Game Dev Story is a simulation video game developed by Cairo Games. The game was released in Japan in April 1997 on the Microsoft Windows platform. In the game, the player makes decisions in a video game company to make the company grow.

Manage your own game company and try to create a multi-million selling game in this unique simulation game.

With the ability to develop your own game console for the company and a system to change the careers of your employees.

Your employees can have a variety of game-related careers, from programmer to sound engineer.

Work hard, and you may reach the top of the video game industry!

In the game, the player makes decisions in a video game company to enable the company to create popular games for profit. The player is able to manipulate a number of factors that affect the quality of the game, such as staff changes, the direction and speed of game development. Players can also use a number of props to increase the efficiency of employees or change the projects they work on. As the game progresses and the company grows in size, more staff can be hired, making it easier to create higher quality games.

The score usually affects the game's sales, and the game is ranked weekly based on its sales.

A game company reaches the Hall of Fame level when a player produces a game with a score of 32 and above.