ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| First Update is Live (1.0.009r) | 2026-08-11 | Hey everyone! The last few days were crazy. On behalf of our small team, a huge THANK YOU for supporting our game, for your raving reviews, and tons of valuable feedback. The launch has exceeded all our expectations, and we’re very excited for the future of ReStory. We have so many ideas of what to do moving forward, and we will share more details and stats soon, but for now we just wanted to highlight that you - our community - are the reason it was all possible. You are amazing! ❤️ For now, we want to address two important things. The first one is the v1.0.009r Update that just went live - here’s what’s been fixed: For now there are two maj |
| 100k Copies sold in 1 day! ✨ | 2026-08-07 | Hey Restorers! As we’re writing this, the game has just crossed 15,000 concurrent players on Steam in less than 24 hours since the launch. It’s unbelievable! These numbers would not be possible without all the support you've given us since we first revealed ReStory. Whilst you've been hitting records for us, we’ve already been working on the first update to address your feedback and bugs you've encountered (this should be live very soon). You've also helped us reach almost 100,000 units sold AND 97% positive reviews! We're completely blown away, but it doesn't stop there; the reviews that some of the press have left us are amazing, as well as |
| RESTORY: CHILL ELECTRONICS REPAIRS IS OPEN! 💛✨ | 2026-08-06 | 💛 TODAY IS THE DAY! 💛 ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs is out now!! Run your electronics repair shop, talk to customers, and shape their stories! Restore iconic devices from the good old times, like legendary gaming consoles, mobile phones, music players, digital cameras, and more. We wanted to thank every one of you that has joined us in the development of our game; thanks to you, we achieved: 750,000+ wishlists 56th on top Steam wishlists 19k Discord members 96% overwhelmingly positive reviews on our demo Multiple playtests to perfect the game 112k survey forms filled 🪛 Check out the launch trailer: INSERT YOUTUBE LINK 💬 Reviews are i |
| Prices & Launch Times 🪛 | 2026-08-04 | Hey Restorers! With only 2 days until the launch of our game, we're applying the finishing touches to ReStory, So whilst we're working on that, we also wanted to answer your questions regarding how much it'll cost and the rough gameplay time, etc. So let's get started! 💛 After hitting 700,000 wishlists on Steam, it's clear there is a lot of love for ReStory, and we're very excited for you to finally get your hands on the full version. 💛 When is ReStory releasing? 🪛 How long does it take to complete the game? You'll be able to spend 15+ hours playing through the main story, but it will vary depending on your playstyle. You can play for as l |
| RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT 💛 | 2026-07-23 | Hey ReStorers! We keep telling you all the release date for ReStory 'this summer', 'check out this summer ', or 'launching soon', well, no more! ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs is officially releasing 💛 AUGUST 6TH 2026 💛 Check out our latest trailer so you can see what to expect from our game You've all shown our game so much love and support since we first announced it, launched the playtest, and the demo. You've all logged so many hours in just the demo and playtest alone, and almost 19k of you have joined our Discord! We'll have another post very soon on what you can expect from the full release of our game, the price, average playtim |
| 500,000 WISHLISTS?! 💛 | Community Designs Showcase 🎨 | 2026-06-22 | Hey Restorers! This is a very special celebration for us. You've helped us reach 500K wishlists since we first announced our game AND reached the top 100 of wishlisted games on Steam! This is no small feat for an indie game, and it's all thanks to YOU! We also made it to the Steam Next Fest: The 50 Most-Played Demos!Our team is so overjoyed with the love, support, and creativity you've shown outside and inside our game. You've all restored and cleaned so many devices in the ReStory demo and helped us reach 96% positive reviews on Steam, what can't you all do?! 🥹 (except play the full release right now, sorry!) If you haven't already, please |
| THE NEW DEMO IS OUT! 💛 | CUSTOMIZE YOUR GADGETS! | 2026-06-16 | Hey Restorers! 💛 Our demo is OUT NOW! You've all been waiting patiently for all the content we've been teasing since we first announced the game, and today it's finally time for our demo. Restore iconic devices from the good old times, like legendary gaming consoles, mobile phones, music players, digital cameras, and more. Run your electronics repair shop, talk to customers, and shape their stories! Watch the trailer here: List of improvements and additions: We want you to discover all of the new additions our demo has to offer. We've scanned through all of your feedback and gadget suggestions, and we truly hope you have all the nostalgic fu |
| New gameplay trailer! 💛 | 2026-05-22 | Hey Restorers! SURPRISE! We have a new gameplay trailer to share with you. We've been working on so much in the background, adding all new devices, unlock customization for all the nostalgic gadgets with the new painting feature AND working on finishing up the DEMO version of our game that you will be able to play very soon. 💛 Check out the gameplay trailer here: EN Version JP Version What's coming next? New devices you might remember The team has been working on some new gadgets that will give you that nostalgia dopamine you've been looking for. We're going to be adding the Pokia N-Joy, Patento BS, and the Palaloid 💛📸 Customize your custo |
