Tattoo Shop Simulator — Tattoos, Unhappy Clients, and Rent: Life as a Tattoo Shop Owner
Tattoo Shop Simulator: Prologue on Steam — a Tattoo Shop Simulator with Piercings, Business Growth, and an Open City
Released on August 5, 2026, Tattoo Shop Simulator: Prologue was developed by the small team at Old Stuff Studio and published by RockGame S.A. It is a free prologue to the full tattoo shop simulation game. Steam describes it as follows: “Run your dream tattoo shop! Provide tattoo and piercing services, customize your shop, and manage staff...” — and that creative freedom can be felt from the very first minutes of gameplay.
Manage Your Studio and Grow Your Business
At the beginning of the game, you take over a tiny tattoo studio that you’ll need to develop step by step. You’ll have to visit the store to buy equipment, tattoo machines, and inks while keeping a close eye on their condition — every piece of equipment wears out over time and eventually needs repairs. As you progress, you can purchase new tattoo designs, expand the range of services you offer, and keep your clients happy. You can even give your studio any name you like, although the rent still has to be paid regularly. As the business grows, you’ll be able to hire employees with different skills — and, of course, their salaries become another expense to manage. Paying close attention to what clients ask for is essential: as the game description notes, “every mistake lowers customer satisfaction.” Choose the wrong tattoo design or piercing material, and a disappointed client may even threaten to file a complaint.
The Player’s Tattoo Studio in Tattoo Shop Simulator for PC.
Tattooing, Piercing, and Mini-Games
The tattooing process is turned into an engaging mini-game: first, you carefully trace the design along dotted lines, then fill in larger areas with vibrant ink. The goal is to be as precise as possible, stay within the outlines, and keep an eye on your ink supply. Piercing has its own dedicated mechanic: after purchasing a piercing kit, two concentric circles and a moving pointer appear on the screen. You need to stop the pointer in the safe zone between the circles, or the piercing attempt will fail. Finally, the game also lets you remove tattoos with a laser: you target the skin with pulses of light, and if you focus on the same spot for too long, a bruise-like mark (hematoma) appears, simulating a laser burn.
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City Life and Future Potential
Tattoo Shop Simulator: Prologue isn’t limited to the studio — the in-game city is full of opportunities. With the money you earn, you can buy cafés, pizzerias, and hotels to generate passive income, as well as obtain licenses to sell hot dogs and ice cream. Since this is still the prologue, only one tattoo equipment store and a single motorcycle are currently available, but you can already explore the streets freely, complete tasks around the city, visit different districts, and react to random events.
For example, street thugs can unexpectedly show up, forcing you to chase them out of your shop with a baseball bat. Your character also has a home of their own: after a shift, you can return there to rest, collect trophies, and take care of pets — such as feeding the fish in your aquarium. Keep in mind that this is only a prologue with limited content, but even at this stage, the scale of the concept is easy to see. Tattoo Shop Simulator: Prologue is available for free on Steam, giving you a chance to try your hand at being both a tattoo artist and a business manager.
If you’re interested in tattoos in video games, continue exploring the topic with our Tattoo Tycoon review, our look at Tattoo Removal Simulator, and our features on tattoo culture in GTA: San Andreas and GTA: Chinatown Wars. In these articles, we explore how different games turn the work of a tattoo artist — and tattoo culture itself — into part of their worlds and gameplay.
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Publication date: October 15, 2026
By Sergey Yakovlev
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