The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon

Aniki Games · 2025 · $14.99 · Simulation · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 09:13 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.1k to $1.7k per month
• Opportunity: $1.9k per month at x1.35 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 41.6k
• 80% positive across 1118 reviews · 11.2 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 15 months
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 10 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-23; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

A movie-studio management sim where players produce films, manage talent, and build franchises across multiple concurrent projects.

The Executive sits in a quiet corner of the tycoon genre with solid fundamentals: 80% positive reviews, $164.7k lifetime revenue from 32.8k units, and $1.4k/mo residual. The parallel-production mechanic and accessible difficulty distinguish it from Game Dev Tycoon competitors. However, the studio appears inactive (no dev posts in 13 months), the player base is tiny (16 concurrent), and content depth ceiling has been hit. This is a catalog acquisition or light revival candidate for a publisher seeking low-risk indie IP with proven player retention (67% still playing) and modding potential. Most realistic play: acquisition.

• Risk: Last dev activity 13 months ago; no patch or content roadmap visible, raising questions about maintainability and future platform compatibility.
• Risk: Peak concurrent players never exceeded 20; tycoon genre is crowded and players gravitate to deeper, more complex titles (Game Dev Tycoon, Two Point Hospital).
• Risk: Low elasticity (0.14) and recent 50% discount suggest price may already be optimized; marginal room for revenue lift via discounting alone.

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