
Roadside Research is a 1 to 4 player co-op gas station simulator. Except you’re aliens. And undercover. Do very human things like restocking shelves while preparing for the invasion. Just don’t get caught.
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Each in the currency that store quoted — not converted: the gap between two rows is the publisher's pricing, not an exchange rate.
Every market we collect.
Discounts
Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 5.43/day in the week to Aug 13 → 13.14/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 25 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 10 places towards #1, and the 2,413 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
Aliens have landed on Earth… to run a gas station. Play solo or up to 4 players and do human tasks to blend in. People depend on you, it’s your job to make sure that the shelves have the correct items, refuel customers passing by, and provide food for travelers. But most importantly, you must conduct your research.
Your mission is simple. Gather all data you can from humans without their knowledge. Scan, steal, and test various methods on customers while they stop by the gas station. Be careful not to raise the “suspicion meter” too high, as that will trigger the visit of government officials.
During the day, take care of the gas station as an ordinary employee. Restock the shelves, order wares for the shop, refuel passersby, and exchange goods for cash. At night you will be able to gather your thoughts, and plan for the next day.
Balance between two missions, upgrading the gas station to attract more customers and upgrading your alien tech to process data and gather information more efficiently. To blend in, draw a very normal human expression on your state-of-the-art disguise.
During closing hours, you can also upgrade the station, inside and outside to make sure everything is going according to plan.
Chaotic solo or co-op fun: Gather friends or play alone to manage the gas station while pursuing your alien mission.
Dual Upgrade Path: Manage upgrades for your gas station and for your alien technology at the same time
Satisfying Simulation: Clean, cook, and stock your workplace with all necessary supplies and items to make sure every customer leaves satisfied.
Alien Deception: Make sure to stay disguised and don’t get caught by human government officials. If you are too suspicious, they will turn you into goo.
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Reviews
Themes across 582 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
reminds me too much of wacky too much goop
Обычный симулятор магазина, но с инопланетянами, которые творят ху*ню и типа это забавно. Например, постоянно выделяют слизь, которую нужно убирать, фоткают в туалете женщин и тд. Ещё агенты ФБР постоянно тебя палят. Я очень люблю симуляторы, и думала что это будет что-то интересное, ведь в описании так и заявлено, но на деле это просто обычный симулятор магазина, приправленный глупыми механиками. 2/10
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Russian +3 more
Hours played at review time, across 584 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Multiplayer doesn't work
He dedicado a este juego 20 horas con un amigo, tiempo de juego (52 dias), en el cual tenemos maxeada nuestra tienda y solo esperamos a que esten las nuevas updates, pero el juego de mierda esta horriblemente optimizado, cuando recien salio nos iba a buenos fps y estable todo, pero ahora el juego pelea por llegar si quiera a 50 fps hasta que no arreglen esto no jueguen esta mierda. Muchas gracias Buena noche.
das spiel ist im ganzen echt gut aber mit freunden nicht möglich zu spielen weil es lagt sehr viel nur der host kann bug frei spielen die anderen nicht
not fun, its ok to begin with but its frustratingly stupid. prices dont affect footfall, what they buy etc make it as cheap as possible and they wont buy it still, hike the prices of some items to try slow down the sales of that item and they still buy it in high quantities. the automation sucks, like really sucks. constantly having to help with the self services because the ai is too stupid to scan 1 can! the cameras thats meant to be passive points you have to constantly fix about 5 times a day, the vacuums only clean when the dirt level is at its highest, also they break down alot too. then theres the freezers, you can only fit 4 ice creams in them and a customer will buy those 4 in seconds of opening. the freezers look big enough to hold 12, why cant we stack?? ok game to kill an hour or 2 of your time, but if you want to play to end game which i see as pointless then i wouldnt bother
yeaaah i love this game so much, have a loooot of fun with my bf. aliens ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on the floor, HELL YEAH
mit cami macht kein spaß diese... immer werde ich getötet.. er lässt mich nicht in Ruhe... Ich werde hier genötigt für Mindestlohn zu schuften und muss Überstunden machen.. jedes mal wenn ich Schicht habe werde ich vorher in den Keller gebeten... SOS bitte helfen sie mir.. ich bin zu doof ein Kündigungsschreiben zu verfassen... Ps. ich musste sein Goop immer auflecken damit die CIA nicht davon mitbekommt... Mfg. Ronson Jörgheim von Günselfeste
it doesnt have crossplay of steam and xbox
Fun game, it's a silly game. I have no complaints, runs well, co-op works well and is fun. Excited to try the new restocking robot!
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