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Owe a dangerous mafia? Run a pizza shop while handling illegal favors to pay your debt. Balance dual lives, advance kitchen upgrades, and outsmart authorities as you navigate shady tasks and odd NPCs. Play solo or online with up to four players, building trust to beat the mob.

Release Date

01 Apr, 2026

Publisher/Developer

Bunch'o'Nerds

Reviews

Steam: 90.09% positive (291/323)
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I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator

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. You’ll run a pizza shop on the surface while a hidden life of shady favors burrows behind the scenes. As Hobarey Town’s residents cross your path, you’ll learn who to trust, who to use, and who to avoid. Maybe you’ll pay off your debt—or build the right connections to take the mafia down. The choice you make will shape the town and your own fate in equal measure.

Dual-Life Experience: Manage a pizza shop up front and run illegal jobs out back. Keep both sides operating without drawing police attention or blowing your cover. Your storefront should feel welcoming to customers, while a discreet network of backroom operations keeps the mafia’s demands in motion, creating constant tension between two connected lives.

Shady Jobs: Take on illegal favors for NPCs, from cleaning bloody clothes to 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, forcing you to balance greed with vigilance, timing, and the fragile art of staying unseen.

Reputation and Progress: Build a sturdy cover by becoming the town’s best pizza shop, while secretly building trust in the underworld. Each side advances independently, unlocking different jobs, tools, and risks. Your choices influence whom you can rely on, whom you’ll owe favors, and how others treat you as your influence grows.

Upgrades: Expand your operation with upgraded kitchens, hidden workstations, and better equipment. Larger setups speed production, enable riskier jobs, and yield higher payouts—though bigger operations draw sharper scrutiny from both rivals and law enforcement.

Characters: Meet dozens of handcrafted NPCs whose stories, personalities, and ongoing problems unfold over time. Their arcs intertwine with both the storefront and the backroom, adding depth and consequence to every choice you make.

Multiplayer: Play solo or team up with up to four players online. Split tasks, run both sides of the business together, and navigate chaos as a group. Coordination, shared risks, and shifting loyalties test your teamwork as you juggle two intertwined worlds.