Restore iconic 2000s-era devices in upcoming indie recreation ReStory

We love a bit nostalgia blended in with our cozy gaming, and ReStory seems like an ideal mix of these two. On this upcoming indie recreation, you play the proprietor of a Tokyo electronics restore store within the mid 2000s. The trailer that dropped as we speak reveals you tinkering with some very acquainted devices from the period, similar to renamed riffs on a Tamagotchi, a Nokia brick cellphone, a PSP and a Walkman. You clear and restore these gadgets for purchasers, and it seems like your conversations with them might need as a lot impression on their lives as your official work does.

The entire thing seems exceedingly charming and chill. It is good to see a recreation like ReStory as a counterpart to one thing with the same premise however wildly completely different tone like Kaizen, which was a highlight throughout the Steam Automation Fest over the summer time. ReStory is being developed by Mandragora, and it’s at the moment playtesting forward of a deliberate 2026 launch.