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Bunch'o'Nerds · Published by Bunch'o'Nerds · Official site ↗
Content notice: The game features narrative-driven illegal activities and illicit trade operations. It includes in-game missions and items related to drug and alcohol use. Additionally, players can interact with adult-themed items, including trading weapons and sex toys, as part of the gameplay experience.
Very Positive — 90% positive (531 reviews) · 22 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Run your pizza shop up front and handle shady business out back. Help hand-crafted NPCs with favors that never go as planned. Play solo or online co-op with up to four players and expand your operation across Hobarey Town. In this darkly comedic management sim - become that guy everyone knows.
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Simulation, Early Access · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
Manage your pizza shop and navigate shady dealings in Hobarey Town with up to four friends online or solo. Experience the unique blend of simulation and dark comedy as you expand your operation in this early access game from Bunch'o'Nerds, set for release in 2026.
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About the Game
You owe a dangerous, mysterious mafia a serious amount of money. They don’t call. They don’t warn you. They kidnap you and make it clear: work it off, or else. Run your pizza shop, take on shady favors, and get to know the people of Hobarey Town while doing the mafia’s dirty work. Learn who to trust, who to use, and who to avoid.
Maybe you’ll pay off your debt. Maybe you’ll build the right connections to take the mafia down.
EXPERIENCE DUAL-LIFE
Manage a pizza shop up front while running illegal jobs out back. Keep both sides operating without drawing police attention or blowing your cover.
TAKE SHADY JOBS
Complete illegal favors for NPCs, including cleaning bloody clothes, ordering restricted items from the dark web, disposing of evidence, and even burning bodies in your own oven. Every job increases payout, risk, and police attention.
BUILD YOUR REPUTATION
Build a strong cover by becoming the best pizza shop in town while separately earning trust in the shady underworld. Each side progresses on its own, unlocking different jobs, tools, and risks.
UPGRADE YOUR OPERATION
Upgrade your kitchen, hidden workstations, and equipment. Larger setups allow faster production, riskier jobs, and higher payouts.
DEAL WITH WEIRD NPCs
Interact with dozens of hand-crafted NPCs, each with their own stories, personalities, and ongoing problems that unfold over time.
PLAY TOGETHER
Play alone or team up with up to four players online. Split tasks, run both sides of the business together, and deal with the chaos as a group.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5-8400
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX580
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Sound Card: -
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11 (64-bit)
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i5-10400
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Sound Card: -
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
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Patch NotesOfficial
V0.175 - Bug Fixes & Content Update
🆕 New Content 5 New Open-World Quest NPCs — Five townsfolk now have jobs for you, unlocking between shady levels 8–12: smuggling runs, a risky prison photo job, a lost evidence bag, and a big pizza delivery. Quest Names on Map & HUD — Open-world quests now show their real names on the TAB map and HUD, plus proper hints telling you where to start. Locked quests stay a mystery until you reach the level. ⚖️ Balance Vending machine restocking now costs only what's actually missing — topping up a nearly full machine no longer costs the same as filling an empty one. The Redline phone no longer cares if your shop is closed. Its orders survive closing time, and it now rings between 10:00 and 02:00. 🐛 Bug Fixes Staff and Vending tabs no longer end up locked after loading a save — affected saves fix themselves automatically. Fixed a rare co-op issue where a cargo box could get stuck on a shelf and become impossible to pick up. Fixed pizzas getting stuck against the machine when picked up as a client in multiplayer. Quest NPCs now properly show their opening line and both dialogue choices — this was broken in every language since the feature launched. Turkish players also get their missing second dialogue option back. Fixed controls locking up permanently when pressing ESC on the dark web computer while a tutorial popup was open. "Online Order" markers no longer linger on the map after the delivery is done. Quest photos now survive saving and quitting — no more undeliverable photos after a reload. Dark web MinerHub expand buttons now properly gray out when you don't meet the level requirement. 🎨 UI Dialogue options are now stacked vertically with full-width buttons — long answers wrap neatly instead of overflowing. Press 1 to accept (top), 2 to decline (bottom). Thanks for all the bug reports — keep them coming! 🍕Read full article on Community Announcements (CemilBey)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes V0.170
Bug Fix Update Hey everyone! This update is all about squashing the nastiest bugs you've reported — including a couple that could permanently break a save. Thanks for all the reports, keep them coming! Fixes Beggar softlock: Donating to the beggar could freeze the dialog on screen and lock your controls for good. Fixed — donate away. Phantom pizza ovens: Two players grabbing the same pizza at the same moment could create an invisible duplicate that permanently blocked an oven slot. Duplicates are now cleaned up automatically and ovens refuse them entirely. "E does nothing" bug: If a machine was sold or moved right as someone was using it, every machine could stop responding to E for the rest of the session. Interaction now recovers on its own. Online orders not starting: Saving with your shop open meant courier orders never showed up after loading. Orders now flow correctly on every save. Tutorial softlock: You can no longer sell your machines during the tutorial (and lock yourself out of finishing it). Moving them is still fine. Placement too picky: Pizza racks, shelves and big ovens can now be placed flush against cabinets, fridges and other machines — no more invisible walls at diagonal angles. Fixed a counter collider issue. Have fun, and see you in the shop!Read full article on Community Announcements (CemilBey)Patch NotesOfficial
New Soundtrack! New Achievements and more!
