GameTrend.app

Steam market intelligence

The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon

80% positive · 1,091 Steam reviews · released Feb 11, 2025 · by Aniki Games

ManagementSimulationMovieEconomyStrategyCapitalism2DSandbox

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~36,003 (P10–P90: 14,401 – 79,207)

Gross revenue: ~$442,542 ($177,014 – $973,597)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Content & longevity81% positive · 57 mentions
“If you're a fan of the "game dev" tycoon game/genre, you already know what this game is...and that's not a bad thing because you're a fan of this genre! Simply put, this game is a reskinned Game dev tycoon genre spinoff with a movie theme…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 14 h played
Gameplay & mechanics68% positive · 50 mentions
“Pretty fun to play for a day or two, very reminiscent of game dev tycoon. Although I would say game dev tycoon has much more replay value. I got to year 2001 on this game and I've done enough to be satisfied with it, after the mid 90s…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 8 h played
Price & value76% positive · 29 mentions
“If you're a fan of the "game dev" tycoon game/genre, you already know what this game is...and that's not a bad thing because you're a fan of this genre! Simply put, this game is a reskinned Game dev tycoon genre spinoff with a movie theme…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 14 h played
Difficulty & balance79% positive · 28 mentions
“Update: The devs just announced the game will receive no further updates, so only buy this game for what it is Pros: - Okay UI - Nice Sound Effects - Seemingly balanced reviews system - Buy IPs - Lots of Research Options - Nice art style -…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 28 h played
Controls & UI58% positive · 19 mentions
“Update: The devs just announced the game will receive no further updates, so only buy this game for what it is Pros: - Okay UI - Nice Sound Effects - Seemingly balanced reviews system - Buy IPs - Lots of Research Options - Nice art style -…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 28 h played
Story & writing60% positive · 15 mentions
“Nice little game if you like the cinema genre. I knew it was not a "The Movies" successor, but I missed it so bad that I wanted to try this game. It has a somewhat similar structure, be a producer, make movies, get rich. The game has a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 8 h played
Visuals & audio75% positive · 12 mentions
“Update: The devs just announced the game will receive no further updates, so only buy this game for what it is Pros: - Okay UI - Nice Sound Effects - Seemingly balanced reviews system - Buy IPs - Lots of Research Options - Nice art style -…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 28 h played

299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Isometric

Technology

2D

Structure

Sandbox

Mood & themes

Funny

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

Go deeper

The interactive page adds review velocity, the price-vs-units neighborhood map and closest comparables. Making something in this niche? Start your road on GameTrend — free, no card.