Empire TV Tycoon

Empire TV Tycoon is a management game about running a television channel and competing for viewers. Empire TV is losing money and can no longer maintain all three of its channels, so you are hired to lead one of them to fame and secure its place as the corporation’s sole surviving channel. You choose programming, hire staff and actors, work with advertisers and produce films and TV shows.

Compete for viewers

Each audience group has its own likes and dislikes. Choose content that suits the current audience to increase your fame; making viewers unhappy can cause your channel to sink. You compete against the other two Empire TV channels for the audience and the chance to be the one that remains.

You can buy and sell movies and TV shows, selecting from about 1,000 movies. Pirated films cost less, but using illegal content carries risks while the police are watching. Advertisers pay you to reach your audience, though their requests and deadlines can be difficult to meet.

Run the channel

Hire workers to handle different tasks. Each has their own skill and level. You also hire actors for your productions, taking their strengths and weaknesses into account, keeping them happy and making effective use of their skills.

Make your own productions

Create movies and TV shows by allocating resources to the available genres. Each production gets a personalized, randomized script, with many combinations for each genre. As director, you make decisions during production that affect its final quality, then can submit your work to industry awards in different categories to compete for recognition.

The game also includes secrets and surprises related to the film industry over the last 50 years.