Backlot: Hollywood Studio Tycoon
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…
Backlot: Hollywood Studio Tycoon is an indie developed by Goodpunk Studios, released 18 September 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Backlot: Hollywood Studio Tycoon is
Backlot: Hollywood Studio Tycoon is an indie game developed by Goodpunk Studios and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Backlot: Hollywood Studio Tycoon launched on 18 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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