Octbuster: Video Rental Store Cleanup 2026
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Steam News · 1d
Octbuster 1.0 is here!
Octbuster 1.0 is finally here.When I started this, I thought I was making a small game. It was going to be an octopus, a pile of tapes, and a quiet hour of putting things back where they belong. Somewhere in the middle it became the thing I thought about from the moment I woke up, and the game you have now is what that turned into. I think Octbuster brings something new to the tidy-up genre with b...
Steam News · 2d
Build v0.99.92 - Tutorial, cart, and multiplayer updates!
The cartThe cart sets its own filter now, to the genre that is most in the cart.The cart now also contains clear labels on it's side to indicate the state of it's filter.When that genre runs out, the cart shakes no and moves on to the next one by itself.Tapping the wheel button steps to the next genre in the cart, and a genre picked on the wheel stays until it runs out. Then the cart goes back to ...
Steam News · 4d
Build v0.99.9
Multiplayer is out of beta and in the regular build! Up to four octopuses in one store. Most of you are seeing it for the first time, so here is what it is and how to play together, as well as the smaller fixes since 0.99.3. The full game launches Tuesday, so please tell me in the Discord if anything breaks!MultiplayerOne of you hosts their store and up to three friends join it. Physics costs are ...
Steam News · 6d
Multiplayer beta is now available!
Multiplayer is here, as a beta on its own Steam branch! Up to four octopuses in one store. Most of you are seeing this for the first time, so here is what it is, how the saves work and how to get on the branch, then the patch notes. If something breaks, please tell me in the Discord!What multiplayer isOne of you hosts their store. Up to three friends join it. Same pile, same shelves, same kittens....
Steam News · Oct 17
Build v0.99.3 - Performance boost for lower graphics tiers
Performancethe Easygoing, Comfortable and Steam Deck graphics presets now use half resolution textures, which saves a lot of memory on 4 GB cards. Rich still uses full resolutionturned off a few rendering features the game never used, so the GPU has less to doFixesfixed a missing character in one of the Chinese tutorial linesHave fun! -alex
Steam News · Oct 14
Build v0.99.2 - Motion sickness mode and Checkout area!
By request, this patch adds a motion sickness mode based on the one PowerWash Simulator uses. I did a lot of research on this, and there's no universal fix for motion sickness, so let me know how it feels if you try it. I'm hoping that between this and the other accessibility options, you can find something that's comfy for you!The checkout counter also got rebuilt, thanks to my friend who has bee...
Steam News · Oct 14
Build v0.99.1 - Stream overhaul and more!
LONG list of updates for streamers, so I tried to break it up a bit. Chat can now name their own tapes something other than their username, and every name waits for your okay before it goes on a cover. Almost every chat command got a cleanup too, with two new ones. If something is broken or you have a suggestion, be sure to let me know in the Discord!Streaming: Name a TapeChat can now type the tit...
Steam News · Oct 10
Build v0.99.0 - Welcome China!
Octbuster can now be played in Simplified Chinese! The translation was done by Marshub, a team of human translators, not by a machine or AI. I'm a solo dev and that is costly, so it is one language for now, but I will try to add more in the future. If anything in the translation reads wrong, please report it in the Discord!patch notes:Simplified ChineseThe full game can now be played in Simplified...
Steam News · Oct 8
Build v0.92.1 - New Game screen polish!
New Game screenThe New Game screen got the same cleanup as the settings menu. It scales with your screen size and works with the dyslexia-friendly font.Pick your run up front: Cozy playthrough, Store%, or First Genre. The loading screen no longer asks for a speedrun category.Timed runs have a Leaderboard run toggle. When on, the finish goes to the online board, the grouping dial locks to the defau...
Steam News · Oct 7
Build v0.92.0 - New Community Goal!
Hey everyone!The next community goal is up: Hats for Cats!Find 100,000 Octbuster Tokens together and every player's kittens get tiny hats!This patch also slows the kittens down. They were doing a bit too much of the sorting for you, so now they take breaks, hold important meetings, and leave the end of every row to you to complete. If something is broken or bugging you, the Suggestions and Bug Rep...