{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e76dd49273138124f068c2d1","clusterId":"c_0d33ae1e86f50971762eda9e","slug":"low-budget-repairs-launches-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Low-Budget Repairs Launches on Steam","summary":"Simplicity Games and PlayWay S.A. released Low-Budget Repairs, developed by Gray2RGB, on Steam on August 14. The game is a renovation simulation where the player runs a small business in 1990s Poland and earns money by cutting costs through sloppy work. Players can thin paint with water, lay tiles without a level, and use cheap tools to maximize profit. The goal is to finish jobs quickly so the shoddy work is not discovered. The trailer also shows breaking into houses, stealing items, and spray-painting graffiti. The game is priced at 2,500 yen, with a 25% discount to 1,875 yen until August 28.","whyItMatters":"The game's premise, which rewards deliberate poor workmanship, is a satirical take on renovation sims, and its 1990s Polish setting with disco polo music adds a distinct cultural flavor that sets it apart from typical simulation releases.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game\u0026#39;s setting is a 1990s Polish residential area, with crumbling walls and basement dampness. Players can renovate their own apartment as well as client homes, where a more professional approach is required. The trailer shows additional activities like discarding sofas and stealing from safes. The game features a radio playing disco polo, described as noisy but unbreakable, and tiles can be laid to the beat. The release commemorative sale runs until August 28, offering the game at 25% off the regular price.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"In Low-Budget Repairs, you earn more by thinning paint with water and skipping the level. The trailer even shows stealing from a safe. It's a renovation sim where being bad is the point.","twitterPost":"Low-Budget Repairs is out now on Steam. Set in 1990s Poland, it's a sim about cutting corners, with disco polo on the radio. The 25% launch discount runs until August 28.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A new Steam sim lets you run a shoddy renovation business in 1990s Poland, where profit comes from cutting corners. Low-Budget Repairs is out now with a launch discount.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260814k\",\"title\":\"Simulation game 'Low-Budget Repairs' launches, where you earn money through 'sloppy renovations.' Aim to cut costs as much as possible while keeping shoddy work from being discovered.\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/14/170668.html\",\"title\":\"Cost-Cutting, Profit-Seeking Shoddy Renovation Sim 'Low-Budget Repairs' Released on Steam\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5435,"outputTokens":770,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786678435,"createdAt":"2026-08-14T03:31:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T03:31:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T03:31:36.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0d33ae1e86f50971762eda9e","canonicalTitle":"コストを削って利益を求める手抜きリフォームシム『Low-Budget Repairs』Steamにてリリース","representativeArticleId":"a_be4282a41949ed4c7c75f5cf","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Low-Budget Repairs\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-13T22:30:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-14T02:47:46.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T03:31:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260814k","title":"“手抜きリフォーム”で金を稼ぐシミュレーションゲーム『Low-Budget Repairs』配信開始。雑な仕事がバレないようにしながらできるだけコストカットを目指す"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/14/170668.html","title":"コストを削って利益を求める手抜きリフォームシム『Low-Budget Repairs』Steamにてリリース"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Low-Budget Repairs"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Low-Budget Repairs was released on Steam on August 14 by Simplicity Games and PlayWay S.A., developed by Gray2RGB.","The game is set in 1990s Poland and lets players run a renovation business that profits from cutting costs and doing sloppy work.","The price is 2,500 yen, with a 25% discount to 1,875 yen until August 28.","The trailer shows players can break into houses, steal items, and spray graffiti."]}