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Steam News31 July 202621d ago

New idle game about scamming people - Scam Artist

New game coming! Hey there! I'm super happy to announce another game prototype coming out. Back then, Gamblers Table started out the same way and I'm excited to know what you think of this one.

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changedNew game coming!Scam Artist is an idle building game where you place down slot machines that never actually pay out or sell trading card packs that never have any hits and slowly build up your riches to upgrade your apartment until it looks like the most professional scam operation ever!
changedQuick rundown of the gameplayYour scamming adventure starts in your moldy decrepit apartment - with a good old shell game. In this game you drag and drop machines, structures and more stuff that people lose their money on - and then you just collect your earnings!
changedQuick rundown of the gameplaySteam post image "Where is the ball? ... WRONG - Money gone, sucker!"
changedQuick rundown of the gameplayBut the one pulling the strings in the background is your awful landlord . Hopefully you can make enough money to give him the boot eventually.
changedQuick rundown of the gameplaySteam post image When did this guy last shower man ...
changedQuick rundown of the gameplayYou can decorate your apartment. Decoration is not just something visual . It changes the gameplay and makes everything faster, more profitable and more impressive.

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changedScam Artist is an idle building game where you place down slot machines that never actually pay out or sell trading card packs that never have any hits and slowly build up your riches to upgrade your apartment until it looks like the most professional scam operation ever!
changedYour scamming adventure starts in your moldy decrepit apartment - with a good old shell game. In this game you drag and drop machines, structures and more stuff that people lose their money on - and then you just collect your earnings!
changedSteam post image "Where is the ball? ... WRONG - Money gone, sucker!"
changedBut the one pulling the strings in the background is your awful landlord . Hopefully you can make enough money to give him the boot eventually.
changedSteam post image When did this guy last shower man ...

New game coming!

Hey there! I'm super happy to announce another game prototype coming out. Back then, Gamblers Table started out the same way and I'm excited to know what you think of this one.

Scam Artist is an idle building game where you place down slot machines that never actually pay out or sell trading card packs that never have any hits and slowly build up your riches to upgrade your apartment until it looks like the most professional scam operation ever!

You can play the prototype for free in your browser over on itch.io and let me know what you think: https://greenpixels.itch.io/scam-artist-prototype

Wishlist it directly here to let me know you're interested:

Scam Artist

Quick rundown of the gameplay

Your scamming adventure starts in your moldy decrepit apartment - with a good old shell game. In this game you drag and drop machines, structures and more stuff that people lose their money on - and then you just collect your earnings!

Steam post image"Where is the ball? ... WRONG - Money gone, sucker!"

But the one pulling the strings in the background is your awful landlord. Hopefully you can make enough money to give him the boot eventually.

Steam post image When did this guy last shower man ...

You can decorate your apartment. Decoration is not just something visual. It changes the gameplay and makes everything faster, more profitable and more impressive.

And don't worry: You can add on more than enough space to to fit in just about everyone.

If you're interested you can show it by wishlisting the game on Steam and feel free to know of any ideas you have for the game!

Thanks for reading and until then!

  • greenpixels

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Steam News / 31 July 2026

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