Buy Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim Key

Probably Stolen is a shopkeeping sim from Questing Goose Studio, set on a towering space station split by wealth and corruption. You play a former scavenger who secured a storefront on a generous loan and questionable timing, and the rent is already rising. The differentiator is the counter: today's customer could be a Security informant gathering evidence, a revolutionary seeking leverage, or a fallen elite testing your usefulness, and every sale can be approved, refused, reported, or quietly ignored. You begin as a gunsmith, chemist, water merchant, fence, or farmer — or from absolute rock bottom — and each trade carries its own failure mode. Reputation buys access and protection while painting a target on your back.

Product Lines and Their Liabilities

Weapons bring inspections, chemicals bring addiction, water brings liability, and contraband brings raids. Some trades require heavy machinery and permits; others need only a hiding spot and a straight face. Stock handling is item-specific: cigarette packs need visual inspection before resale, water must be tested and filtered, weapons require permits and modifications, and profitable chemicals depend on closely guarded recipes. Rare goods need proper appraisal to avoid overpaying. The better the margins, the worse the consequences when something goes wrong — you are choosing which kind of trouble you are willing to monetize.

Authentication, Counterfeits, and Fencing

Margins depend on how well you assess what is in front of you. You can cut a product's quality, relabel counterfeit goods as genuine, and fence discounted stolen merchandise if you believe Security will not reach you. Suppliers overstate value, customers push their luck, and contraband often arrives with problems you only notice after the deal is closed. Misjudge the item or the person selling it and you absorb the cost — including mob justice. Get caught and you can bribe your way out, or lose confiscated stock.

Factions, Reputation, and the Aug Check

A sentient AI chip went rogue and took its hosts with it. Augs look like everyone else until they don't, and every faction agrees on the policy — you have the gun to enforce it. Missing the signs, or misreading them, carries its own price. Reputation and faction connections unlock exclusive deals and advanced licenses for the underground market, while keeping rent paid lets you expand into multiple businesses and production chains. Rising rent, a bad deal, or confiscated stock can still leave you short on the next payment.