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No Stone Unturned Selected for PAX Rising Showcase, Playable at PAX West and Gamescom This August

Wiping the show floor with wicked humour and wicked crimes

London, United Kingdom — August 7, 2025 | Wise Monkey Entertainment Ltd is proud to announce that its upcoming comedy crime caper No Stone Unturned has been selected as part of the prestigious PAX Rising Showcase, and will be playable on the show floor at PAX West from 29 August to 1 September.

The PAX Rising Showcase is an intensely curated collection of games selected by the PAX Team. From over a hundred indie games submitted, No Stone Unturned is one of just twelve titles that PAX believes stands out from the crowd in terms of gameplay, entertainment, and inventiveness.

No Stone Unturned combines the murder mystery style of Agatha Christie with the British small town comedy of Hot Fuzz, packed full of crime-solving minigames and mysteries to solve, starting with hardboiled squirrel Detective Cox’s first case. Why did the chicken cross the road, only to be murdered by a runaway vehicle? Players will be able to solve this murder-most-fowl, and other cases, when No Stone Unturned launches on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation in 2026.

Alongside PAX West, No Stone Unturned will also be playable at the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom in Cologne, from 20 – 24 August 2025. You can check out what all the clucking is about in Hall 10.1, A026

If you would like to know more about the musings of Detective Cox, check out the Website and wishlist the game on Steam today! 

Wise Monkey Entertainment

Gareth Owens (the game’s creator) started out at 15 years old as a freelance script writer for the Film Industry whilst lying about his age, before becoming an Escape Room designer for the best interactive experiences in London. With two police detective parents and old comedy cassettes to inspire him, he turned his creative efforts to Mystery and Detective fiction. Thanks to a love for video games and the Film Industry feeling “doomed by streaming”, Gareth began learning to make games. Many years later, his debut release is coming soon with the help of a very small remote team of industry professionals and worldwide artists.

Don’t Miss the Summer’s Tastiest Adventure! Fruitbus Now Available Digitally for Nintendo Switch and Xbox 

Already winning hearts on PS5, this cozy culinary road trip arrives on more platforms today. Physical editions are on the menu for late summer.

Macclesfield, UK – 7th August, 2025. The heartwarming food truck adventure Fruitbus is now available digitally on Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S, joining the already-released PlayStation 5 digital edition. Developed by Krillbite Studio and published by Silver Lining Interactive, Fruitbus invites players to hit the open road, cook with care, and connect through cuisine in a colourful world where food is the ultimate love language.

Following a successful PlayStation 5 digital launch, Nintendo Switch and Xbox players can now jump into the cozy, culinary road trip that has warmed hearts and sparked appetites.

Take the wheel of grandma’s iconic food truck and explore the vibrant Gustum Archipelagos, forage for fresh ingredients, cook meaningful meals, and build lasting friendships with locals in need of a little flavour and kindness.

Physical Editions for PS5 and Nintendo Switch are cooking up for late summer 2025. Make room on your shelf as grandma’s food truck is rolling in hot! Pre-order your physical copy of Fruitbus now from Silver Lining Direct or local retail stores.

What are you waiting for? Grab your digital copy of Fruitbusout now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.

About Fruitbus 

Fruitbus is an open-world, story-rich food truck adventure where each meal is a meaningful gesture. Travel across stunning islands, discover hidden recipes, and serve up joy with every dish. With its wholesome gameplay and heartfelt tone, Fruitbus is the perfect escape for fans of cozy games and narrative exploration.

Whether you’re cooking on the go with your Switch, cruising on Xbox, or already immersed on PS5, Fruitbus delivers comfort, creativity, and connection in every bite.

Stay tuned for physical editions of PS5 and Switch landing later this summer. Pre-order now at Silver Lining Direct or local retail stores. 

About Silver Lining Interactive 

Silver Lining Interactive is a brand new independent game publisher based in the North of England. Founded by a team of seasoned professionals for two decades, this studio has been a cornerstone of the indie game scene. With a passion for fostering creative talent and great games, Silver Lining Interactive is committed to bringing innovative, high-quality games to players worldwide, physically and digitally.

