Developer posts and news about this game.
Hello Animators - It's time! Animation Studio Manager is fully released and is launching with a week-long sale! Grow your Studio from making Short Webisodes to Award-Winning Feature Films where you can compete against your mentor-turned-nemesis, your Mother! She might not have an
Hello Animators! In case you missed the level 10 update last week, the game is now content complete! Hurray!! Celebration! Today I updated the store page with a new trailer, screenshots and GIFs to make sure everything is up-to-date and accurate and ready to go for Friday's offic
Fixed a glitch when you hover over "Catch a Break" during an active Perk where the text would repeat infinitely. Production Employee Award Upgrades at level 7 & 9 now take a day of training just like the level 5 training does. When you get a match in the Entourage Matching ga
Quick hotfix: Fixed a layering issue on the Office Computer where Tic-Tac-Toe would layer incorrectly over other apps and block the button to close the Apps. Minor text/graphics clarifications Minor changes to Mom Level 1 tutorial for clarification "Pure"/"Corrupt" choice page is
Hello Animators! Level 10 is here! Minus any final balancing, bug fixing, polishing, this is the full game! Let me know in the Steam forums if you run across any issues, so I can fix them prior to the full release next month!! I hope you enjoy! Level 10 Mom has watched your perfo
Hello Animators - The game is nearly complete! Level 10 is on the test sever undergoing final balancing with Mom's Challenges and final 3 minigames before the final Award Ceremony! Additionally, I've done a graphics optimization and cleaned up a bunch of assets, so even with all
Fixed a glitch where you would get locked in the level 8 Producer Tutorial if you didn't have enough Ads/Deals to initiate a Fan Convention.
There was a glitch that was crashing the game, so I am posting an update that fixes it. There are a few other little balances as well: Fixed an issue that would crash the game during the Paparazzi game if you played in Easy Mode, had both Writer upgrades, and waited until the tim
Fixed an issue with the Level 8 Producer Tutorial where you could launch the Fan Convention before Chad finished explaining it, which would result in the game hard-locking.
Hello Animators! It's time for some exciting news: With this update, Levels 1-9 are complete (pending any final balancing)! Over the next few weeks, I will be heavily testing and balancing these levels as well as getting Level 10 on the test branch of the server for final testing
Hello Animators, I've got a small balancing patch for you here! Small Fixes: Renamed the Blue Clipboard "Studio" instead of "Crew" to more accurate describe it. Ensure that Mom doesn't win the same Sub-Award twice in a row during the T-Pose Awards Balancing for Levels 7-9 Lowered
Hello Animators and welcome to the GREAT BIG UPDATE!! When Animation Studio Manager first entered Early Access a few months ago, I got lots of feedback from streamers and players. They liked the potential of the game, but it was rough. Over the last several months, I've been work
Happy New Year, Animators! Today I have one more, big update to balance out the first 8 levels before I start getting into Level 9 in the next update! Office Computer Your Office computer is now more functional as a computer and has different Apps. These Apps include some feature
This year has flown by so fast! I've been working hard on improving the game and player experience, guided by current player's feedback, and I hope you enjoy all the changes and story immersion! Here are some of the recent updates: Story / Tutorial / Pacing Create your Mother cha
Hello and Happy Holidays! This update focuses on balancing and updating Corporate as well as clarifying a few points! More Character Immersion New Year When the New Year rolls around, either your Mom (levels 1-4) will pop up and use your Studio as a charity tax write-off, or Chad
Welcome Studio Managers! Let's dive into this update! We have some glitch fixes, some balancing, some new XP options, and some quality-of-life changes. Level 1 Tutorial Adjustments Did some minor changes to the Level 1 Mom Tutorial. Added Alerts/Employee Sickness to the tutorial.
The Steam Autumn Sale is here, and Animation Studio Manager is 50% off, so this is the perfect time to start running your Animation Studio! What's new recently? Sound Effects, Production Employee Bays, Corruption Decisions, Mom's Tutorial and lots of balancing! Early Game Based o
Sound Effects Turn up the volume because the Sound Effects are here! When you make a cup of Coffee you can hear the caffeine and when you fire an Employee, they boo at you...just like in real life. In addition to sounds for when you click on things, buy, sell, etc...each room has
Hello - I hope you are all well! Build 43 Hot Fix: When entering the build for the first time, the main menu wouldn't load after the "What's New" Screen. Build 44: Game Breaking: Hint Popups- Fixed a glitch that could make the Hint Popups freeze under certain circumstances. Quali
Happy weekend! There's lots of fun stuff in this update, so let's unpack it. Note - because there are so many changes to the early game, for the first time I am wiping Game-Saves. This won't impact achievements or anything, just any current games in progress. I have avoided doing