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Steam app 2659050 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:48 UTC

Movies Tycoon

Movies Tycoon is a simulation game where you dive into the world of film-making. Start with a humble studio, scout and manage top talent, customize unique characters, and direct blockbuster films.

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PixelCraze s.r.o.PixelCraze s.r.o.
8playing now
924-hour peak
172all-time peak
11average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−0.7Gain−5.68%% gain37Peak

331 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

27 months, July 2024 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

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July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 214 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

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September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 117 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0510152101 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202618 peakWednesday 02 September 202619 peakThursday 03 September 202619 peakFriday 04 September 202616 peakSaturday 05 September 202619 peakSunday 06 September 202618 peakMonday 07 September 202616 peakTuesday 08 September 20269 peakWednesday 09 September 20269 peakThursday 10 September 20267 peakFriday 11 September 20269 peakSaturday 12 September 20269 peak

October 2026

Movies Tycoon was released on 24 Oct, 2024.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:48 UTC
App ID
2659050
Last updated
10 Sep 2026 build 25229039
Developer
PixelCraze s.r.o.
Publisher
PixelCraze s.r.o.
Release date
24 Oct, 2024
Platforms
Windows
Download size
17.80 GB
Install size
20.49 GB
Genres
Simulation
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
34

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

SimulationManagementEconomyCapitalismStrategyBuildingCharacter CustomizationSandboxSingleplayerTime ManagementCinematicRealisticMemesTop-DownTutorialCity Builder3D1990's1980sBase Building
About this gameFull description from Steam
ABOUT THIS GAME Lights, camera, your action! Ever dreamt of ruling the cinematic universe but lacked the perfect hair or overpriced sunglasses? Fear not! Movies Tycoon lets you dive into the high-stakes world of film-making. Take on the challenge of producing blockbuster films that captivate audiences worldwide. From building your very own studio, hiring the best in the industry, to sitting in the director's chair – every decision rests upon your shoulders. Be the Director, Even if Clueless Forgot to take the camera lens cap off? That's a "bold choice in minimalistic viewing," my friend. Dive headfirst into the unpredictable waters of directing. Make scripts that come to you in dreams, set up scenes that defy conventional logic, and let your unique vision guide every frame. Think of every "oops" as an "artistic oomph." And when the critics scratch their heads, or your lead actor asks why their biggest scene is a silhouette masterpiece, just toss your hair and say it was all part of the grand design. And should your magnum opus not receive the adulation you expected? Well, genius often goes unappreciated in its time. Remember: your film isn't a misfire; it's a misunderstood masterpiece waiting for its moment in the spotlight. Lights, camera, unconventional action! Build & Customize Your Studio Start off with a space that screams "my uncle's garage" – complete with suspicious stains and a family of raccoons. But fear not! Soon, you'll be upgrading to levels that'd make even the snootiest of Hollywood moguls spill their overpriced lattes. Establish your brand in the industry, making it the most sought-after film production studio! Talent Scouting & Management Spot raw talent and recruit them before your competitors do. Form lasting relationships with actors, directors, and writers. Keep their morale high and manage egos to ensure a harmonious working environment. Detailed Character Creator If you stand out among the competition, your studio will attract all the best creators in the industry. But what if they're... well, not quite what you had in mind? Fear not! With our state-of-the-art character creation tool, you don't have to wait for the perfect director or actor – you can craft them from scratch! Channel your inner Dr. Frankenstein as you meticulously sculpt every tiny detail of their appearance and personality. Want an actor with neon green hair and a penchant for melodrama? Or perhaps a director who sports retro aviators and has an obsession with film noir? Your wish is our pixel.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS12Nudez · Atos criminosos · Medo
IGRS18Horor · Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or Intel i5 4690 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon R9 380 4gb or GTX 960 4gb DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD storage required. HDD will work, but it will be slow.

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel i5 10400 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon RX 480 8GB or GTX 1060 6GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD storage required. HDD will work, but it will be slow.

