Game Dev Tycoon's achievement list can be accessed by pressing ESC (in PC version) and clicking on achievements. As of August 3rd, 2019, there are a total of 35 achievements listed.
Achievement List[]
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Achievement |
Description |
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| Good Judgement | Create a game with good theme/genre combination. |
| Cult Status | Set a new standard for the early gaming industry. |
| 100K Engine | Invest over 100K in a new game engine. |
| 500K Engine | Invest over 500K in a new game engine. |
| 1M Engine | Invest over one million in a new game engine. |
| Gold | Sell half a million copies of a game without the help of a publisher. |
| Platinum | Sell one million copies of a game without the help of a publisher. |
| Diamond | Sell ten million copies of a game without the help of a publisher. |
| Unobtainium (seriously?) | Sell one hundred million copies of a game without the help of a publisher. This DOES NOT exclude MMOs. |
| Professional | Reach level 5 with a character. |
| Legend | Reach level 10 with a character. |
| Diversity | Have a male and female staff. |
| Famous | Hire someone famous. |
| Full House | Have the maximum number of employees. |
| Game Dev Tycoon | Finish Game Dev Tycoon. |
| Perfect Game | Release a game with a clean score of 10. |
| Versatile | Release a successful game in each of the five main genres. |
| Writer's Block | Naming games is sometimes difficult. |
| Supporter | Support a young start-up. Buy the game. |
| Detective | Find at least one of the easter eggs in the game. |
| Statistical Anomaly | Reach level 2 in pirate mode. |
| Against All Odds | Beat all odds and finish the game in pirate mode. |
| Treasure Hunter | Activate the hidden treasure in the garage. (Easter Egg) |
| Bluehair Reporting for Space Duty | Little known fact: Cats go all aggro in space. (Easter Egg) |
| Eat Cake | Show them red barrels some action. (Easter Egg) |
| Inception | Develop the game within the game. (Easter Egg) |
| Fan | Pick an inspired company name. (Easter Egg) |
| Admirer | Fun fact: We almost named our company Megaflop Productions! (Easter Egg) |
| The Sky is not the Limit | Welcome back Chris. We've missed you. (Easter Egg) |
| Welcome to Mars | How did I get here? Why is there a chainsaw? Who cares! (Easter Egg) |
| Best ride to work ever | Workplace saftey anyone? (Easter Egg) |
| Welcome to your Hospital | Patients are reminded not to die in the corridors. (Easter Egg) |
| Welcome Chief | This world is round but different. (Easter Egg) |
| Painting with nature. | Pay homage to a specific Japanese video game (Easter Egg) |
| Turn it up to 11 | Get a reviewer to give a 11/10 rating (Easter Egg) |
Easter Eggs[]
Spoilers for Game Dev Tycoon follow. |
The following lists shows how to get the Easter eggs discovered so far.
(The Easter Eggs with the Game-Names are depending on the poster, which are in your studio. The garage has Pong, the second building has Wing Commander and Doom before office renovation, Half-Life and Theme Hospital after renovation, and Halo, Star Citizen, and Okami after the R&D Lab is opened. Genre/Topic doesn't matter.)
| Easter Egg | Condition |
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| Eat Cake | Dave Johnson, the head of a company named departure science, will ask you to include red explosive barrels in your games. Make an action game with red barrels included and he will offer you a cake. |
| Turn it up to 11 | Get a reviewer to give a 11/10 rating (Easter Egg). |
| Treasure Hunter | Create a game with the name "Pong." Only works in garage. |
| Bluehair reporting for space duty | Create a game with the name "Wing Commander." Only works at the second building before renovation. |
| Welcome to Mars | Create a game with the name "Doom." Only works at the second office before renovation. |
| Welcome to your Hospital | Create a game with the name "Theme Hospital." Only works at the second office after renovation. |
| Best ride to work ever | Create a game with the name "Half-Life." Only works at the second office after renovation. |
| The Sky is not the Limit | Create a game with the name "Star Citizen." Works after unlocking the R&D Lab. |
| Welcome Chief | Create a game with the name "Halo." Works after unlocking the R&D Lab. |
| Painting with nature. | Create a game with the name "Okami", "Ōkami" or "大神". Works after unlocking the R&D Lab. |
| Inception | Create a Game Dev/Simulation game with the name "Game Dev Tycoon." |
| Admirer | Call your company "Greenheart Games." |
| Writer's Block | Don't name your game for a minute. |
| Fan | Name your company after an existing games company. Possibly full list of names:
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