Idol Manager
Manage a pop idol agency through business and personal crises
Glitch Pitch · Published by PLAYISM · Released Jul 26, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 4,111
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 48
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Sep 21, 2021
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Idol Manager?
In this management simulation, you run a small pop idol agency, hiring and training performers and staff while producing singles, concerts, and tours. You develop the agency's building, manage relationships, and make decisions during story events involving feuds, gossip, and scandals.
For you if...
- +you enjoy making financial decisions for a growing agency
- +you like branching stories shaped by your choices
- +you appreciate dark comedy about the idol industry
Not for you if...
- −you want a gentle learning curve and clear tutorials
- −you dislike repetitive tasks and early micromanagement
What players say
88% of 4,111 reviews are positive
Players praise the strategic management loop and dark humor once they learn how to keep the agency afloat. They complain about bugs that can disrupt the tutorial or halt progress.
Screenshots and trailer
Idol Manager system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP3
- Processor
- 2GHz
- Graphics
- Integrated video, 1 GB shared memory
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7+
- Graphics
- Dedicated video, 1 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- 1080p display
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 102
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Management
- Economy
- Visual Novel
- Romance
- Strategy
- Point & Click
- Cute
- Simulation
- Dark Comedy
- Nonlinear
- Anime
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
- Comedy
- Indie
- Replay Value
Recent updates
- Sep 21, 2021 · v.1.0.6 Patch Notes
- Aug 31, 2021 · v.1.0.5 Patch Notes
- Aug 28, 2021 · v.1.0.4 Patch Notes
- Aug 11, 2021 · v.1.0.3 Patch Notes
- Aug 7, 2021 · v1.0.2 Patch Notes
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