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The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon

Aniki Games · Goblinz Publishing · 2025-02-11

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 11, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 11, 2025 (Mac)

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?

The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon is a Simulation, Strategy game released in 2025, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and Very Positive (80% of 1112 reviews).

12
playing now
80%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
Nexus mods (2.0k downloads)
11h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 23h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The Executive is a sandbox business simulation game that lets you relive the history of the Hollywood movie industry from the 70s to the present. As the founder of the newest production company in town, you can create the movies you've always dreamed of. Hire a top-notch team, research new technologies, and grow your annual Box Office to become a Major Studio.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (315 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 16,725 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 22k–50k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,112 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.34 at IndieGala Store (2026-05-20) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.63 · on sale 109 of 161 observed days · $9.65 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22722720252026Week of 2025-02-11: 227 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3642026-09-15 03:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 14 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 19 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 14 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 25 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 23 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 20 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 33 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 25 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 26 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 32 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 13 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 21 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 14 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 15 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
35013Feb 2025Aug 2026Feb 2025 — avg 350 · peak 911Mar 2025 — avg 112 · peak 290Apr 2025 — avg 44 · peak 101May 2025 — avg 25 · peak 59Jun 2025 — avg 74 · peak 426Jul 2025 — avg 27 · peak 60Aug 2025 — avg 24 · peak 74Sep 2025 — avg 24 · peak 77Oct 2025 — avg 25 · peak 54Nov 2025 — avg 22 · peak 65Dec 2025 — avg 28 · peak 64Jan 2026 — avg 30 · peak 68Feb 2026 — avg 15 · peak 41Mar 2026 — avg 17 · peak 49Apr 2026 — avg 22 · peak 72May 2026 — avg 15 · peak 32Jun 2026 — avg 18 · peak 42Jul 2026 — avg 16 · peak 38Aug 2026 — avg 13 · peak 26
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.63$5.342025-02-112026-10-152025-02-11 — best price $11.992025-03-08 — best price $14.992025-04-09 — best price $13.492025-05-26 — best price $11.242025-06-29 — best price $14.992025-08-18 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $8.762025-10-09 — best price $9.742025-11-07 — best price $8.492025-11-21 — best price $8.762025-12-07 — best price $14.992025-12-17 — best price $7.692026-01-12 — best price $14.992026-02-09 — best price $8.762026-02-26 — best price $8.762026-03-20 — best price $8.492026-04-16 — best price $7.492026-05-01 — best price $14.992026-05-14 — best price $7.492026-05-25 — best price $14.992026-06-06 — best price $7.412026-06-17 — best price $7.492026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-07-22 — best price $14.992026-08-01 — best price $8.992026-08-12 — best price $14.992026-08-28 — best price $8.992026-09-03 — best price $8.992026-09-09 — best price $8.992026-09-15 — best price $14.992026-09-21 — best price $14.992026-09-27 — best price $8.992026-10-03 — best price $8.992026-10-09 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
96.3%
earned "Opening Night"
30.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9894%39

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

Player tags

2DIndieMovieEconomySandboxBuildingModdableStrategyCinematicIsometric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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