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Supported languages9 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
German
Czech
French
Italian
Spanish - Spain
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Portuguese - Portugal

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

34 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
HumbleAchievement
HumblerAchievement
HumblestAchievement
The Humblest of them allAchievement
I'M A FIVE STAR MAN!!!Achievement
What Do Now?Achievement
The bigger they areAchievement
The harder they fallAchievement
You are hired!Achievement
You are fired!Achievement

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50 developer announcements, Jun 2024 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC

September

  1. Movies Tycoon - v2.4.5

    Thank you all for your feedback! We’ve just released a new update: Fixed scenes and characters disappearing after playback in the in-game movie editor. Fixed black bars when playing movie in the in-game movie editor. Fixed movie playback…

    Patch notes

August

  1. Movies Tycoon - v2.4.1

    Thank you all for your feedback! We’ve just released a new update: Fixed actors and extras being unable to shoot scenes on newly added sets. Fixed milestone progression in saves created before the update. Fixed the movie release overview…

    Patch notes

July

  1. Streaming Wars DLC + Free Update Now Available!

    Take your studio beyond the box office with Streaming Wars, the newest DLC for Movies Tycoon!Build and operate your own streaming service, hire programmers and Systems Administrators, expand your server infrastructure, and keep your…

    PixelCraze
  2. Streaming Wars is coming soon!

    Visit the DLC store page, wishlist Streaming Wars, and follow us to stay up to date!

    PixelCraze

January

  1. Movies Tycoon - v2.3.5

    Thank you all for your feedback! We’ve just released a new update: Various big and small bugfixes Improved notifications and translations regarding character activities Improved centering/formating of the 3D name on the players gate More…

    Patch notes

December

  1. Movies Tycoon - Thrills & Spectacles

    Finally we launch our new content update for Movies Tycoon! Thrills & Spectacles DLC is here! Watch the trailer here:And with it come some great additions to our game:New SetsNew gameplay mehanics with VFX specialists and stunt…

    PixelCraze

July

  1. Movies Tycoon - v2.2.1

    Thank you all for your feedback! We’ve just released a new update: Hovering over previous Production Priority setups now reveals how much movie rating was lost per bar The Production Priority UI has been updated for better visual scaling…

    Patch notes

June

  1. Community content update - Movies Tycoon v2.2.0

    Share Your Movies and Characters!Starting with 2.2, you’ll be able to upload and share your custom-made characters and movies with the entire community. Whether you’ve created a quirky rom-com or a gritty noir thriller, others will be able…

    PixelCraze

May

  1. Movies Tycoon - v2.1.5

    New update with a few fixes. Thank you all for your feedback. More will soon follow: - Fixed AI sometimes generating invalid movie names - Fixed load of saves with invalid movie names - Characters now hold props better - Per player feedback…

    Patch notes

April

  1. Movies Tycoon - v2.1.4

    New update with a few fixes. Thank you all for your feedback. More will soon follow: - Fixed screenplay sometimes being produced with unavailable sets. - Fixed problem with animations speed resetting to normal - Fixed first sentence still…

    Patch notes
  2. Movies Tycoon - v2.1.3

    New update with a few fixes. Thank you all for your feedback. More will soon follow: - Fixed people being stuck in place while they were out of players FOV - Fixed occasional wrong winner annoucement at Humble Awards - Fixed an issue in the…

    Patch notes
  3. Movies Tycoon - v2.1.2

    New update with a few fixes. Thank you all for your feedback. More will soon follow: - Fixed thumbnails in overview - Fixed formatting of producer money reward - Fixed car traffic getting stuc - Fixed certain beards weird clipping with…

    Patch notes
  4. Movies Tycoon: Dawn of Cinema

    After months of hard work—and alongside our biggest update yet, version 2.1 we’re excited to announce and launch our very first content expansion: Dawn of Cinema This expansion was voted for and chosen by you, the community! A huge thank…

    PixelCraze
  5. Movies Tycoon v2.1.0 - Biggest update yet! More FPS, New AI features and Content

