CONFIRMED: Probably Stolen, a cyberpunk shopkeeping simulator from Questing Goose Studio published by tinyBuild, is scheduled to launch on October 28, 2026 on Steam for Windows PC. The date appears on the game's Steam page and was announced by the developer on September 14, 2026, alongside a free demo.
A shop where rent is the villain
Set on a dystopian space station, Probably Stolen puts the player behind the counter of a pawnshop trading goods of doubtful origin. The goal is to earn enough to buy out the shop before rising rent takes the business. It is a roguelike loop: missing a rent deadline, getting caught smuggling or selling contaminated goods ends the run and forces a fresh start.
The player does not always start as the same character. According to the press materials, you can begin as a gunsmith, chemist, water merchant, farmer, fence or from absolute rock bottom, and each trade draws different customers, threats and consequences to the shop. Buying, inspecting, crafting, negotiating and reselling are the tools to keep the cash flow positive — and every sale is also a risk, because not every customer is what they seem.
Suspicious customers and a rogue AI
Beyond the bills, Probably Stolen demands attention at the counter: players must spot wanted criminals and security personnel, and watch for the so-called Augs, linked to a sentient AI that went rogue. The materials do not detail how much of the story behind that AI the game tells, but the mood is clear: on a station divided by factions, reputation and wrong choices are costly.
A strong demo before launch
The free demo has been available on Steam since September 14, 2026 and helped the game gain traction before launch: GameGrin listed Probably Stolen among Steam's trending games in the week of October 19-25, and GameForceAsia reported, based on unofficial telemetry from third-party trackers, a peak of about 31,600 concurrent players in the demo during Steam Next Fest — a figure to read as a sign of interest, not as official developer data. As of October 20, according to the materials consulted, the final price had not been announced and the exact unlock time was not confirmed; the review embargo, according to HappyGamer, lifts on October 28 itself.
Image credit: official Probably Stolen trailer on YouTube, with material from Questing Goose Studio and tinyBuild.
Sources: HappyGamer, GameGrin and GameForceAsia
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