Game Dev Tycoon Best Combo

Extrated information from all the other guides to give a complete list of perfect combinations (3 +++ on everything)

Game was Martial Arts, Action/RPG, Playsystem, everyone and netted 196m profit. Rated 1, 132,000 fans, A subsequent sequel, aptly named Kung Fu Fighter II netted 311m profit and was released with same details but on my new engine and my own console, “Firefox”.
“While this will work for you at the beginning of the game, when you have one employee and few features, later in the game, when you have multiple employees and multiple features, this table will no longer provide you with the highest possible game quality but more of a rough guide.” - Game Dev Tycoon wiki. This is the more accurate table.

List of All 3+ combo’s

In Game Dev Tycoon, you get an experience multiplier and bonus to your review scores by creating games utilising a 'Good' or 'Great' Combination of genre and game type, along with aiming the game at the correct target audience. For example, Military and Simulation is a 'Great' Combo. What are other great combinations for creating games? Thematics and Genre play a big role in the success of a game in Dev Tycoon 2. Finding the perfect theme-genre combinations is crucial to get higher ratings, which ensures higher sales/downloads. Choosing a theme that does not match with the genre will be out of people’s interest.

PC / G64
Adventure – M
Abstract
Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
Mad Science
Mystery
Prison
Romance
Sci-Fi
Spy

PC / G64
Strat – M
Disasters
Dungeon
Fantasy
Hacking
Military
Sci-Fi
Space

PC / DreamVast
Sim – M
Disasters
Dungeon
Dystopian
Extreme Sports
Hacking
Martial Arts
Military
Prison
Sci-Fi
Space

PC / G64
Adventure/Strat – M
Fantasy
Sci-Fi

PC
Adventure/Sim – M
Prison
Sci-Fi

PC
Strat/Sim – M
Disasters
Dungeon
Hacking
Military
Sci-Fi
Space

GS / TES / Gameling / Nuu
Casual – Y
Airplane
Dance
Fashion
Music
Racing
Rhythm
Sports
Virtual Pet

GS
RPG – Y
Fantasy
Fashion
Medieval
School
Wild West

GS
Casual/RPG -Y
Fashion

Playsystem / Playsystem 2 / Playsystem 3 / Playsystem 4 / Playsystem 5 / Vena Oasis / mBox / mBox One / DreamVast
Action – E
Airplane
Aliens
Alternate History
Dungeon
Fantasy
Hunting
Medieval
Mythology
Sci-Fi
Space
Sports
Superheroes
UFO
Vampire

Playsystem / Playsystem 2 / Playsystem 4 / Swap
RPG – E
Aliens
Alternate History
Detective
Dungeon
Fantasy
Medieval
Sci-Fi
Thief
Time Travel
Vampire

Playsystem / Playsystem 2 / Playsystem 4
Action/RPG -E
Aliens
Alternate History
Dungeon
Fantasy
Medieval
Sci-Fi
Vampire

PPS / mBox 360
RPG – M
Aliens
Alternate History
Assasin
Cyberpunk
Dungeon
Fantasy
Martial Arts
Mystery
Post-Apocalyptic
Sci-Fi
Spy
Thief
Vampire
Werewolf
Wild West

PPS / mBox 360 / DreamVast
Action – M
Aliens
Alternate History
Assasin
Crime
Cyberpunk
Dungeon
Extreme Sports
Fantasy
Horror
Martial Arts
Military
Mythology
Post Apocalyptic
Prison
Sci-Fi
Space
Spy
Superheroes
Vampire
Werewolf
Zombies

PPS / mBox 360
Action/RPG – M
Aliens
Alternate History
Assasin
Cyberpunk
Dungeon
Fantasy
Martial Arts
Post-Apocalyptic
Sci-Fi
Spy
Vampire
Werewolf

DreamVast / Playsystem 3 / Playsystem 5 / Wuu / Nuu
Sim – E
Airplane
Business
City
Colonization
Cooking
Dungeon
Evolution
Farming
Game Dev
Government
History
Hospital
Hunting
Life
Movies
Racing
Sci-Fi
Space
Sports
Surgery
Technology
Transport
Vocabulary

