Relive the ’90s by working in a virtual video store
Mack DeGeurin
created: March 19, 2026, 2:11 p.m. | updated: March 19, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
If I was lucky, I might even walk out with a video game rental or some snacks.
Possibly sensing that collective longing, a two-person team from Canada called Blood Pact Studios has a solution: a video game simulator where you own an unmistakingly ’90s-themed video store.
The game, available for PC on Steam, is called Retro Rewind, and it comes loaded with an extra-large popcorn bowl’s worth of savory nostalgia.
And while the reasons for its quick success vary, commenters online seem to long for the days of more physical media, and the quirky rituals and characters that came with visiting a video store.
Some say it reminds them of their old video store job growing up.
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