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Filmmaker Tycoon

Filmmaker Tycoon is a next generation movie tycoon simulation game! You're the producer of your very own movie studio! Hire actors, build movie sets, make films, move up in the industry, and watch your finished films in Filmmaker Tycoon.

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Aternis Level 0
Publisher
Aternis Interactive
Release
September 21, 2023
2 years and 315 days ago
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About the Game

Filmmaker Tycoon lets you build your very own Movie Studio and make award winning Movies. Design your Movie Studio, write your Scripts, hire famous Actors and Directors and make the Movies you want!

Design and build your Movie Studio

Design the Movie Studio of your dreams. Construct a Scriptwriting Office, Post-Production Studio, Research Lab, Movie Sets, and more...


Technologies

Unlock new scenes for your movies, better marketing campaigns, better post-production profiles and decorative items for your Movie Studio by researching technologies.

Location Scouting and Movie Sets

Send your staff members to scout locations to build more Movie Sets. Each Movie Set can be further upgraded with lighting, audio and camera stabilization upgrades to make your movies look better.

Equipment System

Filmmaker Tycoon's Equipment System is modeled after real world cameras and lenses. Each Camera and Lens Kit offers something different. You get to decide what cameras and lenses you want to use with your films.

Scene Maker

Mix and match over 100+ scenes to make the movie of your dreams. Each scene can be further customized with background scenes and characters.

Manage your Employees!

Each character in Filmmaker Tycoon is unique and has their own traits and behaviors. Keep a close eye on your employees or else something terrible will happen on set.


Costuming

Choose each and every part of your actors' costumes. Decide on what each character wears when they appear on the silver screen.

Post-Production

Further tweak your films with Post-Production. Edit your films with background music, ambiance and color grading to improve their production values.

Watch Movies!

Filmmaker Tycoon lets you actually watch your film creations. Each movie you create is fully animated with voice acting and reflects every decision you made in the production of the film.




Shoot for the stars and make movies in Filmmaker Tycoon!
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