Game Dev Story overview

Kairosoft Co.,Ltd | Mar 27, 2022 | game

Released

33players observed · 3 October 2026 - 11:18:39 UTC

Casual Indie Simulation Strategy Management Steam Store

Latest observed players33 · 3 October 2026 - 11:18:39 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak379
Units sold (VGI)44,790
Revenue (VGI)$268,000
Review score91% positive

Game Dev Story dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players33 · 3 October 2026 - 11:18:39 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak379
Units sold (VGI)44,790
Revenue (VGI)$268,000
Review score91% positive
Total reviews1,375
Release dateMar 27, 2022
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,Ltd
PublisherKairosoft Co.,Ltd

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd Publisher: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd

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Game overview

Overview

Game Dev Story comes from Kairosoft Co.,Ltd and is published by Kairosoft Co.,Ltd. It arrived on Steam on Mar 27, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Game Dev Story's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 33 players at 3 October 2026 - 11:18:39 UTC, with a tracked peak near 379. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 91% positive across 1,375 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Game Dev Story is available in 14 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainThaiTurkishRussianSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseJapaneseKoreanHindiPortuguese - Brazil

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows 10 64bit	Intel Atom® x7-Z8750	1 GB RAM	Not listed	250 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Game Dev Story has sold up to 44,790 units and has 1,452 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $268,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Game Dev Story overview details

Game Dev Story combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Next Kairogames Coming soon About the Game Manage your own game company and try to create a million-selling game in this unique simulation. Features the ability to develop your company's own game console, plus a system for changing your staff members' professions. Hire talented people and train them to develop their skills. As your staff gets more experience, you will unlock a wider array of game genres and content to develop. Try to find the most popular combinations and develop for the latest platform! Your staff members can have a variety of game-related professions, from programmer to sound engineer. Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry! Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games!!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Game Dev Story is listed as a game with $8.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 33 players at 3 October 2026 - 11:18:39 UTC, a tracked peak of 379, and 91% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Game Dev Story
Steam App ID	1847240
Type	game
Release date	Mar 27, 2022
Developer	Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Publisher	Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Price	$8.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Thai, Turkish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Portuguese - Brazil
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	33 · 3 October 2026 - 11:18:39 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	379
Positive reviews	1,245
Negative reviews	130
Total reviews	1,375
Positive percent	91%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	1,452
Average playtime	723 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Mar 27, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	1 April 2022 - 10:14:29 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 11:18:39 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 11:18:39 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 11:18:39 UTC

Overview tags

Management Building Real Time Tactics City Builder 2D Platformer Game Development Programming Life Sim Strategy 2D Casual Cute Software Pixel Graphics Simulation

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
The company that Kairobot works !	No description
What a great game company.	No description
Global Game Awards winner ! !	No description
Dream of million hit just came true.	No description
All good Job.	No description
Just started a game company.	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	©KAIROSOFT CO.,LTD. All Rights Reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1847240
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1847240/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1847240
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Game Dev Story

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Game Dev Story?

Game Dev Story's latest SteamPulse observation records 33 players at 3 October 2026 - 11:18:39 UTC, with a tracked peak of 379 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 12 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Game Dev Story growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 33 players; the highest observed daily value is 33 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Game Dev Story?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (36%), Australia (8.1%), United Kingdom (7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.3%), Australia (6.5%), United Kingdom (6.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.1%), Australia (6.4%), United Kingdom (6.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.8%), China (7.6%), United Kingdom (6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Game Dev Story?

Game Dev Story currently sits at 91% positive across 1,375 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,245 positive reviews and 130 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Game Dev Story have?

Game Dev Story currently has about 5K tracked Steam followers as of 15 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Game Dev Story?

Game Dev Story is currently listed at $8.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 1,452, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

91% positive, 1,245 positive, 130 negative

Price and discount

$8.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 28 March 2022
Xbox 15 September 2023
PlayStation 11 February 2021

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

🎁Kairosoft Bundle🟨🟥Bundle #25263 - 33% off$380.38 🏅BEST OF KAIROSOFT🏅Bundle #27264 - 30% off$68.50 💛Kairosoft Starter Bundle💛Bundle #26387 - 35% off$17.52 Kairosoft 30th Anniversary Vol.1Bundle #77849 - 82% off$7.20

Game Dev StoryBuy Game Dev Story #664693$2.96

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel Atom® x7-Z8750 Memory: 1 GB RAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 250 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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