Game Dev Tycoon announced for Switch

The business simulation title Game Dev Tycoon is coming to Switch, Greenheart Games has announced. It’ll launch digitally via the eShop on October 8.

Game Dev Tycoon has an interface optimized for Joy-Con and touch controls. It’ll also support cross-save functionality with the PC and mobile versions.

Here’s an overview of the game, along with a trailer:

The first simulation game available on the Windows Store in 2012, Game Dev Tycoon was ported to PC, Mac and Linux the following year and now has over two million players. The game gained worldwide attention for its piracy experiment: players who pirated Game Dev Tycoon quickly went bankrupt in-game due to piracy rates, and asked for DRM and other anti-piracy measures to be added to the gameplay. In November 2017 and January 2018, Game Dev Tycoon was released on iOS and Android respectively.

Features

Start a solo studio in the 80s, and grow it into a world-leading development team

Create your own games, mixing-and-matching genres, topics and platforms

Hire, manage and promote your development team (but beware of crunch!)

Open your own R&D lab and become an industry leader

Import your saves from PC and mobile to continue your journey to game dev stardom

Play the way you want: the new Switch interface supports both touch and Joy-Con gameplay!

Source: Greenheart Games PR