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Cinema Simulator 2025
Developer HOGO Games
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. From the Steam store page
179 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
122 positive · 55 negative
95% range 62–75%
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| Steam reviews | 122 | 55 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
2 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
465 of 599 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 179 · most liked firstI can't recommend this game with a clear conscious, it's a great premise I am a sucker for these business simulators but this one revolves around the AI generated movies and posters this really just rubs me the wrong way and can't play anymore.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the premise, and I have been having fun with the game. There are a few big issues however and until the Dev fixes them, I can't recommend the game. I am 4.5 hours in and here are some major issues: 1. After a few in-game days, your cashiers will stop selling tickets and just stand there. 2. It seems as though upgrading anyone other than the cashiers has no effect. 3. Customers still try to order tickets for movies that have already started, lowering your satisfaction rating. 4. Random…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A basic mechanical bite-sized experience lasting just under seven hours. Right when I launched the game, I got flashbacks to Blade Runner 2049 — the holographic love scene between Joi and Mariette, where their unforgettable faces and bodies overlapped. In this game, the overlap was more like local, limping peasants sitting on chairs because they had nowhere else to rest before the movie started, munching warm popcorn through two merged faces. It felt like a cheap Lidl-style interlude that sent…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could barely get through the first day, all the rooms you want to access are super far apart from each other making it near impossible to sell tickets, clean the waiting area, address any issues inside the theatre and check your computer for things. Customer patience runs out extremely fast, time moves fast in general I sold not even a handful of tickets before the show started, you basically blink then miss the game. I'm really surprised there's so many positive reviews for this. Will be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun, but you finish it quickly and get bored very easily. There are many problems that make you lose interest in continuing to play: • Theaters: There are very few seats per theater for the audience, and they fill up very quickly, causing them to leave annoyed and leaving bad reviews. It should be like a real movie theater that has many seats per theater. Also, the manager should have an option to see the seating status of the theaters, rather than viewing it from the box office…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I understand that this game is still in early access, so I'm willing to be gracious about some of the things I've experienced. This is a very middle-of-the-road game as far as simulators go. Obviously, with full automation unlocked, there isn't much to do but turn your brain off and occasionally buy products to restock your concessions. Honestly, this isn't a huge issue for me; though, I understand some peoples' frustrations with a lack of further game play. My biggest gripe with this game is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →takes about 4 hours to max out the game - a lot of just waiting for the day to be over (like real life) - also not an expensive game, though still too expensive for what you get.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →People like this game ? Sincerely ? It's a pale copy to any other simulators out there... Not even worth my time
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The dev's added the ability to add your own movies to the Cinema and they play! You can also add a poster to. I didn't expect them to add this so fast after the community suggested it. Very cool to be able to back up my dvd's/blurays and play them (or movies I have downloaded). The game is a bit janky in some elements, but I love that they have listened to the community and that they did this awesome new feature so fast after the community brought it up. Very cool being able to play horror…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →first of all, the game is not finished yet. That is fine. But i just got all upgraded. played for 5 hours. hope more will come, or else this game is way to easy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is actually really fun there is quite alot to do when it becomes busy. Few changes I would like to see - Drinks & Popcorn to have prices on them so your gaining money (right not you only gain Reputation it's free for customers) - Allow the Staff to be flexible (As of now it's one staff per machine) So I have two Drink Machines allow the staff member to do both
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meh. It's clear this game uses AI which I'm not a fan of and didn't realize until I played it a little bit, otherwise I would've never bought it in the first place. Also I met to buy Ultimate theater simulator in the first place lol, not this one but I gave it a try because it did look somewhat interesting. It's not very fun. It was stressful off the bat because customers get really upset really fast and complain that you don't have the $750 seating area and snack counter (then they complain…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is ok, but you quickly run out of things to do plus there is no way to speed up time so you end up just waiting for the day to end in game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1. you dont get enough starting money. 2. its pointless to have one worker per popcorn or drink machine 3. theres a bug when the game first tells you about the auction for the movies, the bug is when that information came up i was picking up garbage and i couldnt do anything after would report the bug but they blocked me because i pointed out that they couldnt release the game when planned. 4 oh yea if you say anything negative about this game they will block you, it just shows that they cant…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →welp thankfully it took just under 2hrs for me to find out this game has game breaking glitches.... popcorn machine broke showed 4/20 couldn't refill buckets and could refill the machine...reloaded the game and it completely broke the game where I can't even pick up a bucket now... game has been out since feb this is a bad bug to have.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last update was 6 oct.2025 v.0.4.1.1. Today - August 7th 2026.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No updates in almost a year.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a funny game to play with. A bit short but the devs make updates very often with more content (can't wait to see the next one). A big potential but the game needs lot of work. Take the game as a burlesque simulator ( I work in a real movie theater and I find it funny). More movies specs and financial aspects would be good. Trying to reach lvl 150 right now. For now, it's a thumb up for now. Keep going devs !
