Backlot: Hollywood Studio Tycoon

Summary

Starting January 1930 with an empty soundstage and a million dollars in credit, you commission scripts, cast stars on seven-year contracts, and book release weeks against rival studios. Films earn week by week through a theatrical run, then through television, home video and streaming, while historical shifts like three-strip color, widescreen, CGI and 3D arrive on their real dates.

• Timeline spans 1930 to the streaming age
• Loan out contracted stars; void deals via morals clauses
• Mayor, police chief and Mob track your studio separately