Tiny Tape Store

Firstly I apologize for the quick update, I know not everyone likes daily updates - this is an exception as the flooring issue broke the game for a few players.Bug Fixes:Flooring caused an issue where the navmesh would bake incorrectly and cause all NPCs to get stuck standing still or not be able to reach their destinations. Thanks to @CosmicRamen for pointing it out.After the update, some players reported the window appearing outside of the screen bounds. I have clamped it to the screen so it will never "disappear" - thank you JDVSims for the bug report.The owner would sometimes get stuck waiting for staff members to complete a task that is irrelevant to the owner, this should now be resolved as well. Again, thank you for playing and if you experience any issues, reach out to us on discord: https://discord.com/invite/WMJhjpTKqH

Thank you for playingThank you all so much for playing the game, and reporting bugs, giving feedback and taking the time to write reviews. It shows that you care, and I'd like to show that I care too by dropping a bunch of improvements and features I added over the past two months into this version 1.1 release - hope you enjoy!Characters revisitedI felt like the characters needed more well, character! Working with limited pixels I was able to add a bit more detail by updating the style of their eyes - going for a cuter look. The cat is very pleased with this change xD ---> BEFOREAFTER New PlaceablesI felt like the shop needed a few more customization options and some blasts from the past to help scratch that nostalgic itch.Gojira PosterCactus Neon SignClaw MachineNeon Light SwordsLava LampGreat Scott! A Time Travelling Car3 new floor tilesStaff and Lockers I've had players ask about making the shop more efficient, well now you can. Hire as many staff members as you feel like by purchasing staff lockers. They wear a uniform with a name tag and a hat and will assist by doing the mundane tasks so your shop owner can focus on serving customers.This one took a whole lot of time and refactoring to get into the game, so I hope you enjoy!Hairstyles and ColorsHere are a few options with a whole lot of color variations that I couldn't all list here.I also revisited outfit colors and made some slight adjustments so colors work better together.FlooringPlacing floors one at a time was a tedious and painful process. This update adds, a major quality of life improvement, making floors placeable by selecting your floor tile and dragging areas. This allows for some interesting combinations with the plain black carpet;OutlinesIt was hard knowing what was interactable when not in placement mode, I've added outlines to interactable objects like the wardrobe, tip jar and shelves.Flip any placeableYou can now flip placeables on walls and floors by clicking to place and while holding down...

8 Months of solo indie devI'd like to start by saying thank you for the support and interest in the game, it's been a busy 8 months building Tiny Tape Store part-time. I wanted to do something outside of my comfort zone, I've never done pixel art games before and really wanted to explore the style. I've also never done a simulator/idle/store type game but really wanted to get my feet wet. In the same motion, I've grown to love idler games like Rusty's Retirement and Ropuka's Idle Island and thought it would be a great combination with my love for retro VHS. It's been an awesome journey so far and I've fallen in love with the simplicity of pixel-art, take it lightly, it's definitely not simple, but it's been humbling to draw and animate art at 16x16 pixels.The idea for Tiny Tape Store came from past experiences going to "video stores" with my family/friends and renting out movies for a weekend. I truly miss that feeling and wanted to capture this memory in a game so that I will never forget it.What happens now?I'm sure there will be bugs creeping out of nowhere, that will be my main priority for the coming weeks. I'll focus my energy towards fixing issues and then there will be another free content update which will include a bunch of new shop decorations. If there's a decoration you'd like to see in the game, post them here so I can hopefully bring them into the game. Thank you again, I appreciate all the support!Slakkedis