DreamVast
Action/Sim – M
Dungeon
Extreme Sports
Martial Arts
Military
Prison
Sci-Fi
Space

DreamVast / Playsystem 3 / Playsystem 5
Action/Sim – E
Airplane
Dungeon
Hunting
Sci-Fi
Space
Sports

Master V / Vena Gear / grPhone / grPad / mBox Next / OYA / Wuu / Nuu / Swap
Casual – E
Airplane
Cooking
Farming
Movies
Racing
Sports
Vocubulary

Nuu / Wuu
Casual/Sim – E
Airplane
Cooking
Farming
Movies
Racing
Sports
Vocubulary

Nuu / Super TES
Sim – Y
Airplane
Dance
Extreme Sports
Fashion
Life
Music
Racing
Rhythm
School
Sports
Virtual Pet

Nuu
Casual/Sim – Y
Airplane
Dance
Fashion
Music
Racing
Rhythm
Sports
Virtual Pet

Swap
Casual/RPG-E
NONE

TES64 / mPad / Game Sphere
NONE

Time Table (42 years)

This is a list for what devices are Paralel Available, it should not differ for the other gamelenghts (not checked) only the dates a little shorter)

*on stated date the below listed devices are available, meaning that one can only develop multiplatform games for devices that are available to the player at the same time.

Y1 M1 W1
PC + Govodore

Y2 M6 W2
PC + Govodore + TES

Y3 M12 W4
PC + Govodore + TES + Master V

Y4 M10 W2
PC + Govodore + TES + Master V + Gameling

Y5 M 5 W4
PC + Govodore + TES + Master V + Gameling + Vena Gear

Y5 M10 W4
PC + TES + Master V + Gameling + Vena Gear

Y6 M10 W4
PC + TES + Master V + Gameling + Vena Gear + Vena Oasis

Y7 M12 W4
PC + TES + Master V + Gameling + Vena Gear + Vena Oasis + Super TES

Y8 M8 W2
PC + Master V + Gameling + Vena Gear + Vena Oasis + Super TES

Y10 M2 W2
PC + Master V + Gameling + Vena Gear + Vena Oasis + Super TES + Playsystem

Y11 M2 W4
PC + Master V + Gameling + Vena Oasis + Super TES + Playsystem

Y12 M4 W4
PC + Master V + Gameling + Vena Oasis + Super TES + Playsystem + Tes 64

Y13 M1 W2
PC + Master V + Gameling + Vena Oasis + Playsystem + Tes 64

Y14 M6 W4
PC + Master V + Gameling + Vena Oasis + Playsystem + Tes 64 + Dreamvast

Y14 M10 W2
PC + Master V + Gameling + Playsystem + Tes 64 + Dreamvast

Y15 M4 W4
PC + Gameling + Playsystem + Tes 64 + Dreamvast

Y15 M7 W1
PC + Gameling + Playsystem + Tes 64 + Dreamvast + Playsystem 2

Y16 M5 W3
PC + Gameling + Playsystem + Tes 64 + Dreamvast + Playsystem 2 + mBox

Y17 M9 W2
PC + Gameling + Playsystem + Tes 64 + Dreamvast + Playsystem 2 + mBox + Game Sphere

Y17 M12 W1
PC + Gameling + Tes 64 + Dreamvast + Playsystem 2 + mBox + Game Sphere

Y18 M5 W2
PC + Gameling + Dreamvast + Playsystem 2 + mBox + Game Sphere

Y18 M9 W3
PC + Gameling + Dreamvast + Playsystem 2 + mBox + Game Sphere + GS

Y19 M4 W3
PC + Gameling + Playsystem 2 + mBox + Game Sphere + GS

Y19 M7 W2
PC + Gameling + Playsystem 2 + mBox + Game Sphere + GS + PPS

Y19 M8 W1
PC + Playsystem 2 + mBox + Game Sphere + GS + PPS

Y22 M11 W4
PC + Playsystem 2 + mBox + Game Sphere + GS + PPS + mBox 360

Y23 M8 W1
PC + Playsystem 2 + GS + PPS + mBox 360

Y23 M11 W4
PC + Playsystem 2 + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Nuu

