Rank 01Why this
Shares business management and simulation with The Executive.
- $8.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
- 16 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon also play
The closest matches to The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon: Movies Tycoon, Blockbuster Inc., Mad Games Tycoon 2, City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins, and Game Dev Tycoon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares studio management with The Executive.
- $8.74 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 03Why this
Also Capitalism and Economy, like The Executive.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
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Startup Company
Why this: Shares resource management with The Executive.
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Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
Why this: Shares replayability and achievement hunting with The Executive.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
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Shares replayability and achievement hunting with The Executive.
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Shares research tree and achievement hunting with The Executive.
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Aniki Games
- Price: $8.99−40%checked Oct 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 82% of 576 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Distribution system adds strategic depth
- Genre blending and creative experimentation
- High replayability with difficulty settings
- Challenging
- Competitive
- Contemplative
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Why this: Shares achievement hunting and upgrade system with The Executive.
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Why this: Shares resource management with The Executive.
MMO98
Why this: Shares studio management and upgrade system with The Executive.
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Why this: Same contemplative mood as The Executive.
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Why this: Same competitive mood as The Executive.
About The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
The closest matches to The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon: Movies Tycoon, Blockbuster Inc., Mad Games Tycoon 2, City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins, and Game Dev Tycoon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Movies Tycoon, Blockbuster Inc. and Mad Games Tycoon 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and contemplative, and single out its achievement hunting and business management. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About 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?
Is The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 82% of 576 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 40% off, now $8.99 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Distribution system adds strategic depth
- Genre blending and creative experimentation
- High replayability with difficulty settings
- Moddable with real actor and movie name replacements
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Very linear game, not many choices to make except to follow the path laid out and unlocking things takes some time all the while rival companies are always ahead of you. Nowhere near as good as Mad Games Tycoon 2, my bar for games like…”
“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…”
People who play it also play: Movies Tycoon, Blockbuster Inc., Mad Games Tycoon 2
Frequently asked about The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon
Can I run it?
Does The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon run on Steam Deck?
The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon cost?
The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon are Movies Tycoon, Blockbuster Inc., Mad Games Tycoon 2.
Who developed The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon?
The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon was developed by Aniki Games and published by Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited.