Comparison

Game Dev Tycoon vs Series Makers Tycoon

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

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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

Series Makers Tycoon

Build your own TV studio and streaming empire from the 80s to the present. Develop unique series, create characters, and manage staff to achieve success and earn money. Expand your business by building facilities and launching your own platform.

Highlights
  • Create your own series and stories
  • Construct characters and heroes
  • Build your own streaming platform
  • Hire employees and build a team
  • Research new options and unlock mechanics
  • Experience a journey from the 80s to present
Features
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In Series Makers you live your own directors' dream. You start in the 80s at the Netklix-University developing your first own series. Soon you will reach big success and earn tons of money. Be prepared to build your own series and streaming empire, in the world of Series Makers. Netklix University You start as a little student who wants to make his dreams come true. You'll develop series the way you want, experiment with new ideas, discover new combinations of settings and themes, while exploring the first game-mechanics. First own office With the help of your university, you get the opportunity to broadcast your series on a real television channel. The audience recognizes that the future belongs to you. But there is still a way to go. You move into your first own office, hire new staff, explore new options and both your studio and your skills continue to grow. Get BIG Through your success, new possibilities are now open to you. You can now hire even more staff, create your own streaming platform and even build facilities that give you bonuses or unlock entire game mechanics. Features - Create your own series - Build your own stories - Construct your heroes, villians and side-kicks - Create your own streaming-platform - Hire employees and build a team - Nearly 100 research options - With 7 settings and 48 themes, you can create 336 different series combinations - More than a dozen TV-stations await your next series - Create your own user-character - Use advertising to market successful series even better - Your employees can fill one of 7 different jobs - Choose from 8 different bonus facilities - Experience a journey from the 80s to the present and conquer the TV world "The best game we have ever developed." (first release) - Developer -

Screenshots

Game Dev Tycoon4 screens
Series Makers Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Game Dev Tycoon at 4.9 against Series Makers Tycoon's 3.4. Game Dev Tycoon also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 58%) and ratings volume (24K vs 23). Series Makers Tycoon's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Series Makers Tycoon $2.99 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 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Dev Tycoon has 24K ratings behind it against 23, 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 58% of Series Makers Tycoon's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Game Dev Tycoon versus Series Makers Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Dev TycoonSeries Makers Tycoon
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.9 (24K ratings) — better3.4 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better57.9% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better23
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#41 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB393 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreenheart Games Pty. Ltd.CREW Studio Krüger UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Customer experience

Game Dev Tycoon

All ratings24,004 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews1,111 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.0%

Series Makers Tycoon

All ratings23 ratings
Positive47.8%
Neutral17.4%
Negative34.8%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral21.1%
Negative21.1%

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

Series Makers Tycoon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Game Dev Tycoon

No in-app purchases

None

Series Makers Tycoon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Dev Tycoon free?
Game Dev Tycoon costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Series Makers Tycoon free?
Series Makers Tycoon costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Game Dev Tycoon or Series Makers Tycoon?
Game Dev Tycoon is rated higher. Game Dev Tycoon averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while Series Makers Tycoon averages 3.4 from 23 ratings.
Do Game Dev Tycoon or Series Makers Tycoon have ads?
Neither Game Dev Tycoon nor Series Makers Tycoon shows ads.

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