Studio Empire
- Developer
- Quokka Labs
- Genre
- Idle game-studio tycoon
- Released
- September 2026
- Play time
- 4 to 6 hours to the first billion
- Controls
- Touch or mouse
- Platform
- Browser (desktop, mobile, tablet)
An idle game-studio tycoon that runs on its own clock. You start with one puzzle app coded on the laptop in your bedroom, and every minute another month of sales rolls in. Grow into casual studios and a puzzle franchise, AA and AAA campuses, esports teams and arenas, and finally your own publishing label, digital store and cloud platform. Hire studio leads so the money keeps coming while you are away, and trade chip makers, console makers and game-token coins on the side. The industry keeps interrupting: launch-day server crashes, review bombing, crunch, leaked builds, platform fee changes, new console generations and a star streamer who plays your game live. Eight people in Neon Harbor can help or betray you, and investors will pay cash now for a slice of your revenue forever. Reach a billion and the empire is yours.
How to play
Money arrives on its own as months pass, so your job is to decide. Invest in levels of each studio or product with x1, x10 or Max; every tenth, fiftieth and hundredth level multiplies its revenue. Hire a studio lead to lift the no-lead penalty and keep a studio earning while you are away. New branches open as your net worth grows. When an event card appears, each choice shows what it will do, except the gambles marked with a question mark. Golden Keys can warp a whole year forward, rewind your last choice, leak the next market event or bail you out of debt once.
Controls
Everything is a button or a tab. x1 speed is always free; x2 and x3 are ten-minute boosts from a rewarded ad or diamonds. The game pauses while an event, report or ad is on screen.
Tips and strategy
- Push studios to key levels: level 10 doubles revenue, level 25 halves upkeep, level 50 doubles revenue again and level 100 triples it.
- Studios without a lead lose 25% of their revenue while you play and earn nothing offline, so hire leads for your biggest earners first.
- Investors take a cut of your revenue forever, and buying them out later costs their share of 36 months of revenue, so accept offers sparingly.
- Aim for strong yearly growth, since the year-end report grades net worth growth and awards bonus diamonds for an A (net worth doubled) or an S (up 300% or more).
- Spend a Golden Key on Insider Tip to see the next market event two months early, then trade chip, console or token markets before it hits.
Studio Empire FAQ
Does Studio Empire earn money while I'm offline?
Only studios with a studio lead keep earning, at half their normal revenue, for up to 8 hours away. Studios without a lead earn nothing while you are gone.
When do new branches unlock in Studio Empire?
Mobile is open from the start. PC unlocks at a net worth of $20,000, Esports at $1 million and Publishing at $40 million.
What are Golden Keys used for in Studio Empire?
Golden Keys pay for Time Warp (skip 12 months and collect the earnings), Rewind (undo your last event choice), Insider Tip (see the next market event early) and a one-time Bailout of negative cash. You earn one for every five goals completed.
Does Studio Empire save my progress?
Yes. The game saves automatically in your browser at regular intervals and whenever you leave or switch away from the page.
Privacy and saves
Your studios, cash and progress are stored only in this browser on this device. There is no account and no upload. In-game ads are served by Google AdSense, which may use cookies; see the Quokka Games privacy policy.
A Quokka Labs original browser game · Free to play · No download