writer's BlockHidden achievement40.9%
  • DiamondSell ten million copies of a game without the help of a publisher.37.6%
  • Game Dev TycoonFinish Game Dev Tycoon.37.3%
  • Perfect GameRelease a game with a clean score of 10.32.3%
  • LegendReach level 10 with a character.27.7%
  • Eat CakeShow them red barrels some action.21.1%
  • InceptionDevelop the game within the game.20.6%
  • FanPick an inspired company name.14.9%
  • DetectiveFind at least one of the easter eggs in the game.12.2%
  • Turn it up to 11Hidden achievement11.1%
  • Unobtainium (seriously?)Sell one hundred million copies of a game without the help of a publisher.8.7%
  • Treasure HunterHidden achievement8.5%
  • AdmirerHidden achievement6.0%
  • Welcome to MarsHidden achievement5.8%
  • Welcome ChiefHidden achievement4.8%
  • Bluehair reporting for space dutyHidden achievement4.3%
  • Best ride to work everHidden achievement3.9%
  • Welcome to your hospitalHidden achievement3.8%
  • The sky is not the limit.Hidden achievement3.5%
  • Statistical AnomalyReach level 2 in pirate mode.3.4%
  • Painting with nature.Hidden achievement3.3%
  • Against all oddsBeat all odds and finish the game in pirate mode.1.6%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Game Dev Tycoon news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Game Dev Tycoon FAQ

Is Game Dev Tycoon dead?

Game Dev Tycoon has a small but active player base. 167 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 35% on the month before).

How many people play Game Dev Tycoon?

167 people are playing Game Dev Tycoon on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 167 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Game Dev Tycoon?

Game Dev Tycoon reached its all-time Steam peak of 7,761 concurrent players on Jun 21, 2014.

Is Game Dev Tycoon growing or declining?

Game Dev Tycoon is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 252, up 35% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Game Dev Tycoon most active?

Game Dev Tycoon usually has the most players around 21:00 UTC (4 PM in New York) and the fewest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York).

How much does Game Dev Tycoon cost?

Game Dev Tycoon costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Game Dev Tycoon has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Game Dev Tycoon on Steam is $3.49 (65% off), on Oct 6, 2025 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $9.99 right now.

Is Game Dev Tycoon on sale right now?

No, Game Dev Tycoon is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 65%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 65%.

Where is Game Dev Tycoon cheapest on Steam?

Of the 18 Steam regions we check, Game Dev Tycoon is cheapest in Argentina (LATAM USD) at $4.49, about $4.49 or 55% below the US price of $9.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Game Dev Tycoon good?

Steam players rate Game Dev Tycoon Overwhelmingly Positive: 95% of 45,181 reviews are positive.

When did Game Dev Tycoon come out?

Game Dev Tycoon was released on Steam on Aug 29, 2013.

Who made Game Dev Tycoon?

Game Dev Tycoon was developed by Greenheart Games 💚.

Is Game Dev Tycoon still worth playing?

Game Dev Tycoon has a smaller but active community on Steam today (167 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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