    After a few months of hard work, we’re excited to bring you our biggest update yet! This massive release has something interesting for everyone. Here’s a breakdown of all the new fixes, improvements, and content: Performance Improvements In…

    PixelCraze

January

  1. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.17

    We’ve got another update for you! While there are no new gameplay features just yet, rest assured we’re hard at work on a bigger content update. In the meantime, we’ve addressed a host of smaller issues reported by our testers and…

    Patch notes

December

  1. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.15

    Another small update for you all :) We've reworked the production priority game mechanic to better hit at ratios of each priority. There is now a predefined easy solution to the puzzle and all there is to do is to swap the priorities. There…

    Patch notes
  2. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.14

    Hi everyone! We’ve got a big update coming your way as we gear up for the first expansion, Dawn of Cinema. It’s still in development but will be arriving soon. In the meantime, here’s what’s included in this update: - We’ve improved the…

    Patch notes

November

  1. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.13

    New update coming up! Thank you all for your feedback. More will soon follow: - Movie Editor now available in level 1 and 2 of scriptwriting office - Character creator now available in the level 1 of talent scouting office - Fixed…

    Patch notes
  2. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.12

    New update coming up! Thank you all for your feedback. More will soon follow: - Building prices are now affected by difficulty - Salaries are now affected by difficulty - Fixed time after leaving in-game movie editor - Fixed the issue with…

    Patch notes
  3. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.11

    - Fixed "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together..." achievement - Fixed characters walking slowly after leaving character creator - Fixed some props issues - Fixed character seating and standing positioning in movies - Fixed the…

    Patch notes
  4. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.10

    Small update: - Fixed lighting in the character creator. - Fixed an issue where the scene would occasionally fail to start playing in the movie editor. - Fixed random clothing generation for female characters in the movie maker. - Fixed an…

    Patch notes
  5. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.9

    Thank you all for your feedback and suggestions. Here is a slightly bigger update with updates movie editor UI, now including labels and explanations for everything. We'll make a video tomorrow about how to get the most out of this editor.…

    Patch notes
  6. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.8

    Thank you all for your feedback and suggestions. Here is todays update. More is coming up soon. - Fixed pathfinding for movies - Fixed "A census taker once tried to test me" achievement - Fixed character creator in-game use

    Patch notes
  7. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.7

    Thank you all for your feedback and suggestions. Here is todays update. More is coming up soon. - Memory usage optimizations - Initial creative skill improved - Candidates spawn rate adjusted - Research mechanic improvements - User…

    Patch notes

October

  1. Movies Tycoon - v2.0.6

    Thank you all for your feedback and suggestions. Here is todays update. More is coming up soon. - Fixed movie maker in the screenwriters room - Adjusted edge scroll sensitivity slider - Removed unintentional character gender change option…

    Patch notes
  2. 2.0.5 hotfix

    Small hotfix for the genre unlocking issue with the sandbox game mode. Genres/themes now can be researched properly.

    Patch notes
  3. Movies Tycoon - 2.0.4

    Hi everyone, first minor update is out with some fixes to animations and in particular the Desert Village set. More updates coming up next week, please let us know if you encounter any issues.

    Patch notes
  4. Movies Tycoon 2.0 released!

    Movies Tycoon has just released it's biggest update yet! We'd like to thank you all for your support through our early access journey. We've learned a lot and worked a lot to push this game and the whole movie game concept forward! But…

    PixelCraze

September

  1. Movies Tycoon 2.0 coming up!

    Hello everyone! You may have noticed a lack of recent updates, but that’s because we’ve been hard at work on something big. Rather than releasing these improvements individually, we’ve decided to combine them into a major 2.0 update! Every…

    PixelCraze
  2. Movies Tycoon v1.0.16

    Hi everyone, we have a small update for you all with a bunch of small but important fixes - Fixed missing extras while filming - Fixed retirement of crew members being still tied to the studio - Fixed Retirement notification - Fixed Academy…

