Games like Hollywood Animal

If Hollywood Animal is your kind of game, the closest matches are Anno 117: Pax Romana, House of Legacy and Corsair Cove — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its character progression and competitor scripting. 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.

Hollywood Animal is a strategy and simulation game set in 1930s Hollywood where players manage a movie studio through decades of the industry's golden age. The experience blends economy management with crew management, competitor scripting, and event-driven progression, all shaped by historical authenticity according to players and reviewers. Dark and gritty crime-simulation elements feature throughout, with criminal underground tactics presented as viable strategies for survival alongside legitimate business management. Players describe the atmosphere as compelling, and reviewers highlight deep studio management systems with meaningful moral choices embedded in the corrupt Hollywood setting. Released in 2025 by Weappy Wholesome, the game holds an 80 percent positive rating from over 1500 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck at 19.99 USD.

About Hollywood Animal: Make movies, even if someone has to die. Take the helm of a major Hollywood studio at the dawn of sound cinema, and guide it through decades of creative achievements and glamor, debauchery and dark deeds, tough choices and unpleasant compromises.