Y24 M10 W2
PC + Playsystem 2 + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Nuu + Playsystem 3

Y25 M6 W2
PC + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Nuu + Playsystem 3

Y25 M9 W4
PC + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Nuu + Playsystem 3 + grPhone

Y26 M12 W4
PC + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Nuu + Playsystem 3 + grPhone + grPad

Y28 M9 W4
PC + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Nuu + Playsystem 3 + grPhone + grPad + mPad

Y28 M12 W4
PC + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Nuu + Playsystem 3 + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu

Y29 M8 W4
PC + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Playsystem 3 + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu

Y31 M7 W2
PC + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Playsystem 3 + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu + OYA

Y32 M9 W2
PC + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Playsystem 3 + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu + OYA + mBox One

Y32 M12 W2
PC + GS + PPS + mBox 360 + Playsystem 3 + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu + OYA + mBox One + Playsystem 4

Y33 M5 W3
PC + GS + PPS + Playsystem 3 + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu + OYA + mBox One + Playsystem 4

Y34 M3 W2
PC + GS + PPS + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu + OYA + mBox One + Playsystem 4

Y34 M11 W1
PC + GS + PPS + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu + OYA + mBox One + Playsystem 4 + Swap

Y38 M4 W4
PC + GS + PPS + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu + OYA + mBox One + Playsystem 4 + Swap + mBox Next

Y38 M7 W3
PC + GS + PPS + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu + OYA + mBox One + Playsystem 4 + Swap + mBox Next + Playsystem 5

Y40 M8 W4
PC + GS + PPS + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu + OYA + mBox One + Swap + mBox Next + Playsystem 5

Y41 M7 W4
PC + GS + PPS + grPhone + grPad + mPad + Wuu + OYA + Swap + mBox Next + Playsystem 5

Perfection!

If you want to release multi platform games this list is your friend.
EVERY option on this list is :
*pure +++ on everything platform, genre, agegroup.
*multiplatform (only options of platforms that are ingame simultanously available are listed)
*with start and end date of this option, based on 42 game years, if it has no end date, it is listed as forever.

=> there are 2 options that have no end date, those 2 have **FOREVER** as end date
=> there are 4 options that have dual genres, those 4 have *****MULTYTOPIC***** behind them, those are the best possible combinations, sadly none of these 4 is forever, so only available at certain periods in the game.

All possible combionations that follow these rules are listed.

Y1 M1 W1 – Y5 M10 W3 PC + C64
Adventure/Strategy – M *****MULTYTOPIC*****
Fantasy
Sci-Fi

Adventure – M
Abstract
Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
Mad Science
Mystery
Prison
Romance
Sci-Fi
Spy

Strategy – M
Disasters
Dungeon
Fantasy
Hacking
Military
Sci-Fi
Space

Y4 M10 W2 – Y8 M8 W1 Gameling + TES
Y18 M9 W3 – Y19 M7 W4 Gameling + GS
Y23 M11 W4 – Y29 M8 W3 GS + Nuu
Casual – Y
Airplane
Dance
Fashion
Music
Racing
Rhythm
Sports
Virtual Pet

Y14 M6 W4 – Y19 M4 W2 PC + DreamVast
Simulation – M
Disasters
Dungeon
Dystopian
Extreme Sports
Hacking
Martial Arts
Military
Prison
Sci-Fi
Space

Y28 M12 W4 – Y29 M8 W3 Nuu + Wuu
Casual/Simulation – E *****MULTYTOPIC*****
Airplane
Cooking
Farming
Movies
Racing
Sports
Vocubulary

Y22 M11 W4 – Y33 M5 W2 PPS + mBox 360
Action/RPG – M *****MULTYTOPIC*****
Aliens
Alternate History
Assasin
Cyberpunk
Dungeon
Fantasy
Martial Arts
Post-Apocalyptic
Sci-Fi
Spy
Vampire
Werewolf