About Krillbite Studio

Krillbite Studio is an independent game developer who loves storytelling and creating engaging experiences. The studio was founded back in 2011, when the team were still students, and has since evolved into seasonal developers with a catalogue of award-winning titles. Common to all of the teams’ games is the desire to explore the gaming medium, and to inspire both new and experienced players alike. Krillbite’s most known titles are Among the Sleep, Mosaic, and Fruitbus.

Spooky Tactics RPG Demonschool Announces September 3 Release During Nintendo Indie World Japan

Class starts on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and PC

OAKLAND, CA — August 07, 2025 — Demonschool, the school-life tactics RPG with hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema from developer Necrosoft Games and publisher Ysbryd Games (WORLD OF HORROR, VA-11 HALL-A), closes the breach between worlds on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on Wednesday, September 3, as seen during today’s Nintendo Indie World Japan.

Join college freshman Faye, descended from a demon-hunting family lineage, as she discovers creatures she’d only seen in ancient tomes, now haunting an enigmatic island university. Survive a semester like no other by making friends, forging relationships, and battling gruesome monsters inspired by ‘60s and ‘70s Italian horror cinema and Japanese horror manga on a chess-like board where movement equals action.

Bring together an unstoppable battle party from hundreds of combinations among 15 playable characters, selecting between Faye’s unbridled kicks, Namako’s debuffs, Destin’s short-shorts-fueled knockbacks, and more to create the perfect group for each combat situation. Boost their distinct skills and abilities by scheduling them for training and accepting their side quests outside of class hours. Cultivate bonds between every pair to compose powerful combos in battle.

In a realm where 2D and 3D collide, encounter and fight the demon world’s worst beasts and bosses, from gory crawling hellspawn to giant skeletons and stacks of televisions. Strategically choose each party member’s path in the Planning phase with unlimited rewinds to perfect each turn, then watch every punch, heal, and combo play out simultaneously in the Action phase.

“At long last, Demonschool is finally coming out. It’s been a long road but we’re through certification and ready to go,” said Brandon Sheffield, Creative Director at Necrosoft Games. “We really put a lot of ourselves into this thing and now the future of Demonschool is in your hands. We truly hope you will enjoy it.”

Demonschool heads to class on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, with English, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese language support.

To learn more, visit Ysbryd Games via its official website, follow @YsbrydGames on social media, and join classmates on Discord. Research Necrosoft Games on its official website, Discord, and @necrosoftgames on social media.

About Ysbryd Games

Publisher Ysbryd Games delivers games with stories that have the heart and soul to stay with players for a lifetime, underlined by captivating gameplay and striking aesthetics.

About Necrosoft Games

Necrosoft Games is an Oakland, California-based game developer with members all over the world. Founded by Game Developer Magazine and Gamasutra alum Brandon Sheffield after he left journalism, the studio now numbers six strong after developing a string of cult indie gems like Gunhouse, Oh, Deer!, and Hyper Gunsport.

Tiny Bookshop Opens Its Doors Today on Nintendo Switch and PC

Featured in Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, the cozy narrative sim surprise-launches with a heartfelt welcome for players worldwide

San Francisco – August 7th, 2025 | Grab your favorite cup of tea and settle in because Tiny Bookshop is officially open for business. Surprise-revealed during today’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase, this charming narrative-driven sim is available right now on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.

Created by the cozy-loving minds at neoludic games, Tiny Bookshop invites players to build the bookstore of their dreams one customer, one conversation, and one cozy moment at a time. As players journey along a picturesque coastal town, they’ll meet a cast of unforgettable characters, uncover personal stories, and shape the future of their tiny bookshop on wheels.

“We’ve always imagined Tiny Bookshop as a playable daydream ,” said the team at neoludic games. “It’s a story about stories. It’s about listening, connecting, and finding meaning in the little things. Launching today as a surprise at the Nintendo Indie World Showcase was a dream come true.”