Hey chefs! We’re back with a quick follow-up patch to address some weird physics, add highly requested control shortcuts, and introduce some fresh rewards. Here is what’s new in Hobarey Town based on our latest tracker updates.We thrilled to share our new soundtrack, jump in the game and listen the new beats! Get ready to lose yourself in the vibe, hope you enjoy them as much as we do! New AchievementsNew Achievements: Fresh achievements have been added to the game. Time to hunt them down and fully flex about your Steam profile. Quality of Life & Control UpgradesSmooth Pizza Boxing: You can now right-click a full pizza box directly from your inventory or while it's resting on the ground to quickly pull the pizza out. No more awkward unpacking loops.Hold to Place Ingredients: Your fingers can finally rest. You can now simply hold down the button to continuously place pizza ingredients instead of spam-clicking.Dialogue Hotkeys: Speed through conversations! You can now use the \ and \ keys on your keyboard to instantly select your dialogue choices. Bug Fixes & PolishCalmed the Oven: The Automated Pizza Oven had a bit too much caffeine and was shaking violently for some players. We've anchored it down, and it now behaves like a normal piece of machinery.NPC Hitbox Downsize: Hired NPCs had accidentally massive hitboxes that made them constantly block pathways or get in your way. Their physical bounds have been trimmed down to normal human standards.Skateboard Save Fix: Fixed an issue where the Skateboard would completely break and refuse to let you ride it after reloading a save file. You can now skate across sessions uninterrupted.Tree Icon Correction: Fixed a visual bug where the wrong icon was being displayed for the Automated Pizza Oven inside the upgrade tree.Keep those ovens running, and don't forget to check out the new tracks! And drop comments, we read em all.Peace,Bunch'o'Nerds TeamRead full article on Community Announcements (Bunch'o'Nerds)Patch NotesOfficial
SINGLE PLAYER & AUTOMATION UPDATE IS OUT!
Major Update: Solo Overhaul & Kitchen Automation!The wait is over! We are incredibly excited to bring you one of our most highly requested updates yet. This major patch shifts the focus toward full Kitchen Automation and heavily upgrades the solo experience to active YOLO mode!If you've been wanting to run your pizzeria like a true boss (or just need some extra hands), this one's for you. Here is the full breakdown of what’s cooking: New Automation & FeaturesStaff Recruitment (Cashier NPCs): You can now hire up to 2 Cashier NPCs! They will automatically navigate the shop, take customer orders, open doors, head to bed at the end of their shifts, and collect daily wages. You can approach them to pause or resume their duties, and check their accumulated tips directly on the Order Screen.Automatic Pizza Oven (Passive Income): A brand-new upgrade. This automated oven acts as a passive income stream by attracting its own unique NPCs. Vending Machines (Passive Income): Four permanently active vending machines have been placed across the map. Unlock them via the delivery chain skill tree nodes to open a new "Vending" tab on your Order Screen. They generate daily passive income and change visually based on their current stock levels. Cold hard cash will help to boost your eco.Rideable Skateboard: A handheld, rideable skateboard is now available! Jump to enjoy a dedicated drifting movement mode, deliver quests fast af. Solo & Systems UpgradesSolo Game Pausing: True single-player pausing is finally here! Opening the ESC menu or pressing the rebindable \ key will completely freeze the game and stop the entire simulation. ESC Menu "Invite Friends" Panel: You can now view your Steam friends list directly from the in-game ESC menu and send individual lobby invites on the fly.Dark Web Overhaul: We've added a highly visible roulette wheel when paying for contraband delivery probabilities on the Dark Web. We hope you'll find the new look and feeling way clear and fun.Backroom Customi...Read full article on Community Announcements (Bunch'o'Nerds)Patch NotesOfficial
Major Quality of Life Update is Live!
Major QoL & Systems Overhaul Update is NOW LIVE!Hello pizza nerds or wheeler dealers! We’ve been working behind the scenes on a massive overhaul to streamline your kitchen logistics, expand your business tools, and squash some of the most stubborn bugs in the system.Here is everything new in this major Quality of Life update:🍕 Interaction & Quality of LifePizza Rack Targeting: You can now place pizzas into the specific slot you are aiming at. Holding a pizza near a rack will show a ghost preview of the targeted slot. Racks also display a content label: "Empty", the specific Recipe Name (if all pizzas match), or "Mixed" (for Lv.2/Lv.3 racks).Beggar NPC Interaction: Pressing \ now opens a quick "Give $1 / No" prompt. Donating money causes the beggar to walk away and shifts your reputation toward the legitimate (Front) side. (Punching them remains a viable option, of course).Cash Register: You can now press \ to confirm payments alongside the traditional \ key.Shakedown Tweaks: The Hitman and shakedown police will now only knock you down and remove you from the area, they will no longer take your cash.Quest XP: Open-world NPC deliveries now grant shady XP on top of BTC rewards, matching the counter-side shady quest progression.Back-Area Lighting: Boosted the ambient brightness in the back areas of the shop so dim corners are properly visible. Light switches now glow faintly in the dark so you can always spot them.🛠️ New Machines & ItemsCargo Box Shelf (3 Tiers): Store your cargo boxes neatly in dedicated slots instead of dropping them randomly all over the floor. Aim at the specific slot you want to fill, no more priority for the first clicker.Lv.1: 12 slots | Lv.2: 16 slots | Lv.3: 24 slots.Conveyor Oven (Lv. 3): A two-tier auto-cooking masterpiece. Just drop the pizza on a plate and walk away, it rides the conveyor to a perfect bake. No handles to grab, no burn risks.Combo Press & Sauce Machine: Efficiency at its finest. This machine turns raw dough into perfectly sa...Read full article on Community Announcements (Bunch'o'Nerds)






