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Design Studio Simulator: Print Your Empire

You started with an iron, a spare room, and one friend's order. Now build the print empire you always imagined — design every product yourself, earn every client, grow every era.

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INKŌ Studio
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INKŌ Studio
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About the Game

Your empire starts with one order.


Design Studio Simulator: Print Your Empire puts you in charge of a real print-on-demand studio — from a spare bedroom setup with a basic iron to a full production studio serving dozens of clients. Every product you deliver, you designed yourself.

A real design editor, not a click-to-craft button


Open your design workstation and create custom graphics for every order. Place text, add stickers, pick print zones, choose styles — then send it to production. The client asked for "ska vibes on the back in black"? That's on you to deliver.

  • Custom design editor with text, stickers, styles, and print zones

  • T-shirts, stickers, mugs, thermoses, caps, and more

  • Real order evaluation — clients notice if something's off

  • Reputation system — earn loyal regulars, lose careless mistakes

  • Walk-in customers, online orders via PrintGram, and free-mode designs to sell

  • Supply management — buy materials, track stock, plan deliveries

Grow across eras


Start in Era 1 with the basics. Unlock Era 2 with better equipment, a bigger space, and more demanding clients. Your studio evolves as your skills grow — each era feels like a new chapter.

Chill by design


No punishing timers. No game over screen. Design Studio Simulator is built around creativity and satisfaction, not stress. Take your time on a design. Retry a bad order. Build your brand your way.

🛠️ Early Access


Design Studio Simulator launches in Early Access with Era 1 and Era 2 fully playable. Active development continues — new products, new eras, and community feedback shape what comes next.

Build your empire one order at a time.

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