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Moviehouse – The Film Studio Tycoon
Developer Odyssey Studios
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. From the Steam store page
111 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest May 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
36
Rotten
40 positive · 71 negative
95% range 28–45%
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Negative
114 of 304 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 111 · most liked firstFor those of you looking for a remake of "The Movies" do not bother, this is as far from that Epic game as is humanly possible. otherwise its a cheap click, rinse and repeat game which isnt going to blow your socks off but isnt too bad. the UI is very VERY vague, you do have to work things out for yourself. I cant give this a positive review as it comes across as a cheaply made, dev game. If you are looking for something to fill the void of "The Movies" id suggest actually looking online and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I see all these positive reviews for the game here on steam and all I can think about is either they just don't understand the point of these reviews, or they got the game for free, or they just don't care enough. How does this game get a positive review? It's awful. The gameplay is supposed to be point and click but allow me to tell you the majority of gameplay here. You click two buttons, type a name of a movie, then spend 10 minutes watching loading screens as they "make" the movie. Then…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For those hoping it is like The Movies, it is nothing like The Movies so that will turn some people off the game and to be honest it seems that everybody who has tried to make a game copying The Movies has failed to reach the finish line though one may make it later this year. If you zoom out in the game, the setting looks like miniature city map in one of the recent Call of Duty games (Vanguard?) which is pretty cool. This game is more like those game company making games only you run a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Moviehouse is a disappointing take on the "Game Dev Tycoon" formula, set on - of course - a film studio lot. The premise is simple: hire a writer, and give them prompts like the genre, setting, hero and villain. Once they've written a script, you set the director off to produce it, and give them prompts like their budget for actors, who the lead and support are, what percentage of the budget should be allocated to X, Y, Z - and voila, you have yourself a movie. Over time, you upgrade your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was really excited to play this game. I used to play Lionshead-The Movies so much when I was younger and seeing this was bringing back nostalgic memories of that game. However, at this point and time I don't think I can recommend. There really isn't as much to do. You don't get to the see the movies that are created, rarely does a movie do well (yet you make a ton of money off of it anyways, go figure), and at start up of the game there is little to no direction on how to begin. I want to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow this is horrible. I feel like I got scammed. It's literally the same two actions over and over again and one view of a basically static environment that looks like it was designed at the dawn of the internet. Seriously there are web based flash games with more than this. Don't waste your money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really need to fix this game im sorry but its not fun at all. Im going bankrupt by year 3-4 and im doing 5-15k budget short films. By year 5 i cant afford ANY indie films and im 20k in debt to the point where a movie studio buys my studio and my chances of profit are zero to none. The "fixed" mechanics they did to make it easier in the start (as of july 4th) did NOT help and its still impossible to play or even have fun. It's an endless clicking non stop game, cant change or get new actors,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Moviehouse is a fun reimagining of the "Game Dev Tycoon" formula, where you begin as a startup, make something small for customers, and as your skills improve, make bigger and better somethings' over time to get better results. Moviehouse is not a spiritual successor to Lionhead Studios "The Movies," but it does obviously share the theme. I found my time with Moviehouse to be a love/hate relationship. If you enjoy Game Dev Tycoon, or pretty much any title in the Kairosoft catalog, you'll…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New update is unplayable and restrictive. In its current state just frustration and no enjoyment. Heavily controlled by critic score and creating a quality movie or one the audience like means nothing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why is this not marked as early access?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super super buggy and laggy game even with max performance settings on with not clear direction as to what you're supposed to do. Also, I found it extremely difficult to make money let alone not go into loads of debt. Impossible to not got bankrupt no matter what you do. Game is a waste of money which is saying a lot as it's not an expensive game. UPDATE ON 6/3/24: Game is still unplayable with max performance settings. Actually all settings are unplayable. It amazes me how ineffecient such…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite it's promising concept, this tycoon game falls short with lackluster execution. The gameplay shows a lack of passion from the developers. Compared to other tycoon games, it falls short in delivering an equally engaging and immersive experience. I am very disapointed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Moviehouse - A casual tycoon who wasn't slated to be any more 1. This game is not a precursor to The Movies (Lionhead Studios). And still good! It's a tycoon with a clean and addictive design/mechanic! 