Walkthrough

Walkthrough: first can to full automation

The shift is short. Kill the delivery, can the bodies, and sell the cans before the clock hits zero. Automation comes after the first bottlenecks, not before them.

Day-one HUD in Can 'Em All with money, stamina, and the hotbar

Open the factory

Steam's description is the loop: creatures arrive, you process them into cans, and you sell the cans. Whisper of the House puts the first paid upgrades in a tight order. Two cans per creature, then Premium Cans at $12, then the Industrial Vacuum at $40. I treat that trio as one writer's early route, matched in part by canemall.site on the vacuum price.

The starting grinder handles one body at a time. If bodies pile up, buy processing speed before you buy another machine. If cans pile up, connect the conveyor all the way to the sales pipe. A gap means you are still carrying cans by hand.

Mail that changes the building

Happy Meat Food Corp sends the story mail. Feeling Lucky has to be accepted or the casino stays shut. An Offer You Can't Refuse has to be accepted or Sell Your Factory does not appear. Buying every weapon does not skip those clicks. The mail table below lists the chain. Details live on the slot-machine and sell-factory pages.

Full table

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Every listed entry, with its independent-source or disagreement status.
Email	Order	Trigger	Effect	Status
Today's Special	before Feeling Lucky	Story progress after Bat, Knife and Pistol	Precedes the Feeling Lucky invitation.	1 source
Feeling Lucky	after Today's Special	Arrives after Today's Special	Opens the Casino / Gambling tab when accepted.	1 source
When Money Was the Problem	after Uzi	Unlock the Uzi to progress past it	Story gate toward the factory-sale offer.	1 source
Excellent Work	after AK-47	Unlock the AK-47	Brings the company's factory offer closer.	1 source
An Offer You Can't Refuse	last in the chain	After Excellent Work	Unlocks Sell Your Factory when accepted.	1 source

FAQ

How long is a day?

Whisper of the House says a new shift starts at 60 seconds and an early extension reaches 1 minute 45 seconds. That timing is one source.

Is there co-op?

The Steam categories list single-player, achievements, and family sharing. A discussion thread asks for co-op. Nothing on the store page offers it.

Sources

Steam store page — checked 2026-11-06
Whisper of the House guide — checked 2026-11-06
Tanya's Steam guide — checked 2026-11-06