Key Features:

  • A Story-Driven Cozy Sim – Experience slice-of-life storytelling with meaningful choices and multiple endings.
  • Build Your Dream Bookshop – Decorate and upgrade your mobile bookstore as you travel from town to town.
  • Meet a Wholesome Cast – Discover heartfelt narratives through your daily interactions with townsfolk.
  • A Soundtrack to Soothe the Soul – Original music perfectly tuned for relaxed reading and rainy day vibes.
  • Available Now – Surprise-launched during Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase on Switch and available on PC via Steam.

Whether you’re curling up for the weekend or winding down after a long day, Tiny Bookshop is your next cozy obsession. 

Visit the Nintendo Switch Page: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/tiny-bookshop-switch/ 
Visit the official Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2133760/Tiny_Bookshop/

About Skystone Games

Skystone Games is a global game publisher dedicated to discovering and championing bold new voices in the industry. Founded by gaming legends David Brevik and Bill Wang, the studio has published breakout hits including Hellcard, Spacelines From the Far Out, Tyrant’s Realm, Maniac, and UNDYING

‘ABSOLUTE’ UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE FOR GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE

AUGUST 7, 2025 – Level Infinite announced today that the GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE ‘ABSOLUTE’ update is available now featuring the ABSOLUTE squad members, stronger through the Tactical Upgrade plan. The top squad of Elysion, this tactical trio is considered the strongest fighting unit as they possess the finest weaponry and most extensive battlefield experience. 

In addition to this triple threat of NIKKE characters, the update also includes a new story event titled ABSOLUTE, new Campaign Chapter 39 and 40, added skins and other reward events.

The ‘ABSOLUTE’ Update contains:

  • New Characters
    • SSR Eunhwa: Tactical Upgrade – The leader of the Absolute squad, who is made stronger through the Tactical Upgrade Plan, joins the battlefield. Eunhwa: Tactical Upgrade is an Attacker who strengthens her allies while firing powerful attacks herself. She provides firepower support to allies depending on the formation and boosts her own firepower according to the camouflage state.
    • SSR Emma: Tactical Upgrade – The gentle big sister of the Absolute squad, who is made tougher through the Tactical Upgrade Plan, joins the battlefield. Emma: Tactical Upgrade is a Supporter who helps her allies’ survivability and enhances their attacking capabilities. Depending on the formation, she further amplifies their attack power, prolonging the favorable situation for the allies.
    • SR Vesti: Tactical Upgrade – The youngest member of the Absolute squad, who is vastly improved through the Tactical Upgrade Plan, joins the battlefield. Vesti: Tactical Upgrade is an Attacker with an extensive explosion range. Her Burst Skill allows her to expand the explosion range and deal True Damage! Depending on the formation and the enemy’s state, her attacking capabilities are further enhanced.
  • New Full-Story Event ABSOLUTE – Upon finishing the Tactical Upgrade Plan and returning from the Crystal Region, the Absolute squad receives a new mission. An unknown Rapture appears before Eunhwa, who’s exhausted from recurring nightmares.
  • New Skins – Eunhwa: Tactical Upgrade’s “Day Off” skin can be obtained from the 21-day login event. Exia’s “Hacker Rabbit” skin can be obtained with the September Mission Pass.
  • Story Event JINX PLAYER is now available in Archives. 
  • New Campaign Chapter 39 and 40 have also been added. 

Downloaded over 45 million times since launch, GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE is available globally for PC, iOS and Android mobile devices. GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE continues to deliver regular updates and content expansions that keep players immersed in the game’s evolving narrative. Fans can stay tuned for more announcements of upcoming collaborations at http://nikke-en.com.

Download the game on the iOS App StoreGoogle Play and Windows PC.

