How To Get Good Reviews?

Game Dev Tycoon
#1

Hey, I start off really well and then when I get into the second level, I go bankrupt and my games get 4-6 ratings.

Also when should I create custom game engines and how often?

Thanks

#2

http://gamedevtycoon.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Combinations is a good tip, and so is reading the help in-game.

#3

Oh, I forgot to mention, I already use that, I have it bookmarked and I Alt+tab every time I make a new game.

#4

Good combos, making sure you have at least the target audience researched, and make a save game engine ASAP.

It also doesn’t hurt to make game genres that are popular at the time on the new consoles.

#5

Alright, thanks. I don’t know what to set the target audience, I just leave it at Everyone.

#6

I made a ‘mature’ game and a magazine wanted to interview me.

#7

Im new but I had problems as well until I strictly went through publishers IF the game was a good combo. Don’t over staff and try to keep the best game engine you can. Around 100k fans you can sell on your own with a small campaign and get hype.

Try not to repeat genres and themes until you can do sequels.

#8

Hmm… still having trouble, which genres are good for which consoles?

Edit: I just went bankrupt and I restarted the level, I’m not going to hire a staff yet.

#9

I looked again…It took me on my Kawaii Games company year 9 or so to get outta the garage. I keep researching better graphics, savegame, and linear story. I do what’s popular at the time if there’s a trend. I always get good reviews that way.

I even accepted a publishers offer to make a game and got all fives on the review process when it’s out.

#10

Okay, should I start a new game and keep researching or move out once I have enough money?

#11

I got a pop up with a prompt asking me to invest in a bigger office. It costs around 150k or so IIRC. I’d move out when you get 1m and keep making games out the rear end. I made money as my games were out, and did research. I hired an employee and kept pulling out games everytime a game went off the market.

#12

Okay, I think I’ll start a new save. What do you train with? All of the options? Also do you know where the game save is located? I would like to delete my current save.

#13

Training yourself when you move into your first major office is by clicking on your character, or the computer. You then click ‘train’. A tutorial tells you how to do all this in the big office. You don’t train with anything.

I honestly didn’t train a single employee besides for one thing which was 'game dev gems" which raised their technology.

Delete a save here -

C:\Users{Your Username}\AppData\Local\Game Dev Tycoon\Local Storage

#14

What I meant with ‘What do you train with?’ was which of those training options you use. Anyways, thanks for your help :smiley:

#15

On Mac, it’s in /Users/{Your Username}/Library/Game Dev Tycoon/Local Storage.

#16

I can’t remember right now. I really have a bad memory. ;<

#17

I have figured it out! I have just moved into the new office and I have 4.5 million currently. Still haven’t created a Game Engine yet though. I just kept researching new topics and using different combinations.