Game Dev Tycoon NETFLIX 4+

This is a type of game I typically love, and I do enjoy this one, too, but there are just a few things about it that are wrong.

For one, the pace is a little too frenetic. Sure, it starts slow, but by the mid to late game there are just a constant stream of annoying notifications - the most egregious being the PS1 equivalent’s announcement and day after follow up. I lived through the time, I get it, and while it is an interesting story, this is just presenting it like a pest. I would love to be able to turn these off and for some of them to be combined into one message, not two.
For two, the game’s pace is too hectic for what it is. There’s no pause button that I can find - at least once I thought I was on a screen that would function as a pause and focused elsewhere for a minute only to return to find unhappy employees who thought I was ignoring them. And so much of the game just flies by. I had the most enjoyment from playing after year 35 because there was a lot less of the mess.
Solid theme, addictive game loop, bummer of a pace.

Hey Polerand, thanks for the detailed review! We're continuously improving the game with the help of your feedback so thanks for sharing your experiences with us. We'll take this forward, and hope you continue to enjoy the game!

Look, everybody knows and loves Game Dev Tycoon, but this is practically the same if not worse version of it. Its mostly entirely the same gameplay, with a few references to movies here and there but thats it. Doing a game report? Well you’ll forget what you learn because you only get a one time see of what goes good with what. Wanna progress the game? Nah, you wont be able to get anything better then a 5 rating. If you wanna progress, I hope you are willing to look up the wiki, cuz you’re not getting through it on your own. Overall a mocking blow at the original with a red N slapped on it.

Hi pog63, thanks for the detailed review! We appreciate the honest insights and will continue to work on improving the game with your feedback in mind. If you would like to share specific adjustments that you would like to see in future updates, we're more than happy to hear them!

I love the original and played it on PC, so I wasn’t really willing to pay the $5 for the mobile version. Seeing that the game was free with my Netflix account, then, was great. However, the rating system is absolutely broken, with too great an emphasis on rewarding innovation, it seems. You’ll release a new game and get 5-7.5, then create a new engine and release the exact same game for a 9.5, then all your next games won’t go above an 8. I was using a guide off the steam page btw, so I was getting the perfect combos. It’s also nearly impossible to get a 10. And forget being successful after the initial upgrades to the first office building, you’ll be starving for good reviews and drained by expenses.

Hi there, and thanks for the review! We appreciate you for sharing your thoughts and in-game experience with us. We are constantly working on improving the game based on the feedback from our players, so thank you for sharing your feedback on what we could improve.