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Add to SafariWhen comparing 10000000 vs Game Dev Story, the Slant community recommends Game Dev Story for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Game Dev Story is ranked 8th while 10000000 is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose Game Dev Story is:
Nearly everything is self-explanatory, and the bits that aren't get explained by your secretary. This makes for a game that is easy to understand, even if it does not seem evident at first.
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Pros
Pro Fun mix of match-3 and RPG elements deepens the experience over a regular match-3 game
The gameplay mostly consists of typical tile matching, but is supplemented with items that you can acquire and stats you can upgrade. This resembles role playing game mechanics, giving some depth to the match-3 gameplay.
Pro Randomly generated gameplay keeps the game fresh on each playthrough
All tiles in the game are randomly generated upon appearance, making for a constantly changing game that can not be anticipated. This allows each session of the game to be unique in the fact that the layout of the tiles will always be different and unanticipated.
Pro Does not require internet access to play, which is great for when there is no connection to be had
10000000 does not require internet access to play once installed, making for a good game to play when there is no internet around.
Pro Great as a time-waster thanks to the design of the short round gameplay
10000000 has gameplay that is easy to pick up and play for a few rounds. It's not too deep, but engaging enough to be a fun distraction. Great for short sessions in between other tasks.
Pro Simple and intuitive gameplay allows the game to be accessible, no matter the skill level
Nearly everything is self-explanatory, and the bits that aren't get explained by your secretary. This makes for a game that is easy to understand, even if it does not seem evident at first.
Pro Very engaging due to quick progression and frequent events
Contracts are measured in weeks and development cycles in months, but time passes at the rate of one day per second. Though the core gameplay involves watching little icons pop up over your employees' heads, rarely do five seconds go by without some player action being prudent, if not required.
Pro Fulfils a fantasy of creating a game studio
You get to choose what type of game you want to make, what tools you use to make it, who you hire to make it, what systems you publish the final product on and you get to watch how it is received by the world. Then you do it all over again bigger.
Pro A free demo version is available for anyone to try out
Game Dev Story Lite is available for free on the Google Play store. The Lite version ends after 2 in-game years.
Pro Entertaining business success model typical for Kairosoft games
Cons
Con Main adventure is short
On average, the game can be completed in about 5 hours, and while there's an endless mode, the lack of true progression in it is a strong deterrent.
Con Expensive for Android
Con Game is not free
Con Punctuation and grammar errors
Game Dev Story is a Japanese game that was translated to English, which shows, as sometimes there are a few grammatical errors in game. This shows a lack of polish, which may aggravate some players.
Con Unclear method of determining a game's success
Sometimes it is unclear how to find out how successful a game is.
Con It's very hard to fail
Your employees' salaries are waived the first year ("government subsidy") and you can go into the red to pay them after that. You can't develop a game without some initial funds, but since you can always take a contract to make money, there's basically no hole you can't crawl out of.
