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Potato Please
Guide
Find the next move for a stuck machine, a missing achievement or a shift that will not load.
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Starting a new shift?
Follow a potato from the peeling board to the delivery inlet in five illustrated checkpoints.
Open the illustrated first-shift walkthrough →Choose a field manual
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Machines & handling
Follow a sack, a loose potato or a stalled machine through the production line.
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Story & achievements
Plan unlocks, keep track of choices and check an ending before committing.
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Settings & support
Look up platform details, save behavior and fixes documented by the developer.
What do you see on your shift?
A potato is hanging out of reach
Find the pause-menu recovery command →The number stays the same
Check the recount clock and announcement interval →A full sack refuses to open
Check whether the hopper has room →Peeled potatoes collect at a bend
Follow the water-channel diagnosis →Guide library
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Machines & handlingHow to raise, lower and unload the Claw CraneMachines & handlingWhen the crane recounts the pile and when the speaker calls it outMachines & handlingHow to recover hidden potatoes with RepileMachines & handlingLost sacks in the pile: recovery and safer baggingMachines & handlingWhy a full sack will not empty into the peeling machineMachines & handlingPeeled potatoes piling up at the water-channel bendMachines & handlingWhat stays in your machine, vacuum or bucket after loadingMachines & handlingUsing the Potato Vacuum for loose potatoes and cleanupMachines & handlingCrank Peel Machine, Auto Peel Machine or Overclock?Machines & handlingSack Gantry or Sack Cableway: follow a load to the drumMachines & handlingSpoon Catapult switched on but stationary? Check the main panelMachines & handlingKnife And Streak upgrades: tier prices and savings targetsMachines & handlingFacility upgrades: tier prices and savings targetsMachines & handlingCarrying upgrades: tier prices and savings targetsMachines & handlingAutomation upgrades: tier prices and savings targetsMachines & handlingSpend the first Journal point: stamina, rotation or hand control?Machines & handlingRotten spots and slipping grades at the peeling tableMachines & handlingHow to rinse the mop without contaminating the water channelMachines & handlingHow to get a wheelbarrow load from the pile to the peelersMachines & handlingFrom Real Steel to A Better Bench: finish the early tool ordersMachines & handlingFirst potato controls: cut, turn, zoom and deliver on PCMachines & handlingWhat the peeling bench numbers mean: grade, waste, raw stock and outputMachines & handlingWhen will my quota finish? Measure your depot’s actual paceMachines & handlingWhat to upgrade next when the shift slows downMachines & handlingWhy the potato pile hisses and how to find a wheelbarrow after a blastMachines & handlingCrank, Sack Run and Full Line: the machine orders in the JournalMachines & handlingWhy the next skill row is locked in the JournalMachines & handlingFind your way around Depot 5: the delivery channel, drum room and supply windowMachines & handlingRead a Supply Office upgrade card before spending your shift payMachines & handlingMeasure drum throughput and predict when a hopper will fillMachines & handlingMeasure a Potato Shift Without Losing Track of Stock or CashStory & achievementsA first-shift roadmap for the 20 Steam achievementsStory & achievementsOld School and the two different 1,000-potato milestonesStory & achievementsFeed the warehouse puppy and unlock Good BoyStory & achievementsSend the Varenka crate for A Heart of GoldStory & achievementsRide the moving sack for Unauthorized PassengerStory & achievementsHow to Unlock the No Escape Achievement in Potato PleaseStory & achievementsQuota complete but Master Peeler still open?Story & achievementsFind the key potato and reach the locomotiveStory & achievementsThe three train levers and their ending achievementsStory & achievementsYour Own Executioner: the Pavel decisions before VarenkaStory & achievementsHow to order another potato pile after the creditsStory & achievementsPavel’s letter is open and you are short of moneyStory & achievementsResistance letters: when to hide the contents or report themStory & achievementsAssignment checkpoints: which objective pays for the next purchase?Story & achievementsHow to play darts in the depotStory & achievementsHow to finish the carrot and cucumber crate ordersStory & achievementsHow long does Potato Please take? First ending, all achievements and speedrunsStory & achievementsWhich potato-peeling game is this, and what happens after the knife?Story & achievementsHow to read Records: fastest shift, friends and career hand peelsStory & achievementsPavel’s school letters: what happens after you answerStory & achievementsPlan your next purchase without spending Pavel’s moneyStory & achievementsIndustrial Revolution and Fully Automated: two different triggersStory & achievementsTime a first-shift speedrun from knife to trainStory & achievementsWhy Steam shows 14 visible Potato Please achievements out of 20Story & achievementsHow to read your Potato Please achievement record on SteamStory & achievementsTwo endings on foot: return to Depot 5 or follow the railwayStory & achievementsHow to read the black end-of-shift report in Potato PleaseStory & achievementsWhy half the potato pile disappears and what the Ministry notices meanStory & achievementsPavel taken from school: which train choice gets him released?Story & achievementsCan Pavel save his father in The Last Harvest? Three Varenka endings in picturesStory & achievementsHow Much Cash Gets You Through the Next Depot Assignments?Story & achievementsWhat the Resistance Notes Ask You to Do at Depot 5Settings & supportWhere to find Potato Please save files on WindowsSettings & supportBlank objectives or cut-off menus? Identify the display faultSettings & supportWASD, key rebinding and Invert Y in Potato PleaseSettings & supportAdjust hand shake, blood colors and puppy soundsSettings & supportRecover a stuck shift, a missing HUD or a lost toolSettings & supportCheck your PC against the Potato Please requirementsSettings & supportSteam Deck, controller and platform supportSettings & supportWhich languages have menus and subtitles in Potato Please?Settings & supportReplay a finished save and check your leaderboard timeSettings & supportStorm chill too early? Check the save and the roomSettings & supportA shift will not load after changing versionsSettings & supportFailed to load IL2CPP on Windows: check GameAssembly.dllSettings & supportCan you play Potato Please with friends? Co-op, sandbox and VRSettings & supportRecording Potato Please for YouTube: gameplay, radio music and Content IDSettings & supportPotato Please PC settings for frame rate, field of view and readable subtitlesSettings & supportPotato Please age ratings and spoiler-light content warningsSettings & supportHow to record a full Potato Please run or save a bug clipSettings & supportPotato Please gamepad controls: locked bindings, stick speed and Steam InputSettings & supportWhen the fully automated shift grinds to a haltSettings & supportWhich Song Is Playing on the Depot Radio?Settings & supportHow to Read Steam Deck Frame Rates Before a Late ShiftSettings & supportPotato Please on a docked Steam Deck: blank TV, cut-off HUD and knife lag