Mobile game · 2017

Game Dev Tycoon

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Estimated daily players

~43,0000.0%

Range 1.9K–270K

Estimated total players

~850,0000.0%

Range 190K–1.8M

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Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out

Nov 28, 2017Android iOSESRB 12GRAC AllUSK 0PEGI EACB G

Indie Simulator Strategy Business

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What the estimate rests on

Google Play 39%
Steam 27%
App Store 20%
Reddit 7.1%
YouTube 7.1%

Player estimates

Nobody publishes how many people play Game Dev Tycoon, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam, Reddit, YouTube, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.

Estimated daily players

~43,000

0.0%

Range 1.9K – 270K

Built from the live counts: Steam concurrents, Discord and Reddit members online, Twitch viewers.

Estimated total players

~850,000

0.0%

Range 190K – 1.8M

Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.

Estimated total players over time

2 readings · last 2 days

Estimated daily players over time

from live counts

Average estimated players per month

Mean estimated total players for Game Dev Tycoon per calendar month, newest first
Month	Estimated total players	Change
August 2026	~1,600,000	—

Community activity

Last checked Aug 9, 2026

Store signals

How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Game Dev Tycoon where it is sold.

Google Play ratings

164,141

Average rating: 4.8
Installs: 1M+

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

App Store ratings

24,021

0.0%

Average rating: 4.9

Steam players in game

108

Reviews: 45,040

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Community signals

How many people gather around Game Dev Tycoon outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.

Reddit members

9,383

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

YouTube subscribers

4,780

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Twitch viewers

Live channels: 0

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Not tracked for Game Dev Tycoon: Discord. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.

Trailers

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Game Dev Tycoon?

We estimate that about 850,000 people have played Game Dev Tycoon — plausibly between 190K and 1.8M. Around 43,000 of them play on a given day, in a range of 1.9K and 270K. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam, Reddit, YouTube and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.

Is Game Dev Tycoon still active?

Yes. Game Dev Tycoon is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.

How are the Game Dev Tycoon player estimates worked out?

Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 2 readings taken since August 8, 2026.