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Rewind 99

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2026

Should you play it?

You're the last remaining video rental store. From humble VHS clerk to rental racketeer - run your video store and explore Reshoot Springs, building an underground empire. Expand with upgrades, side hustles, store membership, and more. Whatever it takes to survive - solo or in up to 4-player co-op.

What works

  • Unique 90s nostalgic art style and humor
  • Large open world with many activities
  • Deep and creative store management mechanics
  • Active developer support and frequent updates
  • Fun multiplayer co-op experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Bugs and crashes especially in multiplayer
  • Employee ai is frustrating and inefficient
  • Some ui and quality of life improvements needed
  • Performance issues on some systems
  • Lack of controller support

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Schedule I

  • Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints

  • Dragon Song Tavern: Cozy & Adventurous

  • The Walking Trade

  • Citywars Tower Defense

  • Saleblazers

Less social

Games that feels like Rewind 99 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Gamer Stop Simulator

  • Rise of Gun

  • Papa's Freezeria Deluxe

  • Cozy Keep: Farm, Craft, Manage

  • Clothing Store Simulator: Prologue

  • Console Shop Simulator

Less violent

Games that feels like Rewind 99 but with less combat and destruction

  • Bookshop Simulator

  • Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator

  • Retail Company Simulator

  • My Supermarket

  • Youtubers Life

  • PlateUp!

More intimate

Games that feels like Rewind 99 but with more focus on close relationships

  • Dodgy Deliveries

  • Pumpkin Days

  • KallaX

  • Rock Star Life Simulator

  • Brickadia

  • Thrifty Business

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Rewind 99. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Rewind 99. These titles are not in What to play next.

Rewind 99: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026