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I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator is a darkly comedic management sim from developer and publisher Bunch'o'Nerds. It launched on Steam for Windows on September 25, 2026, leaving Early Access with the 1.0 build, and it asks you to run a pizza shop as a cover while completing illegal favors out of the back room.
Sep 25, 2026
Release date
1.0 launch, out of Early Access
$9.74
Price at time of writing
25% off a $12.99 list price
4
Max co-op players
Online co-op, plus single-player
32
Steam achievements
14 base, 6 and 12 from updates
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I Know A Guy Shady Life Simulator Guide — Pizza Shop, Debt and Shady Quests
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I Know A Guy Shady Life Simulator Prisoner Locations — Photo Quest Targets and Town Spots
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I Know A Guy Shady Life Simulator Achievement Guide — All 32 Unlocks
PageI Know A Guy Shady Life Simulator achievement guide: all 32 unlocks, split across the base game and the two update packs, with conditions explained.
I Know A Guy Shady Life Simulator Creature Photos — Where and How to Shoot the Red-Eyed Creatures
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I Know A Guy Shady Life Simulator Guide — Pizza Shop, Debt and Shady Quests
GuideI Know a Guy Shady Life Simulator guide: how the pizza shop cover and back-room favors connect, debt and Bitcoin, unlocks, risk and co-op roles.
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PageI Know A Guy Shady Life Simulator incinerator location: unlock it on the PC, buy it at The Hobarey Depot, place it out back and run evidence jobs.
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| Steam (PC) | Consoles | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released Sep 25, 2026 (1.0) | Not announced |
| Price (US) | $9.74 (25% off $12.99) at time of writing | — |
| Modes | Single-player, online co-op up to four players | — |
| Requirements | Windows 10, 8 GB RAM, GTX 1060-class GPU, 6 GB storage | — |
Source: the Steam store page and structured app details for appid 4173620 (see Sources on each page). Console versions have not been announced.
What is I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator?
I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator is a darkly comedic management sim from developer and publisher Bunch'o'Nerds. It launched on Steam for Windows on September 25, 2026, leaving Early Access with the 1.0 build, and it asks you to run a pizza shop as a cover while completing illegal favors out of the back room.
The setup comes straight from the official description: you owe a dangerous, mysterious mafia money, they kidnap you rather than call you, and you work it off by keeping the shop clean and the back room quiet. Jobs include cleaning bloody clothes, ordering restricted items from the dark web, disposing of evidence and burning things in your own oven, and each one raises the payout, the risk and the police attention.
The game supports single-player and online co-op for up to four players, with both modes updated for 1.0. It shipped with 32 Steam achievements, extended by two update packs in June and September 2026.
| Developer | Bunch'o'Nerds |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bunch'o'Nerds |
| Release Date | Sep 25, 2026 (1.0) |
| Platforms | Windows PC (Steam) |
| Price | $9.74, 25% off $12.99 at time of writing |
| Players | Single-player, online co-op up to four |
| Achievements | 32 |
| Setting | Hobarey Town |
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- When did I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator release?
- September 25, 2026, on Steam for Windows. That launch is the 1.0 release, which ended the Early Access period that began earlier in 2026.
- How much does the game cost?
- $9.74 in US dollars at the time of writing, which is 25 percent off the $12.99 list price shown on the Steam store page.
- Does it have multiplayer?
- Yes. The Steam categories list Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op and Online Co-op, supporting up to four players online, and both offline and co-op modes were updated with the 1.0 release.
- Is it available on consoles?
- No console version has been announced. The store page lists Windows only, with no macOS or Linux build.
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