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Indie Dev Story

CBgameDev · Published by CBgameDev

Very Positive — 83% positive (116 reviews) · 20 achievements

Last updated 27 Sept 2026

Indie Dev Story - Quit your job to become an indie developer and make your first game!

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Indie, Simulation, Free To Play · 2024 · More free games

Embark on a unique career path as you transition from an office worker to an independent game developer in Indie Dev Story. Craft your first game while navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship and creativity.

About this game

Quit your job to become an indie developer and make your first game!

A short single-player 'clicker' game which tries to mimic the frantic feeling of being an indie developer; make your game while trying to stay healthy, social and earning enough money to pay the bills.

How will your game do when it releases?

Controls/Gameplay

  • Left-click or Spacebar - to perform task
  • Right-click to switch task (Work on Game, Sleep, Earn Money, Fitness, Social) or quick switch using keyboard 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Make sure you earn enough money to pay your bills!
  • Buy more items to make your life easier






System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7 or later (64bit OS)
  • Processor: 2.6 GHz Dual Core or similar
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 500 series or similar
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7 or later (64bit OS)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.6GHz or similar
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 700 series or similar
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Supported Languages

English, French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Latest news

  • Patch NotesOfficial

    Indie Dev Story - Patch V1.4 Released!

    Hey all, It's been great to see people playing and having fun! I appreciate all the feedback and for letting me know about the bugs you have been encountering. I've just released a patch (V1.4) to address these bugs as well as adding some quality-of-life additions. Achievement Unlocking Fix: The main reason for this patch was to resolve a problem with achievements sometimes not unlocking. There was basically a timing issue causing the unlocking to sometimes not get triggered. With all my testing I'm pretty sure I sorted it out now. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081596/5b5b54c097266f294dc3f3de3b689e0277ed7341.gif Here are the patch notes in full: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081596/bd8f321cc1c6a276795c57401e5fd0d2d6936e4e.png Fixes for Steam Achievements sometimes not unlocking Made it so the 'Release A Terrible Game' achievement unlocks if you get an end score of 10% or less now - The achievement says 10% but before it would only trigger if you got 9% or less, leading to confusion Fixed the character being able to fall out of the rooms Increased Auto-clicker detection threshold amount - This was triggering for some people who were not using an auto-clicker (People can legitimately click a lot faster than I imagined ha) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081596/3c0dbe295c115893708330233280c0fed91140e3.png Added a settings screen to the main menu and in-game exit menu - You can now independently set the volumes for Music, Clicking and General Gameplay. I also added a low graphics quality option Can now access the How To Play screen from the in-game exit menu Added a helper popup which will show if the player doesn't click for a period of time when first starting a game - To help people who don't realise that the game is a clicker and how to play (saw this issue on a persons Twitch stream) Updated the launch splash screen to be of a higher quality Updated the localisation Made misc texts shorter to better fit in the UI Enjoy! James
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  • Patch NotesOfficial

    Indie Dev Story - Patch V1.4

    This patch is mainly to fix an issue with Steam achievements sometimes not getting triggered correctly. I also added a couple of smaller QOL additions. Check out the full patch notes for all the changes. Enjoy!
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  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    Indie Dev Story Launches Onto Steam!

    Indie Dev Story is now available on Steam and its FREE to play {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081596/6019c9a47050a0b080c55d9dbad88093648ea2b9.gif What Is Indie Dev Story: It's a short single-player 'clicker' game which tries to mimic the frantic feeling of being an indie developer; making your game while trying to stay healthy, social and earning enough money to pay the bills. It's based on my own experiences of being an indie dev and the journey I took to get where I am today! If you want to know more about how the game was made, you can delve into the 32-page digital ebook (PDF) I made about the Behind the Scenes of the game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3095360/Indie_Dev_Story__Behind_The_Scenes/ Go play the game, and leave a Steam review to let me know what you think! James
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