Published: 17 Mar 2026
- Developed and Published by: Greenheart Games
- Released on: 2012
- Genre: Business Sim
- Rating: 1/5
A simple tycoon game focused on developing video games, with its story tied to the historical development of the gaming industry whilst media outlets judge your company’s output. Its a neat little thing to play around but it doesn’t seem to commit to being anything specifically - too simple for a real ‘in-depth’ business sim, too attached story-wise to the real world (i.e. easier to just replicate history than use the in-game feedback mechanic), and the feedback loop never felt all that helpful in determining what the game actually wanted you to do to succeed (I suppose true in a meta-sense, but it does need to be fun to play). It all feels very flat after the initial novelty wears off. Honestly, this game might be more famous for something other than the core game - namely the infamous anti-cheat protection where its impossible to win due to your customers pirating your game, ho-ho. I’ve seen lots of references to Kairosoft’s Game Dev story with regards to this game, either in some form of ‘inspired by’ or ‘ripped off’ - I’ll have to check this out at some point out of pure curiosity.