| Devlog #4: Helping the community restore gadgets 🪛 | 2026-05-11 | Hey Restorers 🪛 We have a very different devlog for you today because this one is all about YOU and restoring your love for the forgotten and ✨dusty✨ gadgets you have hidden away. Introductions We asked 5 members of our community to share their IRL disassembly projects they were currently working on, and we have an amazing range of gadgets that have been opened up for restoration. Here are the questions we asked them: How did you get into repairing devices? Most channeling device? How would you compare the repairing to the game and IRL? With the devices you posted in the Discord server? How did that rebuild go? Why did you start disassemblin |
| Devlog #3 - New Character Reveal?! 💛 | 2026-04-15 | Hey Restoreres, We have another devlog for you today, and we wanted to showcase to you a little more about who the characters are that keep coming to your store, their favorite foods, and, most importantly, a small spoiler-free insight into who they really are. If you keep reading to the end, we're also introducing a brand new character. Your rival. 👀 💴 橋本 源蔵 Hashimoto Genzo 💴 Your landlord, who believes in finders keepers and that everything belongs to him. He hates Akiba, it's noisy and loud, and yet he stays there to control things "on foot" as a way to train his character, and of course, he loves the rent money that is guaranteed to co |
| Devlog #2 - Atari continues to live on in ReStory | 2026-03-20 | Hey Restorers! 🪛 Before we get into today's devlog, we wanted to celebrate hitting 300,000 wishlists! Thank you so much for your constant support and love you show ReStory! We've been working on some really cool things in the background that we're really excited to show off soon, but for now, we have another sneak peek at the next Atari gadget that will be coming to ReStory at the end of this devlog, so keep reading to see. 👀 Why are there so many Atari devices? Some of the most common questions we get asked are "How are there so many parody gadgets, but the Atari gadgets are officially licensed?" By popular request, we're answering it toda |
| Devlog #1 - What 35,000 filled surveys told us? & 200,000 Wishlists! | 2026-01-09 | Today marks the 1-month anniversary of the ReStory announcement, and yesterday we woke up, opened our shop, and launched Gozilla Fairfox to discover that you have added the game to your wishlists 200,000 times! This is an excellent start to our journey with ReStory, and we’re filled with ✨determination✨ to create a fantastic game for you all. In total, around 140,000 of you have tried out the playtest version! And very special thanks to those fantastic 35,000 of you who took the time to fill out our feedback survey. To celebrate a one-month anniversary and the massive wishlist milestone, we want to lift the curtain and share some data that we |
| 🪛 Major Performance Playtest Patch Version: #0.1.018 🪛 | 2025-12-23 | Hey Restorers! We have a small patch update for you! One of the major fixes we've done for this patch is to fix some of the frame drops that some of you were experiencing, so please head over and update your game💛 Note: If you still have problems with GPU performance, please try to turn off VSYNC, and set target framerate to 30 or 60 fps Fixed frame drops in various areas of the game: with outlines, screws, etc. Added 2 new music tracks. Fixed some gameplay bugs. Added VSync and target framerate options. Fixed device swap on table mechanics. Thanks to everyone who has already left us feedback and bug reports on the playtest build. Should you |
| 💛70K WISHLISTS IN 3 DAYS! THANK YOU!💛 | 2025-12-12 | Hey Restorers! We can't believe we're writing this right now, but our little game about restoring nostalgic gadgets in your electronics repair shop has hit over 70,000 wishlists on Steam in under 3 days! 💛 It's an overwhelming feeling, over 40k of you have played the game! Thank you all for wishlisting, sharing, leaving your feedback, filling out our survey, and reporting all the bugs you've experienced so far from the playtest. We can't do any of this without you. We'll be sharing some insights from our survey in a blog post next week, so watch out for that. We're also working on putting out a patch/update very soon that will come with a lo |
| 🪛 PLAYTEST HOTFIX - 0.1.015r 🪛 | 2025-12-09 | Hey Restorers, we're sure you're busy cleaning a Pokia 3310 or repairing some of your Atari 2600 requests, but we have our very first hotfix for you! Fixed a major bug that blocked you from taking the parts out of the box after ordering them online. Those who encountered it, you can resume your playthrough from that point where you stopped; it shouldn't be an issue anymore! Fixed some UI issues A few other minor bugs were fixed Thanks to everyone who has already left us feedback and bug reports on the playtest build. Should you experience any more, please let us know in the Steam discussions or on our Discord server. WISHLIST & JOIN THE PLAYT |
| Just Announced - ReStory: Chill Electronic Repairs | Join the Playtest NOW | 2025-12-09 | Hey everyone! Our team at Mandragora, the developers behind I Am Future, Skyhill, and your indie publisher, tinyBuild, is thrilled to present our brand new title ReStory: Chill Electronic Repairs We just premiered our trailer at the Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards Edition 2025 Watch our new trailer here: In ReStory, you'll run a small electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by 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. We've officially partnered with Atari, so you |