I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator

I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator

Bunch'o'Nerds · April 1, 2026 · Simulation, Co-op, Cooking, Crime, Character Customization

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I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator price by region

I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator costs $7.49 in Georgia (USD), £11.75 in the United Kingdom, $12.99 in the United States, €13.49 in Europe (EUR), CA$15.75 in Canada, A$17.95 in Australia, NZ$20.25 in New Zealand, R$47.99 in Brazil and zł55.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $7.49 $7.49 — 1
United Kingdom £11.75 £11.75 — 1
United Statesyour region $12.99 $12.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €13.49 €13.49 — 1
Canada CA$15.75 CA$15.75 — 1
Australia A$17.95 A$17.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$20.25 NZ$20.25 — 1
Brazil R$47.99 R$47.99 — 1
Poland zł55.49 zł55.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator

✦ AI summary

I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator has you running a pizza shop as cover while completing increasingly dangerous illegal jobs for the mafia to pay off a massive debt. Manage your dual operation, build reputation on both sides of the law, upgrade your setup, and interact with quirky NPCs whose stories unfold over time, all while juggling police attention and keeping your cover intact—solo or with up to four players online.

You owe a dangerous, mysterious mafia a serious amount of money. They don’t call. They don’t warn you. They kidnap you and make it clear: work it off, or else. Run your pizza shop, take on shady favors, and get to know the people of Hobarey Town while doing the mafia’s dirty work. Learn who to trust, who to use, and who to avoid.Maybe you’ll pay off your debt. Maybe you’ll build the right connections to take the mafia down.

EXPERIENCE DUAL-LIFE

Manage a pizza shop up front while running illegal jobs out back. Keep both sides operating without drawing police attention or blowing your cover.

TAKE SHADY JOBS

Complete illegal favors for NPCs, including cleaning bloody clothes, ordering restricted items from the dark web, disposing of evidence, and even burning bodies in your own oven. Every job increases payout, risk, and police attention.

BUILD YOUR REPUTATION

Build a strong cover by becoming the best pizza shop in town while separately earning trust in the shady underworld. Each side progresses on its own, unlocking different jobs, tools, and risks.

UPGRADE YOUR OPERATION

Upgrade your kitchen, hidden workstations, and equipment. Larger setups allow faster production, riskier jobs, and higher payouts.

DEAL WITH WEIRD NPCs

Interact with dozens of hand-crafted NPCs, each with their own stories, personalities, and ongoing problems that unfold over time.

PLAY TOGETHER

Play alone or team up with up to four players online. Split tasks, run both sides of the business together, and deal with the chaos as a group.

I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Online co-op
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator is praised by players as a fun cooperative experience that shines when played with friends, offering a decent amount of content including story and side missions for its size. However, players consistently warn that the single-player experience is significantly more challenging and less enjoyable, making this a game best suited for group play. Most reviews suggest it's worth picking up if you have friends to play with.

Recommended Sep 28, 2026
goated
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
A lot of fun with friends. Wouldn't dare play this game solo unless I wanted to have a panic attack.
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
fun coop and good idea of a game
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
yes
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
i am villand
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
Enjoyed this game a lot, better played with 3-4 people, single player is TOUGH, fun little story and side missions, for such a small game its got a lot of fun things to do! A few cool new modes for the future would be nice, a mode just for the front of house and one for just the back of house but everything else was really fun!

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