To learn more about GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE, go to: http://nikke-en.com

About Level Infinite

Level Infinite is Tencent’s global games brand, dedicated to delivering engaging and original gaming experiences to a worldwide audience, whenever and wherever they choose to play. The brand also provides a wide range of services and resources to a network of developers and partner studios around the world to help them unlock the potential of their games. Level Infinite is both publisher of breakout hit games like PUBG MOBILE, Honor of Kings and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE and a collaborative partner in games such as Dune: Awakening from Funcom, Warhammer 40K: Darktide and many more. To learn more about Level Infinite, visit www.levelinfinite.com

ROMANCE, MELODRAMA, AND SECRETS UNFOLD IN FMV DATING SIMULATOR THE FAME GAME: WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD

LOVE IS IN THE AIR IN THIS TINSELTOWN INTERACTIVE DRAMA

Los Angeles, California – August 7th, 2025 – Interactive Films LLC today announced The Fame Game: Welcome to Hollywood, a new narrative-driven dating sim launching exclusively on Steam. Set against the glamor and chaos of Hollywood, the game follows an up-and-coming actor as he navigates the complexities of romance, ambition, and the unexpected truths hiding beneath the red carpet in tinseltown.

Players take on the role of Jonathan, a well-meaning but naive actor who lands his first starring role and must now navigate fame, flirting, and the pressures of Hollywood – an industry built on illusion. Through branching dialogue, meaningful choices, and a cast of distinct personalities, players are invited to explore not just romance, but the complicated stories behind the people they meet. From introverted creatives to career-driven dreamers, every relationship offers a different path to explore, each character brings a different lens to the world and challenges the player to rethink what they think they know.

The Fame Game: Welcome to Hollywood is about connection, conflict, and choices that actually matter. With a branching narrative and multiple possible endings, it invites players to replay and rethink the consequences of each decision. Who do you trust? Who do you really know? And how far are you willing to go to find authentic connections in a world built on fantasy?

This one-of-a-kind dating sim features:

  • Choose your romance: Meet seven unique women, each with their own personality, backstory, and path to a potential happily-ever-after. Your dialogue and choices determine who falls for you and who walks away.
  • Full Motion Video: Enjoy a cinematic experience with hundreds of filmed segments. Every choice is acted out in real time, giving you a movie-like adventure to control.
  • Multiple endings: Will you become a Hollywood legend or a has-been? With countless branches and relationship dynamics, no two playthroughs are the same!
  • Drama on and off screen: Rivals, producers, paparazzi, fame, flirtation, and fallout as your every decision shapes your public image, career success, and romantic fate.
  • Your story, your way: Impress co-stars, win affection points, dodge scandals, and find your voice in a world where fame is fleeting and love can be scripted.

About Interactive Films LLC https://interactive-films.com/

Interactive Films (IF), a film and media subsidiary of Snail, Inc., was founded with the goal of reaching new audiences, engaging enthusiastic viewers, and telling stories across multiple formats. IF is also the catalyst behind SaltyTV, a specialized film application designed to produce and showcase compelling short-form vertical content. The SaltyTV app is available for download from the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store.

Co-Op-Only Puzzler “BOKURA: planet” Launches Today on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch

Prequel title BOKURA to arrive on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation consoles in November 2025

TOKYO – August 7, 2025 – BOKURA: planet, the collaborative planetary sequel requiring two human players developed by tokoronyori and publisher Kodansha Creators’ Lab, surprise-launches onto Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch today.

Additionally, BOKURA: planet’s prequel title BOKURA, which sold more than 1 million copies worldwide, arrives on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 in November 2025.

To celebrate the surprise launch of BOKURA: planet (which sold 100,000+ copies in its first three months), the puzzle adventure is currently on sale at a 30% discount ($3.84) on PC via Steam until Wednesday, August 13th, 2025.

BOKURA: planet

Guide one of two doomed inmates to freedom after a crash landing on a hostile red planet. Tread carefully, as each character harbors secrets and conflicting motives for returning to Earth. Coordinate verbally through voice chat to solve environmental puzzles together, but stay alert. Trust is fragile, and betrayal may be just one conversation away.

