# Game Dev Tycoon — user reviews > 1,107 indexed App Store user reviews of Game Dev Tycoon by Greenheart Games Pty. Ltd., rated 4.90/5 from 24,004 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-dev-tycoon/id1162580001/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-dev-tycoon/id1162580001.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 22,279 · 4★ 1,388 · 3★ 151 · 2★ 57 · 1★ 129 ## What do users think of Game Dev Tycoon? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Cheap price - 👍 No in-app purchases or ads - 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay - 👍 Realistic game development simulation - 👍 Detailed and complex mechanics - 👍 Excellent port from PC version - 👍 Engaging and challenging progression - 👍 Developers are responsive and appreciated **Cons** - 🐛 Game crashes on launch for some users - 🐛 Orientation issues on iPhone X - 🐛 Difficulty remembering research and specialist information - 🔋 Game can be very time-consuming - 🤔 Lack of difficulty options or sandbox mode - 🤔 Repetitive nature of gameplay loop **Commonly reported bugs** - Loan payback amount inconsistency - Game reports not carrying over knowledge **Most requested features** - Add more console and game genre options - Implement employee personalities and interactions - Provide more detailed game performance history - Allow simultaneous game development - Add difficulty settings and sandbox mode - Implement mod support and custom content ## Newest reviews (19 of 1,107) ### 4/5 — Love it *2026-08-30, version 1.6.20* Love the topic and genre of this game. Little hard to follow the tutorial. Please fix the screen buttons. The are in the screen corners half truncated. Hard to read top right bars date and ratings. ### 4/5 — Very fun but *2026-08-16, version 1.6.20* I went to create a medium size game it warns you that it will take multiple staff members but you can’t back out to hire anyone once development is started now I’m hard stuck because I only have one staff member and I can’t back out of the development screen. ### 3/5 — A couple small fixes from being really good *2026-08-08, version 1.6.20* The interface isn't the best when developing new games so it's really easy to mess up your game and end up with lots of "Game #x". Kinda silly but it bums me out when it happens. Otherwise it's pretty fun. ### 5/5 — BEST GAME EVER!!! *2026-07-11, version 1.6.20* I usually NEVER leave game reviews or pay for games, but this game is 100% worth it! If you love simulators where you can try all different combinations to get different results, with the option to keep hints through multiple playthroughs, this is the game for you. I was so sad when it left the Apple Arcade and didn't think twice about paying for it. Genuinely one of my most favorite games that I would have if stranded on an island! ### 5/5 — (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))♡ wow!! *2026-07-09, version 1.6.20* so so fun!! literally time consuming in a great way !! :D there BETTER be a sequel!!💗🫶 ### 5/5 — Can’t Stop Playing *2026-06-27, version 1.6.20* This game is so addictive I can’t stop playing it was worth the money to buy. It would be cool if you guys make a game like this where you become a film/tv director and you get to name your movies & shows and Something similar to this and that is my idea for y’all’s next game. ### 5/5 — Great to pass time *2026-06-23, version 1.6.20* This game gives you all the feels of an epic journey. Start in your garage and build your mega gaming studio. Trial & error is the way of life ### 5/5 — Great game! *2026-06-22, version 1.6.20* Extremely fun and addicting game! ### 5/5 — Great *2026-06-20, version 1.6.20* Great game ### 5/5 — The GOAT *2026-06-19, version 1.6.20* Nothing more need be said ### 4/5 — Games pretty fun but *2026-06-05, version 1.4.2* Why does the game never remember my company names upon starting a new game? It remembers my player name but I have always retype the same name I use for the company. ### 5/5 — Great + educational *2026-06-03, version 1.6.20* Actually really solid outline of marketing and dev pipeline imo ### 4/5 — Fulfilling game *2026-06-02, version 1.6.20* I thoroughly enjoyed this game so far only been playing for a few days. The simple yet thought out game mechanics are nice. One improvement however is I hope that we could rename custom engines and i hope tempo could be slower i feel the need to constantly produce games although that’s what the game is about. I wish to see games that I’ve developed stay in stores more and just have the option to remove them if there’s no more support for the game. One way to make sure that players can’t stack every single game produced is to add a cap to the games that can be displayed or add penalties for having a 20 yo game still in stores; one penalty is that the player can start losing money having it on the catalog. ### 5/5 — It’s fun *2026-05-29, version 1.6.20* I’m a big fan of