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I always wanted to manage a cinema, this game provided that :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is honestly horrid. please dont waste your money lol. its so lifeless, once you hire people you basically have nothing to do. I honestly have been forcing myself to play it until i bought everything (which im about to do right now) and the game runs itself so much im literally playing the game in the background while typing this. I literally fall asleep playing this game, i have to ult tab and watch youtube. once you get your few tasks done for the day you have to just sit for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought this game when its name still made sense and the devs were still updating it. We're now well past the 6 month "early access" window, the game can still be beat in about 4 hours once you get past the clunky controls and there's just not a lot to do as the business management sim is fairly mindless with no option to increase difficulty nor any need to buy more than a handful of movies Maybe I would have recommended it in November but not even a whisper of updates since October and I see…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →employees still don't work after multiple updates. Expect lots of bugs
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great cinema simulator game, love playing this game, you make money quickly, and upgrades fast, still in early access, a few bugs, the team are fast at fixing them when reporting them, can wait for future updates and see how this game goes. 📽️🍿
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed playing Cinema Simulator 2025. The gameplay was engaging and fun, but the biggest drawback was the lack of continued updates. After purchasing all the theaters and fully upgrading them, there isn’t much left to do. It only took me about a week to max out all the levels. I would love to see future updates that add more theaters, along with new features like a restaurant or a game room. It would also be great if the game introduced an event system, such as hosting birthday…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really is a great game but I expanded my cinema to 4-5 more threatres worth $10,000 and hit a game breaking bug with my cashiers and went from spending $24,000 in upgrades to $2,000 in the hole because my cashiers wouldn't admit tickets to my customers. tried to do it myself but customers became impatient with me because i was trying to verify what they wanted. hope the devs work on the game more and for gods sake fix the bug and add a easy mode so the customers won't be impatient. 4/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game so much, the fact that you can make your own movies is amazing, I love sitting in my own movies based off of real movies from the 90s
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even in its Early Access phase, this game fails to deliver any value commensurate with its price. From the very beginning to the end, the game balance is severely flawed, making it virtually impossible to enjoy any aspect of gameplay. * A message for the developers and my own reflections are included at the end of this review. Expectations vs. Reality in a Movie Theater Management Simulator Movie Selection Although the game is marketed as a movie theater management simulator, the option…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I understand everything a cool concept in general, but the game should have been in the demo version no more, there are games that are in the demo and they have more content and better done and also you play the demo absolutely for free, here I paid $ 5 for a game that is not worth it at all. I'm a big fan of simulators, but the game needs a lot and a long time to work on, because it doesn't even pull early access at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is ok it,s issues that let it down 1) first lag is an issue that,s a big issue as you expand 2) shelf,s needed for stock with more stock that can be put on them 5 boxes per type minimum 3) why not connect the office to the store room why make us walk all the way round 4) cinema themes if you buy each type for A cinema why can,t you use, unused themes in other rooms why do you have to re-buy them 5) cleaners are not very efficient cleanliness becomes a big issue when you have 4 rooms…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game that truly fits the definition of simulation. I'm so happy that I can now watch movies alone in a cinema, which has been my dream for years. I recommend it to you too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its really fun game and very nice but the problem is the game is too short and you can end it in just 2-3 hours of playing. I wish they update it like to customize every room, add new things and make it longer also if they can make the movies run just few weeks and then disappear its better cz i will nearly buy all the movies in the game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kind of on the line with this one. I enjoyed 5 hours of playing before my employees decided to go on strike and entirely stop working, and it's kind of impossible to do everything by yourself. As it's in early access, I give it a pass in hopes it will improve over time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. There are several big reasons why I gave a negative review. 1. The game feels clunky and needs polish. 2. It comes on the heels of the success of Supermarket Simulator (released February 2024) , and created to cash in on that game’s success. 3. Its assets are default assets from the Unity store that feel BARELY altered, enough to be distinct in its own way to avoid copyright infringement 4. Customers get impatient. 5. The rooms are too far apart to be weird. 6. Game is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Once again a early access game with a limited gameplay content
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO THIS GAME HAVE TO FREEZE EVERY TIME A MOVIE STARTS PLAYING! AND THE GAME DOES NOT RESPOND THE GAME IS FUN BUT THE FREEZING KILLS THE MOOD OF PLAYING THE GAME IT SELF
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An enjoyable game to relieve the stress of the day. Don't treat people who smoke while watching a movie badly; they just want to enjoy themselves
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I recommend this game just not yet What do I mean? Its a very interesting concept and thought the demo showed some promise back during the Next fest last year but this is an incredibly bare bones early access compared to some of the other simulator games that released since that Next fest. What I loved: - Concept is interesting, Before last years next fest that featured this game I expressed that I would love a simulator game that was about running a cinema and it definitly doesn't have the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Check out my indie game! Steam: HOGO Games Games: - Rock Star Life Simulator - Business Odyssey - Cinema Simulator 2025 - Backseat Wishlist It! #gaming #game #steam #indiegame #videogames #pcgaming
