- The BIG Playtest is here! - 25 August 2026
The wait is over, and now you’ll be able to taste the new things we’ve been cookin’ up for you. We’ve done some serious fumigating and major mechanics updates since the last build, and we’ll need your help to refine the experience for the grand opening. The latest Clerks & Quirks experience will be live from August 31st - September 7th! Join us on Discord to guarantee access: https://discord.gg/5rycbutQyy If you need more reasons to join us on Discord, our team will also be having community play sessions throughout the week next week. If you’ve had burning (corporate approved) questions, you’ll be able to ask about how the sausage is made and navigate the chaos of a week with the brains behind it. EXCLUSIVE COSMETICAs thanks for helping us behind the counter at this stage of development, all employees who participate in the playtest will receive shiny cosmetics. Literal shiny character…
- 🧸(💣) Clerks & Quirks Joins the Cozy Job Simulator Event! - 12 June 2026
Good news, employees!Clerks & Quirks is officially part of the Cozy Job Simulator Event, hosted by Rogue Duck and GamerSky! 🎉For a limited time, you can discover a whole collection of cozy workplace adventures... including our very own magical boutique where the appliances have emotions and a occasional vendetta against productivity.Corporate has assured us that everything will remain 100% cozy during the event. (Don't trust the boss)Corporate has also assured us that the Cool Cooler would stop summoning speedy energy drink.So, while we will do our best to keep things cozy, we can't make any promises.If you've been waiting for the perfect moment to step behind the counter, befriend rebellious appliances, craft magical goods, and survive the weekly rush with your friends, now's the time!🎮 PLAY THE DEMO💬 JOIN THE DISCORD✨ Check out the Cozy Job Simulator Event and discover your next fa…
- The next BIG Playtest - 5 June 2026
Plan your vacations!Because we're opening registrations for the next (and last) playtest. It will happen during august, after we've done a major bugfix pass on our feature-complete version. The playtest aims to get the community's impressions on design and mechanics planned for 1.0 as well as bug hunting.Join the DiscordTo guarantee getting playtest keys: https://discord.gg/5rycbutQyy and skip the waiting queue!We love discussing, theorycrafting and sharing tips. You can also discover our great corporate-mandated humor! Playtest vs DemoYou already spent over 100 hours playing the demo? Trust me, there's NEW stuff to discover!New unbalanced mechanics!New bugs!New crashes!New missing localization!But if you're looking for gameplay, you might prefer:The whole roster of 25 item recipes planned for 1.0The long awaited ENDLESS modeMeta progression using the new Tokens™ currency50+ Coupons for…
- Clerks & Quirks Is Hitting the Summer Showcase Circuit! - 1 June 2026
June is shaping up to be an exciting month for us, and we're thrilled to share that Clerks & Quirks will be featured in several amazing events throughout the month!As a small indie team, every opportunity to put our quirky magical shop in front of new players means the world to us, and we're incredibly proud to be participating alongside so many talented developers.🎮 AG French DirectWe're excited to be part of the AG French Direct, a showcase celebrating upcoming games from French-speaking creators. Expect fresh looks at the game and plenty of magical retail chaos!🌟 Clemmy's BIG Summer ShowcaseYou'll also be able to spot Clerks & Quirks during Clemmy's BIG Summer Showcase, featuring a fantastic lineup of indie games from around the world. We're honored to be included among so many creative projects. 🎙️ Live Stream with SoftwarePirate — June 8Mark your calendars for June 8th!We'll be…
- Demo Update #3 - 30 April 2026
Howdy, Clerks from around the globe!This update adjusts gameplay flow and introduces a new revamped tutorial. Behind the scene, we’ve been working on the full release content and features.Good luck being employee of the week!🎮 PLAY THE DEMO💬 JOIN THE DISCORDNow, let's jump in the fun part!CONTENTThe tutorial has been recreated from scratch.The day’s duration and customer amount is controlled and reduced to speed up the tutorial.Game mechanics appear earlier.Added more presentation to game mechanics.It can now be skipped.We would love some feedback! Tell us how it feels!3 new layouts with a different entrance position.Added previews for full release items. More to come!IMPROVEMENTSCustomers will now avoid players, crowded spots and other customers. They still collide the same, but it will (mostly) be your fault now! Customer physic has also been improved in multiplayer.When a coupon or…
- Demo Update #2 - 13 March 2026
Howdy, Clerks from around the globe!We just shipped a fresh demo update yesterday, you can find the complete patch notes below!Once again, this update adds quality-of-life features, community requests, a truckload of bug-fixes and some design adjustments.As we now focus on bigger features for the full game, we plan to take more time before the next demo update planned in April.Good luck being employee of the week!🎮 PLAY CLERKS & QUIRKS DEMO💬 JOIN OUR DISCORDCONTENTAdded 3 new layouts.Added 2 new chaos pinsClassics+ increases sale price for classic items by +1$.Organics+ increases sale price for organic items by +1$.Added some previews of content planned for the full release (or future updates, who knows?)BALANCINGChaos pinsPins offered when starting a new run will now always relate to your starting item if possible. This might be limited for the demo, but there are some pretty neat th…
- The Quirks are taking over Rogue Bots 2026... let the chaos begin! - 2 March 2026
