Overview
Game Dev Tycoon: Time allocation sliders and comboMaybe not always the best but not really bad.
Begin
Short guide for a quickstart, good game combinations, unlocks, tips, achievements and videos. Maybe more in the future. In my first try I was bankrupt in the basement stage.
- Use for every new game not same genre/topic
- Accept every interview and select the truth
- Use after 1-3 researches new custom game engine
- Patch your games for more fans, if you have bugs.
- Train in the the garage and first office only yourself
- Large games only with 2D Graphics V4+ or 3D Graphics V3+
- Balance for Tech and Design is good. (2 Full Design, 2 Full Tech and 2 Balanced)
- Developing a sequel or expansion only after a year
- AAA game only with 3D Graphics V6 or higher.
- Developing only AAA game with 3 employees specialized and more.
- Developing always a console (if you have enough money 200M+)
- Train all employees in your second office
I have all archievements with legal ways but its not really easy.
Topics/Genres Chart #1
+++ = Great, ++ = Good, + = Okay, — = Bad, — = Terrible
Y=Young – E=Everyone – M=Mature
Topic
Action
Adventure
RPG
Simulation
Strategy
Casual
Y
E
M
Airplane
+++
—
+
+++
+++
+++
+++
+++
++
Aliens
+++
+
+++
—
++
—
++
+++
+++
Alternate History
+++
+
+++
+
++
—
—
+++
+++
Business
—
+
+
+++
+++
—
++
+++
—
City
—
—
—
+++
+++
—
++
+++
+
Comedy
—
+++
+
—
—
+++
+
++
+++
Cyberpunk
+++
+
+++
+
—
—
—
++
+++
Dance
—
—
—
+++
—
+++
+++
++
+
Detective
—
+++
+++
+
—
++
++
+++
+
Dungeon
+++
+
+++
+++
+++
—
+
+++
+++
Evolution
—
—
—
+++
+++
—
+
+++
—
Fantasy
+++
+++
+++
+
+++
—
+++
+++
+++
Fashion
—
+
+++
+++
—
+++
+++
+
—
Game Dev
—
—
—
+++
—
+
++
+++
—
Government
—
—
—
+++
+++
—
—
+++
+
Hacking
—
+
—
+++
+++
—
—
++
+++
History
+
+
+
+++
+++
++
+
+++
++
Horror
+++
+++
+
—
—
+
—
++
+++
Hospital
—
—
+
+++
+
—
—
+++
+
Hunting
+++
++
++
+++
—
++
++
+++
++
Law
—
+++
++
++
++
—
+
+++
—
Life
—
+++
++
+++
—
+
+++
+++
+
Martial Arts
+++
+
+++
+++
—
+++
—
++
+++
Medieval
+++
+++
+++
+
+++
—
+++
+++
++
Military
+++
—
+
+++
+++
—
—
++
+++
Movies
+
+
—
+++
—
+++
++
+++
++
Music
+++
++
—
+++
—
+++
+++
++
+
Mystery
—
+++
+++
+
—
+
+
++
+++
Ninja
+++
+
+
—
+
++
+++
++
++
Pirate
+
+++
++
++
—
+
+++
+++
+
Post Apocalyptic
+++
+
+++
—
++
—
—
++
+++
Prison
+++
+++
+
+++
+
—
—
++
+++
Racing
++
—
+
+++
—
+++
+++
+++
++
Source: [link] or as picture
Topics/Genres Chart #2
+++ = Great, ++ = Good, + = Okay, — = Bad, — = Terrible
Y=Young – E=Everyone – M=Mature
Topic
Action
Adventure
RPG
Simulation
Strategy
Casual
Y
E
M
Rhythm
+++
—
—
+++
—
+++
+++
++
+
Romance
—
+++
+
++
—
++
+
+++
+++
School
+
+++
+++
+++
+++
+
+++
++
—
Sci-Fi
+++
+++
+++
+++
+++
+
+
+++