BOKURA

Embark on a two-player escape from home on a shared journey built entirely around collaboration. Explore a dreamlike world torn into two realities; one boy sees a dystopian mechanical realm, while the other encounters a land reclaimed by wild nature. Both worlds exist simultaneously and require careful coordination to survive. Navigate emotional crossroads together and shape the experience through cautious conversation and heated debates.

BOKURA: planet is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

BOKURA is now available on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android, and will arrive on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 in November 2025.

Both titles support 29 languages in total, including English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Korean, Ukrainian, Thai, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Hungarian, Romanian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Greek, Turkish, and Bulgarian.

For more information, follow tokonyori on Twitter and check out the Kodansha Creators’ Lab website.

About tokoronyori

Known for his unusual visual creations, distinctive world-building and deeply emotional stories within his games, tokoronyori first introduced his peculiar style with Farewell Planet, a game filled with mysteries where robots believe they are human. 

Tokoronyori creates memorable gaming experiences by incorporating specific mechanics only gaming can bring. BOKURA is published as part of the Kodansha Game Creator’s Lab project.

About Kodansha Game Creator’s Lab

Established in 2021, Kodansha Game Creator’s Lab is the fourth department of the prestigious entertainment publishing company Kodansha Ltd., founded in 1909. Its motto is “Everything for the creator,” reflecting the company’s goal to support young talents and introduce indie creators to the wider public.

TEDDYS FIGHTING FOR FOREVER HOMES; DEMO OUT NOW FOR 2D ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER ‘BEARLY BRAVE.’ 

Strategically Select Weapon Cards; Build Wicked Combos For Devastating Attacks To Survive The Dueling Ring 

Dallas, Texas, August 7, 2025 | Barbaric Games is thrilled to announce that the demo for their debut title, Bearly Brave, is officially out now on Steam! With a backdrop of hand-drawn 2D animation, step into this charmingly deceptive toy shop that comes alive at night. As teddy bears take the stage, they engage in duels in hopes of earning a higher spot on the shelves, increasing their likelihood of being picked and finding a home.

Earn Your Spot On The Shelves

Welcome to Bearly Brave, a roguelike deckbuilder where teddy bears battle for shelf space each night. Play as Toby, a timid plushie with big dreams and even bigger fears, as he fights through a ruthless tournament in a toy store filled with twisted, unhinged competitors, all determined to scatter your stuffing across the store.

Inspired by genre favorites like Balatro and Slay the Spire, Bearly Brave puts a fresh spin on deckbuilding with high-stakes one-turn combos, collectible patches, and tactical strategy. Card placement shapes your entire turn, and matching Brands unlock devastating effects and high-damage payoffs. Begin with a starter deck of 10 cards, pair deadly card combinations, and create synergies in your deck to deal amplified damage. Featuring fast runs, permanent death, and countless synergies, Bearly Brave offers high replayability for everyone.

Master the Combo System & Adapt to Ruthless Enemies 

Players can arrange one combo per round, paying close attention to card energy costs and their total energy limit. Build powerful combos by playing weapon and skill cards together. Match Brands to trigger bonus effects like extra damage, energy, defense, or buttons. Position matters; reorder your cards to maximize their impact, balance their effects, and discard wisely to find that one missing piece. Every turn is a puzzle with explosive potential.

Each boss in Bearly Brave comes with unique mechanics that force you to rethink your strategy. They might add negative cards to your deck, amplify their own attacks, or disrupt your deck in unexpected ways. No two fights feel the same. Stay alert, adjust your build, and fight back with style.

Endless Combos. Absurd Damage. Total Chaos.

With hundreds of synergies and card modifiers to discover, no two runs are ever the same. Bearly Brave offers high replayability—and for those who crave pure madness, Endless Mode lets you chase record-breaking damage and combo chains that spiral completely out of control. As you progress, unlock new cards and upgrades that create fresh synergies for future runs. Between battles, visit Grimble’s Toy Shop to trade buttons from defeated enemies for weapons, patches, and candies. These items can be combined to snowball into massive one-shot damage numbers.

Demo Out Now! 

