Showrunner

TV studio management sim built around card-based episode planning

Inexplicable Games · Released Jan 17, 2023 · Early Access

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 70% of 114
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 10 months ago; Dec 9, 2025
Minimum PC: 512 MB; 1 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Showrunner?

An isometric, single-player management game in Early Access about running a television studio. You choose a show's genre and theme, hire staff, and take episodes through writing, filming, and editing while managing budgets, staff energy, and contracts with television or streaming companies.

For you if...

+you enjoy matching cast and crew skills to scripts
+you like customizing characters and choosing their development perks

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer rather than a solo management game

What players say

70% of 114 reviews are positive

Players praise the television-production premise and the episode-planning system. Common complaints concern limited content and repetitive tasks, while recent reviewers describe development as slow or apparently stalled.

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Showrunner system requirements

Minimum: 512 MB, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: 2 Ghz
Graphics: 512 MB
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

Does Showrunner have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Showrunner run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Showrunner use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam