Game Dev Tycoon is a captivating simulation game that lets you experience the journey of building your own video game empire, starting from your garage in the 80s. Beyond the core gameplay, there’s a set of fun and quirky achievements to unlock, adding an extra layer of challenge and goals for dedicated players. This guide will walk you through every achievement in Game Dev Tycoon and how to obtain them, ensuring you can proudly claim to have mastered every aspect of game development, at least in the virtual world!
List of Game Dev Tycoon Achievements and How to Unlock Them
Here’s a comprehensive list of all achievements in Game Dev Tycoon, along with clear instructions on how to unlock each one:
General Gameplay Achievements
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Diversity: Have male and female staff.
- How to Unlock: Simply hire both male and female staff members as your company grows. This will likely happen naturally as you expand your team.
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Famous: Hire someone ‘famous’ (happens by chance).
- How to Unlock: Continue hiring staff, and occasionally a “famous” person will appear in the hiring pool. This is based on chance, so keep an eye out during the hiring process.
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Perfect Game: Get a clean score of 10 (try this with Medium/Large games because the bigger the games get the harder it is).
- How to Unlock: Aim to create a game that receives a perfect 10/10 score from reviewers. This is challenging and requires a deep understanding of game mechanics and genre combinations. Focus on Medium or Large games for a better chance, as smaller games have less complexity. Experiment with genres, research topics effectively, and optimize your game design.
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Versatile: Release a successful game in all main genres.
- How to Unlock: Release games that are considered successful (generally well-reviewed and profitable) across all main genres available in the game (e.g., Action, Strategy, RPG, Simulation, etc.). You’ll need to explore different genres and understand what makes a game successful in each.
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Writer’s Block: Create a game and wait 1 minute before typing in a name.
- How to Unlock: Start developing a new game, and when prompted to name it, simply wait for one minute before typing in the game’s title.
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Eat Cake: When you’ll be asked to add barrels to a game add them in an action game.
- How to Unlock: During game development, you may be prompted to add “barrels” as a feature. Make sure to include this feature in an Action game to unlock this achievement.
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Turn it up to 11: Get a reviewer to give a 11/10 (Don’t try it with AAA).
- How to Unlock: Achieve an exceptionally high review score that goes beyond the standard 10/10. This is rare and best attempted with smaller, non-AAA games. Focus on creating a highly innovative and polished game that reviewers will love. Don’t aim for this with your biggest AAA titles.
Game Naming Easter Egg Achievements
These achievements are fun easter eggs based on naming your games after famous titles. You will need to create games with specific names at certain stages of your game development journey.
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Treasure Hunter: Create a game named “Pong” in Garage.
- How to Unlock: When you are still working from your garage at the very beginning of the game, create a new game and name it “Pong”.
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Bluehair reporting for space duty: Create a game named “Wing Commander” in 2nd building before upgrading it.
- How to Unlock: Once you move into your second office building (before upgrading it), develop a new game and name it “Wing Commander”.
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Welcome to Mars: Create a game named “Doom” in 2nd building before upgrading it.
- How to Unlock: In your second office building (before upgrading), start a new game project and name it “Doom”.
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Welcome to your Hospital: Create a game named “Theme Hospital” in 2nd building after upgrading it.
- How to Unlock: After upgrading your second office building, create a new game and name it “Theme Hospital”.
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Best ride to work ever: Create a game named “Half-Life” in 2nd building after upgrading it.
- How to Unlock: After upgrading your second office building, develop a new game and name it “Half-Life”.
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The sky is not the limit: Create a game named “Star Citizen” after unlocking R&D lab.
- How to Unlock: Once you have unlocked the R&D Lab, create a new game and name it “Star Citizen”.
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Welcome Chief: Create a game named “Halo” after unlocking R&D lab.
- How to Unlock: After unlocking the R&D Lab, start a new game project and name it “Halo”.
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Painting with nature: Create a game named “Okami” after unlocking R&D lab (Has to be on a Playsystem).
- How to Unlock: After unlocking the R&D Lab, develop a game and name it “Okami”. Crucially, this game must be developed for a Playsystem console (your own console).
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Inception: Create a Game Dev/Simulation game named “Game Dev Tycoon”.
- How to Unlock: Develop a new game, choose the “Game Dev Simulation” genre, and name the game “Game Dev Tycoon”.
Company Naming Achievements
These achievements are unlocked by naming your game development company after real or in-game companies.
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Admirer: Call your company “Greenheart Games”.
- How to Unlock: Start a new game and name your company “Greenheart Games” (the actual developers of Game Dev Tycoon).
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Fan: Call your company “Activision” (or another known gaming company).
- How to Unlock: Start a new game and name your company “Activision” or any other well-known, real-world gaming company name (e.g., EA, Ubisoft, Nintendo, etc.).
The Ultimate Challenge Achievement
- Unobtainium: Get 100M sales on a single game (Possibly the hardest, you can’t use expansion packs).
- How to Unlock: Achieve the monumental feat of selling 100 million copies of a single game. This is considered the most challenging achievement in Game Dev Tycoon and requires careful planning, game design, marketing, and a bit of luck. Expansion packs cannot contribute to this total.
Tips for Unobtainium Achievement:
- Save Strategically: Save your game before launching a potential “Unobtainium” game. This allows you to reload and retry if things don’t go as planned.
- Accumulate Funds: Build up a large amount of capital (around 1000M or more) to invest heavily in development and marketing.
- Develop a AAA Masterpiece: Focus on creating a high-quality AAA game. Utilize the best available technology (G3/M6 engines), invest in all aspects of game development, and aim for top-tier quality in every area.
- Optimal Marketing: Employ the best marketing strategies available in the game to maximize hype and reach for your game.
- G3 Console Focus: Develop your game with the G3 (or later M6) console in mind, as it represents the peak of technology in the game.
- Sustain Momentum: Even if the game isn’t immediately profitable after launch, keep it on the market. A highly rated game (averaging 9-10) can have long-term sales potential.
- Game Conventions and Contracts: Continuously attend your own game conventions to boost your company’s and game’s visibility. Take on contract work to generate additional revenue to support your main game’s long tail sales.
- Patience and Persistence: Reaching 100 million sales takes time and consistent effort. Be patient and persistent in your strategies.
Conclusion
Unlocking all achievements in Game Dev Tycoon is a rewarding journey that tests your knowledge of the game’s mechanics and your dedication as a virtual game developer. Use this guide to strategically pursue each achievement and enjoy the satisfaction of 100% completion in your quest to dominate the game development world! Good luck, and happy developing!
