Hey Campers! 🏕️
• We’re back after roughly a two-month break, and we’re excited to talk to you again and share what we’ve been working on. Two months ago, we released the Campsite Hustle demo during Steam Next Fest and received a ton of feedback from you. We want to say thank you once again for your interest, support, and help.
• We should be clear about one thing: these updates are not part of the current demo, at least for a while. Once our core content and mechanics are fully locked in, we’ll release a new demo update with much longer playtime, a more free-form experience, and no tutorial, so you can just jump in and play.
• Since then, we’ve focused on the most requested improvements and a few new core systems. Here’s what’s new!
🏠 NEW BUILD MODE MECHANIC!
• Because plots are large and the game will feature more buildings over time, the old building flow started to feel cluttered. We’ve now added a new top-down Build Mode, inspired by The Sims-style placement.
• Building and customizing your plot is now faster, cleaner, and more fun!
⚒️ NEW SHOP SIZES!
• The demo shop felt a bit too large as a starting point, so we redesigned it to be more minimal.
• You can now choose from 4 shop sizes:
Small, Medium, Large, Huge
• We also added two visual styles: wood and concrete. They work the same, but look different. This will also support our upcoming paint and material customization feature.
• To improve interior design, we added more modular wall pieces so you can create rooms and corridors inside bigger shops.
🎨 NEW STEAM ARTWORK & NAME!
• Some players thought the game was a “camping simulator,” and that’s on us. Campsite Hustle is a business and management simulator, so we’re updating the name to:
"Campsite Hustle! - Management Simulator"
• We’re currently working with Steam to apply the change, and it should appear on the store page soon.
• We’re also preparing updated store artwork, including a new logo and new character designs.
🪄 OTHER SMALL CHANGES!
• We removed the separate cash and card balances. There will be one balance type going forward.
• We are removing the inventory system and moving tool management fully to quick slots.
Starting quick slots: 5
Upgradable up to 9 via the upcoming Research system
• The yellow generator from the demo has a new, more stationary model.
• All structures now have updated construction skeletons and build-area visuals for the new build mode.
That’s it for this week. More updates are coming weekly, and if you want to follow development more closely, feel free to join our Discord! https://discord.gg/6vqU9XpJrU
Thanks for reading!
Best regards,