Vintage Records from Hell

Vintage Records from Hell is a day-by-day record-store management game. With Baphomet’s help, you run a vintage heavy metal record shop and try to bring the genre back to the top of the charts while pop music dominates the airwaves. You buy and sell records, manage stock, marketing and staff, upgrade the store, and make daily decisions about where to focus your effort.

Run the store

Buy heavy metal records according to current subgenre trends, keep the racks stocked with what customers want, and negotiate vinyl prices based on sellers’ Karma and market conditions. You can build a collection of rare records across subgenres from Grindcore to Glam Metal to Death Metal. Five in-store actions range from helping staff to worshipping the devil, and a task system guides you through different aspects of running the shop.

Upgrading racks, counters, walls and flooring adds Prestige to your store and helps attract higher-paying customers. You can also choose how to spend your time, including organizing records, helping cashiers or walking around as a human billboard.

Trends and promotion

A fluctuating market graph helps you predict heavy metal subgenre trends, while a five-day weather forecast can inform your marketing plans. Promote the store with flyers, newspaper ads and radio jingles. Local heavy metal events appear in the newspaper and affect album sales, sometimes turning a poorly regarded album into a collector’s item.

Baphomet and the community

A disappearance, a sacrificial site and a blood-drawn pentacle precede Baphomet’s request for help. An occult skill tree based on the Sigil of Baphomet supports your efforts to open the Gates of Hell in the store and bring people into the heavy metal fold.

The neighborhood’s misfits each have a story to tell and vintage records to sell. Get to know them and complete eight story-driven tasks as you build the shop into a popular local venue.