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Game Dev Studio

Game Dev Studio overview

Explosive Squat Games | Mar 12, 2018 | game

Released

4players observed · 3 October 2026 - 22:01:03 UTC

CasualIndieSimulationStrategyManagementSteam Store

  • Latest observed players4 · 3 October 2026 - 22:01:03 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak7
  • Units sold (VGI)11,103
  • Revenue (VGI)$69,808
  • Review score85% positive

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

  • Latest observed players4 · 3 October 2026 - 22:01:03 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak7
  • Units sold (VGI)11,103
  • Revenue (VGI)$69,808
  • Review score85% positive
  • Total reviews673
  • Release dateMar 12, 2018
  • DeveloperExplosive Squat Games
  • PublisherExplosive Squat Games

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Explosive Squat GamesPublisher: Explosive Squat Games

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Game overview

Overview

Game Dev Studio comes from Explosive Squat Games and is published by Explosive Squat Games. It arrived on Steam on Mar 12, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Commentary available, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Game Dev Studio's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 4 players at 3 October 2026 - 22:01:03 UTC, with a tracked peak near 7. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 85% positive across 673 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Game Dev Studio is available in 5 languages including:

EnglishGermanFrenchRussianSimplified Chinese

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedDual core @ 2GHz1 GB RAM128 MB VRAM150 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedQuad core @ 2GHz2 GB RAM256 MB VRAM150 MB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 18.04Dual core @ 2GHz1 GB RAM128 MB VRAM150 MB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 18.04Quad core @ 2GHz2 GB RAM256 MB VRAM150 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Game Dev Studio has sold up to 11,103 units and has 537 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $69,808. On Twitch, 1 streamers are live with around 1 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Game Dev Studio overview details

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

Steam Store description

🔥 Now Available! 🔥 Check it out! About the Game Welcome to your own Game Dev Studio! How will you run your own offices and ascend to greatness in the gaming industry? Non-linear progression. Fill the empty spaces in your office with any objects you wish, and when you run out of space, buy a new building to continue expanding! Find the best employees for your studio. Employees have their skills, attributes, traits, interests, and knowledge on topics. Create multiple teams, work on multiple game projects at once, or reach for the stars by focusing all your workpower on one game. Just don't forget that you won't get to keep your employees forever. Rev up those engines. Make game engines, update them with new tech, and revamp them when the code gets too messy! Make awesome games. Employees? Check. Game engine? Check. Now it's time to make great games! Hype it up! Advertise your games through a multitude of ways: invite reviewers for an interview, start a mass advertisement campaign, contact online personalities to create early playthrough videos of your game, hire agencies to shill your game online, and even bribe reviewers! Show your rivals who's boss of this industry. Your rivals are on the lookout for talented developers just like you are, so get ready to fight off their attempts to lure your employees away with higher salaries. Give them a taste of their own medicine and buy them out when they go under! Sway the odds of platform manufacturers. Games you release influence the fate of platform manufacturers for which they're made. Good games will make a platform m…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Game Dev Studio is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Commentary available, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 4 players at 3 October 2026 - 22:01:03 UTC, a tracked peak of 7, and 85% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameGame Dev Studio
Steam App ID773580
Typegame
Release dateMar 12, 2018
DeveloperExplosive Squat Games
PublisherExplosive Squat Games
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows and Linux
GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Commentary available, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, German, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players4 · 3 October 2026 - 22:01:03 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak7
Positive reviews570
Negative reviews103
Total reviews673
Positive percent85%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations537
Average playtime1,432 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMar 12, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)29 December 2020 - 14:34:52 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)3 October 2026 - 22:01:03 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)3 October 2026 - 22:01:03 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)3 October 2026 - 22:01:03 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Start-upNo description
Enthusiastic BunchNo description
StudioNo description
Game Conveyor BeltNo description
BusinessmanNo description
Industry FavoriteNo description
Seven FiguresNo description
ScroogeNo description
Vem StyleNo description
No EffortNo description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/773580
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/773580/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/773580
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Game Dev Studio

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 Studio?

Game Dev Studio's latest SteamPulse observation records 4 players at 3 October 2026 - 22:01:03 UTC, with a tracked peak of 7 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 24 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Game Dev Studio growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 4 players; the highest observed daily value is 4 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 Studio?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (28.6%), Australia (8.6%), Canada (7.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.8%), Australia (6.9%), Canada (6.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.6%), Australia (7.1%), Canada (6.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23.6%), China (6.9%), Australia (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 Studio?

Game Dev Studio currently sits at 85% positive across 673 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 570 positive reviews and 103 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

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

Game Dev Studio currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 1 live viewers across 1 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Game Dev Studio?

Game Dev Studio is currently listed at $9.99 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 537, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

85% positive, 570 positive, 103 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Commentary available

Achievements

28

Platform releases
  • Steam 12 March 2018

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Explosive Squat GamesBundle #27233 - 20% off$4.38
Game Dev Studio Developer Commentary NarrationWelcome to your own Game Dev Studio Developer Commentary Narration! How will you listen to 37 minutes of developer commentary as you play through the game?dlc #1224000$0.99
Game Dev StudioBuy Game Dev Studio #231708$1.49

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: Dual core @ 2GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 128 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 150 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Processor: Quad core @ 2GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 150 MB available space

Live Twitch streams

StreamerTitleViewersLanguage
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