Slice-of-life convenience store game inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories. announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC
Due out in early 2025.
Tokyo-based developer Nagai Industries has announced inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories., a slice-of-life narrative-driven simulation game set in a small-town convenience store in early 1990s Japan. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC and Mac via Steam in early 2025.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a slice-of-life narrative-driven simulation game centered around a small-town convenience store in the early 1990s. Shelve goods, engage in meaningful conversations with your customers, and explore the ways you can impact their lives with your decisions.
Discover joy and wonder hidden behind the daily routine of a konbini worker, engage in meaningful conversations with a diverse cast of characters, and see how their stories intertwine in a beautifully-rendered early 1990s Japan.
inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a meditative third-person single-player experience that puts you in the shoes of Makoto Hayakawa, a college student taking a break from her studies to help her aunt at the small and cozy convenience store.
Over the course of the game, you’re going to establish your own ways of managing the store and see how your day-to-day decisions affect the lives of your customers.
You will learn their buying habits and develop a unique approach to each one of them in order to make their experience at the store smooth and pleasant.
Key Features
- A relaxing, narrative-driven experience focused on character stories and dialogue interaction;
- A diverse cast of characters with their own distinct personalities, buying habits, and little quirks that make each encounter memorable;
- A variety of accessible mini-games, carefully recreating a store clerk’s daily routine (restock products, make phone calls, scan goods, and checkout your customers);
- An authentic, beautifully-rendered konbini with a nostalgic feel of the early 1990s;
- A branching storyline with multiple dialogue options, offering deep conversational experience;
- An ASMR sound designed to compliment your playtime with sensations of calm and solace.
Watch the announcement teaser trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.