    Patch notes

August

  1. Movies Tycoon v1.0.14

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Gameplay - Movie reviews on release! When releasing a movie, you'll get a whole bunch of useful feedback on how…

    Patch notes
  2. Movies Tycoon v1.0.13

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Gameplay - Mouse remapping for move and rotate - Update random movie generation to also pick out genre and theme…

    Patch notes
  3. Movies Tycoon v1.0.12

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Gameplay - Random movie name generator added for each genre and theme - Keyboard inputs rebinding (mouse coming…

    Patch notes
  4. Movies Tycoon v1.0.11

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Gameplay - Added screenplay rewrite feature - Rebalanced skilling of all professions - Fixed some filming bugs…

    Patch notes
  5. Movies Tycoon v1.0.10

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Gameplay - Reworked the production priority sliders to be more explanatory - Added a way to cancel a movie being…

    Patch notes
  6. Movies Tycoon v1.0.9

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Gameplay - All characters now prefer to spend their inactive time near your buildings and other objects. They…

    Patch notes

July

  1. Movies Tycoon v1.0.8

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Gameplay - props outlines and graphical improvements - Custom movies vertical video output + an upsample option…

    Patch notes
  2. Movies Tycoon v1.0.7

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Gameplay - added studio genre skill levels in the Overview - Minor shooting costs are now deducted on shooting…

    Patch notes
  3. Movies Tycoon v1.0.6

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Gameplay - 4 game modes now available Tutorial + Campaign Campaign Sandbox Creative - Buildings no longer destroy…

    Patch notes
  4. The future of Movies Tycoon - Early Access Timeline

    Hi everyone! We'd like to thank you all for your feedback during Early Access! We've been closely monitoring all of it, and we've created a timeline explaining how and when we are going to implement each suggestion. It's publicly visible…

    PixelCraze
  5. Movies Tycoon v1.0.5

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Fixes - Fixed various graphical issues related to characters - regular clothing clipping - distant clothing…

    Patch notes
  6. Movies Tycoon v1.0.4

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Fixes - Fixed hangar area calculation - Fixed bug with researching in multiple buildings - Fixed loading of some…

    Patch notes
  7. Thank you for your early access feedback

    Hello everyone, Thank you for supporting our early access! We are dedicated to addressing any issues you encounter and continuously working on improving the game. We also want to discuss two topics: Translation Issues: We've received…

    PixelCraze
  8. Movies Tycoon v1.0.3

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) We've added a report problem button right in the games amenu so please use the tool in game to report issues.…

    Patch notes
  9. Movies Tycoon v1.0.2

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Fixes - fixed tooltips for wide screen monitors - fixed marketing error - fixed movie maker save load - fixed bug…

    Patch notes
  10. Movies Tycoon v1.0.1

    Thank you all for your amazing feedback! We've fixed and improved a bunch of things and will continue to do so quite often :) Fixes - fixed a way to overcome the banking loan limit - fixed a shooting issue with the large, end game movies…

    Patch notes
  11. Movies Tycoon Early Access is out now!

    HI everyone! Thank you all for the amazing feedback during our demo and initial development! It's been a difficult road and a lot of hard work but we are now finally launching our game in Early Access! We are still hard at work, so expect…

    PixelCraze

June

  1. New release date - July 15th

    Hi everyone, Thank you for sticking with us while we figure things out. As I've mentioned before, we've unfortunately missed our release date. We've sorted things out with Steam, and when talking with them about a new release date, they…

    PixelCraze
  2. Slight delay to our release

    Hi everyone, I'd like to thank you all for your support and patiance before our release. We are working really hard day and night to deliver the best game possible. However as the release date approaches, there are still a few things we…

    PixelCraze
  3. Movies Tycoon Early Access coming soon!

    Hi everyone, We'd like to thank you all for providing your feedback on our latest demo during the Steam Next Fest! We've learned a lot and are working hard to release the best game possible. There is much more content coming up in the full…

    PixelCraze

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