Spotlight: Nestopi's 450,000-Copy Work-Along Game Turns One

Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story is an adventure you leave running at your desk while you get your own work done, with a bookish girl named Satone keeping you company. It has been out on Steam for Windows and Mac for almost a year. It plays in English, and 98% of its roughly 13,000 reviews are positive, which gives it an Overwhelmingly Positive rating. In late November, a free major update depicting Satone one year on and a paid DLC, Room & Cozy Activities Expansion, are on the way.

The game comes from Nestopi Inc., a small Japanese team of 3 to 10 people. Its earlier releases include a game that placed in the top 20 at the Google Play Indie Games Festival 2020, a two-player werewolf game, and a drawing app. Released in November 2025, the game had sold 450,000 copies as of September 2026.

You sit down at your desk, pick a Lo-Fi track to match your work mood, switch between ambient sounds like wind and rain, and set your break times with a Pomodoro timer, which splits work into timed stretches and breaks. There is a to-do list, too. When a break starts, it’s time to talk with Satone. Trust builds with the moments you share, and the official description says Satone may open up as it grows. Options for the sound and the view out the window also unlock as your work hours add up.

The free update in late November is the first since launch to add to the main story. The DLC is set for release on Steam on November 24, and its centerpiece is a new status called Side by Side. While you work at your own pace, Satone cleans, rests in bed, and takes breaks of her own whenever it suits her.

The DLC adds two new places to work: a bed and a staircase. Satone gets more than 100 new lines, including conversations tied to each location. Two large post-launch updates for the DLC are planned, adding a kitchen and a loft, and the team says the updates will incorporate feedback from the Steam community.

At every break, the game already has you talk with Satone to build trust, and now she also cleans and rests on her own schedule. The sense of sharing the hours at your desk with someone looks set to grow stronger.

Nestopi is also developing a new entry in the same series, Chill with You : SHIOI’s Sparkling Scenes. As of September, the team planned to release it in 2026.

Language: English
Players: Single-player
As of November 8, 2026