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The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon

The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon

Shape the history of the Hollywood movie industry in this sandbox business simulation game. Create the movies you've always wanted to see, hire the best team, research cutting-edge technologies, and dominate the Box Office. Can you rise from a small studio to a Hollywood giant?

Released Feb 11, 2025 Developer Aniki Games Publisher Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited Platforms Windows · Mac ManagementSimulationMovieEconomyStrategy
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

80.8%positive714 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“A tentatively positive review: this is a very by-the-books Game Dev Tycoon clone. It has better presentation than GDT, but isn't quite as complex, which is a shame. If the developers should expand or release a sequel to this game, they should include unique elements to movie…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“It's alright if purchased on the cheap. Game Dev Tycoon and Mad Game Dev Tycoon 2 are both far better products. This one is too reliant on RNG. It's not bad, I'd still recommend it if you can find it for less than $8 or so. I like the concept. I just wish it was balanced better…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Not recommended · 13 found this helpful

“Go play Game Dev Tycoon instead - even though its not about movies its fundamentally better. This game falls flat and feels only like bad RNG for if your movies succeed. Plus support for the game has disappeared (8 months since last update of any kind). It's worth MAYBE $4.99,…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:24 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

17playing at last check
2224-hour peak
911all-time peak
0 250 500 2026 350 avg · Feb 2025

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.

39achievements
30.1%median completion
3.8%rarest: I'll Be Back
96.3% of players 89.7% of players 81.2% of players 74.4% of players 72.3% of players 70.2% of players 68.3% of players 63.2% of players 59.1% of players 56.2% of players 53.0% of players 52.8% of players 51.6% of players 51.4% of players 42.3% of players 41.2% of players 40.8% of players 37.4% of players 35.5% of players 30.1% of players 28.6% of players 28.1% of players 27.9% of players 27.3% of players 24.8% of players 23.7% of players 23.2% of players 21.0% of players 21.0% of players 18.9% of players 13.8% of players 11.3% of players 8.7% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.2% of players 3.8% of players 96.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.3%Opening Night — First theatrical release
89.7%Two for the Road — Hire your first employee
81.2%Room to Grow — Move into the small office
Rarest badges of honor
3.8%I'll Be Back — Hidden achievement
5.2%Are You Not Entertained — Hidden achievement
5.8%Superstar Cameo — Cast a supporting actor/actress with a popularity score of at least 90

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 25, 2025
The Executive – Patch Notes [1.3.2]

📢 Dear Executives! We're rolling out a small patch before our summer break, addressing issues you've helpfully brought to our attention on Discord. 🐞 BUGFIXES Localization Key Issues: Resolved missing

Jun 16, 2025
The Executive – Patch Notes [1.3.1]

📢 Dear Executives! We hope you’ve been enjoying the new features we rolled out over the weekend. Some of you reported a bug affecting film revenue calculations, introduced in the latest patch. This is

Jun 15, 2025
The Executive – Metasave, Sell IPs, BO rankings! – Patch Notes [1.3.0]

📢 Dear Executives! Thank you for your ongoing support, feedback, and brilliant suggestions. Patch 1.3.0 brings three of the most requested features from our Discord community — plus a round of key fix

May 14, 2025
The Executive – Steam Workshop! – Patch Notes [1.2.1]

📢 Dear Executives! Thank you for your continued support and patience. We're excited to roll out the long-awaited Steam Workshop integration ! This update also brings a handful of additional improvemen

May 06, 2025
The Executive – Experimental Branch with Workshop Support

📢 Dear Executives! Thank you for your continued support and patience. We're excited to roll out an Experimental Branch, featuring the long-awaited Steam Workshop integration! This update also brings a

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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.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsManagement · Simulation · Movie · Economy · Strategy · Capitalism · 2D · Sandbox · Singleplayer · Isometric · Replay Value · Indie (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish
Achievements39
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3 6100 or AMD FX-4350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Discrete GPU 1GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: any