Game Dev Story  helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Planning: Developing a systematic approach for setting and achieving goals.

Everything the player does in Game Dev Story requires a certain amount of planning. The player needs to make sure that they know how much money they have to work with when planning on hiring new employees, beginning a new game development project, or purchasing a new license to develop for a console. If the player overextends their funds, they may need to take on other work, which decreases the reputation of the game side of your business. If your funds get too low while you are developing a game, you may even need to cancel the project. Players also need to plan how they are going to divide up the experience they earn among the employees. Giving too much experience to one employee can make them excel at one skill while other employees fall behind and affect the success of your game. 

Flexibility: Trying something new. 

The game creation aspect of Game Dev Story allows for the player to create many different types of games. The player can be flexible and try different consoles, different genres, different themes, and different boosts. Depending on the combination, your game can be incredibly successful or completely fail. By trying new combinations, the player will see which games are popular and which options they should never try again.