Games Like Hollywood Animal

Ever dreamed of making your own movies? Build up your own movie studio, scout for upcoming stars, and produce cutting-edge films and TV shows. Try to stay ahead of your competition throughout the history of cinematography.

Why similar: Economy 24.7%, Building 20.7%, Historical 19.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Resource Management 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct alternative, focusing on the granular details of running a movie studio and managing film production.

Movies Tycoon is a simulation game where you dive into the world of film-making. Start with a humble studio, scout and manage top talent, customize unique characters, and direct blockbuster films.

Why similar: Economy 23.8%, City Builder 21.4%, Building 16%, Simulation 10.1%, Realistic 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated movie studio management simulation that mirrors the creative and economic challenges found in Hollywood Animal.

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?

Why similar: Economy 34.2%, Building 19.4%, Management 16.3%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the business and production side of the film industry, perfect for those who enjoy the studio management aspect.

Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!

Why similar: City Builder 27.6%, Economy 21.8%, Building 13.9%, Resource Management 9.5%, Simulation 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a comprehensive look at the movie industry, allowing players to manage everything from casting to distribution.

Own a movie studio, negotiate with talents, schedule releases, make money, expand your business and become the biggest in the industry.

Why similar: Simulation 65.7%, Strategy 29.8%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the atmosphere of the entertainment industry with a focus on turn-based strategy and management.

Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!

Why similar: Economy 19.3%, Building 13.4%, Historical 11.5%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the historical setting and media-management focus, requiring players to balance editorial integrity with business survival.

Movie Studio Management Simulation Produce blockbusters and earn world-wide fame

Why similar: City Builder 36.7%, Simulation 28.2%, Strategy 21.8%, Building 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming yet deep simulation game that tasks players with building a successful film studio from the ground up.

Manage a game studio from the dawn of the gaming industry in 1976. Your journey starts with small indie titles and grows into a gaming empire. Develop, design, and conquer the industry. From humble beginnings to gaming legend – it’s your story, your studio, your legacy!

Why similar: Economy 43.5%, Simulation 17.2%, Management 16.8%, Strategy 15.8%, Building 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Excellent for players who enjoy the creative production and business growth aspects of managing a media company.

Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.

Why similar: Economy 27.8%, City Builder 27.4%, Building 14.1%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on game development, the core loop of managing staff, production quality, and market trends is very similar to Hollywood Animal.

Film Studio Manager is an interactive business simulation game where you manage your own film studio. You need to be creative, strategic and have an eye for success to succeed in the game's business.

Why similar: Economy 45%, RTS 23%, Simulation 20.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic look at the time-management and economic pressures of running a film production company.

In this management tycoon game, you’ll start a criminal operation from nothing and grow it into a well-oiled money machine! Build speakeasies and illegal distilleries. Manage production chains and resource distribution. Leverage favors, chase down debtors, and bribe the police to look the other way.

Why similar: Economy 27%, Resource Management 19.6%, Historical 18.1%, Strategy 14.2%, Management 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines historical management with criminal enterprise, forcing players to make tough, often unethical decisions to grow their business.

In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Why similar: Management 29.6%, Simulation 29.3%, Economy 25.3%, Strategy 13.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic management sim that emphasizes the evolution of technology and creative choices in a competitive industry.

Take charge of a WW1 field hospital on the Western Front, and make all the decisions necessary to help the soldiers recover and to support the war effort. In this narrative management game, you are the last bastion of humanity.

Why similar: City Builder 21.7%, Economy 14.3%, Historical 13.2%, Building 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the heavy moral weight of leadership and difficult choices in a high-pressure management environment.

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: City Builder 37.1%, Resource Management 11.7%, Building 9.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Real-Time with Pause 8.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its brutal moral dilemmas and resource management, mirroring the 'unpleasant compromises' required in Hollywood Animal.

The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?

Why similar: Economy 25.7%, Historical 17.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deep political and economic simulation that captures the cutthroat nature of early 20th-century business and influence.

Cartel Tycoon is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.

Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, Economy 16.6%, RTS 12%, Building 11.8%, Resource Management 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the 'dark deeds' and moral compromise themes of Hollywood Animal while managing a complex criminal empire.

Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.

Why similar: Economy 48%, Management 22.9%, Simulation 16.1%, Resource Management 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: An expansive business simulation that allows for deep control over multiple ventures within a living city environment.

Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.

Why similar: City Builder 39.5%, Economy 17.5%, Strategy 9.2%, Simulation 7.7%, Resource Management 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex economic simulation set in a historical period, focusing on supply chains and industrial growth.

Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.

