From tinyBuild:
Life on the lower levels can be tough. As the shopkeeper, you must manage, sell, and smuggle (potentially illegal) goods of all kinds to keep your business afloat. Sometimes that means working under the table, making risky choices to combat the rising cost of rent. You'll need to navigate cutthroat politics and build connections with the right factions to get the best exclusive deals.
To earn extra credits and favors, work with security personnel and report the criminals that visit your store counter… or choose to look the other way. Each product that's added to your inventory attracts different buyers, bringing their own potential risks to your storefront. Be sure to thoroughly inspect the items you’ve acquired from patrons; you’re liable for selling contaminated goods. Hurting your reputation means fewer paying customers, and that means less money for rent!
Key Features
- PROFIT COMES FIRST: Choose to start as a gunsmith, chemist, water merchant, fence, farmer…or from pure rock bottom! Every product has its own profit curve and way of ruining you – weapons face inspections, contraband brings raids. Some trades need heavy machinery and permits, others just a good hiding spot. You’re not just choosing a theme for your shop; you’re choosing what kind of trouble you're willing to monetize.
- KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS: You never know who’s on the other side of the counter. Today’s shoppers could be Security fishing for evidence, a revolutionary looking for leverage, or someone shady testing your usefulness. Every sale is a gamble. Approve, refuse, report or look away – someone is always taking notes.
- RISK & REWARD: Each item has its own risks and rewards. Your margins depend on how well you can assess what’s in front of you. Misjudge the item or the person selling it, and you absorb the cost. You can always cut the product's quality to earn a little extra dough – but be careful not to incur the wrath of Security or mob justice.
- BEWARE THE LANDLORD: Rent increases over time, regardless of how well your week went. If you fall behind, your shop will suffer the consequences, forcing you to choose between playing it safe or taking a big bet to get back in the black. But one bad purchase or illegal bust could be all it takes to lose your business forever.
- SHOOT ON SIGHT: Rogue AI-augmented individuals live among us, secretly kidnapping people for nefarious objectives. All factions on the station agree – shoot on sight! Keep an eye out for suspicious shoppers and pull the trigger when necessary.
And more to come! The Probably Stolen team plans to add even more content to the game in future updates, including new starting scenarios and an extension of the main story.
