Developer posts and news about this game.
Greetings citizens and tourists! September's update brings one of the biggest additions to Retroronto yet: Chores! Players can now take on a variety of everyday responsibilities around their home and the city, with completing them helping keep their rent under control. Two new in
Greetings citizens and tourists! August's update takes Retroronto a little further into the past. One of the game's biggest environmental overhauls to date revisits the city's overworld, shifting much of downtown to better reflect Toronto during the mid-2000s. Using historical re
Greetings citizens and tourists! July's update brings some major improvements to the way players experience life in Retroronto . Following feedback gathered during Toronto Games Week, this release focuses on improving the opening moments of the demo and creating more opportunitie
Greetings citizens and tourists! June's update is a smaller hotfix focused on stability, polish, and preparations for a busy season of showcases and events. While most of the work this month happened behind the scenes, the game now features three distinct play modes accessible di
Greetings citizens and tourists! May has arrived in Retroronto , bringing with it one of the project’s most systems-heavy updates yet. Taxi services now operate across the city, allowing players to fast-travel between destinations while exploring a newly revamped interactive map
Greetings citizens and tourists! Spring continues in Retroronto , and this month’s update focuses on stability, polish, and responding to player feedback following the recent major release. This hotfix refines many of the new systems introduced last update, improving overall bala
Greetings citizens and tourists! Spring has begun to arrive in Retroronto , bringing with it one of the largest updates to the city yet. This release introduces daily events and broadcasts through CT24, a new television system that keeps residents informed on city happenings, upc
Greetings citizens and tourists! This month’s Retroronto update is a smaller hotfix focused on balance tweaks, bug fixes, and smoothing out some of the systems introduced in the winter update. With healthcare now part of city life, this pass aims to make day-to-day play feel fa
Greetings citizens and tourists! A new season has arrived in Retroronto, and with it comes winter. This update introduces a winterized version of the city, complete with snowfall, changing weather conditions, and parks transformed for the colder months. Snow may fall lightly or h
Greetings citizens and tourists! Retroronto’s last update of the year is here, and it’s a big one! This month introduces several new gameplay systems that give players more ways to progress, earn, and explore beyond their daily grind. These new mechanics add depth and momentum to
Greetings citizens and tourists! This month’s Retroronto update brings a bit of style to the city! Players can now customize their character’s face and facial hair, along with naming their character through a new letter selection screen. These updates were based on community fe
Greetings citizens and tourists! This month's Retroronto update focuses on refactoring the game's UI and NPCs. Several quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes have also been applied to ensure a smoother experience, making the streets and interiors feel more cohesive than ever.
Greetings citizens and tourists! This month's Retroronto update brings a fresh wave of life to the city, along with a healthy dose of bug fixes and polish following July’s Get On My Level (GOML) showcase. Thanks to all the new eyes on the game, we were able to zero in on what ne
Greetings citizens and tourists! This month’s update to Retroronto brings a host of refinements aimed at smoothing out your city-living experience. We’ve made a ton of bug fixes and quality-of-life tweaks following June’s packed slate of public playtests and showcases during Toro
Greetings citizens and tourists! This month’s build adds some exciting new systems to Retroronto, laying the groundwork for more story content and gameplay variety! The generic pause menu has been fully replaced with a new in-world Phone Menu, giving you access to apps like your
Greetings citizens and tourists! This month's build brings some much-needed quality-of-life changes to Retroronto! Along with plenty of bug fixes, The Target Arrow system in the overworld has been overhauled to help guide you more clearly to locations. We've also added a toggleab
Greetings citizens and tourists! Another month, another update! This latest build introduces a brand-new Pizza Delivery minigame, available once you’re hired at Two Pizzas. We’ve also improved how customer NPCs spawn during minigames, and completely overhauled our store system:
Hello again, fellow citizens and tourists! We got a smaller update for you this March, as we wrapped up on contractual obligations with Ontario Creates in February. We took the time to fix a few more bugs, while adding in some newer features, namely having multiple apartments yo
Hello fellow citizens and visitors! We've been busy all of January bringing you this update, with lots of new additions and changes to the demo based on your feedback and bugs. The city is always under construction, and your interest has been invaluable to the game's development!
Happy Holidays everyone! Since our demo launch in November, we've been hard at work fixing bugs, applying some feedback, and adding some new additions to the game. These changes have been made and uploaded up on itch.io, so go check out the game there! Retroronto on Itch.io If yo