+++
Space
+++
+
—
+++
+++
—
+
+++
+++
Sports
+++
—
—
+++
—
+++
+++
+++
+
Spy
+++
+++
+++
+
—
+
+
++
+++
Superheroes
+++
—
++
—
—
—
+++
+++
+++
Surgery
+
—
—
+++
—
—
+
+++
++
Time Travel
++
+++
+++
—
—
—
++
+++
+
Transport
—
—
—
+++
+++
—
++
+++
—
UFO
+++
+
—
+
+++
+
+
+++
++
Vampire
+++
+
+++
—
—
—
—
+++
+++
Virtual Pet
—
+
++
+++
++
+++
+++
+
—
Vocabulary
—
—
—
+++
+++
+++
++
+++
—
Werewolf
+++
+
+++
—
—
—
—
++
+++
Wild West
++
—
+++
—
—
—
+++
++
+++
Zombies
+++
++
—
—
++
+++
++
+
+++
Source: [link] or as picture
System/Genre Chart
+++ = Great, ++ = Good, + = Okay, — = Bad, — = Terrible
Y=Young – E=Everyone – M=Mature
System
Action
Adventure
RPG
Simulation
Strategy
Casual
Y
E
M
PC
++
+++
++
+++
+++
—
+
++
+++
G64
++
+++
++
++
+++
—
+
++
+++
TES
+
—
+
+
—
+++
+++
++
—
Master V
++
—
+
+
—
+++
++
+++
—
Gameling
+
—
++
++
—
+++
+++
++
—
Vena Gear
++
+
+
++
—
+++
++
+++
+
Vena Oasis
+++
+
+
++
—
—
+
+++
++
Super TES
++
++
++
+++
—
++
+++
++
—
Playsystem
+++
+
+++
++
—
—
+
+++
++
TES 64
++
+
—
+
—
++
+++
++
++
DreamVast
+++
—
+
+++
—
—
—
+++
+++
Playsystem 2
+++
+
+++
++
—
—
—
+++
+++
mBox
+++
+
++
++
—
—
+
+++
++
Game Spere
+
+
—
+
—
+++
+++
++
+
GS
++
++
+++
++
++
+++
+++
++
+
PPS
+++
—
+++
+
+
+
+
++
+++
mBox 360
+++
++
+++
++
—
++
+
++
+++
Nuu
+
—
—
+++
—
+++
+++
+++
—
Playsystem 3
+++
++
++
+++
—
+
+
+++
++
grPhone
+
+
—
++
—
+++
++
+++
—
grPad
+
++
—
++
++
+++
++
+++
—
mPad
—
++
+
++
—
++
—
++
+
Wuu
++
—
+
+++
—
+++
++
+++
—
OYA
++
—
+
++
+
+++
+
+++
++
mBox One
+++
+
++
++
—
++
—
+++
+
Playsystem 4
+++
+
+++
++
—
++
+
+++
++
mBox Next
++
++
++
+
—
+++
++
+++
+
Playsystem 5
+++
—
++
+++
—
++
+
+++
++
Source: [link] or as picture
Genre/Stages Chart (Single Genre)
Genre
Game Engine
Gameplay
Story / Quests
Dialogues
Level Design
AI
World Design
Graphics
Sound
Action
100%
60-80%
20-40%
0%
60-80%
100%
0-50%
100%
60-80%
Adventure
20-40%
0-50%
100%
100%
0-50%
20-40%
100%
60-80%
0-50%
RPG
20-40%
60-80%
100%
100%
60-80%
0-50%
100%
60-80%
0-50%
Simulation
60-80%
100%
0-50%
20-40%
60-80%
100%
0-50%
100%
60-80%
Strategy
60-80%
100%
0-50%
20-40%
100%
60-80%
100%
0-50%
60-80%
Casual
0%
100%
20-40%
20-40%
20-40%
100%
0%
100%
60-80%
Genre/Stages Chart (Multi Genre)
+++ = Great, ++ = Good, + = Okay, — = Bad, — = Terrible, ~ = unimportant
Genre 1+2
Engine
Gameplay
Story/Quests
Dialogues
Level Design
AI
World Design
Graphics
Sound
Action+Adventure
++
~
~
—
~
++
~
++
~
Action+RPG
++
++
~
—
++
++
~
++
~
Action+Simulation
++
++
—
—
++
+++
~
+++
++
Action+Strategy
++
++
—
—
++
++
~
++
++
Action+Casual
~
++
—
—
++
~
—
+++
++
Adventure+Action
~
~
++
~
~
~
++
++
~
Adventure+RPG
—
~
+++
+++
~
—
+++
++
~
Adventure+Simulation
—
~
++
++
~
~
++
++
~
Adventure+Strategy
