The Developer

The Developer

Huntah · 2020 · Casual, Simulation, Strategy, Management, Programming

PC
Mixed69% · 16 📈 Making a comeback 86%
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About The Developer

Quit your day job and begin developing games!

From the humble beginnings of programming alone in the basement, build up your company by employing and training new workers, researching new technologies and dominating the market with hit games of your design.

History
Follow a roughly similar gaming history as the real world as famous companies release their gaming consoles, starting with the first generation 8bit consoles, play through 60 years of history and see all the technological advances, from 2D graphics all the way to augmented reality.

Game Creation
Decide how much time your workers should spend on each aspect of game development, Include features that are relevant to your chosen genre and topic and be rewarded with great reviews, high sales and happy fans.

Company Growth
Grow your company by moving out of your basement and into an office where other developers can join your ranks, upgrade your office to unlock extra abilities that will help you develop games of higher quality or maybe try your luck by creating your own gaming console.

Features
* Begin your own game development company
* Create games of 8 different genres and up to 100 unique topics
* Instruct your workers to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of consoles
* Create your own custom game engines with technologies you have researched
* Unlock hidden achievements
* Compete in Development Champions against rival companies
* Upgrade your offices
* Create sequels of your most popular hits
* Take out business loans to ensure you're never short on funds
* Multiple languages supported
* Includes four game modes, standard, No PC mode, Creative mode (can only use each topic once) and a special hard mode that features market crashes, the Y2K bug and a global recession.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise the addictive tycoon gameplay with substantial content, standout audio design, and multiple modes that offer good replay value, particularly for fans of similar management sims. However, complaints center on unclear mechanics and poor localization that make it unclear what choices actually do, a repetitive clicking mechanic that wears thin quickly, and insufficient tutorial guidance that encourages mindlessly selecting all options rather than making strategic decisions.

Recommended Sep 28, 2020
[b]Creativity 8/10[/b] This game is similar to other developing tycoon games however there are a few new elements such as championships where you make games to compete with rival companies and more of an emphasis on the features you include in your games [b]Design 7/10[/b] Not the sexiest game I've played but next gen graphics aren't really required [b]Audio 10/10[/b] Where can I buy the sound track, it's groovy! Best part tbh is that the audio starts off quiet unlike other games that blow the wax out of your ears the second you open it [b]Gameplay 8/10[/b] At the time of writing this I've played for 3 hours, you start in 1980 and I'm only up to 2009. There is quite a lot of game time to be had [b]Replay value 9/10[/b] I've seen there are different modes to try once I finally finish the standard game, I'm looking forward to it [i]Some of the UI elements could probably use a bit of work, selecting your lead worker can be confusing sometimes but its ok, this is a pretty good game for the price I paid[/i]
6 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 5, 2020
Good game, quite addictive
4 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 29, 2020
Good game, pretty hard but the challenge is refreshing.
4 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 22, 2021
Started "The Developer", developed own engine, then developed game while clicking on all options that were displayed, made a fortune with a perfect "first" game, quit "The Developer" after 12 minutes, requested refund. During this I noticed negative aspects, including: Windows popping up on top of each other, poor localization (German) which leave no idea what you actually clicked on for some options, game can't be quit from the main menu, game doesn't convey any idea of cohesive mechanics or balacing, which leads to just clicking on all available options during development rather than making a "wise choice", the bubble-click-boost mechanic gets old and annoying after just a few minutes. Simply clicking every button on the screen until there is a gazillion virtual dollars in your virtual account is not enough for me to continue playing this game. After only 12 minutes of actual gameplay, this is certainly a harsh criticism and I'm sure the game will offer more features as it progresses, but after these 12 minutes I already know that I will never start the game again, as the game offers absolutely no incentive for me to do so. For this reason, I can't give it a recommendation.
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Feb 13, 2022
Graphics are okay, but the game isn't that fun.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 1, 2021
This game is interesting and enjoyable. The game has amazing, fairly simple gameplay. The graphics are simple but decent and the sounds is alright. Overall, it's an 8/10, would recommend. Detailed: Graphics: 8/10 The graphics on this game are not mindbreaking and very simple. However, they are nice and with enough detail to be interesting and good enough. Sound: 5.5/10 The sound effects are alright. A bit misplaced but good. The volume of the sound is low and that is annoying but this is alright. Gameplay: 9/10 The gameplay is amazing! If you like things like Software Inc, Game Dev Tycoon and City Game Studio you will love this. The game is great to play, very user-friendly and has many modes. The easy mode is maybe a bit too easy but the rest of this stuff is great.

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