Action – M
Aliens
Alternate History
Assasin
Crime
Cyberpunk
Dungeon
Extreme Sports
Fantasy
Horror
Martial Arts
Military
Mythology
Post Apocalyptic
Prison
Sci-Fi
Space
Spy
Superheroes
Vampire
Werewolf
Zombies

RPG – M
Aliens
Alternate History
Assasin
Cyberpunk
Dungeon
Fantasy
Martial Arts
Mystery
Post-Apocalyptic
Sci-Fi
Spy
Thief
Vampire
Werewolf
Wild West

Y24 M10 W2 – Y28 M12 W3 Nuu + Playsystem 3
Y28 M12 W4 – Y29 M8 W3 Nuu + Wuu + Playsystem 3
Y29 M8 W4 – Y34 M3 W1 Wuu + Playsystem 3
Y38 M7 W3 – **FOREVER** Wuu + Playsystem 5
Simulation – E
Airplane
Business
City
Colonization
Cooking
Dungeon
Evolution
Farming
Game Dev
Government
History
Hospital
Hunting
Life
Movies
Racing
Sci-Fi
Space
Sports
Surgery
Technology
Transport
Vocabulary

Y15 M7 W1 – Y17 M11 W4 Playsystem + Playsystem 2
Action/RPG -E *****MULTYTOPIC*****
Aliens
Alternate History
Dungeon
Fantasy
Medieval
Sci-Fi
Vampire

Y15 M7 W1 – Y17 M11 W4 Playsystem + Playsystem 2
Y34 M11 W1 – Y40 M8 W3 Playsystem 4 + Swap
RPG – E
Aliens
Alternate History
Detective
Dungeon
Fantasy
Medieval
Sci-Fi
Thief
Time Travel
Vampire

Y10 M2 W2 – Y14 M8 W3 Playsystem + Vena Oasis
Y14 M8 W4 – Y14 M10 W1 Playsystem + DreamVast + Vena Oasis
Y14 M10 W2 – Y15 M6 W4 Playsystem + DreamVast
Y15 M7 W1 – Y16 M5 W2 Playsystem + Playsystem 2 + DreamVast
Y16 M5 W3 – Y17 M11 W4 Playsystem + Playsystem 2 + DreamVast + mBox
Y17 M12 W1 – Y19 M4 W2 Playsystem 2 + DreamVast + mBox
Y19 M4 W3 – Y23 M7 W4 Playsystem 2 + mBox
Y24 M10 W2 – Y25 M6 W1 Playsystem 2 + Playsystem 3
Y32 M9 W2 – Y32 M12 W1 Playsystem 3 + mBox One
Y32 M12 W2 – Y34 M3 W1 Playsystem 3 + Playsystem 4 + mBox One
Y34 M3 W2 – Y38 M7 W2 Playsystem 4 + mBox One
Y38 M7 W3 – Y40 M8 W3 Playsystem 4 + Playsystem 5 + mBox One
Y40 M8 W4 – Y41 M7 W3 Playsystem 5 + mBox One
Action – E
Airplane
Aliens
Alternate History
Dungeon
Fantasy
Hunting
Medieval
Mythology
Sci-Fi
Space
Sports
Superheroes
UFO
Vampire

Y5 M5 W4 – Y11 M2 W3 Master V + Vena Gear
Y25 M9 W4 – Y26 M12 W3 grPhone + Nuu
Y26 M12 W4 – Y28 M12 W3 grPhone + grPad + Nuu
Y28 M12 W4 – Y29 M8 W3 grPhone + grPad + Nuu + Wuu
Y29 M8 W4 – Y31 M7 W1 grPhone + grPad + Wuu
Y31 M7 W2 – Y34 M10 W4 grPhone + grPad + Wuu + OYA
Y34 M11 W1 – Y38 M4 W3 grPhone + grPad + Wuu + OYA + Swap
Y38 M4 W4 – **FOREVER** grPhone + grPad + Wuu + OYA + Swap – mBox Next
Casual – E
Airplane
Cooking
Farming
Movies
Racing
Sports
Vocubulary

Introduction

This guide will cover all of the parts of Game Dev Tycoon (Game Combinations, Unlocks and Achievements).

