I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator Reviews
Run your pizza shop up front and handle shady business out back. Help hand-crafted NPCs with favors that never go as planned. Play solo or online co-op with up to four players and expand your operation across Hobarey Town. In this darkly comedic management sim - become that guy everyone knows.
| App ID | 4173620 |
| App Type | GAME |
| Developers | Bunch'o'Nerds |
| Publishers | Bunch'o'Nerds |
| Categories | Single-player, Steam Achievements, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, , , , |
| Genres | Simulation, Early Access |
| Release Date | 1 Apr, 2026 |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Supported Languages | French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, English, Russian |

360 Total Reviews
324 Positive Reviews
36 Negative Reviews
Very Positive Score
I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator has garnered a total of 360 reviews, with 324 positive reviews and 36 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Very Positive’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
2034 minutes
love the game
i would marry it
if i could
soo fun im starting over again for the fifth time
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
740 minutes
very well made game, i really love all of the small details like the pizza on the roof. the only thing that i would recommend changing is a longer upgrading menu for the pizzeria and the back because I feel like i went flying though it and also employees would be a very good update.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
834 minutes
I'm 11.5 hours in.
Game is almost perfect if you want something you can listen to music and play. I love put on music and a play this game. Only thing I would change is add a notification to the screen when the red phone is ringing. If you liked Schedule 1 you will like this game. (Developers please add an expansion)
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
540 minutes
The game is super fun and way better with friends, the more people you have playing at once the better to keep everything running smoothly. They have a few pop culture/celebrity references that I wont spoil. Some things that could make the game better would be: dont lose your active shady quests when saving and reloading, and add in more hirable npcs for when you only have a 2 man team or are solo.
sanity note: do not leave anything on the ground when quitting as they will despawn, if u have pre prepped pizzas u can buy a rack for them or stash them in inventory before quitting, if u cant fulfil a massive pizza order say 10/11 pizzas before the timer the customer will leave with all pizzas short of what they asked for without paying (I got robbed for 10 pizzas), and try your best to finish all shady jobs before quitting as they will despawn
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
445 minutes
Pretty fun game, progression is pretty much self paced as long as you have someone else to play with. I would love to see more added into the game as I've already unlocked/purchased everything in the game as of me writing this review about 7hrs total. The only thing I have not done is fully paid off the debt just due to wanting to get a lot of other things in the early game for convenience's sake. I will continue to play until I finish paying off the debt then I will be waiting for more content to be added!
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
561 minutes
Game is highly entertaining and runs perfect on my simple build. I bought it off a whim, just giving it a try. I actually enjoy the game it is comically while grinding with funny storylines for the characters.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
530 minutes
This game is very fun, its seriously a underrated gem. Im very excited to see where it goes as time goes on! Also a familar ginger man from Arkansas shows up so that's fun.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
615 minutes
Amazing Game and Amazing Devs, Literally no-lifed the game with my friends till my fingers were cramping making pizzas and suggested a QOL for a press to hold ingredients. Not only does a Dev respond but some time later they release a QOL update for that!
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
1078 minutes
The game is okay for now, it does get repetitive, there's not too many shady stuff happening in order to balance the legitimate side of things. And having to bribe people is nice but it would be better if there's both things to do in order to be able to balance a little bit more. Especially during pizza shop expansion, the 'store' front overtrumps the 'shady' front. Balancing issues maybe.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
596 minutes
Here before CallMeKevin.
Honestly, what a great game. Find a friend who likes making pizza's (it helps if they were raised on Papa's Pizzaria) and a friend that like playing as a gangsta and you'll be good to go! My partner and I have thoroughly enjoyed playing so far.
While playing in Early Access, here are some bug fixes/changes we have thought of:
- fix $50 max on tip jars
- have the ability to bike around the map
- have better lighting throughout the shop
- have a countdown for paying off your debt (I don't feel any pressure now, are we just too on top of it??)
- fix cash payments so you can delete errors without having to back out of the entire transaction
- ingredient boxes currently empty entirely into container even if the container cannot hold it all (ie freezer only has room for 5 more dough, a 10 count box will empty completely and you lose 5 dough)
- different types of side quests, like being a hitman, could be interesting!
👍 : 13 |
😃 : 0
Positive
