About Music Manager
Music Manager is a game tagged Simulation, Strategy and Music by Throup Media Ltd, launching on Steam on Nov 9, 2026. That is a packed week for games like it, with 221 similar games launching the same week. The quietest week ahead for games like it starts Nov 23. The Steam games most like it include CD Market - Music Label Sim, Radar Identified and Sound Syndicate.
Sign artists, develop talent, release music and steer careers through tours, festivals and changing trends in a detailed music industry management sim set from 1952 to 2026.
Launch window
Open in Launch Week CheckerBusiest weeks for games like this one in the next 12 weeks:
- Week of Oct 26, 2026 — Packed, 257 similar games
- Week of Nov 2, 2026 — Packed, 251 similar games
- Week of Nov 9, 2026 — Packed, 221 similar games
Quietest: Nov 23, Nov 30, Dec 7.
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Steam data
Everything Steam lists for Music Manager · record updated 1 day ago
Overview
App info
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Throup Media Ltd
- Publisher
- Throup Media Ltd
Platforms
Features
2Patches
Patch notes
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Jun 29, 2026 PR scene feedback update
A player very kindly sent feedback about the PR scene: “funny but i'm confuse something about PR”. I am not completely sure I interpreted it correctly, but I have added a tooltip to the Release Album button to explain when no recorded albu…
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May 17, 2026 Music Manager Playtest update
The first Music Manager Playtest has now ended. Thank you to everyone who took part and sent feedback.I’ve now gone through the reports, notes and messages, and I’m working through the changes for an updated Playtest version planned for la…
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May 3, 2026 Playtest Update
The first Music Manager Playtest build is now finished and will be uploaded to Steam within the next 24 hours.There has been a lot of work this week on getting the build polished, particularly around tutorials, UI layout, feedback tools an…
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Apr 18, 2026 Project Update: What’s Next for Music Manager
Welcome and thanks for taking an interest in Music Manager.I wanted to post a short update on what the next stage of the project looks like.The Steam page is now live and will continue to be improved over the coming weeks. Some of that wor…
News
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Oct 14, 2026 · Community Announcements Introducing Weekly Challenges
I mentioned in the last update that I was working on Weekly Challenges and would share more information about them. The first draft is now in place and available to try on Demo and Playtest branches.…
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Oct 12, 2026 · Community Announcements Leaderboards: First Version Now Available
The first version of Steam Leaderboards is now in Music Manager. You can compare a range of records covering songs, albums, gigs, acts and your career as a manager. This is an early version, nowhere …
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Oct 8, 2026 · Community Announcements Playtest ending 18 October: Thank you!
# Music Manager Playtest Ending 18th October: Thank You! After several months, countless updates and an incredible amount of feedback, the Music Manager playtest will be ending on Sunday 18th October…
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Aug 14, 2026 · Community Announcements MUSIC MANAGER JUST GOT A LOT DEEPER
This update introduces some of the biggest new systems added to Music Manager during the playtest.Musicians now develop over time, pursue their own ambitions, build accomplishments across their caree…
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Jul 31, 2026 · Community Announcements Playtest 3 is now fully live!
Playtest 3 is now fully live and will run for two weeks. The game will be updated frequently as feedback is received.
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Jul 23, 2026 · Community Announcements Final Playtest Begins 31 July
The previous Music Manager Playtest ended on 10 July and I have been busy working through the feedback since then. I am now planning to launch the third and final Playtest on 31 July. A COMPLETE LOCA…
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Jul 8, 2026 · Community Announcements Playtest - 2 days remaining!
The second playtest is nearly over after two weeks online.Thank you to everyone who has submitted bug reports and feedback. I’ve acted on everything received, although two messages arrived slightly g…
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Jul 1, 2026 · Community Announcements Genesis Untitled
First, thank you to the player who reported this. Someone made a mod called genesis using the editor, which is genuinely impressive because I did not think anyone would be that deep into it yet.For s…
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Jun 24, 2026 · Community Announcements Playtest 2 is now live
The second Music Manager playtest is now active and will run until 10 July.This version has been expanded since the first playtest. All feedback from the first round was gratefully received and acted…
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Jun 2, 2026 · Community Announcements Summer's here - let's talk about Christmas?
Summer is here, so naturally it is time to talk about Christmas. A lot has changed since the last Steam update, much of it shaped directly by Playtest feedback.The biggest change is the guided tour. …
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