Game Dev Story similar games & best alternatives
Game Dev Story
2022
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Quick resume
Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!
Global score
91/100
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulator, Strategy, Card & Board Game, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
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Top picks
Games that feel the closest overall
Outsiders
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Pros
- Addictive and engaging gameplay loop
- Nostalgic pixel art and charm
- Simple and accessible management sim
- Long play sessions with progression
- Faithful port of classic mobile game
Cons
- Ui and controls not optimized for pc
- Lack of new content or improvements
- Repetitive and shallow late game
- No multiplayer or social features
- Some bugs and poor keyboard support at launch
Analysis
Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Idle, Thrill, Survival, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.
How to use the graph
Similar games map
Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.
- Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
- Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
- Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
- Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
- Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.
Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.
Motivations
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Autonomy4
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Competence3
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Competition
Game with the same Competition vibe
-3"No multiplayer or leaderboards; focus is on personal progress and self-set goals."
Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice
"No multiplayer or leaderboards; focus is on personal progress and self-set goals."
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Continuation4
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Cooperation
Game with the same Cooperation vibe
-5"Single-player only with no cooperative elements."
OutDrive
"Single-player only with no cooperative elements."
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Creativity2
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Domination
Game with the same Domination vibe
-5"No social dominance or power over others; purely individual gameplay."
Cookie Clicker
"No social dominance or power over others; purely individual gameplay."
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Escapism
Game with the same Escapism vibe
3"Players use the game as a relaxing, immersive distraction from real life, enjoying a cozy environment and stress relief."
Noun Town Language Learning
"Players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief, enjoying a nostalgic and cozy experience."
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Expectation-4
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Experimenting3
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Exploration-2
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Expression-1
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Fantasy-3
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Fellowship-5
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Growth4
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Health-4
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Idle3
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Intimacy-5
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Leadership3
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Progression4
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Relaxation3
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Sensation1
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Status-3
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Story-2
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Strategy3
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Thrill-2
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Value2
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Violence-5
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Survival1
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Last update: 23/05/2026