# Game Dev Tycoon NETFLIX — user reviews > 213 indexed App Store user reviews of Game Dev Tycoon NETFLIX by Netflix, Inc., rated 3.15/5 from 199 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-dev-tycoon-netflix/id6450555421/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-dev-tycoon-netflix/id6450555421.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 73 · 4★ 24 · 3★ 21 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 60 ## What do users think of Game Dev Tycoon NETFLIX? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Addictive gameplay - 👍 Nostalgic for fans of the original - 🎨 Charming art style - 🎮 Realistic game development simulation **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues - 💰 Overly punishing difficulty and high costs - 🤔 Unclear mechanics and lack of guidance - 🔁 Repetitive and lacking in meaningful progression **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on startup or when opening menus - Saved progress being lost or reset - Contracts not functioning properly - Compatibility issues on certain devices **Most requested features** - Difficulty settings to cater to different playstyles - More detailed game reports and analytics - Ability to rename games and engines - Option to continue progress after bankruptcy ## Newest reviews (15 of 213) ### 4/5 — I wish there was more *2025-12-09, version 1.650* It’s amazing but I wish the was just more content here’s a list of my ideas 1. More genres 2. Research to unlock more topics 3.sandbox mode Game devs please do this it would make this game a TON better thank you and sometimes it just completely glitches out and freezes for some reason ### 4/5 — Great But *2025-11-21, version 1.650* The game is great, but it has a lot of bugs and sometimes your save game just stops working and there is no way to save it… So you’re at year 20 for example and suddenly all of your employees stops working… pls fix this bugs, because the game is fantastic ### 3/5 — Bug *2025-10-06* This game has been extremely fun for me and I haven’t had any problems until now, the reason is because I tried to create a new engine and before it got done it glitched and they stopped making engine points leaving me stuck and unable to progress making the game completely unplayable, I’ve tried everything to fix it and nothing happened it doesn’t even show the progress bar, but I believe this happened when I sent one of my employees on vacation right before it was done. I Really hope you guys fix this issue in the next update otherwise the game is fun. (Update) this happened to me 3 more times after this and I am visibly frustrated but I will give you more info to suggest why this is happening so you can maybe fix this. 1: the mood of and employees 2: the progress of the engine creation 3: save corruption 4: some other glitch. Also I noticed if I tried to fire an employee after this the add employee button shows up where they were, but the employee just stays there ### 4/5 — I KEEP GETTING BANKRUPT!!! *2025-09-27, version 1.650* This is an amazing game and it has INSANE POTENTIAL to be like ‘Mad Games Tycoon 2’. Firstly it’s too hard, I read all the other reviews and majority of them said they were getting bankrupt. Like I tried 5 times before giving up because it’s too hard in the beginning. Like I said great game but make it easier, take inspiration from Mad Games Tycoon 2! ### 4/5 — Ok game *2025-09-13, version 1.650* It’s ok but still pretty fun but it gets boring kinda fast ### 3/5 — Good overall just got tired of going bankrupt *2025-07-23, version 1.650* Its okay just got to much bankruptcies ### 3/5 — Bug *2025-07-03, version 1.640* I have a bug where it won’t give me the interception achevment when I did what it sayed ### 3/5 — Good *2025-06-20* Didn’t have many issues playing it, difficulty is around that perfect area and takes logic to solve simple issues. Not very replay-able, I would like more customization with the games rather than just “click the button” gameplay, causes the game to get pretty boring. Able to play it after taking long breaks in between. ### 4/5 — Good game but with crashing glitches *2025-06-02, version 1.510* The game is good but my problem is that although the game allows me to start playing it turns to a black screen then kicks me out when I try to do anything in it ### 1/5 — Crashes on when you click start game on iPad *2025-06-01, version 1.510* Seems to work on iPhone fine but the iPad version crashes when you click start game ### 1/5 — It has way too much potential *2025-05-23, version 1.510* As per the common review in game "it has potential, but meh" The offline mode doesn't work, you have to be connected to the internet to load a savegame, which can only be one and, for a game that has a decision making for games or other events every now and then it's very important. I've been playing this through Netflux so don't know if the paid app is any better but I uninstalled it after a few days and a few attempts, all gone bankrupt. As per other reviews, even paying the best attention to game creation, the criticism and sale is very random, unable to let you cope with the high monthly costs. Your "bug" session needs to be sorted! ### 4/5 — Saving my Game *2025-05-16* The only issue I faced so far was my saves didn’t work. I don’t know if it was because I didn’t have any service or wifi during my gameplay but I’ve