Relaxing, cozy, addictive loop
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“This is surprisingly therapeutic.”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Mandragora2026Management · Economy · Simulation
The verdict
A cozy, addictive teardown-and-repair game with nostalgic devices and great vibes, but repetitive and held back by story-blocking bugs and AI-art controversy. Skip it if you need depth or variety.
Great for
Nostalgic tinkerers who want a calm, zone-out podcast game about taking apart old electronics
Main risk
Loop turns repetitive after a few hours, and story progression can soft-lock
What players love
Satisfying, fairly accurate teardown and repair
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The device layouts are accurate replicas of the devices they mimic.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Charming story and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“A fun story supported by loveable characters.”
Steam review · 18.8 h played ↗
Nostalgic 2000s devices and setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This game is such a flash back to those times having these devices.”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗
Great music and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The sound design is definitely a standout, with everything feeling super clicky and satisfying to work with.”
Steam review · 12.8 h played ↗
Variety of devices and upgrades
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“I also LOVE the variety on display here; you will service everything from kettles to iPods.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Undisclosed generative AI art
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the developers used generative AI assets in both advertising and edited genAI assets in-game, and did not disclose that usage anywhere”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
Repetitive and grindy loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The gameplay loop quickly becomes very repetitive: you fix something, hand it over, get a new license, fix something again, hand it over... and then repeat the same process.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Weak, confusing story and non-Japanese feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the story part of this game is abysmal. none of the characters are likable, especially the one you play as.”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
Story-progression bugs and soft-locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“there is a high probability you're not finishing it due to progression bugs. Bought license too early - too bad, no more story for you!”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
Performance, heat and Steam Deck control issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“The game is very poorly optimized, using an insane amount of CPU/GPU usage and cooks up the steam deck.”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Privacy policy and data collection worries
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“My IP address, hardware, even my gameplay being recorded?”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified1 GB
Minimum
OSWin10 x64
Processor2-core / 4-thread CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 750ti
Storage1 GB available space
OSWin10 x64
Processor2-core / 4-thread CPU
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 750ti
Storage1 GB available space
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