There are a number of ways you can train your employees in Game Dev Tycoon. On this page we will list all of them.

Book Studies

These training methods are available to you after you receive your first office upgrade. All these trainings can be applied to yourself and your employees. The points gain of these studies caps at 500 points.

Training Cost Benefit
Game Dev Gems 5, 15K ++ Design ++ Technology + Research + Speed
Make Me Think! 5, 15K + Design + Technology +++ Research + Speed
Game Design for Pirates 5, 15K +++ Design + Technology + Research
Don't Repeat Yourself 5, 15K + Design + Technology +++ Speed
Code Incomplete 5, 15K + Design +++ Technology + Research

G3 courses

Capped at 700 points

Training Cost Benefit
G3 Pixel Cup 10, 70K + Design
G3 Code Jam 10, 70K + Technology
G3 Game Jam 10, 70K + Design + Technology
G3 Time Trials 10, 70K + Research + Speed
G3 Innovation Challenge 10, 70K + Research

Teaching

Capped at 900 points

Training Cost Benefit
Game Design Course 30, 140K 85% Design 10% Technology 5% Research 0% Speed
Programming Course 30, 140K 5% Design 95% Technology 0% Research 0% Speed
Product Management Course 30, 140K 5% Design 0% Technology 10% Research 90% Speed
R&D Course 30, 140K 0% Design 0% Technology 100% Research 0% Speed

Other

Training Cost Benefit
Staff Management 0, 25K Main character one time only. Allows hiring employees.
Staff Welcome Training 0, 10K Employees one time only (each). Increases Efficiency from 0.05 upto 0.28