Game update

Patch 0.1.1 - Rare Goods, Smarter Villagers, Stocking Polish

Dark Workshop Simulator Demo · published 3 Jul 2026, 20:07 UTC

All events Players around this date Read on Steam

Shopkeepers,
A fresh patch crawls from the workshop. Your shelves now tell a story - and the village is listening.

New Systems

Item Rarity - Items are now Common, Uncommon, or Rare, with color-coded borders in the UI. Rarer goods fetch more attention... from customers and thieves alike.
Word-of-Mouth Demand - Customers no longer ask for random wares. Stock an item on your shelves and the village learns about it over time. Remove it, and they forget. Your shelves shape your reputation.
Thief Attraction - Thieves now target rare items and show up more frequently when you display valuable goods. The rarer your wares, the bolder the rats.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a rare freeze when a quest dialog and customer transaction triggered at the same time.
Fixed stocker employees stealing crates directly out of the player's hands.
Fixed stocker pausing for several seconds after picking up a crate.
Fixed carried crates snapping upward when bumping into walls or shelves.

The darkness deepens. Mind your shelves.

More from Dark Workshop Simulator Demo

Other announcements

In-game event26 Aug 2026Five languages, new display settings, and a wide-screen fixFive languages The shop now speaks English, Russian, German, Spanish and French . Every menu, item, recipe, contract and line of the Whispering Skull's dialogue is translated, and the game picks your system language automatically on first launch. You can change it any time in Settings. An honest note: every language other than English is machine translated and has not yet been reviewed by a nat…Major update4 Aug 2026Dark Workshop 0.2.0: The Customers Are Not GratefulDark Workshop 0.2.0 The demo has had two weeks of heavy work. The shop is prettier, meaner, and considerably more opinionated about how you run it. Customers can turn on you. Most browse politely. Some sweep your stock onto the floor and take a swing at the furniture. Keep the hammer handy, or put a Guard on the payroll. Your furniture breaks . Shelves and racks take real damage now, and somebo…In-game event19 Jul 2026Update 0.1.3 - Journal System & Tutorial ReworkThis update focuses on giving players clearer direction after the tutorial and polishing the experience. Journal & Objectives Press J to open your Journal. Objectives unlock as your fame grows, reward gold on completion, and a waypoint system points you toward your next goal. Skip Tutorial A checkbox on New Game lets returning players skip the tutorial entirely, with everything properly unlocke…