games that cost money up front and don’t constantly require paying later so this is great. Fun game ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-05-17, version 1.6.20* Its simple to pick up and go. Be creative and make your own games. ### 5/5 — love it *2026-05-09, version 1.6.20* at first i was bad but i kept playing and now i get 7-10 thru rating!!!!! ### 5/5 — This game is really enjoyable *2026-05-03, version 1.6.20* At first this game may be abit hard to make profit but you get into the gameplay sooner or later then it become quite addictive, plus no additional addons and cost in this gaming world makes it fantastic ### 5/5 — Iove it *2026-04-18, version 1.6.20* Im really into gaming and developing and this just is really fun ### 3/5 — the game is great, but… *2026-04-16, version 1.6.20* i would appreciate a UI scaling bar. i have vision issues and i love this game but i cant see how much money i have without taking a screenshot and zooming it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-06-27, version 1.6.20* Terrible terrible terrible bad awful ### 1/5 — Game is now unplayable after first run *2026-03-13, version 1.6.20* The game no longer lets you start over after you finish a game, due to a glitch. It freezes up on the garage image when you start a new game and doesn’t let you move forward. I was previously able to load unfinished games to start a new game, but now it just freezes on the load screen when I try that. ### 1/5 — Shows how boring the job really is *2026-02-28, version 1.6.20* Very boring ### 1/5 — Меня прокляли? *2025-06-21* Почему игра держит меня на первом уровне, сколько бы я не выпускал игр, игра мне не дает оценку 9.75, чтобы я купил на эти деньги офис **Developer response:** You do not need to receive a specific score to progress to the next level (office), you need to have 150,000 in money. ### 1/5 — Game Broken *2025-04-16, version 1.4.2* Usually love this game and would give 5 stars BUT… currently won’t even start on my iPhone 13 ### 1/5 — NÃO COMPREM *2025-04-12, version 1.4.2* O jogo fica na tela de carregamento infinita e não entra, comprar esse jogo é jogar dinheiro no lixo! ### 1/5 — Mal *2025-04-06, version 1.4.2* Ya no volvieron a actualizar el juego, está súper desactualizado en comparación a otras versiones ### 1/5 — Não abre *2025-02-11, version 1.4.2* O Jogo não abre, ele trava na tela inicial. HORRÍVEL ### 1/5 — The game does not start. *2024-10-08, version 1.4.2* The game does not load, just endless loading. ### 1/5 — No longer works iPhone 14 17.5.1 *2024-08-04, version 1.4.2* I have an an issue where I get stuck on the preloading title screen. If I can’t play the game give me my money back. Maybe it was one of my favorite games at a time but you guys really took my money and aren’t trying to fix it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please! *2026-09-02, version 1.6.20* When’s the sequel? ### 5/5 — Fun. *2026-09-01, version 1.6.20* :) ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-08-29, version 1.6.20* Well designed and addicting ### 5/5 — Great, spot on and engaging *2026-08-22, version 1.6.20* Simple, engaging and fun. Second time I buy it! ### 5/5 — So smart *2026-08-18, version 1.6.20* I love the way it levels up…feels like one of those games that was meant to be made. ### 5/5 — Perfect Casual Game *2026-08-14, version 1.6.20* I love tycoon type of games, and this game executes it perfectly, I don’t ever write reviews for games but this game is def worth the money ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-08-13, version 1.6.20* Great so far slight learning curve ### 5/5 — Slight issue *2026-08-05, version 1.6.20* Been playing for over 10 years, just bought an iPhone 17e and it seems the game isn’t properly scaled. Text boxes and notifications are extra small. Please fix when you get t a chance :) ### 5/5 — Please add more or make another app! *2026-07-23, version 1.6.20* Ive played this game so many times over the years. No one else has a game like this, console desktop or ios. My favorite game of all time. Please make something new! Worth the money July 23, 2026 Again, for the 6-7th year in a row, I am back asking for more. I’m begging. There is no other game like this game, none. Pleeeease. I would pay $30 for a sequel of this game, or a spinoff, do the cashgrab thing its okay (because this game is so good) yall are an awesome company and the mind behind this has done phenomenal. Its a curse that I have played something so good, and will never enjoy another game without thinking of this one. On mobile, its… Perfect. Thanks ### 5/5 — One Of The Best Games Ever But Need Updates *2026-07-12, version 1.6.20* Updates I Need: New Stuff To Research, Series Viewer, Remakes, Mods For Mobile, Game Engine Selling, Using Sold Game Engines From Other Companies, Game Updating, Game Engine Updating, & Game Dev Tycoon 2 --- *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 2026-09-09.*