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Aniki Games · Published by Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited
Very Positive — 80% positive (1,114 reviews) · 39 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
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?
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Simulation, Strategy · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
In The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon, shape blockbuster careers and box office hits. Lead a studio from obscurity to fame, researching tech and hiring talent to outshine competitors in this immersive simulation experience.
About this game
The Executive is a sandbox business simulation game that lets you rewrite the history of Hollywood from the 1970s to today. As the founder of a scrappy production company, you’ll produce the movies you’ve always dreamed of, manage ambitious franchises, and build a studio that rivals the industry’s greatest. Navigate the challenges of the movie business, outmaneuver your competition, and decide whether to chase critical acclaim or box office domination.
PRODUCE YOUR DREAM MOVIES
Bring your cinematic visions to life. Choose themes, genres, and target ratings to shape your creations. Dive deep into screenplay development, cast the hottest stars (or discover hidden talent), and allocate your budget wisely to make each film shine. Every decision impacts your movie’s critical acclaim and box office potential, so craft your masterpieces with care.
BUILD AND MANAGE FRANCHISES
Turn your biggest hits into long-lasting franchises! Create sequels, prequels, reboots, and even spinoffs to capitalize on audience demand. But beware: too many installments can lead to franchise fatigue. Strike the perfect balance to keep your fans invested without burning them out.
MASTER THE ART OF DISTRIBUTION
Your movie’s journey doesn’t end at the final cut. Decide how to distribute your creation: self-publish, partner with a distributor. Each route comes with unique risks and rewards. Timing is everything—analyze the market, outmaneuver the competition, and secure the perfect release date for your blockbuster.
MONETIZE YOUR BACK CATALOG
Don’t let your past successes collect dust. Manage your studio’s library and maximize ancillary revenue with strategic home entertainment deals. Partner with distributors who are the best fit for your catalog, and invest in add-ons to boost sales. Your back catalog is a goldmine—make it work for you.
TACKLE MOVIE PRODUCTION INCIDENTS
Making movies isn’t all glamour and glory. Sometimes, production doesn’t go as planned, and you’ll have to face the unexpected. From budget overruns to on-set accidents, adapt to unforeseen challenges and turn setbacks into opportunities.
BUILD YOUR EMPIRE
Turn your small studio into a Hollywood powerhouse. Use your profits to upgrade your offices, hire and train top-tier talent, and research cutting-edge technologies to stay ahead of the curve. Attract A-list actors, expand your capabilities, and solidify your reputation as a major player in the industry.
FOLLOW YOUR OWN PATH
In The Executive, the road to success is yours to decide. Will you become a champion of the art world, winning critical acclaim and prestigious awards? Or will you build a blockbuster machine, raking in billions at the box office? The choice is yours in this ultimate Hollywood simulation.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →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
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
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.🐞 BUGFIXESLocalization Key Issues: Resolved missing localization keys, particularly for new players experiencing telemetry-related text omissions.Missing CJK Characters: Fixed an issue where some Korean, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese characters were appearing as squares (🗌). All characters should now display correctly.General Localization Improvements: Corrected several poorly translated strings thanks to your detailed feedback, enhancing the overall in-game text quality.⚖️ BALANCING ADJUSTMENTSPremium Feature Affinities: A keen-eyed player noticed that the premium feature affinities for "Superhero" and "Supernatural" were accidentally swapped. This has been corrected, and their respective affinities are now as intended.🎥 See you on the red carpet, — The Dev TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (guillaume)Patch NotesOfficial
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 a minor update, focused on addressing that issue as quickly as possible. 🐞 HOTFIXMovie Financials Bug: When playing with an uncapped framerate and a fast computer, film financials could behave incorrectly if the framerate was too high. While we couldn’t precisely pinpoint the root cause, the issue appears to stem from the in-game time management system, which struggles with certain calculations when frame durations are too short. As a quick fix, we’ve decided to remove the uncapped FPS option.Our sincere apologies if you were impacted by this bug!🎥 See you on the red carpet, — The Dev TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (guillaume)Patch NotesOfficial
