This can be skipped to save time, but it is not advised as it could hurt your sales, as well as losing out on a chance to gain research points. Bugs - After the game is finished, your team will work on bugs.An employee with a high music stat is recommended. Music - Music is started after your game reaches 80% complete.

Art - Art is started after your game reaches 40% completion.

Writing - Writing is started after setup has been done.

You start with some points, which are increased by 2 when a genre reaches level 2 and level 5.

Polish: Will it have any glitches or issues?.

Game World: How detailed do you want the world to be?.

Niche Appeal: Can it attract certain people to the game?.

Approachability: How easy do you want people to approach this game?.

Realism: How real do you want it to be?.

Cuteness: How cute do you want it to be?.You will then assign points to what the game will be like:.Combines Speed and Quality to ease the burden of the staff. Budget+: Doubles the development cost.Research: 50% to the initial development cost.Quality: 30% to the initial development cost: Slower development to benefit more points to development.Sacrifices quality for speed for quicker release. You can choose which direction development goes for a game:.This can be very important to making a top-selling game. More importantly is that when you combine different genres and types, it is possible to make combos, which can range from 'Not good' to 'Amazing!'. These each cost different amounts to develop and each have a different popularity with consumers. Genres and types are an important aspect when making a game, as each game can only have one, and the ones you choose can greatly affect sales. Main article: Genres and types (Game Dev Story)

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