Desktop Controls
The site framework maps mouse input to the same actions: click PLAY to seat a customer, then hold the mouse button on the tattoo machine and drag it along the dotted outline to lay ink.
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Game guide
Overview
Tattoo shop puts you behind the needle of a small tattoo parlor. Customers take a seat in your chair - the first is a bald, bearded man in a tank top - and each brings a design, shown on a white reference card at the top of the screen. Your job is to trace it: a dotted guideline marks the outline on the customer's skin, and dragging the coil tattoo machine along the dots lays down a trail of ink. The home screen tracks the parlor with cash and star counters and a storefront upgrade priced at 300 cash.
Actual gameplay
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Objective and input
How to Play
Tap PLAY on the home screen to seat the first customer. The design to reproduce hangs on the reference card above the work area. Press and drag the tattoo machine - a white pointer hand shows the first stroke - and guide its needle along the dotted guideline; every dot the needle covers turns into solid ink. Work around the outline until the line matches the card, then tap the green Done button. A round arrow beside Done is the undo control, and a tray below holds three ink cups and a palette tab.
Mobile Controls
Tap PLAY on the home screen to seat the next customer.
Press and drag the tattoo machine to guide its needle along the dotted outline and lay down ink.
Tap the green Done button to finish the piece; the round arrow button beside it is the undo control.
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Features
Trace-the-line tattooing
A dotted guideline marks each design on the customer's skin; drag the coil machine along it and the needle lays ink dots exactly where it passes.
A reference card for every customer
The target design hangs at the top of the screen beside the customer's portrait, so the pattern to copy is always in view.
Guided first stroke
A white pointer hand appears over the needle on the first job, marks where to start dragging, then disappears once the ink is flowing.
A parlor that grows between jobs
The home screen keeps a cash counter, a star counter and a storefront upgrade priced at 300 cash above the waiting customer.
Useful guidance
Gameplay Tips
- 1
Start the drag on the machine itself - the stroke only registers once you are holding it, and the pointer hand marks the first spot.
- 2
Move slowly and stay on the dots; the ink lands exactly where the needle passes, so a steady drag makes the cleanest line.
- 3
Compare your line with the reference card before tapping Done - the remaining dots show how much of the design is still un-inked.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you actually do in this tattoo game?
You run a small parlor where customers sit in your chair with a design. A dotted guideline marks the outline on their skin, and you drag the coil tattoo machine along the dots to lay down ink until the piece matches the reference card.
How do I use the tattoo machine?
Press and drag the tattoo machine to guide its needle along the dotted outline, then tap the green Done button to finish. On mobile that's a finger drag; on desktop you hold the mouse button and drag the same way.
Why isn't my stroke leaving any ink?
Start the drag on the machine itself — the stroke only registers once you're holding it. A white pointer hand marks where to begin on your first job, then disappears once the ink is flowing.
Can I fix a mistake partway through a design?
Yes. A round arrow button beside the Done control acts as undo. Before finishing, compare your line with the reference card at the top — any remaining dots show which parts of the design are still un-inked.
Is there anything to work toward between customers?
The home screen tracks the parlor with cash and star counters, and there's a storefront upgrade priced at 300 cash, giving the shop a sense of growth as you complete more jobs.
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