Questing Goose Studio's latest release, Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim, places players in the role of a new store owner operating from a kiosk on a grimy space station. The game challenges players to navigate a dangerous environment populated by gangs, megacorporations, and rogue cyborgs.
Gameplay involves managing a shop where players must buy goods within their budget, considering market trends, and sell them to a diverse clientele. The customer base ranges from unsavory characters to more enigmatic individuals. Beyond simple transactions, players must contend with a variety of escalating complications. These include identifying and potentially reporting wanted criminals, managing the impact of their dealings on various factions like revolutionaries, corporate entities, and the mob, and distinguishing between genuine and counterfeit items. Stock can be acquired by scavenging in dangerous areas at night, adding a risk-reward element to resource management.
Players must also manage the operational necessities of their business, such as paying electricity bills and confronting threats like rogue androids. The game offers a range of starting specializations, including gunsmith, chemist, water merchant, fence, or farmer, each with unique profit margins and potential downsides. The Steam page notes that "Every product line has its own profit curve and its own way of ruining you, weapons bring inspections, chemicals bring addiction, water brings liability, contraband brings raids."
While the game embraces a cyberpunk aesthetic, the author notes that the in-game music selection is generic, and the writing is presently clipped and flavorless. The game's setting and mechanics have been compared to Papers, Please, but with an increased emphasis on commerce and risk. The game is available on Steam.