—
~
++
++
~
—
+++
~
~
Adventure+Casual
—
~
++
++
~
—
++
++
~
RPG+Action
~
++
++
~
++
~
++
++
~
RPG+Adventure
—
~
+++
+++
~
—
+++
++
~
RPG+Simulation
—
++
++
++
++
~
++
++
~
RPG+Strategy
—
++
++
++
++
~
+++
~
~
RPG+Casual
—
++
++
++
++
—
++
++
~
Simulation+Action
++
++
—
—
++
+++
~
+++
++
Simulation+Adventure
~
++
~
~
~
++
~
++
~
Simulation+RPG
~
++
~
~
++
++
~
++
~
Simulation+Strategy
++
+++
~
—
++
++
~
++
++
Simulation+Casual
~
+++
—
—
++
~
—
+++
++
Strategy+Action
++
++
—
—
++
++
++
~
++
Strategy+Adventure
~
++
~
~
++
~
+++
~
~
Strategy+RPG
~
++
~
~
++
~
+++
~
~
Strategy+Simulation
++
+++
~
—
++
++
++
~
++
Strategy+Casual
~
+++
—
—
+++
~
++
~
++
Casual+Action
—
++
—
—
++
—
—
+++
++
Casual+Adventure
—
++
~
~
++
—
~
++
~
Casual+RPG
—
++
~
~
++
—
~
++
~
Casual+Simulation
—
+++
—
—
++
—
—
+++
++
Casual+Strategy
—
+++
—
—
+++
—
~
++
++
Source: [link] or as picture
Combo (Single)
Good single combo:
It is only a part for good results.
Category
List
Action
Airplane, Aliens, Alt. History, Cyberpunk, Dungeon, Fantasy, Horror, Hunting, Martial Arts,
Medieval, Military, Music, Ninja, Post Apocalyptic, Prison, Rhythm, Sci-Fi, Space, Sports, Spy
Superheroes, Time Travel, Werewolf, Zombies
Medieval, Military, Music, Ninja, Post Apocalyptic, Prison, Rhythm, Sci-Fi, Space, Sports, Spy
Superheroes, Time Travel, Werewolf, Zombies
Adventure
Comedy, Detective, Fantasy, Law, Life, Medieval, Mystery, Pirate, Prison, Romance, Sci-Fi, School,
Spy, Time Travel, Zombies
Spy, Time Travel, Zombies
RPG
Aliens, Alt. History, Cyberpunk, Detective, Dungeon, Fantasy, Fashion, Martial Arts, Medieval,
Mystery, Post Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, School, Spy, Vampire, Werewolf, Wild West
Mystery, Post Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, School, Spy, Vampire, Werewolf, Wild West
Simulation
Airplane, Business, City, Dance, Dungeon, Evolution, Fashion, Game Dev, Government, Hacking,
History, Hospital, Hunting, Life, Martial Arts, Military, Movies, Music, Prison, Racing,
Rhythm, Sci-Fi, School, Space, Sports, Startups, Surgery, Transport, Virtual Pet, Vocabulary
History, Hospital, Hunting, Life, Martial Arts, Military, Movies, Music, Prison, Racing,
Rhythm, Sci-Fi, School, Space, Sports, Startups, Surgery, Transport, Virtual Pet, Vocabulary
Strategy
Airplane, Aliens, Business, City, Dungeon, Evolution, Fantasy, Government, Hacking, History,
Medieval, Military, Sci-Fi, School, Space, Transport, UFO, Vocabulary
Medieval, Military, Sci-Fi, School, Space, Transport, UFO, Vocabulary
Casual
Airplane, Comedy, Dance, Fashion, Martial Arts, Movies, Music, Racing, Rhythm, Sports, Virtual Pet, Vocabulary
Unlocks
Your start is in a garage.
