- Small Patch 1.0.3516 - 4 August 2026
Hi everyone! We just updated the game to fix these issues: Fixed issues with recycling furniture or storing them Fixed an issue with customers queing Fixed some customers buying items that were set as not for sale by the player Fixed item were able to be set as not for sale even if customers already wanted to buy them Spellgarden Games 🔮 (Kathrin, Zoë, Kasimir, Sophie & Malin)
- FREE Quality of Life-Update OUT NOW! ⭐ - 30 July 2026
Is your thrift shop ready for a little update?Some of you might already know that we’ve been a bit busy since the launch of Thrifty Business working on our other small shop simulator. 🐸But before and after diving into the world of stickers once again, we’ve also still been deeply invested in the thrift store side of it all. And we’re quite giddy to tell you about this free Quality of Life update we have for you today! 🥳To get you intrigued all we’ll say here is: keep your favorite items, easy cleaning, clearance section…And with that, let’s talk about all the changes we’ve made AND also give you a little teaser of what’s yet to come:Spellgarden Games 🔮 (Kathrin, Zoë, Kasimir, Sophie & Malin)Patch notes for Version 1.0.3486:Added sale signs for discounting itemsAdded trash cansAdded functionality to mark items as not for sale so they can be used as decorationAdded a box shop rerollAdd…
- One Month since releasing Thrifty Business! ⭐ - 24 June 2026
It’s now been (a bit more than) a month since we released Thrifty Business and some of you might have been wondering what’s been going on behind the scenes in the past few weeks, if we’re planning any updates and how the release went for us!So, we sat down to record a little retrospective video to look at the 9 months we spent developing Thrifty Business, the overall wishlist numbers and sales and chat about what our plans for this game are in the future:But to summarize we can say that, while we don’t have a road map or any specific dates for you yet, there will be more QoL updates as well as some more content coming! We’re currently juggling this game along with the recently announced Sticky Business DLC, so stay tuned for some more news soon!And of course a big big big THANK YOU for all of the support over the last few months! Anyone who wishlisted, played the demo and gave feedback…
- Thank you for an amazing launch! - 21 May 2026
O M G!! First of all THANK YOU SO MUCH for a really really fun launch! It’s been absolutely amazing to see your reactions to our game, gush about different cute items together and see some first pictures of all your pretty shops! And then we wanted to say if you have just a couple of minutes to spare, we’d super appreciate a review on Steam. We'd love to hear your thoughts so we can make the game even better!And lastly, we just pushed a small update with a few bug fixes. Thank you all for helping us find those as well as giving some awesome feedback already! The team will now re-calibrate a bit over the next week, and then we'll start working on some fun updates for the game and implement some of your feedback! Patch Notes:Fixed capitalized letters not working on SteamDeckFixed edge scrolling with controller not workingFixed recycling furniture would remove an additional furniture with…
- Grand opening today - Thrifty Business is out now!! - 18 May 2026
Hi everybody!!! We’re so pleased to say that Thrifty Business is now open for, well, for business! We’re super excited/terrified to put it out into the world. Go little game!!Thrifty Business is a cozy management sim where you run your very own thrift shop. Sort through boxes to find hidden treasures and arrange nostalgic displays of clothes, antiques, toys & more. Befriend the regulars, help with their requests and expand your store into a hub for the local community.We’re a small indie team, and it’s safe to say we’ve poured our hearts into this one :,) Thanks so much to all our players, especially to those who’ve been around since the beginning. We hope you have fun!Spellgarden Games 🔮(Kathrin, Zoë, Kasimir, Sophie & Malin)
- More item variety for your store! ⭐ - 5 May 2026
Only two weeks!! Two weeks until it’s time for us to hit that release button and you all get to open up your very own thrift shops! These past few days we’ve been knee deep in the bugfixing phase, and we’ll probably continue to spend some more time here - from customers without clothing, or entirely without a body, things are certain to not get boring…But before The Day (May 18th) is here, we did want to hop on here with another update and video dev log! After we talked about some accessibility options and the character customization last time and already documented a lot of the initial development process, we wanted to focus on a specific aspect this time around! One that we think a lot of you might be very happy about (at least considering your demo feedback):Let’s talk about item variety! We hope you enjoy watching this video and we’ll talk to you again VERY soon!! 🧡 Spellgarden Gam…
- We have a Release Date for you!! - 2 April 2026
You might have already spotted it on the Wholesome Games socials yesterday: We have a release date for Thrifty Business - and it’s only about 6 weeks away!! 🥳⭐ Thrifty Business releases May 18th, 2026! ⭐We also made a new little trailer that hints at a few new things we’ve been implementing over the last few weeks! You can watch it here:And speaking of! We wanted to share some of those updates with you, especially since a lot of them were highly requested in the Thrifty Business Demo feedback! 🫶📄 AccessibilityNow first of all we’ve added a few settings you can toggle on or off, that will hopefully make playing a bit more pleasant now if you were struggling before!🔠 FontYou can now actually choose to switch to a non-pixelated font entirely!And then because we’ve gotten some feedback that the moving text can cause some dizziness or motion sickness, you can also fully toggle this off n…
