The Russian independent game team perelesoq, which has created the highly acclaimed story adventure “TORN AWAY”, has released a new game “Snow Town Geek Store” (Russian Ларёк на улице Ленина literal translation: Lenin Street Stall), which is expected to be released on Steam in 2025. Provided Simplified Chinese interface and subtitles.
This game uses pixels to present 3D and 2D scenes, and is set in the snowy Russian countryside. In order to raise funds for his mother’s vacation in Hawaii, the protagonist opened the first “Geek Store” there in 2000. .
The Geek Store is similar to a grocery store, but in addition to selling Cheetos cookies, beer, chewing gum, and cigarettes, it also offers CDs & animation DVDs, video games, board games, fan peripherals and other home goods.
What’s interesting is that many of the products that appear in the game are tributes to real-life products. For example, the English half-life of “Thriller Spacetime” has been changed to “whole life”, which is said to be able to be played for a lifetime. The rapper 50 Cent also It became fifty bucks (BUCKS), and “World of Warcraft” became “World of Orcs.”
The protagonist becomes his own boss and must use the phone to order goods, put the goods on the shelves for sale, and communicate with customers during opening and checkout. Different interactions will occur according to different choices. You can try to make friends with customers, quarrel, or deceive or flatter them. Flattery to achieve a goal.
Don’t be afraid of being bored when visiting the store, cats will come to accompany you; the new millennium has just passed, and the nostalgic “Pogs” have not yet become popular in Snow Town. Players can compete with children to win each other’s Pogs. Complete the collection, or be lazy and use the computer while visiting the store.
The protagonist himself also has physiological needs such as hunger, fatigue and coldness. In his spare time, he goes to the door to smoke a cigarette, relax, urinate, play with the snowman and then eat. He must rest in time, otherwise it is easy to make mistakes when visiting the store.
It is worth noting that strangers sometimes appear outside the store to strike up a conversation. He will reveal information about illegal transactions. If he agrees to join a coffee shop, he will start to handle illegal business and sell goods from the underground society.
Do you want the grocery store to grow into the coolest geek hub in town, or a black market for selling dog meat? The management policy is completely decided by the players. “The choice is yours, go ahead and do it!”
“Snow Town Geek Store” is expected to be released on Steam in 2025. Interested readers can add it to the wish list first.