2. Moviehouse is a fake easy game. Under a cover of apparent simplicity, it evolves into layers of complexity that make us fall in love and make us despair and want to give up like authentic losers! Perhaps the creator never thought that expectations would be high in the community, as few…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would have absolutely loved to give this a good review, but even after a few hours, it is clear it needs some work. So many aspects of the game are cool, but half-baked. For example: 1. You can hire different directors or writers, but they basically all are the same 2. You can produce movies and make decisions, but it quickly becomes the same routine over and over 3. Critics and audiences will rate their movies, but the seem almost random and have little effect on the game (my first movies…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't waste your money. I know, I know... It's currently only $10.99. I mean it: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY on this absolute mess of a game. I recently saw an ad for another upcoming film studio production game to come out sometime in 2024 and it gave me the bug for a movie production game. I played the demo for that game and another upcoming Hollywood game. Both of those demos have more positives that this "fully released" piece of garbage. The elements of the game COULD work eventually,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →About 90% of the game makes no sense at all (you need to unlock genres, you need to unlock feature films and longer films, you take a script and then decide if it's gonna be a short movie or feature film, you teach your employees in their fields, but it means absolutely nothing if they have no experience in the genre, you set percentage of the budget to be spent on special effects without knowing if they are needed, you set percentage of the trailer to show humour without knowing if there is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/10 While not all bad, it's mostly bad. The complex game design was handled well by the developers. Code locations don't quite match the genre. Ok, enough with the meta jokes. Movie House is a great game in concept, but executed very poorly. This gets a negative review because there are issues that cannot be overlooked in a review. The Achievements flat out don't work. Must have at some point. Days after release the Devs patched to hopefully fix, but it's still an issue. Looks like the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have been so excited for a new Movie Studio Sim, and this has been the most promising option since they announced it. Unfortunately, this is not much better than a basic mobile app. Now, I don't just have 20 hours so far on this game, but almost 200 on Movie Studio Boss 2, Hundreds of hours on The Movies, and Thousands on Hollywood Mogul 3/Hollywood Movie Studio. So I am a fiend and a thumbs down in this genre is something I didn't expect. The Balance is completely broken, the pace of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Clicking simulator, also feels like a bad mobile game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had potential but was abandonded. What remains is too barebones and not well balanced.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not very good, I'm afraid. The UI is unwieldy, the mechanics are not well explained, and it just feels like a soulless grind, tbh. Not casual enough to mindlessly click through, not crunchy enough to sink your teeth into... an unpalatable middle ground, poorly presented. A shame.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Moviehouse - The Film Studio Tycoon. was for me a highly anticipated game. Is it better than The Movies? Well, I think it does a remarkable job of advancing the genre with its well-thought-out mechanics and gradually increasing complexity. One of the things I love about Moviehouse is how it slowly introduces you to more and more intricate systems, allowing you to truly immerse yourself in the game and create award-winning movies. The attention to detail and thoughtfulness in the game design…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Far too many bugs, far too difficult to get started, and not that interesting, since it's impossible to get to late game. I've had my research mysteriously drop to -4 and stay there. I've had my only writer freeze and never complete his script. On top of that some of the controls are TERRIBLE. I never managed to master their slider system. I had trailers come out completely wrong because clicking a little off the advance button caused them to suddenly radically shift, too late for me to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has one major design flaw, in my opinion, and that is the very, very linear research tree. For example, when you're training/leveling up your staff, there are certain goals that you have to meet in production to avoid negative effects on the distribution of the movie. I couldn't meet those goals because I hadn't progressed far enough in the research tree. So I found myself in a loop where I was collecting and spending research points, my employees were getting better, and yet each…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/] With 1,300+ reviews, make sure to follow The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more! Have you ever thought that you could produce better quality movies than the big film producers. Which would bring in the big bucks and change your life forever? If this is, you then keep jogging on as this game won’t do that for you, at least for me it didn’t but maybe you’ll have better luck. The game begins with you choosing which decade to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The demo was very promising, and I assumed that they would balance the game more reasonably. Unfortunately, this title disappoints. The game is laggy and clunky with so many bugs. The balance of the game is terrible - you can only hire entry level directors and writers and after acquiring a few rival companies, you can earn billions doing nothing whilst only paying a few thousand dollar a month in wages. It doesn't matter if you make a terrible movie or not, you earn huge amounts doing…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"The Grand Testicle Theft" was a smashing success with the audience. An absolute thriller masterpiece. 5/5 potato would buy again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a lot of potential and the bare bones for something great but the dev appears to have abandoned it entirely. Dont expect updates or improvements and the early game is IMPOSSIBLE to stay afloat in without sinking into debt and failing
