Games like Backlot: Hollywood Studio Tycoon
by Goodpunk Studios
A deep Hollywood studio simulation, 1930 to the streaming age. A back lot, a million dollars and no pictures. Commission scripts, sign stars to seven-year contracts, book dates against rival studios, and survive television, home video and everything else that came for the movies.
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Both: Management · Sandbox
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Both: Sandbox
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