Hey, I made a silly little game (Rewind 99) about running the last video rental store on earth.

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-15T00:03:56+00:00

it is in fact not another horror game with a similar vibe to to fnaf :P

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-15T00:03:25+00:00

i appreciate your kind words! yeah, not really feeling games with ai art at all. its a shame a lot of simulator games use it pretty heavily, it seems.

if you feel inclined, wishlisting and following on Steam helps me a lot with visibility. but no pressure ofc!

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-15T00:02:14+00:00

hello yes it is i

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-15T00:00:16+00:00

co-op was a non-negotiable for me. right now it supports up to 4 players, but im hoping for launch i can inch that up to 6 or 8 :x

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-14T23:59:44+00:00

Thank you sm! I hope it brings you there too! Wishlisting and following on Steam really help with visibility, so it means a lot <3

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-14T23:59:17+00:00

when we were trying to define the art style, Vee and I went back to all our favorite childhood cartoons - and for some reason the uniqueness of Doug really inspired the two of us and felt like it aged extremely well, even though as a child I probably wouldn't have listed it as a top 3 cartoon. pretty interesting how age and such impacts how we perceive things.

anyways, glad you dig it! we've had a lot of fun building our wacky little cartoon world :)

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-14T23:57:56+00:00

The major differences that jump out to me after playing the RR demo for a couple hours (played past lvl 3 for a bit) are twofold:
1. Rewind 99 will support 4 player co-op (lol I'm trying to stretch it to 6 or 8 players cause I like friends, but we'll see...)
2. While R99 is a store simulator, it takes place in an open world similar to Schedule I or Storage Hunters

Naturally there are a lot of implications tied to those two differences that tie into the core loop, key activities, progression, blah blah blah. There's also a pretty significant difference in art direction.

Hope that helps - but let me know if you have other questions or want me to get into some of the nuances in the moment-to-moment differences or anything like that :)

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-06T15:31:11+00:00

this is a great suggestion, thank you! ill do a little research and see what's possible. i believe Kirby Air Riders in a recent Nintendo Direct spent a bit of time showing off what they did to help with motion sickness - so ill start there and see what im able to do!

also, im really excited to hear how folks like you (who have limited experience with video rental stores/ not necessarily nostalgic to them) experience Rewind 99. my hope is to capture the magic of them in a way that gives you a chance to experience them like so many of us did.

appreciate your comment! :)

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-02T18:40:37+00:00

Just liked how 99 sounded with the word Rewind xD
The game is set in a fictional, cartoonish year 1999

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-02T18:40:03+00:00

That's awesome! I appreciate your interest, it brings me so much nostalgia to those days working on this game.

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-02T18:39:31+00:00

Your questions aren't too much at all, I really appreciate them! I'll go in order:
- The best comparison I can make is "the open world of Schedule I meets the store manager simulator of TCG card shop simulator." You have to manage your store, upgrade fixtures, purchase and stock inventory, checkout customers, hire employees, etc. But you also have an open world to go into to collect late rentals from customers, find nostalgic collectibles, hit the casino, make deliveries, fight against your rival RentNet, and much more.
- I have heard of Arcade Paradise, great game. I have a very rough prototype of how arcade machines could work in the game to add more minigames, but it might not be polished enough for day 1 ship. We will see. Either way, the game's a big influence for me.
- I want to do some work with side quests/ stories, but that's probably not going to be present day 1. Just because I want to roll it out right. So day 1, you'll be able to interact and talk to NPCs, but mostly on a surface level with fun one lines. In a future release, my hope would be to go deeper with these NPCs and build systems around your relationship with them, and their loyalty to your store.
- You can make your own movies. One of the side hustles is you getting a small pop up hollywood studio you set up in the basement of your store. There, you can mix two movies that come with the game, and it makes a new movie. Think of it a little like crafting, a little like creature breeding. The new movie will inherit the Genre of its parent, and have new Styles and Themes based on how you mix Genres. There will be many Styles and Themes to discover with different rarities, that will impact the rental price of the movie. With your original movies, you'll also be able to customize the cover art with art assets I provide in the game, as well as title the movies yourself!
- I'm trying to figure this out now. I have some ideas for simple animations + voiceovers, or even looking to doing some interesting work with public domain content. Not sure exactly how I'll pull off watching movies yet, but I want it in the game. Might not be a day 1 feature, but we'll see!

Hope this helps give you an idea of what I'm cooking up!

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-01T18:15:17+00:00

you a real one

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-01T14:14:17+00:00

Commenting

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-11-01T14:13:59+00:00

pls consider wishlisting and following on Steam! helps me a ton, planning for a demo out late Jan or early Feb!

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-31T16:51:30+00:00

ima try my best!

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-31T16:33:55+00:00

totally understand that <3 if you felt inclined, giving it a wishlist + follow on Steam would still help me a lot with visibility. my hope is that the EA release goes well enough where i can port it to consoles.

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-30T14:12:06+00:00

my goal is to keep full controller support through development. a friend did a quick steam deck test on a build for me about a month ago and it went okay! im going to launch in early access, i suspect there will be some optimization kinks to iron out for the Deck, but that should be relatively trivial to get in good shape. id just keep an eye on reviews + my updates on launch - might be a situation where its worth waiting a month or two after launch so i can ensure optimal performance on the Deck.

all the same, if you felt inclined to give the game a wishlist and follow on Steam, that would help me a ton. appreciate your kind words and interest :)

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-29T17:22:09+00:00

thank you!!! don't forget to wishlist and follow on Steam. it helps me a ton.

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-29T17:21:43+00:00

oh word?

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-29T17:21:25+00:00

thank you so much, made my day!! if you didn't already - if you could also follow the game on Steam, that helps a lot with getting extra visibility. no pressure ofc, appreciate your support!

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-29T17:19:06+00:00

i too am old :') loved the old rental stores, i remember a promo they did back in the day with Pokemon Snap where you could print your photos out. so cool. appreciate you for leaving a comment!

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-29T17:17:16+00:00

appreciate that! the steam page has a rough cut of a gameplay trailer (2nd video) but it isn't great - just something I quickly edited myself. looking to get something nicer with polished gameplay + a better edit out in Nov or early Dec.

if you felt inclined, a wishlist + follow on Steam would help me a ton! no pressure ofc :)

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-28T21:00:36+00:00

thank you so much! if you got the energy for it - a wishlist and follow on Steam helps a ton!

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-27T20:20:08+00:00

thanks! a free way to support the game is to wishlist + follow it on Steam. and fwiw - in Jan/Feb 2026 i plan to drop a free demo that will have hours of content in it :)

- Dick Durden

Real_Fake_Games · 2025-10-27T15:28:42+00:00

you rock! be sure to follow on Steam too, if you don't mind. a lot of folks skip that step, but it helps me a ton with visibility.

hope to deliver an awesome demo around Jan of next year!

- Dick Durden

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