Inception Bias?

Game Dev Tycoon
#1

Every time I develop “Game Dev Tycoon” within the game, it scores at least 8.25, even if my design balance is off and I’ve been producing a string of failures. I’ve gotten as high as 9.5 by developing the game within the game.

Having found this pattern, this has become my ‘save this playthrough’ button. If my company is desperate for a cash infusion I’ll develop a Game Dev Simulation titled Game Dev Tycoon, and we’ll earn enough to do some training and make the next game decent in its own right.

#2

My first “Game Dev Tycoon” was a 5.75. I wasn’t trying to make it bad on purpose, I just went through a team expansion and had to re-find my gamescore mark and undershot a bit.

I’d chalk it up to observation bias.

#3

The name of the game does not affect the review scores so this is just by coincidence :slight_smile:

#4

That would be a smart thing to do… Making a Game Dev Tycoon game and then get a 10. xD