- From a simple concept to HOURS of playtime?(!) - 6 March 2026
Our demo has been up for about a month now and OMG! Literally thousands of you tried out the game and gave us feedback about it, thank you so much! And while we intended for the demo playtime to only be around 30 minutes just to give you an idea of what this game will be, some of you have been playing this demo for 5, 10, 50 hours??? At this point we’re worried you’ll be tired of it by the time we get to release! 😅But it also means whatever we’ve been doing seems to be working! So we’ve prepared another dev log style video in which we talk about all the changes we’ve been making to Thrifty Business in the last few months to take it from a simple idea to a truly fun game!But of course, we’ll also give a few glimpses at what’s yet to come: event space changes, final shop size, more characters, stories & more! And rest assured, we’re steadily making our way through all of your feedback, a…
- Thrifty Business now has Twitch Integration!! 🥳 - 19 February 2026
Are you ready for a little bit of cozy chaos excitement? We just updated the Thrifty Business Demo to include a Twitch integration that lets viewers visit your shop, drop trash and donate unwanted items!The update also includes localization so you can now play the demo in 9 different languages and we’ve fixed a number of bugs and made smaller tweaks and improvements. You can find a full list of the patch notes at the end!And now let’s talk Twitch Integration:Streamers: How to connect!All you need to do to get started is connect your Twitch account to the game:Simply click on Settings → Twitch Settings → Authenticate with TwitchThe game will now redirect you to a browser window where you have to confirm the Authentication on Twitch and then you’ll be shown a confirmation message.Go back to the game and you should now see your Twitch account connected! That’s it!! 😎 (The manual setup dat…
- Demo Update: All the puppies are fine, promise! - 10 February 2026
Thank you for all your amazing feedback and ideas you shared with us after we launched our demo last week! We’re already working on implementing some of the feedback and we also have some other cool things coming up, so keep your eyes peeled!For today we have a small bug fix update for you to iron out some of the more urgent problems some of you encountered:Fixed a balancing issue with the pet items. You should find a NORMAL amount of dog beds in your boxes now. (We promise all of the puppies in town are fine, they just all outgrew their beds!)Fixed the stamp cards sometimes becoming non-interactable even if you had enough funds to unlock themFixed a bug where trash could not be picked upFixed customers sometimes walking around even if the game was pausedFixed a bug where furniture could be moved on top of customers, blocking themFixed the button to unlock the second floor disappearing…
- Try the demo NOW! 😍 - 4 February 2026
Have you ever wanted to run your very own thrift store? Give nostalgic gems a second chance, meet your customers and decorate your shop exactly to your taste? Well, now might be your chance, because💫 THE THRIFTY BUSINESS DEMO IS OUT NOW! 💫So let’s chat about what to expect in this demo, what we’ve added since we last posted an update and what’s yet to come!About the Demo🛍️ What can I do in the demo?You’ll be able to play through the first few days of Thrifty Business. Learn the game’s mechanics, start unpacking some boxes full of nostalgic items and open up your thrift shop! Meet your customers and listen to their stories and requests and even host your first event in the store! And you can always rearrange your shop exactly the way you want!⏰ How long is the demo?The demo includes the first customer story and event to unlock, which comes to around 30-45 minutes of playtime. You’ll s…
- From Brainstorming to First Trailer - 18 December 2025
Hi everyone!Wow, what an exciting week we had! Thank you for your comments and thoughts on our announcement trailer all over social media. We are currently at 18.000 wishlists (!!!) and we are so, so happy with how the announcement went!Before we head of into the holidays we prepared a dev log style video were we walk you through a full recap of what we did while we had to keep this project a little secret.We hope you enjoy watching this! Happy holidays and see you next year!
- Announcing Thrifty Business! ⭐ - 9 December 2025
Imagine running your very own cozy & aesthetic thrift shop: You sort through boxes filled with pre-loved gems, decorate & organize your shop the way YOU want and meet your customers!We’re thrilled to announce Thrifty Business! 🛍️⭐ Wishlist now ⭐ and help us make this game a success! You can watch our very first trailer here:When we first sat down to brainstorm our next project together and pitch our ideas, one general topic quickly stood out to us: sorting, tidying and organizing of any kind! ⭐And if the name sounds somewhat familiar, that’s no coincidence! Thrifty Business joins our sticker shop simulator Sticky Business as another colorful business sim focusing on short story snippets that allow you to get to know your customers better! We’re excited for you to meet and befriend your regulars and discover everything on offer! 🛍️🏷️ What Thrifty Business has in store for you!📦 Unpac…
