Comparison

Game Dev Tycoon vs 60 Parsecs!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Game Dev Tycoon

Build your own game development company from the 1980s to the present. Design and create your own games, research new technologies, and manage a team to become a market leader. Enjoy a full simulation experience without ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Start a game development company
  • Design and create your own games
  • Research new technologies
  • Hire and manage a development team
  • Replay gaming history
  • Built-in screen recording and streaming
Features
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"It’s the perfect sort of game for mobile devices and there’s so much to do here [...]" - 5/5 - Toucharcade Game Dev Tycoon is a casual business simulation game where your success depends on your creativity and willingness to experiment. The game does *not* contain any in-app purchases or ads. Slip into the role of a game developer: start your own company, design your own games and make your way to the top to become a Game Dev Tycoon. - Start your own game development company in the 80s - Replay gaming history - Design and create your own games - Hold your breath and wait for reviews to come in - Research new technologies - Hire and manage a world-leading development team - Become the leader of the market - Gain worldwide fans Game Dev Tycoon for iPhone and iPad introduces: - An updated story line - New topics to enable even more varied games - A challenging (but optional) ‘pirate mode’ - Built-in screen recording and streaming support Game Dev Tycoon does not require an internet connection so go ahead and build your gaming empire in Airplane Mode.

About

60 Parsecs!

Embark on a dark comedy sci-fi adventure where you have 60 seconds to scavenge supplies and crew before your space station explodes. Lead your unprepared astronauts through the cosmos, making tough decisions to survive and find a new home in a procedurally generated, permadeath journey.

Highlights
  • Scavenge and evacuate in 60 seconds
  • Dark comedy sci-fi setting
  • Crew and resource management
  • Procedural generation
  • Permadeath adventure
  • Crafting and exploration
Features
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Atomic Space Age was a blast! Until it became the Post-Apocalyptic Space Age. Your space station is about to explode and you only have 60 seconds before things get messy. What (or who) will you grab before you make a mad dash for the emergency shuttle and begin your journey into THE GREAT UNKNOWN? This is 60 Parsecs!, a dark comedy sci-fi adventure set in the Atomic Space Age - complete with all the Cold War paranoia, chrome-plated wall accents and cockroaches with space helmets. Lead a crew of woefully unprepared astronauts, equipped with whatever junk - sorry - "supplies" you can grab before blasting off, on a journey across the cosmos that's best described as misguided. Make the best of it, while dealing with soup shortages and other horrors of outer space. Will you have what it takes to find a new home and survive? Bon voyage! SCAVENGE & EVACUATE With only 60 seconds before nukes reduce the space station to floating particles in the vacuum of space, frantically grab whatever supplies and crew you can before getting out of there. You never know when that sock puppet will come in handy. SURVIVE & DECIDE Space funerals are inconvenient, so try to avoid dying where possible. Use your limited supplies and (hopefully not limited) wits to make difficult choices and ensure your survival, even though the odds are definitely stacked against you. EXPLORE & CRAFT Duct tape fixes all problems, but how do you fix (or at least craft) duct tape? Chart expeditions to find resources, craft survival essentials and explore strange new worlds in a procedural, very-much-permadeath adventure. LEAD & PROTECT As captain, it's your duty to keep the crew happy - they're less likely to kill you that way. Manage relationships as you watch them grow closer and hopefully not throw each other out the airlock.

Screenshots

Game Dev Tycoon4 screens
60 Parsecs!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Game Dev Tycoon at 24K against 60 Parsecs!'s 419. Game Dev Tycoon also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 73%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). 60 Parsecs!'s advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Game Dev Tycoon costs $4.99 and 60 Parsecs! $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Game Dev Tycoon holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Dev Tycoon has 24K ratings behind it against 419, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Game Dev Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 73% of 60 Parsecs!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Dev Tycoon ships an update every 3 months, 60 Parsecs! every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Game Dev Tycoon versus 60 Parsecs!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Dev Tycoon60 Parsecs!
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.9 (24K ratings) — better4.7 (419 ratings)
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better419
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#45 — better#178
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB459 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGreenheart Games Pty. Ltd.Robot Gentleman sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

Game Dev Tycoon

All ratings24,004 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews1,109 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.0%

60 Parsecs!

All ratings419 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative15.6%

User reviews

Game Dev Tycoon

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cheap price
  • 👍 No in-app purchases or ads
  • 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Realistic game development simulation
  • 👍 Detailed and complex mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 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

60 Parsecs!

From 419 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Lots of replayability
  • 💡 Interesting characters and storylines
  • 👍 Smooth controls and interface
  • 👍 Great graphics and art style

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Performance issues on older devices
  • 🤔 Can feel repetitive after a while
  • 🤔 Some mechanics could be better explained

Bugs and requests

Game Dev Tycoon

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Loan payback amount inconsistency
  • Game reports not carrying over knowledge

Requested features

6 requests
  • 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
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  • Implement mod support and custom content

60 Parsecs!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes at the end of a playthrough
  • Certain events/choices not working as expected
  • Screen goes black on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more planets and environments to explore
  • Implement controller support
  • Provide difficulty options
  • Add more language support (e.g. Spanish, Vietnamese, etc.)

In-app purchases

None

Game Dev Tycoon

No in-app purchases

None

60 Parsecs!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Dev Tycoon free?
Game Dev Tycoon costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 60 Parsecs! free?
60 Parsecs! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Game Dev Tycoon or 60 Parsecs!?
Game Dev Tycoon is rated higher. Game Dev Tycoon averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while 60 Parsecs! averages 4.7 from 419 ratings.
Do Game Dev Tycoon or 60 Parsecs! have ads?
Neither Game Dev Tycoon nor 60 Parsecs! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Dev Tycoon or 60 Parsecs!?
Game Dev Tycoon ships an update every 3 months, and 60 Parsecs! every 4 months. Most recently, Game Dev Tycoon was updated on September 25, 2026 and 60 Parsecs! on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Game Dev Tycoon or 60 Parsecs!?
Game Dev Tycoon currently peaks at #45 in the App Store charts, and 60 Parsecs! at #178. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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