The Quirks are joining the Rogue Bots event. Imagine a Steam festival, expertly curated, showcasing more than 200 roguelike and roguelite games! The focus? Bots, mechs, and rogue machine intelligences. Who knew Quirks would prove to be so intelligent and valuable?We're so pumped that Clerks & Quirks joins this year Rogue Bots event on Steam from March 1-10, 2026.Good luck being employee of the week! 🎮 PLAY CLERKS & QUIRKS DEMO💬 JOIN OUR DISCORD ːsteamthumbsupː GIVE SOME ATTENTION TO THESE OTHER INDIE GAMES TOO:
- Demo Update #1 - 27 February 2026
Howdy, Clerks from around the globe! We just shipped a fresh demo update yesterday, you can find the complete patch notes below! To summarize, this update adds quality-of-life features, community requests, a truckload of bug-fixes and some design adjustments. We’re planning another QoL update of similar scope on March 12th, so stay close! Good luck being employee of the week!🎮 PLAY CLERKS & QUIRKS DEMO💬 JOIN OUR DISCORDCONTENT We tested our layout generation tools and added a new “medium” layout. We hope you like it 😄 Adding more layouts is extremely fast, so it’s a design/balancing job to make the layouts fun!BALANCING Balanced some appliance prices and made some appliances available only if you needed them for an item. For example: If you have no weapon items, you no longer get training dummies offered by Parcella. Added weighted rolls to appliances offered by Parcella. - Increases…
- Clerks & Quirks Demo Is Here (featuring Emotional Damage) 💣 - 16 February 2026
Dear Clerk, Congratulations. You have been selected to participate in a high-intensity, low-support, emotionally transformative retail experience. The Clerks & Quirks demo is officially live. 📎 Welcome to Chaos & Co. Heroes get glory. You get overtime. Behind every piece of loot is an exhausted clerk, and that clerks is you. Welcome! Your job: Craft iconic gear Serve wannabe heroes Manage rogue appliances Prevent spontaneous store combustion Survive the Friday that looms like a final boss🧪 What's in the demo? 10 items to craft 30 appliances with quirks 24 chaos pins 15 planning coupons 10 layouts with randomized contents 2 environments 7 clerk heads with hairstyles and color customization💬 Like what you played? Leaving a review would be a huge help! Even if you hated it. We embrace the salt. We live in the salt. We grow stronger through the salt. Your suffering is valuable data. 📣 N…
- C&Q in Brazil for the Mundo Gamer Showcase! - 19 December 2025
The Mundo Gamer Showcase 2025Is the official event from the Mundo Gamer Network, is all about spotlighting the coolest independent games from Brazil and around the world.Clerks and Quirks in Brazil!We're super excited to be part of this event and get a fantastic chance to show off our hard work to everyone globally! The active community playtest is perfectly timed to allow participants to contribute to the ongoing development of the game.Don't forget to playtestA special Holiday build is now available for the C&Q community, released on December 16th until January 5th! We encourage you to try it out with friends and family. This is a great opportunity to have fun while also helping us test the multiplayer connection and find any potential issues. Give it a go! If you haven't join our Discord yet: https://discord.gg/MBHefgvsEqThank you from ALTKEY Games team!
- The playtest is officially live - 16 December 2025
Great news Clerk's community!We're kicking off another playtest today, and we're excited to have you join. We know many of you have been asking when the next one would begin, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your valuable feedback.With our 2026 release rapidly approaching, we're dedicated to making this game the best it can be. We've specifically scheduled this playtest during the Holiday season so you can gather (whether online or on a couch) with friends and dive in! Please report any supernatural bugs.We would love to see you capture fun moments and share them on socials or on our Discord! Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/gwz3uXzpThank you from ALTKEY Games team!
- Playtesting Round 2: Coming Soon! - 2 December 2025
Gather your friends, it's time for a second round of playtesting! We added: An onboarding tutorial,Online (& couch-coop) multiplayer, Gameplay informations, New content,...and (a few) pesky bugs to spot. We are keen to get your feedback on the tutorial. Specifically, we want to know if it provides enough information, or if we need to elaborate on the various game mechanics and processes.It's a perfect time to join our Discord: https://discord.gg/5rycbutQyyHave an absolute blast!From the CnQ Team
- First Playtest is open! - 8 October 2025
It's the earliest build we'll be able to share publicly! Keep in mind assets, features, QoL, balancing, UX and plenty more are still in development. That said, we're open to any and all feedback.The game has a barebones tutorial that lacks a lot, but you can also find instructions on how to complete different recipes here : Playtest Recipes InstructionsFeedback form : https://forms.gle/G4KyVtPJuxsAdt4s6 Don’t hesitate to join our Discord server to chat : https://discord.gg/5rycbutQyyHappy gaming!The Clerks and Quirks team
- Playtest & Developer Livestream - 2 October 2025
We're launching a playtest soon! Try out the game in development and find out why we've been playing for hours ourselves. Join in on the steam page or fill out a form you can find on any of our social pages.In the meantime, we're hosting a livestream tomorrow. Watch us play the demo, ask us anything about development and share the fun!The stream will be on October 3rd at 14:00 UTC.See you there!