tried multiple times to save and load them, it didn’t do anything but bring me back to the beginning of a game. I enjoyed this game and hope this helps the developers to improve it! ### 3/5 — Data save problems *2025-05-13, version 1.510* Just started playing almost hit stage 3 like 5 times but my data corrupts almost everytime throughly enjoy this game but it doesn’t hit the same when I get reset everytime ### 2/5 — Irony is not lost *2025-05-09, version 1.510* Far too difficult, and you cannot get anywhere without becoming bankrupt quite often. Ratings for games are random, and one bad game development can make you bankrupt, then you have to start over. The irony is not lost ### 1/5 — Great game but not on iPad *2025-05-06, version 1.510* Will not load past title screen on my iPad that is supposed to be compatible with the game ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not fun *2025-12-27, version 1.650* Almost impossible to gain profit. Feels like a waste of time. No satisfaction when you’re constantly going in to debt and the graphics are simple. Glad I didn’t have to pay for this. ### 1/5 — Glitch *2025-12-16, version 1.650* My game is bugged, for whatever reason my employees never return from vacation. Each employee including myself has a duplicated model. The game has become unplayable. ### 1/5 — Bankruptcy *2025-12-13, version 1.650* When I end up making good money and getting hang of the game I get bankrupted. Could even complete level one and when I did I got bankrupted for no reason. ### 1/5 — Scripted *2025-11-25, version 1.650* Game is incredibly scripted. I’ve played multiple times over the years and I always get 10’s at the exact same points in every play through. What is the point of playing if you can only do good when they periodically want you to? ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2025-10-11, version 1.650* At first this game was fun, but by the time I finished making my 3rd game, I got into debt already. Not recommending this game. ### 1/5 — to much expenses *2025-09-08, version 1.650* you lose so much money due to monthly fees by the time you are done making a game you don’t actually make a profit ### 1/5 — Save corrupted every playthrough and multiple bugs *2025-07-13, version 1.650* Awful experience. I had to close and reopen the game about every 5 minutes because the employees bug out and don’t do anything. Most of the time a reload fixed it. Unfortunately, sometimes that save file never loaded again. It got stuck on infinite loading. On my third try I tried making frequent manual saves to have a backup if it happened again. But alas, my third playthrough stopped loading too. I restarted due to an employee being frozen and it wouldn’t load anymore. Stuck on infinite loading. So it’s time to uninstall. ### 1/5 — Bugs *2025-06-26, version 1.640* Crash way too often ### 1/5 — Can’t play *2025-06-13, version 1.510* The game loaded fine and when I tapped it crashed ### 1/5 — Crashes *2025-06-13, version 1.510* The game crashes every time I try to open it, this has happened every time since I downloaded it, I never even got a chance to play it ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Bugs make it unplayable. *2026-02-16* I have played the original on PC and never had issues. This game bugs out on PC and IPhone. The player character or employees get stuck on research I or training or generating game reviews. Then the game saves when you did not tell it to save. It won’t load autosaves and in game time will jump around and hype reverts. It’s like they took the main game and added neat stuff but broke the game as a result. I want to play this game and yet I have only gotten one play through to get almost to 3/4 through gameplay before it bugged out and was unplayable. I don’t know if it’s Greenheart or Netflix that broke it and it would be amazing if they fixed it. One star until it’s fixed. Also the summarized review is a lie. There ARE bugs and issues with saves and that makes this game unstable. ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-01-23, version 1.650* Great game, the story is a little bit short, I would ask for more. Good job dev ### 5/5 — very enjoyable *2025-10-18, version 1.650* i enjoyed it ### 5/5 — I really like it *2025-09-12, version 1.650* I think that is a good game overall ### 5/5 — Played this game on switch *2025-06-20, version 1.640* Even better on IOS ### 5/5 — Therapeutic *2025-05-02, version 1.510* I love this game so much. I’ve played it on android, iOS, and even steam. I’ve been a fan since the beginning. I do wish yall would update it but it’s my go to and my chill game. Thank you! ### 5/5 — More content *2025-04-04, version 1.510* Wish there was more ### 5/5 — Don’t fear failure *2025-03-21, version 1.510* The first of ten days play Game Dev Tychoon I played for three or more hours. It really hit the dopamine spot. I may go back and play it again, but I’m satisfied with all the achievements I got. The first few attempts I failed to bankruptcy, and the challenge was exhilarating. ### 5/5 — Great Game - Suggestion *2025-02-26, version 1.510* Loved everything about the game, then it got me thinking, could you guys apply this concept to the music industry and maybe make a similar type game? ### 5/5 — Exceptional *2025-02-22, version 1.510* This is a brilliant game. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*