Game Dev Story

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Game Dev Story

Short description

Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!

Developer
Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Publisher
Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Release
Sun, Mar 27, 2022
Price
$8.99
Reviews
1,420
Positive
90%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
100K – 200K
Concurrent players
20
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Features
Full controller support
Tags
Management Building Real Time Tactics City Builder 2D Platformer Game Development Programming Life Sim Strategy 2D Casual Cute Software Pixel Graphics Simulation Retro 1990's Singleplayer Indie Local Multiplayer
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$800ksomewhere between $800k and $909k · roughly 100K–114K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $8.00, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $8.99 launch price. That is 11% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

2 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$800k → ~$800k
Reviews 1,420 → 1,420
Positive reviews 89.8% → 89.8%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 118 further data points reach back to Mar 1, 2022 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $2.69 on Dec 18, 2025.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Game Dev Story is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Management + Building + Real Time Tactics

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