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Official Steam store screenshot: a water seller offering bottles at the shop counter during a day-9 demo run, with the item tooltip open.FILE 01 / Start Here

Beginner's Guide: Your First Days Behind the Counter

Start your first Probably Stolen demo run with a reliable daily routine: inspect offers, keep rent safe, and avoid losing inventory.

Read guide ↗Official Steam store screenshot: the Moisture Farm machine tooltip showing output, energy use and module modifiers over the storage bay panels.FILE 02 / Equipment

Machines, Toolbox and Upgrades Guide

See which machines changed in the Probably Stolen demo and plan bottles, batteries, power and repair materials without inventing upgrade costs.

Read guide ↗Official Steam store screenshot: a demo shop counter with weapons on display and the day counter showing rent due today.FILE 03 / Trade & Survival

How to Make Money and Survive Rent

Keep your Probably Stolen shop solvent with a rent reserve, demand-aware trading, inventory discipline and a simple profit worksheet.

Read guide ↗Official Steam store screenshot: the water trading manual beside a purifier panel and a tester reading Rustwater at 91.96%.FILE 04 / Trade & Survival

Water Merchant Guide: Testing, Filtering and Selling Water

A practical Probably Stolen water workflow covering the demo's Water Merchant start, inspections, filtration, bottles and customer budgets.

Read guide ↗Official store screenshot from the full-game listing: a production lab with several machine panels open at once.FILE 05 / Latest Demo

September Demo vs the Earlier Playtest: What Changed?

A verified Probably Stolen demo change list: September 14 release, Water Merchant equipment, Toolbox and machine upgrades, plus what remains uncertain.

Read guide ↗Official Steam store screenshot: the Station Trade Commission cybernetic hand appraisal guide beside a vendor's counter and the appraisal service panel.FILE 06 / Station & Story

Item Authentication, Fake Goods and Augs

Avoid expensive assumptions at the Probably Stolen counter: inspect suspicious goods, check expiry and serial details, and treat Aug identification cautiously.

Read guide ↗Official Steam store screenshot: a tense counter encounter in a demo run, with the game prompting a shoot-or-holster decision.FILE 07 / Start Here

Starting Scenarios and Hardcore Mode Explained

Choose a Probably Stolen demo start without mixing up the older Playtest, Water Merchant and Rock Bottom hardcore footage.

Read guide ↗Official Steam store screenshot: a faction contact behind a grated counter, with a contraband weapon tooltip and the smuggler's inventory open.FILE 08 / Station & Story

Factions, Reputation and the Underground Market

Understand the trade-offs of faction loyalty, suspicious goods, licenses and underground-market access in Probably Stolen.

Read guide ↗Official Steam store screenshot: the scavenging panel in a dark industrial yard, showing wound chance and remaining attempts.FILE 09 / Equipment

Scavenging Guide: Prepare Your Backpack and Keep the Good Loot

A grounded scavenging routine for Probably Stolen covering toolbox preparation, inventory space, repair materials and the risk of spending your rent cash.

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