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Run a 1990s video-rental shop: stock and rewind VHS tapes, serve customers, and expand and decorate your store.
Released 17 Mar 2026
Run a VHS Store
Rewind Rental Tapes
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Manage your very own video store in the early 90s! Rent, sell, decorate and expand your business from the ground up and relive the golden ages of video rentals!
Developed by Blood Pact Studios · Published by Blood Pact Studios
You open and manage a video-rental store in the early 1990s, handling its day-to-day work as it grows from a small shop into a larger business.
Order VHS tapes, organize them on shelves, serve customers at the register, and process returns by checking tapes in and rewinding them. Customers may ask for recommendations or reservations, and you can charge fees for late or damaged returns. You can also sell snacks and drinks, hand out flyers, and hire staff for some store tasks.
Earn money and experience to unlock movie genres, equipment, decorations, and store expansions. Customize the shop’s layout, walls, floors, and decor, while seasonal changes, holidays, weather, and new movie releases shape the calendar.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its nostalgic video-store setting, detailed retro atmosphere, and playful movie references and cover art. Many also like the relaxing routine of stocking shelves, serving customers, processing returns, and gradually customizing the shop. Some reviewers find that the tasks become repetitive and progression offers limited new challenges later on.
Relive the golden ages of video rentals by opening your very own video store. Rent, sell, organize and build your business from the ground up. Hire staff, manage your team and become the best rental destination in town!
From taking reservations and charging late fees to recommending movies and preparing delicious snacks, there’s never a dull moment when running your store!
Customize your walls and floors, decorate with posters and memorabilia and expand your layout to build the video store of your dreams.
Fill your shelves with thousands of unique VHS tapes, each with their own title, genre and hand-drawn cover art! Order movies on your old PC or buy exclusive bootleg films from the shady Tape Dealer. Each week will have new releases inspired by real iconic movies of the 80s and early 90s.
Additional Game Features:
Build Your Dream Team: Hire staff to give you a hand on daily tasks to run your store.
Manage Your Returns: Add returned movies in the system, rewind tapes and set aside reserved movies for your customers.
Charge Late & Broken Fees: Track late and damaged returns and deal with different customer reactions and complaints.
Evolving Customer Interactions: Seasons, weather and holidays affect gameplay and what your customers rent! Be ready, rainy Friday nights are crazy busy in the store!
Seasons & Festivals: Play through all four seasons as the environment transforms around you. Each season features special holidays and festivals, all brought to life with unique artwork!
Share Movies With Your Friends: Every movie can be ordered on your PC with a unique code that you can share with your friends!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 18 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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