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Sunset Game Shop Shayou is a retro-style, turn-based shop management game spanning 25 years of gaming history, from 1985 to 2010. You run a small video game store, buying stock, setting prices and trying to keep the business solvent as the industry changes. Each turn represents one month, and a playthrough takes around 15 hours.

Running the shop

You scout upcoming releases by checking their hype levels and early reviews, then decide how many copies to order. Shop-owner skills and promotions can help your business, while sales depend on seasons, popular titles and luck. You can haggle with customers, serve quirky regulars and expand to stock more games and handle more customers, while keeping an eye on overhead costs.

Choosing what to order is uncertain: a heavily promoted game may flop, while a title you order sparingly may become a hit. You manage stock and cash flow with limited information, making predictions and planning over the long term. Promotions and expansions need careful timing, since one poor decision can put the shop at risk.

Gaming history

The game follows the industry from the NES boom through the rise of CD-ROMs, the used-game wars and the beginnings of digital distribution. Real historical events challenge your business, and you can read real headlines from each month and year. Big-box competitors and broader changes in the industry threaten the shop as you work to keep it open until 2010.

Customers and rivals

The people around your shop include loyal regulars, ruthless rivals and unusual one-time visitors. Their stories make the business about more than its finances.

Retro presentation

The game uses nostalgic pixel art and 8-bit sounds, evoking the eras it covers.