Open now · By request
Dacan Express: Logistic manager playtest
by Dacan Studio
Manage a high-stakes logistics depot where the hardest route to navigate is the human one. Negotiate ruthless contracts with e-shops, handle headstrong couriers on the brink of strikes, and build a delivery empire in a gritty management sim where every personality has a price.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- Planned release
- Dec 11, 2026
- Developer
- Dacan Studio
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- Czech, English, German, Polish
How to join the Dacan Express: Logistic manager playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the Dacan Express: Logistic manager playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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How AI is used
Generative AI tools were used to assist in creating some 2D visual assets in the game, such as background images, city maps, and UI icons.
The developer's own words, from Steam.
About Dacan Express: Logistic manager
🚚 ABOUT THE DACAN EXPRESS DEMO Experience the tough beginnings of building a delivery empire! In this fully playable demo, you get access to:
- 2 Strategic Depots: Take control of the busy Dacancenter and Dacannorth hubs. Can you manage the intercity transit between depots using heavy trucks?
- Detailed HR Management: Hire, train, and select specific "skills" for your employees. Manage their fatigue and avoid mass strikes.
- Negotiations & Meetings: Your people have a mind of their own! Call dissatisfied couriers for a meeting to negotiate their daily wages, or pay out €300 crisis bonuses to the entire depot.
- Fleet & Traffic Jams: Assign vans for 10 delivery zones. Monitor vehicle wear and tear, and watch out for daily traffic jams that destroy squad capacities.
- Advanced Analytics: Analyze the financial health of your company through an interactive 7-day profit chart and fight daily for market share against multinational competitors!
🔒 WHAT AWAITS YOU IN THE FULL GAME? The demo is just a warm-up. The full game opens up massive possibilities and new challenges:
- Complete Region (6 Depots): Take control of a huge map, dozens of delivery districts, and build a complex network of night-time truck transits.
- Parcel Lockers & Pick-up Points: Don't limit yourself to just vans! Build a network of static parcel lockers and wrestle with the competition for lucrative pick-up points in local shops.
- Investor Pressure & Quarterly KPIs: Every quarter, investors will offer you capital in exchange for meeting tough goals (e.g., stabilizing NPS or profit). Failure means penalties and a possible Game Over!
- Live Influencers: Hire streamers, YouTubers, and celebrities. When your quality (NPS) grows, they grow with you. But if you fail your customers, influencers will destroy you with public hate.
- Seasonal Waves & Weather: Prepare your warehouses for huge spikes in parcel volume during Christmas, Black Friday, or post-election stress. Dynamic weather (snow, rain) will complicate your plans.
- Advanced HR: Deal with unexpected illnesses, plan vacations, hire temp agencies for night shifts, and pair young rookies with experienced veterans for training.
Add the full game to your Steam Wishlist today so you don't miss the launch!
From the game's Steam page.
