Kaizen: A Factory Story News

In the spirit of kaizen, today's update includes the following improvements:

• Moved the text-to-speech key from Alt to F1.
  
• Adjusted the pachi-sol shuffle algorithm so that the first card is always usable and subsequent cards are less likely to be exactly the same twice in a row.
  
• Fixed a bug where GPU utilization would jump to 100% when the game was minimized.
  
• Fixed a graphical bug in the "athletic shirt" puzzle where the hem would stay on the bottom when the product was flipped vertically.
  
• Fixed some issues in the "spring dress" puzzle where valid-looking solutions were not accepted.
  
• Fixed a bug where the completion screen was always stamped by Ishibashi-san, regardless of chapter.
  

In the spirit of kaizen, today's update includes the following improvements:

• Fixed a bug where the Shift+scroll hotkey did not work correctly on Mac when using an external mouse.
  
• Clarified the rules for the ippatsu-dai variant of pachi-sol.
  
• Made a small adjustment to the card dealing animation for pachi-sol.
  

In the spirit of kaizen, today's update includes the following improvements:

• Fixed a typo in the "sandwich" puzzle story.
  
• Fixed a bug in the "spring dress" puzzle where the belt buckle would not be accepted when flipped upside down.
  
• Fixed a crash when fully destroying a product.
  

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Take yourself back to 1980s Japan, when the economy was racing ahead at full speed and pachinko was in its heyday. Build assembly lines to make toys, electronics, appliances, and more! Impress your bosses with your innovative solutions!

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Did you catch us at the PC Gaming Show?

In case you missed it, Kaizen: A Factory Story will be launching on July 14th right here on Steam![/p][p]We're also releasing a demo, available June 9th (tomorrow!) as part of Steam’s Next Fest. It includes the entire first chapter of the game, with six puzzles to get you started and introduce you to the world of manufacturing in 1980s Japan.[/p][p]Check it out and let us know what you think![/p]