Roadside Research
Steam News 12 March 20262mo ago

Automation Update Coming March 19th!

Greetings, average Terran business owners! Your feedback on how to make Roadside Research more fun was devoured like late-night gas station pizza, resulting in a new update that is being locked and loaded to turn your p…

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Greetings, average Terran business owners! Your feedback on how to make Roadside Research more fun was devoured like late-night gas station pizza, resulting in a new update that is being locked and loaded to turn your pit stop into an interstellar limelight of automation!

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addedGreetings, average Terran business owners! Your feedback on how to make Roadside Research more fun was devoured like late-night gas station pizza, resulting in a new update that is being locked and loaded to turn your pit stop into an interstellar limelight of automation!
changedThe new patch will launch on March 19th.Automation tools including a self-scan register, self-service gas pumps, and a cleaning robot (let machines and humans do the dirty work). Look at this preview of the Automatic Surface Scrubber:
addedThe new patch will launch on March 19th.New products (sell cryogenically preserved foods like frozen pizza and ice cream).
addedThe new patch will launch on March 19th.More shop customization (add plants to emit comforting visual stimuli for humans).
addedThe new patch will launch on March 19th.Plus, various improvements and fixes will be added like optimized shelf space and getting rid of flying trash.

The new patch will launch on March 19th.

Here are the highlights:

  • Automation tools including a self-scan register, self-service gas pumps, and a cleaning robot (let machines and humans do the dirty work). Look at this preview of the Automatic Surface Scrubber:

  • New products (sell cryogenically preserved foods like frozen pizza and ice cream).

  • Shop expansion (increase the shop area to offer more of humanity’s beloved snack-based coping mechanisms).

  • More shop customization (add plants to emit comforting visual stimuli for humans).

Plus, various improvements and fixes will be added like optimized shelf space and getting rid of flying trash.

Can’t wait? Beam up to our Discord and start scheming about the upcoming update. As always, your support is greatly appreciated.... In other words, it’s the mystery fuel that turns ‘good’ into ‘out of this world’! Keep on goopin’!

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Steam News / 12 March 2026

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