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Schedule 1 is all about the little things.

Skating aimlessly at sunset, absent-mindedly jumping over curbs and down concrete stairs.

A police officer in Schedule 1 body searching the player on the road

Playing Pong and Snake on the TV of your seedy motel room.

You know the little things.

Since launching in late March, Schedule 1 has quickly become Steam’s latest breakout darling.

A character called Becca standing next to UV lights and marijuana in Schedule 1

But it’s not nearly as shallow as it seems.

The goal is to build your business from the ground-up.

Much of your day-to-day work in Schedule 1 offers the same tactile satisfaction as popping bubble wrap.

A player pointing a gun at a character during Schedule 1.

Watering your plants works the same.

Packaging the produce means dragging and dropping nuggets into individual bags.

Your trash builds up, and needs to be emptied into a bin bag before being hauled outside.

A Schedule 1 player watering marijuana plants under UV lighting

Yes, I’d happily put the same effort into running an above-board flower shop.

Schedule 1 turns living day-by-day into a joy a feat that few games manage.

Interestingly, Schedule 1’s closest relatives are player-made.

Skating through the city of Hyland Point at sunset in Schedule 1

Some of those sessions were spent running for mayor, others spent running illegal money-printing operations from swanky penthouses.

Instead, the features which don’treallyneed to be there are the ones I love most.

It’s the small additions which make Schedule 1 feel lived-in.

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It’s having to take out the trash each night.

It’s opening the shutters at 7am and peering out at the city as it wakes up.

You know the little things.

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