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IndieSimulationJob SimulatorCozyManagementEconomySingleplayer

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Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperMandragora
PublishertinyBuild
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 6, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWin10 x64
Processor2-core / 4-thread CPU
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGTX 750ti
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 422 reviews from the past 1 year

89.2/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Very Positive (95%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Repairing old electronics turns into something like therapy in ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs, rated 89.2, top 20% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

192 reviews have fun with it, the most upvoted getting more than expected and calling it worth the price. Pricing & Fairness ranks 280th of 1399. 78 praise the atmosphere, the most upvoted saying it brings back the 2000s and feels like therapy, and Story & World comes up in 61% of analyzed reviews. 29 call the visuals immersive and cute, and players praise controls that feel excellent and sound effects they love.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 793rd of 1351, and 47 reviews say the work becomes repetitive because new products add little new to do. 24 found the story hard to follow at points because of translation issues. 23 find the controls tiring, the most upvoted saying holding the mouse button constantly causes physical strain and limits play time. Others report bugs with collisions and with tracking story orders, and a few feel it oversimplifies real restoration work.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“extracted more fun than reasonably expected, worth the price” · 192 reviews
“incredible atmosphere that makes you nostalgic for the 2000s era, feels like therapy” · 78 reviews
“visuals are nicely done, immersive and cute” · 29 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Progression +2.27 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?
Positive “the repair and restoration process is highly engaging and addictive” · 9 reviews
Negative “upgrade timing feels off, some come too soon or too late” · 6 reviews

Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 10% · Freedom 5% · Strategy 6% · Controls & feel 22%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 61% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.62 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “incredible atmosphere that makes you nostalgic for the 2000s era, feels like therapy” · 78 reviews
Negative “fails to authentically represent Tokyo 2000s setting” · 4 reviews

Story 34% · Characters 15%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.35 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “game demands many hours of engagement and repair work” · 6 reviews
Negative “gets boring after a while, limited endgame content” · 12 reviews

Variety 23% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.35 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “visuals are nicely done, immersive and cute” · 29 reviews
Negative “art is AI-generated with weird mistakes and artifacts” · 3 reviews

Audio 21%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 7% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.05 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “economy broken by flea market undercutting legitimate work” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.13 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “bugs with collisions and story-related order tracking” · 19 reviews
Positive “very polished, encountered no bugs at all” · 1 review

Performance 3% · Developer support 9%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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