The Demo Launches September 1st! Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio The day has finally come that the demo will be launching. After over a year of development and months of public playtesting we have made it. I'm excited to announce that Pocket Racer Shop Sim's Demo launches Tuesday, September 1st! The wait is only 3 days. I have been working heavily on refining the demo fro…
Stocker Update Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone, This update is all about helping your shop feel more alive and a little less hectic. As your business grows, keeping shelves stocked starts becoming just as important as helping customers and organizing your collection. So this update introduces the first new staff role since the Cashier, along with a few additi…
Track Builder Update Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone, I had originally planned for this update to come a little later, but I managed to wrap everything up sooner than expected. I'm also trying something new by moving toward more frequent, smaller updates instead of waiting for one huge monthly drop. It means you'll get new features in your hands sooner, and I…
Build Your Collection Update Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone, This month's update is all about expanding one of my favorite parts of Pocket Racer Shop Sim... collecting, building, and managing your growing collection of racers. Whether you're hunting for rare parts, assembling the perfect build, or organizing your shop, this update adds a lot of new tools to…
Building Your Shop, Your Way Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone, This month's update is all about giving you more ways to make your shop feel like your own while also expanding the day to day management side of running a Pocket Racer business. From decorating your walls and floors, to hiring employees, to dealing with your weekly rent collector, there's plenty o…
Playtest Now Open Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone, I’m excited to share that the Pocket Racer Shop Sim playtest is now open . If you’ve been following along with development and have been waiting for a chance to jump in, now is the perfect time. What to Expect This playtest build includes: · The core shop loop · Car customization and tuning · Racing and track…
Running the Shop with New Features and Improvements Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone, This update is focused on expanding what it means to actually run your shop day to day. A lot of the recent work has been about making interactions feel more hands-on, giving you better control over your space, and continuing to build out the systems around customers and shop…
More Speed, More Drama Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone, This month’s update is focused on something that sits right at the heart of the game. Racing. Over the past month I’ve been putting a lot of time into improving how races feel moment to moment. The goal was simple, make them more exciting, more readable and a lot more fun to watch. More Impactful Racing…
New Neighborhood Update And A Fresh Look for the Shop Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone, I’ve been hard at work on something that’s been bothering me for a while… the world outside your shop. The old neighborhood served its purpose during prototyping, but it always felt like a placeholder. Functional, but not intentional so I finally ripped it out and rebuilt t…
New Year, Small but Important Improvements Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone, and happy new year! Hope you all had a great holiday break and a smooth start to the year. I wanted to kick things off with a smaller progress update. Over the last little bit, development has been focused less on big flashy features and more on bug fixing, usability, and polish , esp…
UI / UX Overhaul Update Continued Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone! Loki here again I wanted to share a progress update on something I’ve been spending a lot of time on lately, the game’s UI, visual style, and overall presentation . At this point the core gameplay loop is feeling solid and private playtests have been validating that the game is genuinely fun.…
UI / UX Overhaul Progress Update! Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone! Loki here again, your late night solo dev, shopkeeper, and proud owner of that cat who may or may not run the place now. I hope you all had an awesome Thanksgiving holiday! I spent mine surrounded by family and friends as we hosted a little get together… which was great right up until my water…
Shop Cat Update! Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey everyone! Loki here again, your friendly neighborhood night shift dev, fueled by caffeine, cozy sims, and an unhealthy attachment to tiny race cars. I’ve got a fun little update for you today, and yes… it involves a cat. A cat that may or may not think your shop is their shop now. This update includes a whole new part t…
Welcome to Pocket Racer Shop Sim! Posted by: That One Guy Loki from That One Game Studio Hey folks my name is Loki the solo dev, night owl, and long time lover of shop sims and small scale racing chaos. I’ve been quietly working away on Pocket Racer Shop Sim , a game about running your own hobby shop, cracking open part packs, tinkering on tiny race cars, and hosting race nights with your frien…
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