# Games like Game Dev Story

> The closest matches to Game Dev Story: Mega Mall Story, Dungeon Village, City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins, Mad Games Tycoon 2, and Dream House Days DX. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Mega Mall Story](https://imho.run/games/1923680/mega-mall-story) — Also City Builder and Life Sim, like Game Dev Story. 61 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1923680/)
2. [Dungeon Village](https://imho.run/games/1859360/dungeon-village) — A frequent pick in Game Dev Story players' libraries, and another RPG. 164 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859360/)
3. [City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins](https://imho.run/games/726840/city-game-studio-your-game-dev-adventure-begins) — Also Game Development and Programming, like Game Dev Story. 729 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/726840/)
4. [Mad Games Tycoon 2](https://imho.run/games/1342330/mad-games-tycoon-2) — A frequent pick in Game Dev Story players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,148 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1342330/)
5. [Dream House Days DX](https://imho.run/games/1859370/dream-house-days-dx) — Also City Builder and Life Sim, like Game Dev Story. 67 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859370/)
6. [Game Dev Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/239820/game-dev-tycoon) — Same cozy mood as Game Dev Story. 22,051 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239820/)
7. [Two Point Museum](https://imho.run/games/2185060/two-point-museum) — Also City Builder and Life Sim, like Game Dev Story. 4,522 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2185060/)
8. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Also City Builder, like Game Dev Story. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
9. [Go-Go Town!](https://imho.run/games/2195120/go-go-town) — Also City Builder and Life Sim, like Game Dev Story. 2,453 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195120/)
10. [Project Highrise](https://imho.run/games/423580/project-highrise) — Also City Builder, like Game Dev Story. 2,227 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/423580/)
11. [Project Hospital](https://imho.run/games/868360/project-hospital) — Also City Builder and Life Sim, like Game Dev Story. 3,293 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/868360/)
12. [Game Corp DX](https://imho.run/games/399670/game-corp-dx) — Also Game Development, like Game Dev Story. 1,769 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/399670/)
13. [Stardew Valley](https://imho.run/games/413150/stardew-valley) — Also Life Sim, like Game Dev Story. 384,187 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413150/)
14. [Blooming Business: Casino](https://imho.run/games/1388580/blooming-business-casino) — Also City Builder and Life Sim, like Game Dev Story. 74 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388580/)
15. [Crypto Mining Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1596310/crypto-mining-simulator) — Also Game Development and Programming, like Game Dev Story. 764 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596310/)
16. [My Little Life](https://imho.run/games/2834600/my-little-life) — Also City Builder and Life Sim, like Game Dev Story. 390 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2834600/)
17. [Grow: Song of the Evertree](https://imho.run/games/1380420/grow-song-of-the-evertree) — A frequent pick in Game Dev Story players' libraries, and another Action. 1,106 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1380420/)
18. [Game Dev Studio](https://imho.run/games/773580/game-dev-studio) — A frequent pick in Game Dev Story players' libraries, and another Strategy. 302 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/773580/)
19. [RAILGRADE](https://imho.run/games/1355090/railgrade) — Also City Builder, like Game Dev Story. 710 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1355090/)
20. [GamersGoMakers](https://imho.run/games/314320/gamersgomakers) — Shares game development simulation with Game Dev Story. 131 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314320/)
21. [Let's Build a Zoo](https://imho.run/games/1547890/let-s-build-a-zoo) — Also City Builder, like Game Dev Story. 2,138 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1547890/)
22. [Please Subscribe: Streamer Career](https://imho.run/games/1826910/please-subscribe-streamer-career) — Also Life Sim, like Game Dev Story. 88 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1826910/)
23. [Let Them Trade](https://imho.run/games/1313290/let-them-trade) — Also City Builder, like Game Dev Story. 477 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313290/)
24. [Game Dev Masters](https://imho.run/games/1478350/game-dev-masters) — Also Game Development, like Game Dev Story. 85 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1478350/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1847240&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1847240&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1847240&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1847240
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1847240
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Game Dev Story

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## Game info

- **AppID:** 1847240
- **Developer:** Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
- **Publisher:** Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 27, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1847240/game-dev-story)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1847240&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1847240/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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