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seems further development has been abandoned and the game in its current state is unplayable and broken. By all means buy it if you want to spend 8 hours of your life trying to make things work and progress only to get no where, while some studio in Germany banks your $10. Furthermore, when a game like this has been out for months and there is no guide, take that as a red flag and spend your money somewhere else.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is designed for the player to go bankrupt always!! No distributors option.. Frustrating and no joy :(.. waste of my money
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I honestly wanted to like this game, the demo was a fun time and I like the Game Dev Tycoon style they had going on but like...there's no challenge here, once you start investing in competitors you can basically coast off that passive income while you pump out stinkers with no real indication of why or how stuff like a Bad Boy wouldn't be a fit in a romance movie or a sleazy politician isn't a good fit as the villain of a mystery. It all seems a bit arbitrary if I'm honest with you.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its not The Movies. It is a lighter but still interesting an at least moderately meaty business sim in the vein of something like Game Dev Tycoon or even a less cute Kairosoft game. It's fun, its chill but interesting. Easy to learn yet tough to nail down every project perfectly. Easy on the eyes and ears. Its just...not...The Movies. This is a TEN DOLLAR GAME when I bought it. Sorry 11 if you didnt jump on the early massive 1 dollar discount like I did. Point is... its very light. So…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →unfortunately quite hollow. Lacks flavor. Choppy performance. Feels lifeless.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Full Walkthrough - https://youtu.be/MmRYWefRSfI A MUST-PLAY MASTERPIECE , PLAY THIS YOURSELF AND LET YOUR FAMILY AND CHILDREN PLAY THIS Ever thought what's the process behind making movies , well look no further cause this game will teach you everything in such a fun-loving way, Basically you make your own movies in this, hire a director, hire a script writer, start as a small Indie Movie studio with some chump change and start making movies, with time and patience you will end up becoming…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried so hard to like this game. I don't know if the devs just hit random when they were balancing the game but my god. I even tried to follow guides from people who have somehow made it to late game and even then it feels like i've rolled a natural 1. Every movie you produce is one step closer to debt and the return is questionable. They make it hard to really know what works with what. If you've played GameDev there's a system that shows if something works or not as you are developing a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is not that bad (The concept). However, wish there was more things to do and details. As far as mechanics the game is a DISASTER just horrible peace of trash. UI sucks beyond imagination (By the way when I first played the game it said they rolled an update improving this.) AND STILL SUCKS BIG TIME. Game also suffers of crashes every hour or so. 4/10 overall the game is just Bad.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i named my studio A24 and i'm making all their movies starting from their first release. will do Studio Ghibli next ♡
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started good but got boring quiet quick and nothing changed each time you made a film, looks like the devs gave up
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted a fun game to play about making movies, I got a game where all I do is lose money and can't advance in the story line or make upgrades. What's the point?!?!?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So first things first, the game isn't good. With that said now let's get to the real reason why I'm writing this review, this game remind me of mad games tycoon 2, I bought MGT2 on the release date and the game was soo trash that playing it make want to play the first one, but the thing was that I didn't bought it at it's release waiting for a great game, I bought because I trust the developers and like their idea, so I let de game down for some time and after some months and major updates the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hope this game doesn't get discouraged from all the negative reviews, because there's still a lot of works to be done. But overall, I would really recommend this to people who like movie games. Stop comparing it to the movies! It's two different games. It's not fair to carry that kind of expectations. This game lags so I hope it gets fixed. I wish award shows have categories. It's always the same three films for Industry Awards.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly I feel very neutral, but the optimization is rubbish, it's very bare bones, leveling doesn't seem to affect anything much, and I cannot for the life of me get more than a 6 out of 10 on any movie. After 4 hours of game play there isn't much else to do. By hour 2 you've basically seen it all. The game could be great, but instead it's just frustrating.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do not understand why people compare this to the movies game made a few years ago. It's the typical mobile tycoon game. The probably bought reviews led me here with false expectations, otherwise I might could have enjoyed it more for what it is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Im finding it hard to love it but i do not dislike it either. I feel the way the movie topics and settings are done is totaly wrong and not realistic enough to pick a film with a setting that makes sense. I feel a few good updates can solve my issues but it is not very good at in depth I feel the way you have 1 director because they gain skill but dont use any of the others is also stupid. The actors basically use the same ones all the time and same with the writers Needs more work its ok…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like the game - I was very sceptical due to the bad reviews but I’m surprised how fun it is. It’s a bid hard but fun :). I’m always running out of money in the game but I will master it ;). With the current sale it’s a buy if you like this kind of business strategy games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You need to understand what you are buying, if you realize the type of game it is, you will enjoy it. If you think it is a sim story sort of game like The Movies, you wont like this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not fun, but solid idea. Seems like it is still a work in progress