The first time I played the game I kept going bankrupt in the basement stage, mainly because I didn't know what aspects were important with what genres.

If you want to get all of the achievements I recommend you reading the part about achievements first.

Things you should NOT do

1. Creating two or more games in a row which have the same genre/topic.

3. Developing large games with 2D Graphics V3 or lower or 3D Graphics V2.

5. Developing a AAA game without having all of your employees specialized.

Best Game Combinations

A good game has to have a good combination of Genre, Topic, Audience and Gaming System.

The ~ means that it doesn't really matter.

In the charts I've added in the images you can see which combinations work.

Topics/Genres Charts.

System/Genre Chart

Genre/Stages Charts (Single Genre)

Genre/Stages Charts (Multi-Genre)

Unlocks

Game Dev Tycoon All Combos

You will start out in your Garage.

In that office you get an upgrade and for that you need to be in Year 11 Month 6 Week 2 with 2 employees and 5M.

To get the next office you have to be in Y13 M9 W2, have 4 employees and have 16M.

To unlock the R&D Lab you need to have a Design Specialist.

To unlock the Hardware Lab you have to (after you unlock the R&D lab) get a Technology Specialist.

Research Unlocks;

Casual Games - Y3 M11 - W1

Sequels - Y8 M6

Expansion Pack -Research MMO and have an MMO in sale

R&D Lab Unlocks;

Internet Opportunities - After opening

Codename : Grid -After Internet Opportunities

3D Graphics v6 -3D Graphics V5 lvl. 4

License Game Engines -After making 10 custom engines

Custom Hardware -Have a Tech Specialist

Tips

When you can accept an interview, always do.

Have balanced Tech and Design employees, 2 Full Design, 2 Full Tech and 2 Balanced and balance your own character.

Always decline the 'INVESTMENT' because it's scam.

Always give your fans the source code for your old game engine.

Train all of your employees but don't forget yourself.

If you have about 300M just keep creating the same game engines to boost Research Points.

Create a company named Activision, get the achievement, make a new game and Create Greenheart and then make your own.

Achievements

You will get all the achievements which I don't explain by just playing the game.

Diversity - Have male and female staff

Perfect Game - Get a clean score of 10 (try this with Medium/Large games because the bigger the games get the harder it is)

Versatile - Release a successful game in all main genres

Writer's Block -Create a game and wait 1 minute before typing in a name

Eat Cake -When you'll be asked to add barrels to a game add them in an action game

Turn it up to 11 - Get a reviewer to give a 11/10 (Don't try it with AAA)

Treasure Hunter -Create a game named 'Pong' in Garage

Bluehair reporting for space duty -Create a game named 'Wing Commander' in 2nd building before upgrading it

Welcome to Mars -Create a game named 'Doom' in 2nd building before upgrading it

Welcome to your Hospital -Create a game named 'Theme Hospital' in 2nd building after upgrading it

Best ride to work ever -Create a game named 'Half-Life' in 2nd building after upgrading it

The sky is not the limit -Create a game named 'Star Citizen' after unlocking R&D lab

Welcome Chief -Create a game named 'Halo' after unlocking R&D lab

Painting with nature -Create a game named 'Okami' after unlocking R&D lab (Has to be on a Playsystem)

Inception -Create a Game Dev/Simulation game named 'Game Dev Tycoon'

Fan -Call your company 'Activision' (or another known gaming company)

Unobtainium -Get 100M sales on a single game (Possibly the hardest, you can't use expansion packs)

Tips for Unobtainium;

SAVE BEFORE YOU DO THIS.

Get a lot of money (1000M or something) and develop a good AAA game, give it the best MARKETING and develop it around the G3 (M6)

Bring out a really good game (Average 9-10) and keep it on the MARKET even if it's not making profit.

Keep going to G3's and making your own game conventions to bring attention to it and do contract work to make EXTRA MONEY and just keep that up till you have it.