Those excited for Bearly Brave can now take advantage of an exclusive demo opportunity ahead of the game’s official launch. Play the first 12 stages of the tournament, get a feel for synergy combo cardplay mechanics, and begin creating your own strategies in Bearly Brave’s opening boss stages.

Demo Features:

  • Over 35 Skill Cards –  Craft unique strategies
  • 45+ Weapon Cards – Powerful effects to build destructive combos
  • 70+ Unique Patches – Customize your not-so-cuddly teddy
  • 20+ Consumable Candies –  Utilize for powerful, temporary boosts
  • 8 Enemies and 8 Bosses –  Experience each foe’s unique abilities and overcome challenges.
  • 15 Rewards – Discover as you progress through the demo
  • 12 Unlockable Items – Keep gameplay fresh and rewarding 

Make sure to wishlist Bearly Brave on Steam, and experience the free demo

About Barbaric Games

Barbaric Games is a South American indie studio passionate about crafting casual strategy games that are easy to jump into yet packed with depth. While headquartered in the U.S., our heart and spirit remain firmly rooted in Latin America, with a team of dedicated gamers from Peru, Argentina, Colombia, and beyond. After years of developing mobile games, we’re now focused on creating the kind of engaging, strategically rich games that we, and our fellow gamers, love to play.

Play First Hands-On with Honor of Kings: World at Gamescom 

Unreleased RPG from TiMi Studio Group to join Opening Night Live before hosting playable game demos in Hall 9 

SHENZHEN, China (August 7, 2025) — Eastern Fantasy multiplayer action role playing game Honor of Kings: World is set to share its biggest global reveal yet, inviting Gamescom attendees to play all week at the title’s booth in Hall 9 of Gamescom, the world’s largest gaming event, in Cologne, Germany later this month from August 20-24. 

The online RPG from TiMi Studio Group is a fresh perspective on the universe of Honor of Kings, the world’s most played MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) game, offering players a chance to adventure across a massive continent with friends while meeting legendary heroes from the original game’s lore.  

At Gamescom, TiMi will invite players to enjoy a PC demo featuring cooperative boss battles and to play with mouse and keyboard or controller support at Hall 9, Booth B040. The game will ultimately feature both PvP and PvE play with a notable cooperative, social feature set, including:  

  • Intense multiplayer combat where players can seamlessly swap between two different fighting styles, allowing for deep, dynamic, emergent gameplay
  • Shared world gameplay such as crafting, house building and management
  • Lots of lore, including narrative-driven journeys across the in-game land of Primaera, a vast continent to explore 

Honor of Kings: World isn’t just an extension of the IP – it’s an opportunity for players to immerse themselves in a captivating world that redefines the Eastern Fantasy genre with a fresh, cinematic approach. Players will discover a fascinating blend of both fantasy and cutting-edge technology while uncovering about the Wonders and “the Flow,” an energy source that is a part of the land and its story. 

“We’ve been working very hard on Honor of Kings: World and look forward to learning how players who are visiting gamescom react to our game,” said Big Huang, lead combat designer for Honor of Kings: World. “We know fans of Honor of Kings are ready for our game and we hope that newcomers to the franchise will be just as excited after playing this first public presentation in Europe.”  

Players will take on the role of a new student at Jixia Academy, which consists of three schools for talented individuals, where they’ll meet and work with fellow classmates, mentors and instructors. They’ll also meet heroes from the original Honor of Kings and learn more about their stories. 

TiMi is inviting interested players to subscribe for more information at www.honorofkingsworld.com

About TiMi Studio Group  

TiMi Studio Group, a subsidiary of Tencent Games, is a leading global video game development and operations team that strives to improve global players’ entertainment quality. Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with offices in Montreal, Los Angeles, Seattle, Singapore, Shanghai, and Chengdu, TiMi creates high-quality, high-fidelity, and highly creative games across a wide variety of genres and multiple platforms. Founded in 2008, TiMi has developed a string of hit titles including Honor of Kings, Speed Drifters and Delta Force. TiMi is also a trusted partner to some of the biggest gaming brands in the world, creating AAA titles such as Call of Duty: Mobile, the first strategic Pokémon team battle game Pokémon UNITE, Age of Empires Mobile and the upcoming Monster Hunter Outlanders. To learn more about TiMi, follow @timistudios on LinkedIn. 