Why similar: City Builder 25.7%, Real-Time with Pause 20.3% ★, Economy 16.1%, Historical 10.3%, Management 8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on diplomacy and political management, suitable for those who enjoy the strategic planning and long-term decision-making of the seed game.

Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!

Why similar: City Builder 32.4%, Economy 22.5%, Building 16.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Management 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A building and management sim that emphasizes the aesthetic and functional design of a large-scale commercial operation.

In Memoriapolis, you're not just building a city, you're shaping a living, evolving civilization. Travel through five major eras, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Leave your mark on history by navigating the power struggles between rival factions.

Why similar: City Builder 34.5%, Building 13.9%, Historical 13%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Resource Management 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines city-building with political simulation, requiring players to navigate the growth of a society over time.

Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.

Why similar: Economy 36.3%, Building 25.1%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Strategy 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled depth in building and managing a company, focusing on office layout and production pipelines.

Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.

Why similar: City Builder 25.2%, Economy 17.4%, Historical 13.8%, Building 12.5%, Resource Management 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A colony sim that heavily features political intrigue and difficult moral choices between noble families.

El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.

Why similar: City Builder 38.9%, Economy 20%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 9.1%, Building 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a mix of city-building and political management where the player must often make questionable choices to maintain power.

Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Economy 17.1%, Historical 13.7%, Building 12.5%, Simulation 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly detailed economic and city-building simulation for those who enjoy the complex logistics of Hollywood Animal.

Empire of Sin is a new strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago.

Why similar: Strategy 32.7%, Management 31.7%, Historical 18.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends historical management with strategic combat and criminal decision-making in a way that feels narratively rich.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Choices Matter 29.5%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 16.5%, Atmospheric 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric game centered entirely on moral dilemmas and the consequences of your choices in a restrictive society.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Simulation 39.5%, Multiple Endings 28.7%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Strategy 12.2%, Singleplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for games that force players to make difficult, ethically compromised decisions to survive in a bureaucratic system.

Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.

Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, Economy 17.2%, Historical 13.8%, Building 12.5%, Resource Management 8.5%

Forge an empire under the watchful eyes of the gods! Take care of your people, develop efficient production chains and trade with other landlords. Ensure their survival through harsh winters and disasters.

Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, Economy 14.2%, Historical 10.9%, Building 10.1%, RTS 8.5%

Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.

Why similar: City Builder 27.5%, Economy 22.6%, Management 9.5%, Resource Management 9.2%, Strategy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A pure economic strategy game that focuses on the complexities of production and supply chain management.

Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.

Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Economy 17%, Building 13.1%, Resource Management 9.2%, Simulation 7.6%

Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...

Why similar: Building 26.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Management 16.7%, Strategy 13.7%, Economy 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the building and management aspects, requiring careful planning to keep tenants happy and profitable.

Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.

Why similar: City Builder 25.1%, Economy 13.7%, Building 10%, Historical 9%, RTS 8.4%

Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.

Why similar: City Builder 21.9%, Building 14.1%, Economy 13.9%, Historical 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%

Run your nightclub. Lead your gang. Rule the city. In The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire, you’ll balance a glamorous nightlife business with brutal street power. Manage VIPs, fight rival mafias, and outsmart the corrupt police in a city where every decision matters.

Why similar: Economy 30.3%, Resource Management 15%, Simulation 14.9%, Management 13.8%, Mature 13.5%

Create your own Nation, build cities and bring prosperity to your people. Citystate II is a unique city-builder featuring realistic economics and complex political options. Slums or skyscrapers, experiment and bring about your vision of the ideal society.

Why similar: City Builder 30.7%, Economy 20.3%, Building 13.2%, Simulation 7.7%, Management 6.5%

Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!

Why similar: Economy 26.5%, Building 17.4%, Management 15%, Simulation 12.4%, Resource Management 10.9%

Do you have what it takes to be a zoo tycoon? You are responsible for your very own and unique zoo. Choose from numerous types of enclosures, park buildings and plants to design an environment appropriate to each species. Take home a part of wilderness with Wildlife Park 3!

Why similar: City Builder 18.8%, Economy 16.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Building 13.1%, Strategy 10.9%

Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!

Why similar: City Builder 23.2%, Economy 13.5%, Building 12%, Historical 11.2%, RTS 9.1%

Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!!

Why similar: City Builder 28.9%, Economy 18.1%, Building 14.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Simulation 8.6%

You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.

Why similar: City Builder 24.7%, Economy 17.4%, Historical 14%, Building 12.6%, Resource Management 8.7%

Series Makers makes your dreams come true. Produce your own TV series and build your own TV studio with your team. Dominate the TV landscape and fight your way up for worldwide success!