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unlabelledView post →Nvm computer needed update great game dont listen to my old review MONEY WELL SPENT
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're into simulation games, you should give this a try. Started out small but once you get the hang of organizing showtimes and upgrading your cinema, it gets super addictive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not a good game at all. It's very boring there is hardly anything to do. You can't place anything where you want it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a really fun game! if you enjoy the simulator genre, you'll like this one too. It could use some improvements (as it's still in development), like add more difficulty and more customization options. Another thing to be considered is the variety of products being sold (it has little variety). it would be nice to have more products and upgrades!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, Cinema Simulator 2025 is a really fun and entertaining game! It’s a great experience to build and manage your own cinema, and the concept is very well executed. However, there are still a few bugs and missing features that will hopefully be improved or added in future updates. I’d especially love to see some classic cinema snacks like nachos with dips added — that would make the experience even more realistic! 🍿🥤 Bugs / Issues I’ve noticed: Item bug during staff interaction: When…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like this game and I think it is pretty good. I wish that they would make it so custom movies could be shorter or longer. I wish there was more to the game but they are working on more from my understanding. I would recommend this as the best current cinema simulator game that I have played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun little sim where you run your own cinema seating, tickets, snacks… it’s oddly relaxing. could use a bit more variety in events but overall super chill. devs seem to update often 👍
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple and very enjoyable, worth playing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's easy to develop but fun. I started at 8 PM and it's been 3 hours and I'm still going. It's an engaging game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →started off good. then the more i play the more bugged it becomes with so many aspects of the game, really disapointing!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Need to improve this :- (1) Improve Graphics. (2) Improve sound effects. (3) Improve screen video, only 5 sec clip is playing. (4) Add 4DX, 3D, Very Big Halls. (5) Improve Texture Quality. (6) Keep cameraman's at outside of hall for movie talk about how movie is. (7) Before playing movie there should be AD's. (8) Add voices to the movies playing in theatre. (9) popular actors coming to movie for their own movie for promotions. (10) Early morning shows. Try to improve this. Thank You for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i am not able to play this game it runs and automatically crashes
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →wish it was multiplayer, i opened up a theater with no snacks. looked like skidrow and the customers complain alot , i have to clean, kick people out the theater and charge admission . just like real life, the people in the theater were not having it lol . i recommend this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am working in a movie theatre in real life. This game is an instant like, because you can smack people, who are misbehaving. What's a bit boring is that you sometimes have to wait all day, because your shows already sold out in the afternoon. You sell nothing in that time (maybe add people who just grab some snacks and leave).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why it has many AI Art or assets on this game???? on Romantic themes for example, and some of the films like Duckzilla, Thee things, The Ancient. I likes it better like Maximum Pain and Burger Thief comparing the others because Dev make the films using the Game Assets and I don't mind that and I really appreciate their Creativity.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →sorry not sorry this game is just ♥♥♥♥, it should have been multiplayer, doing this solo is just stupid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not sure about this tbh. It's a fun and chill gameplay overall. The UI just broke for me and bubbles for orders don't pop up anymore since I bought the 2nd drink and popcorn machine. Restarting didn't work sadly. I wish bugs would be fixed. I guess I'll wait for future updates, it's unplayable like this at this point. I'll change the review as soon as it's fixed
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Games is Fun to play But the Main Problem is and THE WHOLE GAME ITSELF NEEDS ATTENTION AND NEEDS A MAJOR FIX AS IF YOU MAXED OUT YOUR CINEMA BUILDING AND YOU OWN ALL THE MOVIES ALONG WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH THE WHOLE GAME FREEZES UP EVERY TIME A MOVIE STARTS AND IF THE DEV DOESNT FIX THIS PROBLEM OR TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BUG AND BLAMES THE GAMERS PC FOR A SAD RESPONSE I PITTY HIM AS I AM A GAMING STREAMER AND I WOULD NOT STREAM THIS UNTIL IT HAS BEEN FIXED PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID THIS…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is just like in real life
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MAJOR GAME BUGS prevent game play, most critically Cashiers that won't sell tickets and 100% of customers leave. There's no way to fire the cashiers and no way to take over the cash register. Broken. MINOR GAME COMPLAINT: Where is the Co-op mode? There's 100 things to do in this game all over the Cinema, but it's single player only.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the amount of money it costs and the amount of content you get out of this game to my opinion it's on the edge whether it's recommended or not. I assume however with time the game will get better. Overall I liked it, it feels like a complete game, I love the face that actual movies are playing (very short ones but still gives more of a cinema feeling) and it's not very difficult to figure out what to do. While playing however it does become more and more clear that the game is still in…
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