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Game Store Chronicle

75% positive of 68 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Imponix Game Studio.

About the game

Run a video game store through decades of gaming history. Read demand, stock landmark releases, hire staff, set prices, and grow a tiny 1980s shop into a thriving gaming destination.

Tagged by players

Shop Keeper
Job Simulator
Inventory Management
Economy
Capitalism
1980s
Historical
Immersive Sim
Management
Tutorial
1990's
Nonlinear

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Game Store Chronicle

75% positive of 68 Steam reviews

View on Steam

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Imponix Game Studio.

About the game

Run a video game store through decades of gaming history. Read demand, stock landmark releases, hire staff, set prices, and grow a tiny 1980s shop into a thriving gaming destination.

Tagged by players

Shop Keeper
Job Simulator
Inventory Management
Economy
Capitalism
1980s
Historical
Immersive Sim
Management
Tutorial
1990's
Nonlinear

What players say

Recommended
30/10 for including sandbox mode without being additional DLC which so many sims do. You can run a store buildup like always, make checkout for customers super easy with auto-exact change, game runs smooth as butter, orders are a little more realistic with wait times and not having new releases will affect you, lots of stuff is a bit different in this game and that's a great thing. The one downside is the Ai art…
1.6 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
After watching people like jacksepticeye play similar games such as Retro Rewind, I decided to give Game Store Chronicle a try, and for the most part, it delivers exactly what you'd expect from the premise. You manage a video game store through the decades, beginning in the 1970s. The games and consoles are fictionalized versions of their real-world counterparts, and as the years pass, new technology and products…
34 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
eeeehhhhhh I mean it's fun and I enjoyed my time, but progression is EXTREMELY slow. Like I mean slow slow. In the 12 hours I played I unlocked 3 new items to sell. That's it. So the store was empty since you only need like 2 shelves each item and you only sell like 5 different items. Leveling up only lets you play an easily rigged mini game to give you a buff for 1-3 days like cheaper rent bill or more customers.…
13 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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