Yee-haw! Wild West Supermarket Simulator Starts In Early Access Today

Enjoy life as a store owner, play exciting minigames and decorate your homestead in this shop sim with a twist

Oberhaching, Germany, August 7, 2025 – SunDust, a label from German publisher Toplitz Productions proudly announces that Wild West Supermarket Simulator is available on PC in Early Access on Steam, GOG and Epic Game Store today.   

The shopkeeping simulation celebrates its grand opening after a successful demo run during Steam Next Fest in June where it was able to collect a positive rating to date. Based on the valuable community feedback collected since, the game has been tweaked, enhanced and improved on every level – from content to quality-of-life additions as well as visuals.

Wild West Supermarket Simulator on Steam

Your business acumen will be put to the test, when you’ll try to balance the sheets and ideally bring in a hefty profit, while reacting to a multitude of events that affect supply and demand of the ever-changing customers’ needs. You want a bigger challenge? Then choose the unforgiving “Realistic Prices” setting, where margins are slim and your reputation is on the line while you try to turn a rundown shop in a ghost town into a profitable business, while bringing the city back to life at the same time.

Level up your store, expand the premises and gain access to new product licences through exciting minigames like the shooting range or the bakery. Decorate your shop as well as your homestead overlooking the town to your liking with over 50 unlockable as well as collectable interior design elements from furniture to paintings.

With over 70 products available in Early Access and more planned on the roadmap, it is up to you to satisfy the constantly changing demand, while keeping the premises clean and proper. Word-of-mouth travels fast and happy patrons will return to buy more, while unhappy clients might avoid your shop altogether.

Features

  • Your Store, Your Choice
    You have control over every store element from shelves to interior design. Optimize your displays, so your customers have a pleasant and wholesome shopping experience in your general store and find what they are looking for. A happy customer will be a returning customer. Can you bring back life to the deserted ghost town?
  • Manage your stock
    Order your stock from over 70 goods from food items to weapons, tools and furniture. Barter with suppliers and wandering traders in an ever changing economic environment, where supply and demand is in constant flow. Adjust your prices to maximize the profits and react to changing markets and base prices. But don’t overdo it – a lost customer might never return.
  • Do-It-Yourself
    Unpack goods, stack the shelves and organize your storage space. Work the cash register and make sure that the customer gets the best service possible. Or hire helpers to help with the daily business.
  • Expand your store
    More is definitely more. Satisfied customers bring more business and a demand for more varied goods. So expand your property or build a second floor to display everything you have to offer. Who knows? Maybe you can take over a few of the other deserted shops in town and build a commercial district.
  • You’ll never know what’cha gonna get
    Increase product variety and attract more patrons.  React to a multitude of events influencing your customers’ needs and shopping behavior.
  • Mini Games
    Participate in fun mini-games like the Tomahawk Throwing Contest or the baking challenge. Take on the leaderboards and unlock new licences for your shop.
  • Keep Your Poker Face
    From time to time suppliers old and new might offer you a mystery box that can contain a wide variety of items or an extended amount of goods. The contents can bring a tremendous profit – if you are willing to take a risk.
  • Make yourself at home
    You are not only responsible for the interior of the shop. Overlooking the town from a hill is your house, just waiting to be personalized and decorated.

Wild West Supermarket Simulator is available today in Early Access for PC on Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store. More information can be found on the official product page.

About SunDust

SunDust, a label of Toplitz Productions, focuses on charming indie games with a lot of heart and soul. The spectrum of casual-oriented titles ranges from user-friendly simulations to exuberant party games as well as other accessible and entertaining game concepts. At SunDust, indie studios with character can find a stage to give free rein to their creative ideas, personal flair and individual style.