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ReStory
Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully 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.
Details
- Released
- August 6, 2026
- Developer
- Mandragora
- Publisher
- tinyBuild
- Platforms
- PC
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ReStory Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
ReStory turns electronics repair into an addictive cozy game with licensed Atari consoles, shop upgrades, quirky customers, and a soothing lofi soundtrack.
The title from Mandragora Studio is brand new, but it already has me extremely eager for new content or sequels.
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs is one of the most surprising games of the year. Come find out why we think you'll love it!
Review: Available now on PC, ReStory is a gorgeously-crafted sim game about running an electronics repair shop in the early 2000s.
The look and feel of Restory adds to the already great repair loop that will have you looking for your own devices around your own home to open up and tinker with.
For a simulation title, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs is exceptional, giving you a great simulation of a very niche idea in an even more niche setting. That being said, the game’s main mechanic could use more complexity, and the loop can get a bit repetitive and grindy, making the game best enjoyed in short bursts.
I have a penchant for pushing old technology to its limits---nothing gets thrown out on my watch, which means I have a large stack of SATA expansion
Restory: Chill Electronics Repair provides nostalgic lo-fi 2000s atmosphere and relaxing gameplay. This is our review.
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs is a solid repair simulator that banks on nostalgia and an interesting cast of characters to carry it, and it's a bit odd on the Steam Deck.
Restory: Chill Electronics Repairs will be too slow and repetitive for some, but the level of nostalgia it'll hit you with alone makes it worth playing.
There is absolutely an audience for ReStory. If you have fond memories of flip phones, portable music players, old consoles, and the strange plastic technology of the early 2000s, the nostalgia here is potent and combined with the job simulator-esque gameplay, it makes for a nice little game to pick up when you are looking for some relaxing fun with a simple and short plot with more of a focus on satisfying repairs. ReStory is not quite the definitive repair simulator it could have been. It's a pleasant, visually attractive, and occasionally engrossing project that understands the appeal of t...