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The Game Dev on Windows Pc

Developed By: Shawn Macgillivray

License: Free

Rating: 4,5/5 - 31 votes

Last Updated: April 21, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

Game Details

Version 0.1
Size 97.5 MB
Release Date December 14, 23
Category Simulation Games

Game Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (2)]

What's New:
Added Portuguese language option [see more]

Description from 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, researc... [read more]

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About this game

On this page you can download The Game Dev and play on Windows PC. The Game Dev is free Simulation game, developed by Shawn Macgillivray. Latest version of The Game Dev is 0.1, was released on 2023-12-14 (updated on 2024-04-21). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500. Overall rating of The Game Dev is 4,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This game had been rated by 31 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 23 users had rated it 1*.

How to play The Game Dev on Windows?

Instruction on how to play The Game Dev on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install The Game Dev on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this game on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install & Play using BlueStacks
  2. Install & Play using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Play The Game Dev using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "The Game Dev" icon on the home screen to start playing, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to play The Game Dev on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "The Game Dev" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 0.1.

Download The Game Dev 0.1 on Windows PC – 97.5 MB

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
* 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.

The Game Dev does not contain any ads! However a small one time fee of approximately $2.66USD is required to unlock the rest of the game once you reach 1990.
Added Portuguese language option
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows access to the vibrator.