Discounty News

Greetings, new employee! You've just become part of the Discounty family. We have a new Employee Training Video Series to help set you up for success as the manager of a brand-new Discounty franchise.

In this episode, we teach you the basics of shopkeeping, and keeping your Customer Approval Rating high! Next week we'll teach you how to operate the cash register. Please subscribe — it's part of your new job description.

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(Video narrated by Payton's Corner)

[h2]Discounty in Steam Next Fest[/h2]

The Discounty demo is officially part of the Steam Next Fest! If you haven't played it yet, please check it out — it's the perfect chance to put the lessons in the Training Video into practice.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3731830/
Thanks again, and please keep the feedback coming in our Discord or via our feedback form!

[h2]Demo Patch: Version 0.16[/h2]
And that's not all! We just pushed out a patch for the demo with some of the most-requested features & fixes from our community. You can read the full patch notes here:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2274620/view/545611272206420619
xoxo
Crinkle Cut Games

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Attention, shoppers! We have big news:[/p][h3]
✨ Discounty launches on August 21st! ✨[/h3][p]
A brand-new playable demo for Discounty just launched on our Steam page! This demo gives you a short & sweet version of the game's opening chapter, showing you the ropes of shop management and introducing you to the quirky residents of Blomkest...and their drama.
[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]Demo Features Include: [/h3]

• [p]Guided Tutorial for New Managers: A friendly, step-by-step tutorial helps players settle into their new role as Blomkest’s newest shopkeeper – no retail experience required.  [/p]

• [p]Hands-On Store Management: Players can stock shelves, run the register, and make the hard decisions (like whether to carry Lard & Lean ground beef). [/p]

• [p]Build Community Ties: Players will meet the locals, strike trade deals, and expand their business, or at least try to without completely disrupting the town’s delicate balance (your aunt swears it was all simpler before you showed up). [/p]

• [p]Custom Shop Layouts: Stores can be redesigned to optimize flow, or just to look like a giant smiley face. No judgment. [/p]

• [p]Business vs. Belonging: As the store grows, players will need to navigate the tension between personal profit and community impact, because Blomkest doesn’t forget.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Have feedback?[/h3][p]We'd love to hear your thoughts on the Discounty demo! The best way to share your thoughts is via our Discord server. If that's not an option for you, we have an online feedback form to submit your thoughts!

Thanks so much for playing, and as always, thank you for shopping at Discounty!

xoxo
Crinkle Cut Games[/p]

Attention, shoppers!

A couple months ago we asked you what social media platforms you'd like to see us on, and the overwhelming majority of you said: get a dang Discord server already!

Well, just like good shop managers, we are eager to please, so we've built up a Discord server and are making it public...right now!

JOIN THE DISCORD

If you want to hang out with us & other Discounty shoppers, join now and say hi!

xoxo
Crinkle Cut Games

Attention shoppers!

First of all, to everyone eagerly awaiting more news about Discounty's launch, all I have to say is: stay tuned! 👀

In the meantime, we wanted to share a few development updates pulled from our most recent email newsletter. Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter for the full version — new subscribers get the latest issue in their inbox!

[h2]🎉 A MAZE. Festival: Making a playable demo![/h2]
As we wrote in our last newsletter update, Discounty was nominated for an A MAZE. Award at the A MAZE. Festival in Berlin this year. That also included the opportunity to showcase the game at the Exhibition, along with all the other nominated games.

Because of that, we had to make a demo version of the game! We wanted to show off some of the best parts of the early game in a short demo that could be completed in a half hour. We threw one together then got it all set up at the festival. We met so many cool people, and that alone was worth the trip!


[h2]🌐 LOCALIZATION: Discounty goes global![/h2]
We want as many people as possible to play Discounty, which means we need to localize the game! That means translating every bit of text — from dialogue to quest logs to UI — into a bunch of different languages.


If that sounds like a lot of work...it is! Thankfully, our publisher is working with localizers to bring the game into all of our target languages. (By the way, these are English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified & Traditional Chinese, and Danish.)

But getting the text translated isn't the end of it. After we got the translations back, we've had to make sure they're re-implemented into the game properly. Translations can unexpectedly break code, longer words can extend outside of text boxes, and there are sometimes lines that might not get implemented properly since we have a massive & confusing text database. But it will definitely be worth it when fans all over the world can play the game in their native language!


[h2]💬 Mods? ...Mods??[/h2]
As a reward for reading to the last entry, we're going to let you in on a little secret…we’re going to open a Discord server for Discounty very soon! The Discord is going to be a crucial place for us as developers to gather feedback to improve the game. If you want to be a part of making Discounty into the best possible game it can be, keep your eyes peeled here and on our social media channels for more info in the coming days!

That's it for this month's dev update! If you want to read more, make sure to sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for reading, and see you next month!

xoxo
Crinkle Cut Games

Attention, shoppers!

We have a YouTube channel now, and just posted our first video! We Made 100 Shopkeepers Fight for $100,000. (Just kidding — it's a general overview about why we've made a lot of design choices that are different from similar-seeming games in our genre.) Check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1mgwn4J5Sw

What other kinds of content would you like to see on our YouTube channel? Let us know! We want to get into the habit of posting there regularly to be able to talk more directly and personally to you.

Oh, and is this where we remind you to like, comment, & subscribe? We're still getting the hang of this whole YouTube thing.

We'll have another update for you soon with more info on our game's progress!

xoxo
Crinkle Cut Games