Planned Release Date: Q3 2026

About This Game

Welcome to the page for The Pay Window, the sandbox wrestling simulation game starting in 1986!

The Pay Window is designed with the intent of being easy to pick up and play similar to text-based wrestling simulators that existed in the late 90s and early 2000s.

• Play through a fictionalized mid-1980s wrestling world into the 90s and 2000s.

The Pay Window puts you at the center of running the show in the most exciting era of professional wrestling history beginning in January 1986. You'll be right in the middle of the territory days with eight selectable promotions competing for survival, television deals, and territory. 

• Manage roster morale, drama, and injuries

Sign talent, negotiate contracts, create tag teams and stables, and put over your champions while your competition does the same.

• Schedule weekly shows and major events while you try to keep your company afloat

Build weekly cards with matches, angles, and promo interviews. Book pay-per-views, weekly TV, squash matches common from that era, and title defenses.

• Play history, or break it

Go through the eras in beginner, historic, or dynamic mode if you prefer and rewrite everything. No playthroughs ever feel the same way.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

This game uses pre-generated AI-assisted artwork for fictional wrestling logos and selected Steam store/marketing assets. These assets were created as fictional branding for the game and reviewed/edited by the developer before use.

The game does not use live generative AI during gameplay.