Sticky Business 2026.190a

Sticky Business is a light "excuse plot" story, in which you start your own online sticker shop, with your old friend Julia supporting you along the way as you learn the ropes of the business. Apart from that the actual story telling is done gradually through your customers instead of a central plot. A rotating cast of regulars — including characters like Inspector P. (a raccoon), "@notafrog" (who is, despite the name, actually a frog), and other quirky personalities — place recurring orders over time, and with each completed sticker, small pieces of their personal stories are revealed. There’s no urgency or conflict behind the story and the game progresses at a slow pace, allowing players to slowly get to know each customer as they continue to request stickers. The Seaside Tales expansion extends this same structure with 10 brand-new customer stories, introducing new seaside-themed characters and situations — surf contests, beach adventures, pirate conventions, and a quiet coastal town — using the same slow-reveal storytelling approach as the base game.

The core gameplay loop in Sticky Business has three steps: design, produce and ship. In the creator screen, players create from scratch, piecing stickers together from individual components shapes, colors, glitter, washi tape and other decorative items rather than choosing from pre-set templates. Recent updates added meaningful quality-of-life improvements to this process, including full undo/redo support (up to 64 actions), the ability to send elements to the top or bottom layer, a quick canvas-clear option, and the ability to lock finished stickers in place to avoid accidental edits. Newer stickers created after the anniversary update can be edited after saving, removing the need to rebuild a design from scratch for small tweaks. Once a design is finished, players fulfill incoming customer orders by printing, packing, and shipping the correct stickers an end-of-day report now explains any orders that failed to complete, helping players understand and correct mistakes. Progress is driven by unlocking new sticker parts, colors, and variants using in-game currency earned from completed orders, gradually expanding the creative toolkit available in the shop. With the Seaside Tales DLC installed, the same loop extends to more than 113 new beach-themed sticker parts and variants, adding new content to design with without changing the core gameplay structure.

Start by learning the basics in the game’s first tutorial from Julia, who takes you through making your first few stickers and the lay-out of the shop. Open the creator screen and start creating a sticker with the shapes, colors and decorative elements at your disposal – don’t worry about getting it right the first time around thanks to the undo/redo system (up to 64 actions) that makes experimentation a low-risk affair. Use the layer controls to stack overlapping elements just the way you want them, sending pieces to the top or bottom layer as necessary for the design to look right. Once you have a sticker you like, make sure to lock it in place if you plan on keeping it the way it is so you don’t accidentally change it later. Check the order board often to see which customers are asking for stickers and which of their stories are already complete, prioritizing orders that unlock new story content or use up parts you have plenty of. If an order is not going through look at your end of day report to see why. Adjust your production accordingly. Reinvest earnings from completed orders into unlocking new sticker parts, colors, and variants to keep expanding your creative options. First off: don’t rush, there are no time pressures or fail states in this game, so explore the creator tools for a bit before you start to worry about efficiency.

Mouse (Primary Input): Left Click – Select tool / Place sticker element Left Click + Drag – Move and position elements in the creator Left Click (on element) – Select for editing (resize, recolor, layer) Scroll Wheel – Zoom in/out on canvas Right Click – Deselect / Cancel current action Keyboard Shortcuts: Ctrl+Z – Undo Ctrl+Y (or Ctrl+Shift+Z) – Redo Delete/Backspace – Remove selected element Esc – Close current menu/panel