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I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator

89% positive of 554 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by Bunch'o'Nerds.

About the game

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.

Tagged by players

  • Cooking
  • Crime
  • Capitalism
  • Economy
  • Co-op
  • Stealth
  • Trading
  • Character Customization
  • Immersive Sim
  • Building
  • Management
  • Simulation

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    I really enjoyed the game, played for hours with my buddy and we had a good time... but, it becomes apparent really quick the pizza making mechanic becomes old very quick, and after getting all the upgrades it felt like you could never catch up. The pizza making was endless, so 1 person was forced to continusouly make pizza while the other gets to have fun doing the crime. And the pizza and crime does not match,…

    8.3 h played when written. 10 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Honestly this game is way different from other sim games and that's pretty much why I keep playing it. The tension when debt payment day comes around is so good. The only thing I find confusing is remembering all the pizza recipes, sometimes I get mixed up and end up ruining pizzas and wasting money. I think having more building decorations as you progress would make it better, and I really wish we could actually…

    3.4 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.

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