Game Dev Story Lite

Manage your own video game company

There are several management games to download. How to choose among a farm, a restaurant or a game developer company?

If you didn't doubt your response, here's Game Dev Story. It's really a nice game. You have to take care of hiring your programmers, graphic designers and sound technicians in order to create a videogame able to sell one million copies. It doesn't sound easy and in fact, it isn't. You should set your project accurately, select a platform and decide how to advertise your game. You can also hire hackers or purchase special items to boost your employees performance. Don't forget to coach them to avoid burn-out and the stresses and strains of full-time work.

The game's 8-bit isometric art style, just to bring you back to old NES times. The user interface is pretty intuitive, although there are a lot of options to master. An emoticon system shows the characters' mood, so you'll progress a lot if you're paying attention.

This demo version allows to play only for two full in-game years, but it has all the features of the paid version. Anyway, Game Dev Story is one of the most addictive management game we've ever found.

This app was featured in one of our videoreviews. Watch it here.