“Moviehouse” is a new film studio sim which is due to be released in the Autumn and with a Demo available on Steam now. Although it claims to be inspired by Lionheads “The Movies” released in 2005, it is in fact a business sim with the machinima tools of The Movies “set aside”, as this interview with the developer makes clear. I think that is a great shame and hope it’s a decision they might revise in the future.
Wouldn’t it be great if a 2022 version of “The Movies” was released, made in Unreal Engine with all the modern models and assets included? Hmm, perhaps my next project should be….