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Genre: Simulator, Strategy, Indie

Music Wars Empire

Developer Support Update
Unfortunately this game is no longer supported by the developer due to our commitment to other ongoing projects. While we will keep the game available for sale on Steam, it will remain in its current state without further updates or support.

Thank you for your understanding.

Version 1.142y Available
Version 1.142y is available. See changes below:

Fixed: Collaboration bug during meeting requests
Fixed: Song offers and development issues during album production
Fixed: Bug when renaming songs on the tracklist screen
Change: No longer displays genre or flags for individual artists when choosing individual artists for songwriters/producers. The code is more efficient as a result.

Version 1.1141Y Available
Version 1.1141y is now available. See changes below:

Fixed: bug that prevented talent search from working when using Euros as displayed currency
Fixed: various bugs that produced errors for label names that contained a single quote or apostrophe
Fixed: various bug that produced errors for band names that contained a single quote or apostrophe
Fixed: Removed shortlist button from Bands filter screen

Version 1.141Y Available
Version 1.141y is now available. See changes below:

Fixed: bug that prevented talent search from working when using Euros as displayed currency
Fixed: various bugs that produced errors for label names that contained a single quote or apostrophe
Fixed: various bug that produced errors for band names that contained a single quote or apostrophe
Fixed: Removed shortlist button from Bands filter screen

Version 1.14Y Beta Available
Version 1.14y beta is available. Thank you to the members on the discussion board for pointing out the issue with approaching new bands to sign. Your feedback is extremely helpful in squashing these bugs.

Fixed: Greyed out the buttons for already retired artist disabled features (like booking a tour, recording an album) that were displaying the incorrect graphic before
Fixed: Bug that didn't allow you to approach and hire new bands
Fixed: Bug that displayed the an empty line with ";" character on the relationships screen
Fixed: Bug that crashed the game after the conclusion of a talent search
Fixed: Bug that wouldn't display American flag for artists found through talent search

Version 1.13Y Beta Available
The Version 1.13Y beta is now available. As mentioned in the last post, we're attempting to rebuild code that was lost, and this build makes substantial progress toward that goal. This build also cleans up a number of bugs associated with the database and should increase the stability of the game. See below for a description of the changes:

Version 1.13Y
Fixed: Recursion bug when quitting the game
Fixed: Cancelling a tour doesn't cancel a tour but still gives popularity loss
Fixed: The Screaming stat stuck displaying letter on Song Theme screen
Fixed: Relationships cannot be deleted via editor
Fixed: When running a Global label, the "Size" of your label on the Size screen no longer erroneously shows "International" as your next size
Fixed: Fixed the pop-up screens where clicking an X closes out of the game (If we missed any of these, please let us know!!)
Fixed: Various SQL bugs that may have slowed down the game and caused crashes
Change: Game automatically updates database files to latest version when starting or loading a game
Change: Added rounded rectangles to Chattr
Change: The Game now runs on 64-bit (this was also the case in the most recent build)

Small Update
I just posted a small update (1.12x) in the beta section of the game. The update fixes the sales/stream bug caused by songs created in the game editor. New songs created should now work. If you want to fix existing songs in the database, you need to select the database in the dropdown in the editor window.

Unfortunately, this update and any future updates won’t work with the FM DLC, because I lost the source code for the latest version of the game (1.17). As you can see, I’m starting from the version 1.12 and building back up from that.

You can access the beta by right clicking the game in your library and selecting properties.

New DLC Available!
Music Wars Empire: FM is now available on Steam!

Release albums, customize your album art, dominate the airwaves, and get rich in the process. With Music Wars Empire: FM, now you can now do more than ever!

  • Dominate the airwaves: Watch as your artists try to climb the charts in a new radio station media system.
  • Rich List: Watch as your artists get richer and richer, climbing to the top of a new chart type!
  • Customizable album art: Create and import your own album art to add the next layer of realism for your artists. With the newly redesigned Album page, it’s never looked prettier!
  • Adjustable Ticket Sales: Modify exactly how many tickets you want to sell for a specific show.


For more details, visit the FM development diary: FM Dev Diary

Version 1.17 Update Available
Version 1.17 is now available on Steam!

Most recent changelog:


  • Added Seasonal Trends that will affect sales during different times of the year
  • Fixed pDevelopment bug causing freezing during week to week simulation
  • Fixed bug preventing offline play
  • Fixed bug allowing retired acts to collaborate and remix
  • Fixed bug preventing “Include b-sides” option in editor from applying to Greatest Hits and Compilation albums
  • Fixed bug allowing duplicate contract requests from going through if the player makes multiple requests
  • Fixed bug preventing game from fully closing on Steam
  • Removed third-party DRM esellerate. You no longer have to
    enter your serial.

1.16 Update Available
Version 1.16 is now available on Steam! The latest update (v1.16) includes new artist pictures and bios as well as a number of bug fixes.

Most Recent Changelog:

-Fixed the pop-up screens where clicking an X closes out of the game (If we missed any of these, please let us know!!)
-Sales/Chart info updates two weeks after the single/album's release
-Releasing an album from a retired artist no longer counts as an option
-Creating side project/solo projects from retired artists no longer causes the new project to be retired
-The "Approach" button is replaced with "Buy Catalogue" for retired artists
-Retired artists now stop receiving festival and award performance invites
-When running a Global label, the "Size" of your label on the Size screen no longer erroneously shows "International" as your next size
-Greyed out the buttons for already retired artist disabled features (like booking a tour, recording an album) that were displaying the incorrect graphic before
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