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Hollywood Animal

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2025

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Quick resume

Make movies, even if someone has to die. Take the helm of a major Hollywood studio at the dawn of sound cinema, and guide it through decades of creative achievements and glamor, debauchery and dark deeds, tough choices and unpleasant compromises.

Global score

74/100

Genres

Simulator, Strategy, Early Access, Indie

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    Pros

    • Deep and immersive management gameplay
    • Rich historical and narrative setting
    • High player autonomy and creativity
    • Engaging strategic challenges
    • Stylish art and sound design

    Cons

    • Early access bugs and technical issues
    • Steep learning curve and difficulty
    • Some repetitive scripted events
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features
    • Ui and quality of life improvements needed

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have extensive control over game design, office layout, team management, and strategic decisions, reflecting high personal freedom."

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      "Players have extensive control over studio management, film production decisions, staff hiring, and strategic choices, reflecting high personal freedom."

    • Competence

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      3

      "Game involves skillful management, upgrading, and overcoming challenges like balancing finances and employee management."

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      "Game involves overcoming complex management challenges, balancing finances, and navigating unpredictable events, requiring skill and strategic thinking."

    • Competition

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      2

      "There is competition with rival studios, buying out competitors, and competing for market share, but not heavily focused on ranked or leaderboard competition."

      Capsule for Game Dev Studio Game Dev Studio

      "There is competition with rival studios and market share, but rival studios are described as passive and not collapsing, limiting competitive tension."

    • Continuation

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      4

      "Many players report long sessions, repeated playthroughs, and habitual engagement despite difficulty and setbacks."

      Capsule for Star Shelter Star Shelter

      "Players report long play sessions, habitual engagement, and investment in multiple playthroughs despite bugs and difficulty."

    • Cooperation

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      -3

      "Gameplay is largely single-player management with minimal or no multiplayer cooperation or teamwork."

      Capsule for SCP Strategy SCP Strategy

      "Gameplay focuses on individual studio management with limited player-to-player cooperation; social interaction is minimal or absent."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      3

      "Players create movies by selecting genres, themes, features, and naming films, allowing creative expression within structured mechanics."

      Capsule for The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon

      "Players create and customize movies with story elements, casting, and production choices, allowing creative expression within management constraints."

    • Domination

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      -2

      "Interactions emphasize competition but with mutual respect; no evidence of trash talk or power imposition."

      Capsule for Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager

      "Interactions with other studios and characters are more about competition than exerting control or authority; no evidence of trash talk or power imposition."

    • Escapism

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      4

      "Players use the game to immerse in a dark, thrilling story world, escaping real life through narrative and atmosphere."

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      "Players use the game as a complex, immersive escape into a historical and fictionalized Hollywood world with dark themes."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -3

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and passion for the genre and story; no obligation or pressure noted."

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and passion for the genre and setting, not out of obligation or pressure."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      3

      "Players try different strategies, roles, and story paths, though some events and choices become repetitive."

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      "Players try different strategies, film styles, and management approaches, though some scripted events reduce novelty over time."

    • Exploration

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      2

      "Some exploration of story events and unlocking new content, but mostly within a known environment and gameplay loop."

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      "Some discovery through story events and management options, but limited open-world exploration; scripted events can become repetitive."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      3

      "Customization of studios, game design, and marketing allows for personal expression within the game."

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      "Customization of films, characters, and studio elements allows self-expression within the game's artistic and management framework."

    • Fantasy

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      4

      "Futuristic, imaginative setting with fictional characters and storylines."

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      "Strong imaginative fiction set in a stylized, dark version of Hollywood's golden age with fictionalized events and characters."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -4

      "Minimal social connection or community feeling; gameplay is primarily solo."

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      "Minimal social connection or community feeling; gameplay is primarily solo without significant multiplayer or social features."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      3

      "Players develop skills in managing studios and learn optimal strategies over multiple playthroughs."

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      "Players learn complex systems, improve strategies, and develop skills managing the studio and film production over time."

    • Health

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      -5

      "No physical activity involved; sedentary gameplay typical of management simulators."

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      "No physical activity involved; gameplay is sedentary and typical of management simulation games."

    • Idle

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      -4

      "Requires continuous attention and focus; players engage actively rather than using it as background or filler activity."

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      "Requires continuous attention and decision-making; players engage actively rather than using the game as background or filler."

    • Intimacy

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      -4

      "Social interactions are limited and surface-level; no evidence of forming close emotional relationships."

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      "Social interactions are limited to surface-level management of staff relationships; no evidence of close emotional bonds."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      4

      "Players lead multiple studios, manage staff, and make high-level decisions guiding their company."

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      "Players lead their studio, manage staff, make executive decisions, and guide the direction of their movie empire."

    • Progression

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      4

      "Players accumulate resources, research technologies, and upgrade their base and equipment."

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      "Players accumulate upgrades, research technologies, build studios, and improve staff to advance their studio's success."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      -2

      "Game is challenging and sometimes frustrating, with tension and difficulty rather than pure relaxation."

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      "Game is challenging and sometimes frustrating; tension and difficulty are part of the experience rather than pure relaxation."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Vibrant art style, music, and sound design provide sensory enjoyment and emotional engagement."

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      "Enjoyment from art style, music, sound design, and thematic atmosphere provides sensory and emotional engagement."

    • Status

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      2

      "Some recognition through ranks and community reputation, but not heavily focused on social status."

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      "Recognition through awards and studio reputation exists but is sometimes inconsistent; social status is a moderate motivator."

    • Story

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      4

      "Strong narrative immersion through historical campaigns, character events, and emergent stories in gameplay."

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      "Strong narrative immersion with historical events, character-driven stories, and evolving plotlines integrated into gameplay."

    • Strategy

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      4

      "Strong mental challenge in planning, resource management, and problem solving."

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      "High mental challenge with complex problem solving, resource management, and strategic planning required."

    • Thrill

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      2

      "Some suspense in managing finances and competition, but overall controlled and predictable environment."

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      "Some suspense and risk from financial management and unpredictable events, but overall controlled environment."

    • Value

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      3

      "Players perceive good value in the depth and replayability despite bugs and early access issues."

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    • Violence

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      "Some combat and threats present but mostly narrative-driven; violence is not a core gameplay focus."

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    • Survival

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      "Players must avoid bankruptcy and manage risks to keep the company alive."

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Cooperation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026