Demo of Russian kiosk simulator Lenin Street Geek Shop released on Steam
In short
A free demo of the Russian indie kiosk simulator “Ларёк на улице Ленина” (Lenin Street Geek Shop) was released on Steam in early October 2026, the studio perelesoq said, according to tech outlet 3DNews. The demo covers four days, features 30 characters and content that will not appear in the full game, and includes a cameo by Russian blogger Syenduk (Dmitry Karpov). The full game is expected in 2026 on PC via Steam.
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A free demo of the Russian indie game “Ларёк на улице Ленина” (Lenin Street Geek Shop) was released on Steam in early October 2026, according to Habr News and 3DNews. The game is a simulator of a kiosk selling geek items, made by the Moscow studio perelesoq, the developer of Torn Away, 3DNews reported. DTF and Igromania also reported the demo was available in Steam. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
According to 3DNews, the demo is available exclusively in Steam and offers four days of play, 30 characters, unique content that will not be in the full game, and special items that can be unlocked for it. A trailer released alongside the demo contains three digits that unlock a secret cartoon inside the demo, and the trial version includes a cameo by Russian blogger Syenduk, whose real name is Dmitry Karpov. DTF also mentioned the 30 characters and the cameo. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
3DNews said the game is set in the 2000s and follows Kirill, a ninth-grader who dropped out of school and took a job at a kiosk of thousands of geek trifles to earn money for a holiday in Turkey for his mother, who had never been to the sea. Habr News described it as a simulator of a shop seller from the mid-2000s. [ 2 , 4 ]
The studio said it is already working on the first patches for the demo, and that one future update will bring partial voice acting; the word count in the full game has exceeded 100,000, according to 3DNews. The release is expected in 2026 on PC via Steam, with promised references to pop-culture phenomena, more than 60 characters whom players can shortchange and placate, illegal ways of growing the business and survival elements, 3DNews reported. [ 4 ]
3DNews also reported that a second kiosk simulator is in development in parallel: “Размена не будет” (I Have No Change) from the Cyprus-based studio Studio Rassvet, which it described as having Russian roots, with a release planned for 2027, also for Steam. [ 4 ]
Why it matters
The release is one of two Russian-linked kiosk simulators reported to be in development, with 3DNews noting that “Размена не будет” from Cyprus-based Studio Rassvet is planned for 2027. For readers outside Russia the news is mainly of interest to players following indie games set in the post-Soviet 2000s; the documents give no sales, funding or platform-exclusivity figures beyond Steam.
Key facts
- A free demo of the Russian indie game “Ларёк на улице Ленина” (Lenin Street Geek Shop) was released on Steam in early October 2026. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The game is developed by Moscow studio perelesoq, the developer of Torn Away, according to 3DNews. [ 4 ]
- The demo is available exclusively on Steam and covers four days, with 30 characters. [ 4 ]
- The demo includes content that will not be in the full game, plus special items that can be unlocked for it. [ 4 ]
- A trailer released with the demo contains three digits that unlock a secret cartoon in the demo. [ 4 ]
- The demo includes a cameo by Russian blogger Syenduk, whose real name is Dmitry Karpov. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- The full game is expected in 2026 on PC via Steam. [ 4 ]
- Habr News described the game as a simulator of a shop seller from the mid-2000s; 3DNews said the action is set in the 2000s. [ 2 , 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The exact date the demo was released. Habr News says only “early October 2026”, and the other documents give publication dates rather than a release date.
- The exact release date of the full game. 3DNews says only that a release is expected in 2026 on PC via Steam.
- When the promised partial voice acting will be added to the demo. Only 3DNews reports that perelesoq is working on first patches and mentions a future update, without timing.
- Whether players can shortchange and placate characters, as 3DNews states among promised features. This is a single-source description of features for the unreleased full game.
- The demo features 30 characters. Reported by a single source so far
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- DTF publishes the first item in this set on the demo, noting 30 characters and the Syenduk cameo. [ 1 ]
- Habr News reports that the free demo of the Russian kiosk-seller simulator is out in Steam. [ 2 ]
- Igromania reports that the demo can be tried in Steam. [ 3 ]
- 3DNews details the demo: exclusive to Steam, four days of play, unique content, cameo, patches in the works and a full release expected in 2026. [ 4 ]