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Hollywood Animal
Make movies, even if someone has to die. Take the helm of a major Hollywood studio at the dawn of sound cinema, and guide it through decades of creative achievements and glamor, debauchery and dark deeds, tough choices and unpleasant compromises.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“After a couple of updates, the game is in a good state. But before buying it, you should know these; - This is not a sandbox game. No matter what anyone says, there is a clear path to choose on research(otherwise you will be really late to save your studio) and to events. -…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“I love this game. If you're into movies and management-type games even a little bit, I highly recommend it. It hits that "logic puzzle" spot perfectly, while maintaining a wonderful "old Hollywood" atmosphere. "I'll just make one more movie," I say, and then it's 4 hours later…”
— a player, Steam review · 324 hrs played“Okay so I took one look at the reviews of this game and decided to make one to settle any quarrels someone might have on buying this game. If you look at the reviews you'll notice people with larger hours put into this game tend to be positive and around the ten hour mark tend…”
— a player, Steam review · 306 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:29 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Hollywood Animal is 33% off during the Steam Summer Sale
Hello! If you’ve been thinking about picking up Hollywood Animal, now is the perfect time: until July 9th, it’s available with a 33% discount as part of the Steam Summer Sale. Enjoy the game!
Update 0.8.71EA
Fixed a bug which caused Bobby Martin to leave your studio without notifying you. Fixed a bug which caused expenses for extending an advertising campaign to be counted as income. Fixed a bug which cau
Act 2: Where Is the Game Heading?
Act 2 of Hollywood Animal, which spans up to 1965, is shaping up to be the most complex and content-rich part of the game. Naturally, it will include a vast number of new events, scandals, characters,
Update 0.8.70EA
Illegal Tendencies now vary more frequently among characters. The "Game Over" screen has been redesigned. Added 600 new posters (no, we won't chill with the damn posters). Various UI fixes. Added a ne
Happy 1st anniversary!
Hello everyone! Today marks one year since Hollywood Animal launched in Early Access — and it’s been a lot of fun! We’ve been updating the game based on your feedback, and while not everything has mov
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Simulation · Strategy · City Builder · Choices Matter · Atmospheric · Economy · Building · Emotional · Realistic · Multiple Endings · Replay Value (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Japanese, French, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://weappy-studio.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD 620, GeForce GT 930MX, AMD R7 240 or equivalent DirectX: Version 10 Sound Card: DirectX compatible