--- title: Nostalgic Repair Sim ReStory Recouped Its Budget in 12 Hours description: ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs, a cozy repair sim set in mid-2000s Tokyo, earned over $2 million in less than a week after its August 6 release. The game... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/nostalgic-repair-sim-restory-recouped-its-budget-in-12-hours-7wlfwq6x1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Nostalgic Repair Sim ReStory Recouped Its Budget in 12 Hours | daily.dev og:description: ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs, a cozy repair sim set in mid-2000s Tokyo, earned over $2 million in less than a week after its August 6 release. The game... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/nostalgic-repair-sim-restory-recouped-its-budget-in-12-hours-7wlfwq6x1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7WLFwq6x1.png og:image:alt: Nostalgic Repair Sim ReStory Recouped Its Budget in 12 Hours og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Nostalgic Repair Sim ReStory Recouped Its Budget in 12 Hours **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs, a cozy repair sim set in mid-2000s Tokyo, earned over $2 million in less than a week after its August 6 release. The game recouped its entire budget within 12 hours and surpassed $1 million gross overnight. It sold 100,000 copies in roughly 24 hours with an 8.1% day-one conversion rate on Steam. Publisher tinyBuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik confirmed it is now the studio's highest-rated game ever, with over 95% positive Steam reviews. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How did ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs perform commercially on Steam at launch? ReStory recouped its full development budget within 12 hours of release and surpassed $1 million gross overnight. Within roughly 24 hours it sold 100,000 copies, achieving an 8.1% day-one conversion rate on Steam. Lifetime gross Steam revenue reached $2,003,126 (net $1,767,123) in under a week, making it tinyBuild's highest-rated game with over 95% positive reviews. _Indie developers tracking launch benchmarks and conversion rates follow milestones like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Repair Iconic Consoles in This Fun Restore Shop Simulator](https://daily.dev/posts/repair-iconic-consoles-in-this-fun-restore-shop-simulator-qvbiqb1an) · 80 LEVEL · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Restore Y2K-Era Devices in This Repair Shop Sim Set in 2000s Japan](https://daily.dev/posts/restore-y2k-era-devices-in-this-repair-shop-sim-set-in-2000s-japan-cyfh1lgpi) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Thank You For Your Application recoups dev costs in 22 hours](https://daily.dev/posts/thank-you-for-your-application-recoups-dev-costs-in-22-hours-xx11joofs) · Game Developer · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [This Game Where You Renovate 1990s Flats Is Finally Out](https://daily.dev/posts/this-game-where-you-renovate-1990s-flats-is-finally-out-3d9d94zf4) · 80 LEVEL · 15 upvotes · 0 comments - [Sensor Tower: PC and PlayStation unit sales in Japan rise 13% to 21m during H1 2026, led by Resident Evil Requiem](https://daily.dev/posts/sensor-tower-pc-and-playstation-unit-sales-in-japan-rise-13-to-21m-during-h1-2026-led-by-resident-ummg0qndz) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming), [#steam](https://daily.dev/tags/steam) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/nostalgic-repair-sim-restory-recouped-its-budget-in-12-hours-7wlfwq6x1) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Nostalgic Repair Sim ReStory Recouped Its Budget in 12 Hours","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/nostalgic-repair-sim-restory-recouped-its-budget-in-12-hours-7wlfwq6x1","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/nostalgic-repair-sim-restory-recouped-its-budget-in-12-hours-7wlfwq6x1"},"datePublished":"2026-08-10T13:30:13.831Z","dateModified":"2026-08-10T13:30:43.584Z","description":"ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs, a cozy repair sim set in mid-2000s Tokyo, earned over $2 million in less than a week after its August 6 release. 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