Game Tycoon 1.5

There's a major problem with this game at the time of this review being written: There's no executable file. The game doesn't run. If you buy this, you will be throwing your money away on a game that does not, cannot, run. Someone in the forums linked to an archive on dropbox that is supposed to fix the problem by flat out replacing the game files, but seriously, don't get suckered like I did, just go buy a better game that actually works, like Game Dev Tycoon, or Game Dev Story. TL;DR: Don't buy, it doesn't work.

One of the most counter-intuitive games I have ever had the misfortune of playing. This game is so raw and unpolished. Some of the screens are still in German. I'm fairly certain there are only 2 voice actors for a multitude of characters. The tutorial is far from user friendly. For a game about games and the industry, you'd think this studio might have taken a moment to consider their audience / customers. Just terrible.

Dopey me, I mistakenly thought this was a sequel to Game Dev Tycoon, which I actually enjoy. Alas, this is a completely unrelated (and FAR inferior) game. Terrible, terrible interface design; horrible (and buggy) tutorial; actual game play is dull and confusing. Do not bother purchasing this game, it has no redeeming qualities whatsoever! :-( If you think this concept sounds interesting, I would seriously recommend you check out Game Dev Tycoon instead. It's a pretty simplistic model of the game development industry, but quite decent for a casual, under-$10 title, and far more interesting with a much better user interface.

AWEFUL, after waiting a day for them to fix the missing executable problem the game is lacking in some necesarry features. such as: the ability to mute sound effects without muting voices, the ability to go directly to an office rather than needing to all over the place, the tutorial doesn't tell you specifically where a place is, you can't change the resolution, you can't customize your apearance, too much back and forthe (why would a starting developer have an office in a seperate building for himself while his programmers and whatnot work in a different building). To name a few problems. This is aweful, Game Dev Tycoon is much more enjoyable.

If this game weren't: a crappy version of a much better game broken full of terrible voice acting marked as released yesterday despite clearly being several years old ..........then it would still be pretty dull. But not quite so offensive. Don't buy this game.

Alright, after the initial launch problems were fixed I was looking forward to a nice bit of tycooning in the gamedevelopment industry, boy was I dissapointed. There are some really basic "generic flaws" and then there are the "content flaws". For the generic flaws the controls are pretty counter-intuitive (Escape always takes you to the main meny, right mouse click escapes from the screen), there is no pause option! For me pause is an important option, I mean even if it wasn't.... The contrast in sounds is horrible, when playing the tutorial you will barely be able to hear the person explain the game due to the background sounds (also the voiceacting is just horrible, I would have rather had no voiceacting at all), besides that the tutorial is just horrendous and not user friendly at all. Also, every notification slows your game down, so when it feels the need to tell me kids threw stuff at my house or that my competitors made a new game it slows my game down again, this is really ted...

Choppy graphics, an annoying, repetative and amature voice actor for your advisor/tutor, and an unintiuitive interface mar what is otherwise a fun concept for a game: namely game development. If you want a real game in this genre, you're better off buying "Game dev tycoon."

I've played some bad games in my 30 years, but this one is special. Tutorial tells you to do something without any explanation as to how, and the guy trying to explain things to you is often overpowered by other sound effects. The game is psuedo translated using EU conventions while speaking english, such as commas in place of periods. It's also very time intensive and makes the fast forward feature almost useless as pointless news reports ("You are a beatiful person, gain 5000 dollars"??) pop up and slow time back down. I don't know if I can properly convey just how bad this game is. If you're a person that loves horrible games for the novelty of bad games, then yeah, this is perfect, otherwise, Game Dev Tycoon is much better, and alot more fun. Don't buy unless you love bad games.

First of all, it got launched without the exe so the game couldn't launch. Second, after that got fixed, the game is so riddled with bugs that are game breaking that can't be skipped. Basically in summary, I've played early access games that were more professional and bug free than this released and already patched to version 1.5 game.

The game is virtually unplayable. The tutorial isn't a tutorial. The graphics look like something from the 90s, and the voiceover is terrible. The interface is not comfortable. I was intrigued by their approach to software pirates, but this game was a huge waste of money.