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 fixes and improvements. 🆕 NEW FEATURES🔍 Insights Metasave Your discovered insights are now saved in a metasave. When starting a new game, you can choose whether to carry over knowledge unlocked from previous playthroughs — or go in blind. 💰Sell Your IPs Need a cash injection? You can now sell intellectual properties you’ve created or acquired, opening up fresh strategies for making money. 🥇 Box Office Rankings To boost immersion and the competitive spirit, we’ve added a new screen where you can compare your movie’s box office against others released the same month. ➡ Note: This feature is partially backwards compatible. Older movies will show a regenerated competitor list since we weren’t previously saving that data. Rankings for these films may not reflect their original competitive landscape. 🐞 BUG FIX AND IMPROVEMENTSPremium Feature Score: The bonus was correctly affecting box office numbers, but the letter grade in the performance screen was stuck on ‘C’. It now properly reflects your actual performance. Framerate Time Bug: On uncapped framerates, time could behave erratically or even freeze. This has been fixed — time now ticks forward as it should. Box Office Spoiler Fix: Previously, you could see final box office numbers too early via the My Movies section. That loophole is now closed. Localization & UI: Minor localization updates and UI tweaks for a smoother experience. 🛠️ MODDING COMMUNITY SHOUTOUTTo our incredible modding community: Thank you for the real logos, real talent names, real IPs, real posters (yes, even all 7,000 of them), new themes, genres, balancing tweaks, and more.🥳You're absolute legends👏 We can't wait to see what you build next! 🎥 See you on the red carpet! The Dev TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (guillaume)Patch NotesOfficial
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 improvements—including the highly requested Sandbox Mode. 🆕 NEW CONTENT Sandbox mode: A new difficulty option has been added. Enjoy infinite money, all themes unlocked from the start, plenty of research points, and no objective to guide your progression. ⚖️ BALANCING CHANGES No more shiny candidate: Overpowered recruits showing up in low-tier recruiting campaigns were breaking the game’s progression. These have been removed. Updated IP Stats: Some IPs had genre and theme combinations with poor affinity. These have been adjusted to improve their viability. 🐞 BUG FIX AND IMPROVEMENTS Employee Assignment Reset Fix: Assignments were sometimes not properly reset when returning to the main menu and starting/loading a game. This has been fixed. Improved Box Office Performance Feedback: Each category now receives a more granular score, ranging from F to A. Sandbox Mode Objective Fix: Previously, players were getting stuck on the “Unlock a new theme” objective while in Sandbox Mode on the experimental branch. Objectives have now been fully disabled in Sandbox Mode. Additionally, if you saved a Sandbox game prior to this fix, your progress will be automatically updated to clear the objective. IP Name Display in Adaptation: Fixed an issue where the name of an acquired IP was not displaying correctly when starting an adaptation. It now shows as intended. Various localization Fix 🛠️ MODDING SUPPORT Steam Workshop: Upload and subscribe to mods directly via the Steam Workshop. In Game Mod Selection: Enable or disable subscribed or custom mods directly in-game. Moddable Data: The game’s JSON files can now be edited. You can for example: Add new industries Update/add content (genres, themes, ratings, IPs, talents, awards, events, distributors, competing movies, etc.) Update gameplay calculations (...Read full article on Community Announcements (guillaume)Patch NotesOfficial
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 handful of additional improvements—including the highly requested Sandbox Mode. How to access the Experimental Branch: Right-click The Executive in your Steam Library and select Properties Navigate to the Betas tab Choose Experimental from the beta participation dropdown menu To return to the main version, simply select None from the same dropdown 🆕 NEW CONTENT Sandbox mode: A new difficulty option has been added. Enjoy infinite money and all themes unlocked from the start. ⚖️ BALANCING CHANGES No more shiny candidate: Overpowered recruits showing up in low-tier recruiting campaigns were breaking the game’s progression. These have been removed. Updated IP Stats: Some IPs had genre and theme combinations with poor affinity. These have been adjusted to improve their viability. 🐞 BUG FIX AND IMPROVEMENTS Employee Assignment Reset Fix: Assignments were sometimes not properly reset when returning to the main menu and starting/loading a game. This has been fixed. Improved Box Office Performance Feedback: Each category now receives a more granular score, ranging from F to A. 🛠️ MODDING SUPPORT Steam Workshop: Upload and subscribe to mods directly via the Steam Workshop. In Game Mod Selection: Enable or disable subscribed or custom mods directly in-game. Moddable Data: The game’s JSON files can now be edited. You can for example: Add new industries Update/add content (genres, themes, ratings, IPs, talents, awards, events, distributors, competing movies, etc.) Update gameplay calculations (Box Office, Audience and Critic reviews, etc.) Moddable Visuals: We've externalized visual assets. You can: Update/add sprites for themes, genres, awards, and seasonal events Add posters to competing movies and IPs Add logos to distributors Documentation: Readme files in the build, online doc...Read full article on Community Announcements (guillaume)