Timeline:
Time
Money
Description
–
1M
Your first office
Y03 M01 W01
–
Target Audience
Y03 M11 W01
–
Casual Games
Y04 M05 W02
–
Marketing
Y08 M08
–
Sequels
Y11 M06 W02
5M
Upgrade for your first office (2 employees)
Y12 M08
–
Multi Genre
Y13 M09 W02
16M
Your second office (4 employees)
Research:
Expansion Pack
Research MMO and you can use the “Expansion Pack” after a MMO is in sale
R&D Lab:
You can unlock the R&D Lab with a Design Specialist.
Hardware
After opening R&D Lab
Internet Opportunities
After opening R&D Lab
MMO
After Internet Opportunities
Codename: Grid
After Internet Opportunities
Own Convention
!M fans or Y23
3D Graphics v6
3D Graphics v5 lvl. 4
3D Graphics v7
3D Graphics v6 lvl. 4
License Game Engines
After 10 custom engines
AAA Games
Large game with a score of 10
Custom Hardware
Have a “Tech Specialist”
Marketing Campaign
Develop a AAA game
Tips
- Give your fans any source code for free
- Decline all “investment” because it is scam
- Don’t use any sabotage, it is a bad way.
- Specialize all of your employees with 2 Full Design, 2 Full Tech und 2 Balanced.
- Use 3D Graphics v7 for best results with AAA game or MMO.
New employees:
Name
Description
Complex Algorithm
Tech
Game Demo
Design and Tech
Showreel
Design
XP:
Level
XP
1
0
2
350
3
900
4
1600
5
2400
6
3400
7
4400
8
5500
9
7000
10
9500
11
14000
12
20000
Slider Specialization Requirements:
Slider
Design
Technology
Engine
180
720
Gameplay
720
180
Story/Quests
720
180
Dialogues
810
90
Level Design
36
540
AI
180
720
World Design
540
360
Graphics
450
450
Sound
540
360
Ratio:
Engine
Gameplay
Story/Quests
Dialogues
Level Design
AI
World Design
Graphics
Sound
20%
80%
80%
90%
40%
20%
60%
50%
60%
80%
20%
20%
10%
60%
80%
40%
50%
40%
Source: [link]
Achievements
Few hidden achievements
Name
Description
Diversity
Have female and male staff
Perfect Game
Clean score of 10. Good chance with medium or large games.
Admirer
Company name “Greenheart Games”.
Writer’s Block
Create a new game and wait 1 minute before typing in any game name
Eat Cake
If the option is available then make a new good action game with your barrels.
Turn it up to 11
Make a game with 11. Get a reviewer to give a 11/10 but better not as AAA game.
Treasure Hunter
Make a new game with name “Pong” in your garage.
Bluehair reporting for Space duty
Make a new game with name “Wing Commander” in your first office (without upgrade!)
Welcome to Mars
Make a new game with name “Doom” in your first office (without upgrade!)
Best ride to work ever
Make a new game with name “Half-Life” in your first office with upgrade
Welcome to your Hospital
Make a new game with name “Theme Hospital” in your first office with upgrade
The Sky is not the Limit
Make a new game with name “Star Citizen” in your second office (with R&D Lab)
Painting with Nature
Make a new game with name “Okami” in your second office (with R&D Lab)
Welcome Chief
Make a new game with name “Halo” in your second office (with R&D Lab)
Inception
Make a new game with name “Game Dev Tycoon” as Dev/Simulation
Onobtainium
One game with 100M sales (MMO is okay but not MMO with addon!) and you need really luck, many fans with good marketing. Easy way is enough money 3000M+ with MMO. My favorite game name for MMO is “Hyper Fantasy” as RPG/Fantasy
Other nice guide as “Full Achievement Guide“.
Videos
Treasure Hunter:
More and better videos in the future.
End
Comments are welcome in german and english.
My game version is 1.5.8 and last update is good idea for any technical trouble, see changelog[www.greenheartgames.com]. Formatting help in steam is very limited.
I hope this guide is helpful.