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Hollywood Animal

Weappy Wholesome · Weappy Studio · 2025-04-10

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Text

Releases: 2026 (Linux), 2026 (Mac), 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Hollywood Animal is a Simulation, Strategy and Early Access game released in 2025, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 4200 reviews).

44
playing now
73%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (319 downloads)
30h
to beat · rushed 11h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

44 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Make your dreams come true — or crush someone else’s. 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.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Hollywood Animal trailer thumbnail

Hollywood Animal - Official Announcement Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 44 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 96 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity up 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,548 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 16,907 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 84k–189k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,200 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.39 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $22.74 · on sale 57 of 239 observed days · $7.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20252026Week of 2025-04-10: 1,061 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 487 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 282 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 99 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

125382026-09-15 18:00 — 110 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 56 players2026-09-18 09:00 — 62 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 83 players2026-09-21 00:00 — 75 players2026-09-22 08:00 — 38 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 88 players2026-09-24 23:00 — 50 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 54 players2026-09-27 14:00 — 89 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 76 players2026-09-30 05:00 — 41 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 59 players2026-10-02 20:00 — 93 players2026-10-04 04:00 — 60 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 63 players2026-10-06 19:00 — 125 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 70 players2026-10-09 10:00 — 67 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 125 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 75 players2026-10-13 09:00 — 49 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 86 players2026-10-15 08:00 — 44 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k89Apr 2025Aug 2026Apr 2025 — avg 1,113 · peak 3,521May 2025 — avg 319 · peak 866Jun 2025 — avg 141 · peak 327Jul 2025 — avg 127 · peak 286Aug 2025 — avg 176 · peak 589Sep 2025 — avg 155 · peak 473Oct 2025 — avg 242 · peak 529Nov 2025 — avg 196 · peak 377Dec 2025 — avg 198 · peak 458Jan 2026 — avg 220 · peak 484Feb 2026 — avg 157 · peak 317Mar 2026 — avg 140 · peak 281Apr 2026 — avg 120 · peak 248May 2026 — avg 135 · peak 330Jun 2026 — avg 89 · peak 187Jul 2026 — avg 99 · peak 208Aug 2026 — avg 99 · peak 190
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$22.73$10.582025-04-102026-10-152025-04-10 — best price $17.992025-05-24 — best price $19.992025-06-18 — best price $16.992025-07-24 — best price $14.992025-08-23 — best price $19.992025-09-26 — best price $19.992025-10-13 — best price $10.582025-11-14 — best price $14.992025-11-26 — best price $21.982025-12-06 — best price $19.992025-12-17 — best price $22.262026-01-02 — best price $19.992026-01-11 — best price $19.992026-01-22 — best price $22.232026-02-02 — best price $15.082026-02-13 — best price $22.532026-02-24 — best price $22.362026-03-05 — best price $22.062026-03-17 — best price $21.902026-03-27 — best price $21.872026-04-11 — best price $19.992026-04-23 — best price $22.282026-05-07 — best price $22.352026-05-25 — best price $22.112026-06-09 — best price $21.982026-06-22 — best price $21.782026-07-07 — best price $21.712026-07-19 — best price $19.992026-08-01 — best price $15.532026-08-15 — best price $21.972026-08-28 — best price $19.992026-09-05 — best price $19.992026-09-13 — best price $19.992026-09-21 — best price $19.992026-09-29 — best price $19.992026-10-07 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
82.8%
earned ""Well, my next one will be better.""
5.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Japanese, French, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9301%14

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

EconomyBuildingStrategyEmotionalRealisticHistoricalSimulationAtmosphericCity BuilderEarly Access

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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