Why similar: City Builder 36%, RTS 16.4%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 11.7%, Management 11.3%

Create and run your own TV show! An isometric management game where you craft scripts, populate your world with characters and cast actors to play them. Hire and manage staff, develop your studio and gain a dedicated following.

Why similar: Economy 20.9%, Simulation 19.4%, City Builder 19.1%, Strategy 15.1%, Management 12.6%

Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.

Why similar: City Builder 24.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Economy 12.4%, Building 11.7%, RTS 9.1%

You can’t rise to the top without taking a few others down. If that means engaging in a workplace accidents, dodgy deals, and a shifty trick or two then so be it! You're going to need every trick in the book if you want to go from small-time slumlord to property tycoon!

Why similar: City Builder 44.7%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 17%, Building 15.3%, RTS 5.4%

Cinema Simulator 2025 is a simulation game where you will manage your own movie theater and test your strategy and management skills. Starting from a small movie theater, try to become a giant in the movie industry.

Why similar: Economy 29.7%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Resource Management 14.6%, Simulation 13.1%, Management 12.1%

El Dorado is a strategy city-building game in which you plan, build and develop your settlement to conquer Jukatan and earn the title of The Golden City. Become a leader, whom even Gods will bow to. Offer sacrifices to the Gods to earn their favor, but beware and don’t lose yourself in your riches.

Why similar: City Builder 21.1%, Economy 13.2%, Building 10.6%, Historical 10.1%, RTS 8.1%

Welcome to the big show! Ready the camera, unleash your creativity and and pile up the profits! Grow your operation with your razor-sharp business sense and usher in a new era for filmmakers worldwide.

Why similar: Economy 27%, Simulation 20.2%, Strategy 18.5%, Realistic 15.6%, Management 9.3%

Manage your own horse racing stables, breed and train future champions. Compete across diverse tracks, balance finances, manage staff, and expand your reach in the world of horse racing. Turn ambition into legacy, one choice at a time.

Why similar: Economy 26.7%, Building 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Management 10.3%

Rule Tenochtitlan in this survival city-builder where gods decide your fate. Expand the capital, perform sacred rituals, and withstand the coming darkness. Build, grow, sacrifice, survive - or watch the last sun set forever.

Why similar: City Builder 24.2%, Economy 16.5%, Historical 12.4%, Building 11.8%, Resource Management 8.7%

Filmmaker Tycoon is a next generation movie tycoon simulation game! You're the producer of your very own movie studio! Hire actors, build movie sets, make films, move up in the industry, and watch your finished films in Filmmaker Tycoon.

Why similar: Economy 22.6%, City Builder 20.1%, Building 17%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Simulation 10.1%

Dive into the wild west as a saloon owner in a volatile frontier town. Customize your character and face the consequences of your choices as you forge friendships and enemies of townsfolk, travellers, outlaws and lawmen. Build the most famous saloon in the territory, or be overwhelmed and destroyed.

Why similar: Building 38.3%, Simulation 22.2%, Management 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%

Computer Tycoon is a fairly complex Business Grand Strategy game about Computer Evolution. Start in the 70s, invent until 2034, create the best computer systems, upgrade your infrastructure, lead a team, and alter computer history! It is time to "Think Different"

Why similar: Economy 30.8%, Historical 22.9%, Resource Management 13.4%, Strategy 11.8%, Management 11%

Make the movie of your dreams amid the glamor and romance of 1950s Hollywood! Hire Alfred Hitchcock, seduce Greta Garbo, or build your studio into a powerhouse.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 100%

Idol Manager is a business sim about conquering the entertainment industry using any means you deem necessary.

Why similar: Economy 45.6%, Management 17.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Mature 6.4%

Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

Why similar: City Builder 40.3%, Economy 11.9%, Building 8.8%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 7%

Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!

Why similar: Economy 30.5%, Management 17.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Real-Time with Pause 12.8% ★, Strategy 10.1%

Build, manage, and expand your own lucrative parking enterprise in this management sim. Parking World puts the power to build your perfect parking garage at your fingertips while solving everybody else's parking problems in unique narrative scenarios or without any objectives in freeplay mode.

Why similar: City Builder 32.2%, Economy 15.2%, Building 13.3%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 10.1%

Become an ace doctor, an aspiring architect and a successful manager at the same time. Design your very own hospital, tweak every detail or choose one of the prebuilt scenarios and just jump to the doctor’s duty.

Why similar: City Builder 34.2%, Economy 14.8%, Building 13.4%, Management 9.7%, Simulation 9.2%