Clerks and Quirks Launches Steam Demo Featuring Chaotic Addictive Challenges

Welcome to your retail roguelite nightmare!

Drop while you shop in Clerks and Quirks

ALTKEY Games, the Canadian independent development studio, dares you to dive headfirst into the most unhinged, action-packed, co-op (and single player) experience of the year when Clerks and Quirks launches on PC Steam later in 2026. If you want every shift to feel like a final boss fight and suspect that household appliances might have a hidden agenda, it’s time to submit your application to Chaos and Co. and take control of the most unpredictable retail outlet in the universe.

Quality Assurance Assured!

ALTKEY Games was founded in 2016 by industry veterans Dany Robitaille and Mathieu Savard and has grown to an impressive 17-person team that cut its teeth on high-profile projects for giants like Ubisoft, Mattel, Universal, Lucasfilm, and Warner Bros. They’ve channelled their expertise into creating Clerks and Quirks, which focuses on a zany, weird, and wacky manufacturing empire that fuels the many insatiable in-game merchants peddling wares to wannabe buyers.

Don’t let the adorable animated cartoon graphics fool you – working at Chaos and Co. is serious business.

Can you manage the Chaos!?

In your new role, heroes will flood in search of standard adventuring gear: swords, treasure maps, magic flowers, cloaks of invisibility, that sort of thing. And it would all be simple enough if your appliances weren’t coming to life, your coworkers weren’t flaming balls of caffeinated chaos, and HR weren’t hiding from the madness indefinitely… is the day over yet?

Every game session is unique, so you never know who will walk through the automatic doors next.

Can you survive 15 days of retail hell?

High-Pressure Crafting

Build legendary gear, magical items, and bizarre requests while your shop actively falls apart around you.

Living Appliances

Tools have personalities, moods, and mechanics of their own. You can tame them to gain powerful advantages, or ignore them and suffer the consequences.

Strategic Progression

Plan upgrades, optimise layouts, and adapt to unpredictable weekly events.

Solo or Co-op Chaos

Play alone or with up to four players in local or online co-op. Coordination is optional, but panic is guaranteed.

Get ready for totally addictive retail therapy!

Expect to laugh, scream, throw your controller… and still not consider resigning. This roguelike management sim will enthral fans of Overcooked and PlateUp!, as well as anyone who likes their games with a side order of pure mayhem.

Don’t forget to check out the stupendous demo! Just be warned, it’s totally addictive!

About the studio: ALTKEY Games

ALTKEY Games is an indie game studio from Québec city. We aim to build a humoristic and challenging universe for players to rediscover mechanics they love with unexpected twists and unique systems. In 2024 we started the production on our debut indie title: Clerks & Quirks