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About Startup Dev Story

Found your own software startup and grow it from a one-person garage hustle into a world-changing tech giant, one pixel at a time. Startup Dev Story is a cozy, fast-paced business simulation inspired by the management-sim classics. Hire developers, designers, and marketers, organize them into teams, and cook up products in the Lab by mixing a type, an audience, and secret ingredients. Discover powerful combos, ship them, and watch the subscribers (and the cash) roll in. But the tech world never sits still. Survive and thrive across shifting eras, the SaaS & Mobile Boom, Crypto Winter, the AI Revolution and beyond, each one reshaping what sells and who your rivals are. FEATURES • Hire & grow a team, level up staff, manage energy, loyalty and burnout, and promote your stars. • The Product Lab, combine type + audience + ingredients to discover hidden synergy recipes. • Ride the eras, adapt as the market transforms decade after decade. • Rivals & market, competitors ship their own products; trends rise and fall. • Research & perks, unlock new product types and kit out your office. • Three difficulties, from a gentle Learn-the-Ropes run to a brutal lean-runway challenge. • New Game+, bank a veteran co-founder and a cash head start for your next venture. • Multiple save slots, run parallel companies. • Handcrafted pixel art and a chiptune soundtrack, all generated with love. Free to play, supported by ads. No account required, your progress is saved on your device. Can you survive the burn, out-ship your rivals, and IPO your way to the singularity? Your startup story starts now.

What’s new

Version 1.4.0 · Updated October 20, 2026

The Depth Update! Startup life just got a lot more real. • Money matters: funding rounds now come with board targets, and the IPO has to be earned. Runway, burn and offers all add up on screen. • Reviews explain themselves: see exactly why your product got its score, and read quotes that match it. • Techie Awards ceremony and yearly goals to chase. • Sequels and retiring products: keep your hits alive or sunset the flops. • Smarter events that react to your situation, plus a livelier office and a brand-new title screen. • Nothing gets stuck: a "Launch now" choice, monthly reminders for finished products, and a popup when a team sits idle. • People: new hires start on a roadmap, get promoted, and no longer quit silently. • Safer taps: risky or paid buttons now ask for a second tap. • Plenty of bug fixes, polish and better Spanish translations.

App privacy

The developer, JAIME RICHARD DAZA GUZMAN, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

  • Identifiers: Device ID
  • Usage Data: Product Interaction

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Identifiers: Device ID
  • Usage Data: Product Interaction
  • Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data

Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality

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