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Getting Started

Adult Studio Sim is about building a successful studio by hiring performers, producing scenes, earning rewards, and expanding what your studio can do.

Your First Performer

Every studio begins at Tier 0 with room for one performer.

From the Studio page, choose Hire First Performer. You'll be shown several candidates to choose from.

Performers have one contextual Trait, two performance styles, and skills that affect how well they perform in different scenes.

Create Your First Scene

Once you've hired a performer, choose Start New Scene.

Your first scene is a Quick Solo Scene using your first performer. At Tier 0, your available Action and Setting choices are intentionally limited while you learn the basics.

Starting the scene begins production. Production continues automatically, even if you leave the game.

Publishing Your First Scene

When production of your scene finishes:

  • Your performer gains Skill XP and becomes available for another scene.
  • The completed scene becomes ready to Publish.

Publishing releases the scene to the market and earns Popularity and Cash.

After publishing your first scene, your Studio will advance to Tier 1.

Growing Your Studio

As your Studio gains Popularity, its Tier increases.

Higher tiers gradually give you access to larger casts, more performers, new scene options, and additional progression rewards.

Beginning at Tier 1, the Marketplace also becomes available. You can spend Cash there to purchase additional Actions and Settings for future scenes.

The Gameplay Loop

  1. Hire performers.
  2. Create scenes using your available Actions and Settings.
  3. Wait for filming to complete.
  4. Publish completed scenes.
  5. Earn Skill XP, Popularity, and Cash.
  6. Unlock and purchase new options.
  7. Build a larger and more successful Studio.

Experiment with different performers, Actions, and Settings as your Studio grows. Some combinations work better than others, and the game will highlight particularly strong choices with Recommended badges.