We're working hard to get Cart Life ready for its official (re)launch later this year, but are taking a quick break to announce that Cart Life is in the Tiny Teams festival! Put together by Yogscast, Tiny Teams showcases "the best games you never heard of" made by little teams like ours.


Cart Life is a “retail simulator” about three everyday people trying to make it as street vendors. You guide each of them through the early days of their new ventures selling newspapers, coffee, and bagels—in some ways it’s like that old game Lemonade Stand, on a larger scale. But Cart Life is also a story game, with characters you’ll care about and an open world with tons of little surprises to discover. Oh, and did we mention it has chunky grayscale pixel art?

Cart Life was originally released on Steam back in 2013 after it swept the Independent Game Festival, but its solo developer Richard Hofmeier removed it from sale a year later. Richard has now teamed up with members of AdHoc Studio (former Telltale devs who worked on The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands) on a revamped version planned for release in 2023.

Sound intriguing? Then please hit that Wishlist button! It truly makes a difference.

• Revamped barista mechanic. In the original game, all you needed to do was type in the text that was displayed during the sale. Now it's an actual coffee-making sim with multiple steps and recipes!
  
• New endings for Melanie & Andrus. Some original endings have been updated (both in looks and interactions), plus brand new ones have been added.
  
• Moon cycles. The moon now waxes and wanes as the days pass, just like real life.
  
• Updated save system. When you finish playing as one character, the game will now remember the relevant choices you made and the ending you got. You'll see these reflected in the gameplay when you play as the next character.
  
• Lots of cosmetic changes. Eagle-eyed Cart Life players will spot some of them in the new screenshots below.

We hope you enjoy the Tiny Teams festival and find some great hidden gems to play while you're waiting for Cart Life's reappearance later this year. Thanks for stopping by!