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Roadside ResearchNewsMore Alien, More Sim Update Coming May 19!
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More Alien, More Sim Update Coming May 19!

Roadside Research · published 12 May 2026, 14:00 UTC

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Attention, researchers in disguise! 

What started as a perfectly ordinary undercover mission involving Boneless Bananas and “totally normal human behavior” is about to escalate beyond parameters with next week’s update: expect bizarre new alien technology, more sim elements, and enough fresh chaos to make local authorities deeply uncomfortable. See for yourself in the brand-new Roadside Research trailer!

The next update will go live on May 19th!

Thanks to your many feedback transmissions, stellar new features are about to increase the fun level to the max!Here are the biggest upgrades: 

The Alien Room will be your extraterrestrial sanctuary on planet Earth: 

  • Check on your pet Greg!

  • Grab all of your alien tools!

  • Run your operations from this upgraded backroom incl. playing the new minigame!


New content will hit the sweet spot between what you asked for and what you didn’t know you need:
 

  • Play the new Data Analyzer minigame to boost the benefits of the alien tech of your choice. 

  • A range of brand-new products expands what your store has got... in store. 

  • A great storage expansion helps you live up to your retail dreams! 

 
Prepare the invasion as the simulation expands...


 
Moving forward, updates will lean even harder into the simulation side of Roadside Research while also adding more unsuspicious "hardware" to the intergalactic invasion you were entrusted with (and you don’t want to disappoint Dad, of course). The next steps will be revealed to you soon as construction is about to begin, systems will go online, and once everything connects, there’s no going back. 
 
To give you an overview of what has already materialized and what is still about to beam down, check out the reworked roadmap down below! 

What comes after: the Summer Update is going to be the biggest one yet! 

As you can see on this new roadmap, the Summer Update is going to be the greatest one yet, bringing abductions, new alien gadgets and more to the game! 

Is curiosity overheating your systems or do you want to share your thoughts on what to add next? Plug into our official Discord and jump into the conversation with fellow players who are just as eager to discover what's new! We'd love to hear what you have to say!

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