I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator — Patch 1.0

Released: 9/25/2026, 4:58:03 PM

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4173620/view/688643694674314696

Summary (AI)

Patch 1.0 for I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator introduces major content additions, including new nighttime visitor questlines, expanded open-world jobs, and an underground kitchen area. The update adds new ingredients, pizzas, equipment, and animations, alongside a revamped debt system with installment payments in BTC and consequences for missed payments. Gameplay improvements include reputation-driven mechanics with mafia and police interactions, a new arcade mini-game series, and enhanced NPC behavior with hired cashiers managing full orders. Performance optimizations, UI enhancements, localization updates, and extensive bug fixes have been implemented to improve stability and player experience.

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Eleanor Marsh: Dig up the ground for a mysterious quest line. Complete her questline to unlock a buyer who pays BTC for medical supplies.
SPY missions: Disable security cameras, play a minigame to plant listening devices.
CLEANING missions: Cleaning crime scene was just a cliche before. Now, it's your problem too.
Restored Hammer Hank’s second quest.
Brought back rat infestations. Be glad we didn’t bring back the Black Plague too!
Installments can now be paid in BTC with a single click.
Missed-payments have consequences. Beware.
Ongoing penalties are cleared by the next payment.
Expanded reputation to −200 through +200, divided into seven zones.
Midnight Skater, Cop Bop, and Pizza Typer and Who Wants to Be a Wise Guy. Since we know who wants to be a millonaire, no need to ask.
Police can seal the shop.
Hired cashiers now handle orders from start to finish, including sauces and drinks.
Pizza recipes now unlock through leveling instead of being purchased.
Pizza XP rewards now vary by recipe.
Separated the pizza shop and shady business XP curves.
Players can hold up to four open-world jobs at once.
Shady customers can now arrive while other shady jobs are active.
Completed shady jobs now shift reputation by 10 points, down from 12.
Backyard camouflage reduces reputation changes from shady work by 10–30%.
The Redline phone can now ring five times per day and request all eight shady ingredients.
Shady jobs missed while sleeping now expire, with a summary shown when you wake up.
Hitting a police officer lowers shady reputation and causes the officer to pursue and arrest you.
Shady job rewards are now determined by job type.
Open-world job rewards now scale with the job’s own level.
Bitcoin miner slots are now purchased individually.
Dialogue now highlights legal jobs in green and illegal jobs in red.
XP gains now appear as “+N XP” notifications. Cash and crypto rewards now easier to read.
Upgrade cards for vending machines now display their income after upgrading.
Order cards now keep a consistent position on the order screen.
Older saves are labeled “OLD VERSION” and display a warning when loaded.
Solo play now works fully offline, including when Steam is closed.
Invitations accepted during startup are now preserved.
Trees, grass, and bushes now move in the wind.
Updated the nighttime creature with a better and healty skin...
Traffic engine sounds now respond to vehicle speed.
Revised localization across eight languages.
Updated Russian text to use Cyrillic consistently.
Restored missing accented characters and translated remaining English-only screens.
Removed stutters caused by sounds playing for the first time.
Removed bribery and its four discount upgrades.
Payments are now handled through the Friendly Loans TV instead of Dark Web tab.