Genre ManagementReleased Aug 29, 2013

Game Dev Tycoon

Developed and published by Greenheart Games ๐Ÿ’š
-60%
$3.99
$9.99
View on Steam
Estimated lifetime revenue
$3.45M
Gross, before Steam's cut
Net revenue
$2.42M
After Steam's 30% cut
Units sold
661.0K
โ‰ˆ 15 sales per review
Confidence
High
Based on 45,186 reviews
How we estimate โ†’
Reviews
45,186
Overwhelmingly Positive95% positive
Playing now
194
14-day peak 213 ยท low 95
New reviews, last 14 days
+45
โ‰ˆ 3 a day since Oct 1

History

Oct 1 โ€“ Oct 15

45.2K45.2K45.2K45.1K
Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15

Total Steam reviews. The slope is the signal: a steady climb long after launch means the game is still selling.

How it compares

Management โ†’

Against the 120 most-reviewed Management games on Steam

Outearns 26% of them โ€” below the group's median.

Median
$9.54M
32,113 reviews
Top 10% start at
$36.97M
This game
$3.45M
58th pct. by reviews

The group is the games with the most reviews under this tag, not every release, so it leans toward games that sold โ€” a percentile here is a harder test than the same percentile across the whole store would be.

About

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 ๐Ÿ’š
Publisher
Greenheart Games ๐Ÿ’š
Genre
Management
Released
Aug 29, 2013
Steam app ID
239820
Data updated
Oct 15, 2026
Estimates, not reported sales. No developer-published figures are on file for this game. See the methodology for how the numbers are built.