Time Trials & Difficulty Modes Now in Promise Mascot Agency

jasonnieva August 11, 2025

Kaizen Game Works announced that the new Prepare to Grind update for Promise Mascot Agency is now available. It introduces a wide range of new features for everyone to enjoy. There are also the quality of life improvements.

Time Trials

One of the new features added to the game are Time Trials. There are a total of ten for everyone to complete. In addition, those able to achieve par times can unlock new hero cards.

The Time Trials themselves are unlocked after players speak to Shiori at the stage outside the agency and recruit specific mascots. The options menu contains a difficulty setting for the Time Trials.

Difficulty Modes

Players should be happy to know that there are difficulty modes. Players can change the difficulty when starting a new game and at any time in the Options menu. Take note that the difficulty mode only affects sending money to Matriarch Shimazu.

New Hero Cards

The new update adds a lot of new hero cards. This can be obtained from Captain Sign, the new Kaso-Mart stores and the new Time Trials. The cards include collaboration with Hot Indie Bangers, including Unbeatable, Sorry We're Closed, Paradise Killer and Dunk Dunk.

Truck Upgrade

There's also an extra truck upgrade that allows players to grind on rails and train tracks. Once it's unlocked, players can jump at a metal fence or train track. Simply press INTERACT to grind.

Other Features

Here are the other new features added to the game courtesy of the new update:

  • All Kaso Marts can now be interacted with.
  • The vocals version of the music track "Promises Lost (Promises Found)" is now available for purchase from Captain Sign.
  • New seasonal props have been added for Halloween, Christmas, Children's Day and Obon.
  • A lot more Pinky nails have been added.


See what other changes the update introduces to the game here.

Promise Mascot Agency comes from the same team that created Paradise Killer. The game offers a mind-bending open-world narrative adventure mascot management simulator where mascots aren’t just just symbols but unpredictable forces of nature. Get Promise Mascot Agency for the PC via Steam.