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Press release:
Wild Dog Inc. (Head Office: Tokyo; CEO: Hiroto Nakajo) announces that Japanese Ramen Simulator, a ramen shop management simulator for six players, is scheduled to launch in Early Access on Steam during 2026-10-09 (Japan Standard Time, UTC+9).

The regular US price is US$14.99, with a 10% launch discount for the first two weeks. Experience every part of running a ramen shop, from preparing ingredients, cooking, and serving to customer service and designing your space. Run a shop filled with your own ideas, together with friends or on your own.

• New Video: Japanese Ramen Simulator — Early Access Trailer

Japanese Ramen Simulator is a ramen shop management sim for up to six players. Prepare ingredients, cook noodles, and arrange toppings to craft the perfect bowl. Create original dishes, design your kitchen and dining area, and build your ramen restaurant with friends or on your own!
• 130,000 Steam Wishlists: It’s Time to Open Your Doors!
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Before launch, Japanese Ramen Simulator surpassed 130,000 wishlists on Steam. Everyone on the development team would like to thank those who wishlisted the game, shared it through social media and videos, or sent feedback and bug reports during the closed beta tests. Once the game launches, it will be your turn to serve your perfect bowl in a ramen shop of your own.

• Growing Together with Players in Early Access
Perfect every bowl, divide the work with friends to build a bustling restaurant, or stand out with a unique interior and menu—the choice is yours. Play online with a group of up to six players, or hire part-time NPC staff and take your time running the shop solo.

About Early Access
The Early Access version includes the essentials of ramen shop management, including cooking ramen and gyoza, serving beer, looking after customers, and arranging your shop.
Throughout Early Access, we plan to improve the game systems and add new content, guided by feedback from players.

We welcome your ideas and suggestions through the Steam Community Hub and our official Discord. Together, we want to build an even more enjoyable ramen shop management simulator.
For press coverage, interviews, and game features, please contact [email protected].
Official Discord: https://discord.gg/wilddog

About Japanese Ramen Simulator
Japanese Ramen Simulator is a ramen shop management simulator for up to six players.
Experience every part of running a ramen shop, from preparing ingredients and cooking to serving food, looking after customers, and cleaning up. Create a menu you can be proud of, design a shop to your taste, and run it your way.

Switch between a first-person view that lets you immerse yourself in cooking and a third-person view that lets you see your character and surroundings. If you’re prone to motion sickness when playing in first person, you can choose a view based on your preferences and comfort.

Prepare, Cook, and Serve
Prepare the soup, cook the noodles, and arrange the toppings to make each bowl just as your customers ordered.

Show your skills through the texture of the noodles, the temperature of the soup, the aroma and Umami of your ingredients, and the time it takes to serve each order. Different soup ingredients and physics-based plating give every bowl its own finish.
Recreate your favorite ramen or try making a bowl unlike anything anyone has seen before. Let your imagination guide you as you create your signature

More Than Ramen
Offer gyoza, rice bowls, beer, and other menu items to enjoy alongside your ramen.
Watch the browning on your gyoza and pour beer with just the right balance of liquid and foam. Serve the ingredients you prepared for ramen over rice to make dishes such as Char Siu Don.

Expect the Unexpected
A demanding ramen critic may visit your shop. Fine-tune the aroma, Umami, and toppings to serve a bowl that earns their approval.
During business hours, thieves may target the money in your cash register, and fires can break out without warning. Use shuriken, fire extinguishers, and other items to get your shop out of trouble.
Or perhaps you could try your luck at the gambling hall and win a fortune…

Arrange Your Space and Create a Shop of Your Own
Place cooking equipment, furniture, storage, and decorations to arrange your kitchen and dining area just the way you like. Build an efficient shop that handles orders smoothly or a distinctive restaurant worth taking pictures of.

Use My Designs to apply your own drawings to posters, noren curtains, ramen bowls, and more. Visit a friend’s shop and leave your autograph. You’ll also find unusual interactive fixtures and equipment, including toilets and gas cylinders.

Customize your outfit, body shape, and emotes, as well as your noodle-draining animations. Apply your own designs to clothing and create matching uniforms with your friends.
Unlock new ingredients and equipment as your Shop Level rises. Use the money you earn to expand your shop, add to your menu, and improve your dining area.

Online Multiplayer
Divide ingredient preparation, cooking, serving, customer service, and cleaning among your friends, and work together to handle the orders as they pour in.
In-game spatial voice chat is supported. Distance and walls affect how voices sound, making it feel as though you’re working together in the same shop.
You can also hire part-time NPC staff and take your time running the shop solo.

Your Perfect Bowl, Served in Your Perfect Shop
Pursue the ultimate flavor. Perfect your efficiency. Build a bustling restaurant with friends.
Create a one-of-a-kind ramen shop filled with your own ideas and passion.

About the Developers
The game is being created by a small Japanese indie development team whose members have worked on numerous AAA and indie titles.
The team visited a variety of ramen shops and made ramen themselves many times, bringing that knowledge and experience into the game. They also recorded cooking sounds and scanned some real-world materials to capture the feel and realism of making ramen.

About Wild Dog Inc.
Wild Dog Inc. is an indie game studio based in Japan. The studio puts player enjoyment first and creates user-friendly games. Japanese Ramen Simulator is the latest game from the studio behind Keep Digging.