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2026 · Indie · Job simulation

ReStory

Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.

Released: 6 August 2026
Platforms: Android Windows macOS
Genres: Indie Job simulation Simulation
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Business
Country: Armenia
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Copies sold: 500,000 as of 2026-09-14
Time to beat: 11hmain story28hcompletionist

About

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs is a job simulation game developed by Mandragora and published by tinyBuild. Set in mid-2000s Japan, the game has the player operate an electronics repair shop and repair devices brought in by customers. It was released for Windows and macOS on 6 August 2026. A port for Android is scheduled to release later the same year.

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Gameplay

ReStory is set in an electronics repair shop in Akihabara, Tokyo, during the 2000s. The player disassembles, cleans, repairs and reassembles electronic devices brought in by customers, including phones, cameras and music players. The player must also make payments to a yakuza clan for protection, as well as pay the shop's rent and utilities.

The game has multiple endings determined by the player's progress through its objectives and interactions with non-player characters.

Development

ReStory was developed by Mandragora, the developer of I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival. It was directed by Evgeny Kisterev. The game includes officially licensed Atari consoles through a partnership with the company.

tinyBuild announced ReStory in December 2025. A demo was released in June 2026 as part of Steam Next Fest. The game was released on 6 August 2026.

Reception

ReStory received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. OpenCritic reported that 92% of critics recommended the game.

The game recouped its development budget within 12 hours of release and sold 300,000 copies during its first week.