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh my - never was it this hard to write a review about a game (Game version 1.4.2 on WIN11). The idea is great: similar to other tycoon games (e.g. Game Dev Tycoon), you own a film studio, make scripts, shoot movies and distribute them. So far so good. The development is logical, the research makes also sense to develop the skills and possibilities your studio has to succeed. Unfortunately there is a big BUT, and that s, that this game was released a little too early. When doing my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am writing this as a final review, because the game is not early access, it is a full release. My first 2 hours in the game was fun, sometimes frustrating, but fun. I was frustrated because card selection is horrible at the start, and it is hard to match. I did somehow manage to make my first movie win the indie show. A lot of my frustrations with the game really may just be a misunderstanding of game mechanics, or it might be bugs, I don't know. What is the point of writing a great script?…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today i look at Moviehouse – The Film Studio Tycoon. Is it a Buy it Now, Wait for Sale, or Don't Buy? Lets find out. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2959046157 A Movie making tycoon game that takes you from the 80's as a small time movie studio to a conglomerate. You hire a writer and director & given two random genres. From there you make scripts, fill in setting, hero & villain are, give it to your director, set a budget for how big the film will be, fill your cast,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mid game. Needs optimization. The interface gets more laggy as the game goes on. I wish i could import my own company logo and movie posters. ______________________________________________________________ Game got abandoned, ♥♥♥♥ should get removed from steam... Disgusting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →love the game its so chill i would love mod support for extra replayability if thats possible
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →better things to spend your money on
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wished there was an indifferent option, as I don't hate the game, but the bugs I've come across are enough to stop the progression of the game. The idea is nice and needs more work, however I feel this is it, and as it is currently I just can not recommend, which is a shame. Hopefully we see an update that fixes bugs that prevent progression, and the economy system, otherwise it is not fit for purpose as is. (UPDATE: Several months after the review above, there has been no update, fix or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I Don't Recommend This Game Gameplay: https://youtu.be/iXid0nBCI7c
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played this game a lot. It helps calm me down with its monotony. But there are things that make me unnecessarily angry: 1) I have to reach goals for studio upgrades, but no matter how many quality movies I distribute, the goal isn't achieved. It says I'm 67% done, but I can't go any higher than that. So I don't get my reward. 2) the studio competition doesn't work. It shows up on the left hand of my screen, but there are no details included, so I don't know how to compete if idk what…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will change my review in the future but with this shape of the game, full of bugs for a light game and so far away from its potential, I wouldn't recommend for now. As I say, it has a lot of potential. I hope developer will put more effort on it. It is definitely not "The Movies" we gaming boomers may recall from our childhood but a lighter and good alternative if it gets in a better shape.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not bad but also not exactly great; if you go in expecting it to be like Lionheads The Movies then you WILL be disappointed, as others have said it is more Game Dev Tycoon / mobile game style. I knew this going in from other posts however it still doesn't feel great, there's is very little information provided to you. Throughout the entire game you will find yourself guessing what things do or assume it will get explained at some point but never does. As I said in my refund request, if the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think the negative reviewers on STEAM didnt play the game long enough. It's a simulation game. Yes its like Game Dev Tycoon. But its also very much like THE MOVIES. The biggest difference is you can't make your own talent and there arent enough NPCS in the game. The game is building a back end with crews, sets, locations... I think it will get better. I hope. I like how your studio starts as an indie short film... and evolves... you investing in your competitors brings you a big revenue…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've never played the game called The Movies (yet) so I can't compare this to it but this game is terrible. The tutorial is basically nonexistent and it's boring. You click and you wait...you click and you wait....your movie is done and then nothing. I love Tycoon games all kinds but this is like a cell phone game resized to fit my computer screen. I thought there was going to be a lot more to the game, like where do the research points come from? The research tree is linear there's no choices…
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