# Little Storefronts

> A cozy shop sim: pick a city, choose your spot and open your own little storefront. Run a nail salon, a tea and coffee stall or a bánh mì cart, serve every order, hire staff and keep your regulars happy. Free in your browser: no download, no ads, works on phone and desktop. Early access beta.

## Play
- Play free, no download: https://littlestorefronts.com/play
- Home page: https://littlestorefronts.com/
- Player guide (how to play, money, every job): https://littlestorefronts.com/guide
- Game updates (every Beta version, what changed): https://littlestorefronts.com/updates
- Privacy: https://littlestorefronts.com/privacy

## Facts
- What: cozy shop simulation / time management game. Pick one of 3 shops: a nail salon, a tea and coffee stall or a bánh mì cart (more shop types are being made). Pick a country, a city and your street on the world map.
- Price: free (USD 0). No purchases, no ads on littlestorefronts.com.
- Platform: web browser on phones (portrait, from 390 px wide), tablets and computers (1280 x 720 and up). Touch or mouse. Installable as a web app.
- Size and start: one web page of about 300 KB, starts in a few seconds.
- Languages: English and Vietnamese (Saigon dialect, written by people); Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, Indonesian, Thai, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese (machine translated, being reviewed).
- Saves: automatic, in the player's own browser, 5 save slots, no account.
- Session length: day 1 about 2 minutes, later days about 3.5 minutes; pause anytime.
- Status: early access beta (November 2026), updated often.

## Main features
- Paint nails by copying each customer's design: pick the colour, paint five nails, match the nail shape (from day 3), finish fast for tips.
- Mix drinks step by step (cup, drink, ice and sugar, toppings, lid) and build a real Saigon bánh mì (pâté and butter inside, meats in layers, pickles and herbs on top, sauce last).
- Start as a nail tech at Cô Năm's salon, then open your own shop with savings or a bank loan.
- World map: pick a country, a city and a street; 11 big cities have real street names, other places get example street names. Each district has its own prices, rent and customers.
- Hire staff with skills, moods and wages; give them roles (marketing, books); order polish stock; keep the books; second shop.
- Six regulars with stories that continue day by day; pick kind replies to build bonds.
- Real calendar holidays (Tết, Mid-Autumn, Halloween, Christmas) with seasonal designs.

## Who makes it
Little Storefronts, a small independent studio. Contact: littlestorefronts@proton.me. Made with help from AI tools (Claude, Gemini).