$14.99Roadside Research Run a gas station, study the customers
You are aliens running a roadside gas station as cover. By day you restock shelves, order wares, refuel cars, and take cash at the register. Between customers you scan, steal from, and test humans for research data, while keeping your disguise on and suspicion low.
Is Roadside Research worth it?
Roadside Research is worth it if…
- you like simulator games about stocking, serving, cleaning, and upgrading a small shop
- you want a silly co-op shift for 1 to 4 players with a secret second objective
- you like balancing honest shop work with risky sneaky side tasks
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A gas station shift with shelves to fill
Your workday is hands-on and first-person. You order wares for the shop, carry stock to the shelves, refuel passing cars, keep the fuel pumps filled, cook food for travelers, clean floors and bathrooms, and exchange goods for cash at the register.
Money from satisfied customers goes back into the station. You upgrade the inside and outside during closing hours to attract more travelers, expand the shop, and make the next day run smoother. You drop a box on the shelf, run out to fuel a car, then hurry back before the next customer reaches the till.
Secret alien research under human cover
The shop is only half the job. Your real task is gathering human data without being noticed. You scan customers, steal items, and test methods on them while they stop for fuel and snacks.
Push too far and the suspicion meter climbs. Let it fill and government officials come for you, and getting caught means being turned into goo. At night you plan the next day and split resources between two paths: a better gas station, and better alien tech for processing data faster. You also keep up the act with a paper-mask disguise, complete with a very normal human expression you draw yourself.
What else should sim fans know?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. You can run the station alone or with up to four players online, juggling the register, refueling, and research yourself or splitting the jobs across the crew.
How do day and night work?
Days are for serving travelers and doing quiet research between sales. Nights are for thinking, planning, and spending on upgrades for both the station and your alien equipment.
Can you change how your alien looks?
Yes. You customize your alien's color, clothing, and paper mask, so your idea of a convincing human can be as confident or as unconvincing as you like.
