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Update 0.1.2 - The Living Village Update

Dark Workshop Simulator Demo · published 10 Jul 2026, 20:27 UTC

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The biggest update since the demo launched. The shop stopped being a vending machine and started being a place in a village.

Word of Mouth

Demand is now earned. Assign an item to a shelf and word starts spreading. Keep it stocked and demand grows. Pull it and the village forgets. You can now specialize: run a potions shop, a weapons den, whatever you want. Nobody asks for things you never sold.

Item Rarity

Every item is now Common, Uncommon, or Rare. Rare stock brings better margins and more thieves. Your shelves are now a risk-versus-reward decision.

Bulk Discounts

Order x10 for 20% off. Order x50 for 40% off. All shown clearly on the ordering screen.

Angry Customers

Unhappy customers now walk to the problem shelf, react visibly, and complain out loud. Same penalties, no longer invisible.

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Update 0.1.2 - The Living Village Update

Word of Mouth

Item Rarity

Bulk Discounts

Angry Customers

More in this update:

Other announcements

Update 0.1.2 - The Living Village Update

Word of Mouth

Item Rarity

Bulk Discounts

Angry Customers

More in this update:

Other announcements