Adult Store Simulator

I've been working on ASS but haven’t updated this log in a while due to a demanding quarter at work. There are a couple of cool additions, improvements, and most of all—DATA!

I made an impromptu decision to put the game up on Itch to see if there would be any interest. I was hoping for some feedback and a few downloads—mostly to build motivation for myself, but also to gather data. My corporate job emphasizes measuring impact and growth for a big data web product, and I’ll be applying those skills to improve this game over time. Visit the page on itch.io here.

A significant game mechanic has been added: store modifiers. Modifiers affect how customers interact with the store, with the first modifier being desire. A customer's desire (horniness) influences their likelihood of purchasing products at a higher margin; the hornier they are, the more they will pay. Players can increase the store's desire level by keeping it clean and decorating it.

Changelog for v0.1.5

• Added store modifier: desire.
• Customers now have a chance to make a mess on the floor.
• Customers adjust their spending based on their desire level.
• Players can purchase a mop to clean up messes.
• Players can purchase a garbage bin to dispose of boxes more conveniently.
• The held box is now tilted, allowing players to see products more clearly.
• Players can now view all store products, even if they are locked.
• Reduced the starting shelf size to 9 or 18 slots (instead of 54) to encourage store expansion. Thank you, Jason O., for the feedback.
• Added the ability to drop items without throwing them.
• Players can now transfer items from a shelf back into a held box.
• Moved decor items (posters) to a new tab.
• Added a new "Supplies" tab for the mop and garbage bin.
• Fixed a bug where worker interactables (boxes, new garbage bin) could be placed outside the navmesh.
• Workers will now go home at closing time after finishing their current task.
• Added a stats page to the computer, including lifetime stats.

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Day 1 - you've got a 1,000 bucks and an empty store; now what? In 0.1.4 comes a day 1 tutorial guiding players on how to start their store by introducing the concepts of ordering goods, stocking shelves, setting prices, and hiring.

Change Log for v0.1.4

• Added a Main Menu
• Added a Settings menu
• Added a Tutorial
• Fixed issue with UI not scaling to larger screen sizes (4k)
• Stocker now prioritizes stocking boxes with products (instead of only the closest which could include empty boxes)
• Fixed issue where the mouse cursor would sometimes not appear when GUIs were active
• Employees will no longer be late on the first day (a play tester fired them immediety because of this)
• Fixed an issue where the camera would stutter and screen tear on lateral movements
• Fixed issue where hiring workers were not gated by store level like they should have been
• Multiple stockers can now be hired!
• Added internal lighting to the store. The store is no longer pitch black at night
• Added new store expansions now that the store can again be expanded. The player can, currently, expand the store 256 times in 4x4 unit increments
• Workers are now paid hourly instead of the daily wage
• Added 300 new NSFW posters (AI generated)
• Other small bug fixes

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Alright, my thinking is that I need to make this game safe for work for a couple of reasons, but primarily to target a larger audience. I switched things up by creating two different modes: "Safe For Work" and "Not Safe For Work." The NSFW content is now gated behind a DLC manager. I am thinking the game will roll out with innuendos and a style similar to Squanch Games's "Trover Saves the Universe."

In my head, I am envisioning ridiculous items and concepts that are not explicit but are clearly adult-themed. Rick and Morty does a really good job with this. A good example is the Plumbus—an item that the community speculates is an adult toy, but the "official" lore manual states it is a household item. I think this is a good direction to go in to hopefully capture the same audience that enjoys that type of humor, whereas the DLC will capture the audience that enjoys more explicit content.

Change Log for v0.1.3

• Added a DLC manager that will later have Steam integration. NSFW poster licenses are now gated behind the "purchase" of the NSFW DLC.
• Added some SFW posters and replaced the store models with Blender models I created.
• Added a new worker type: Stocker. Stockers will grab items that the player orders and place them on shelves.
• Fixed a bug where the player could move the checkout counter during a transaction. The counter can no longer be moved during a transaction, while a worker is assigned, or if the store is open.
• Replaced explicit words in dialog with made-up words to prepare for a SFW mode targeting Twitch and TikTok marketing.
• Fixed an issue where shipping boxes and items would sometimes scale incorrectly due to applied physics when thrown.
• Spent significant time improving shipping boxes:
  
  • Added a box-opening mechanic where the player must explicitly open boxes (animated with a box cutter) before placing items on shelves.
  • Added shipping labels with dynamic content such as product names, store name, and order numbers.
  • Added box contents displayed in random handwritten fonts to simulate sloppy warehouse writing. Improved placement when picked up by the player to make the text more readable.
• Fixed an issue with market price scaling that caused customer purchase prices to be lower than wholesale prices.
• Fixed some performance issues, though there are lingering problems due to excessive raycasts determining what the player is looking at. Refactoring is needed before release.

It's all in the details

The fun thing about game development is that creativity is naturally embedded in the programming. There are a few details about NPCs that make them feel a bit unique. As an example, the employees have their own personas (like actually, I coded this shit). Simon, the more affordable cashier, is quite slow but, on the bright side, dependable and rarely late to work. Michelle is three times as fast but is often late due to her fucking sexual addiction... Jesus Christ, just drink coffee and get your ass to work, Michelle.

Translations

From the get-go, I am building in translations in the hopes we can easily port this over to other languages. The screenshot below is the emissions of dialog from the worker when they arrive to work.

Included within the dialog of this game is a ton of variations for the same translation text so that the dialog feels fresh and adds another layer of comedy when you are looking for it. I solved this by including an array of translation strings for each key, and the dialog component automatically pulls one out of the hat and displays it.

Product Reviews

Working on a Sunday... Blasphemous!

Completed today is the first progression mechanic, which is to gate product offerings with "licenses." Players now need to purchase these licenses to stock certain products. The customer AI now has a chance to want a particular item; not having it stocked misses a sale.

A Few Other Things Completed Today:

• Furniture can now only be placed within the store's walls
• Players can no longer time travel by closing the store early
• The customers were talking too much; basic dialog chance was reduced
• Added some textures to the walls... I'll have to hire someone for this
• Fixed a bug where the XP to level up was exponential

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Happy 2025! I've been working on a new game project for the past two months, and I'll be documenting my progress here.

Steam is flooded with adult games that are seemingly becoming less taboo, and TCG Shop Simulator was one of the top sellers for a while. Is there an opportunity for a game that combines these two genres? I think so, and it's why I've been working on a game titled "Adult Store Simulator" (ASS). The game is a single-player shop simulator where the player runs an adult store. Tasks involve ordering products, stocking shelves, setting prices, and managing customer interactions. There are a few popular games on the Steam store that provide this exact concept, but none of them have what ASS provides... immature adult content.

• Title: Adult Store Simulator
• Genre: Simulator, Resource Management, Adult, Comedy
• Description: Got fired for browsing the wrong sites at work and decided to spend your last dollar opening an adult store? If that sounds like you, dive into Adult Store Simulator and turn your misfortune into retail success!

Features Implemented So Far:

• Game Saving
• Player Controller
• Customer AI
• Items and Display Shelving
• Placeable Posters with Placeholder AI-Generated Content
• Store Level Progression
• Unlockables: Store Expansions and Name Changes
• Ability to Stock Shelves
• Player-Set Pricing

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