Touge: JDM Dealership Simulator Announced for PC
The game's 1989 setting frames a declining economy where prices barely fluctuate and buyers are scarce, making negotiation and reputation the core mechanics.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Overscan announced Touge: JDM Dealership Simulator, an economic simulation set in fictional 1989 Japan. Players buy and sell cars, negotiate with buyers and sellers via chat, and grow from a single parking space into a major corporation. The game is scheduled for release on Steam for PC in Q1 2027.
Overscan's new economic sim puts players in a fictional 1989 Japan where the country is in decline, prices barely fluctuate, and contact from buyers is dwindling. The game tasks players with scrutinizing cars that everyone has given up on, negotiating prices with salesmen who remember every transaction, and growing from a single parking space into a major corporation.
Players choose cars from a catalog cassette, check fair prices at a repair shop, and sell at a high price. Some cars are accident cars, stolen cars, or even yakuza cars. Negotiation happens via chat, with sellers and buyers having their own personalities and motives. They might reply immediately or three hours later, and they remember all past transactions.
Repair, polish, and photograph cars, or request work from a repair shop, but be prepared for a call about other parts that need fixing. Sales routes include a free windshield price tag that attracts few impulse buyers, or a paid catalog listing that reliably brings buyers. The morning paper arrives at 8 a.m., with big news appearing three days in advance. Gaining recognition brings teams calling, with mountain pass racing, secret information, and requests you cannot refuse.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.