Kitman Locker Room Guide: Gear, Requests, and Upgrades

How the Locker Room Shapes Your Team

A missing pair of shorts can stop a player from taking the field, which makes the Kitman locker room your starting point for match preparation. Your work affects player ratings and your team’s attacking, midfield, and defensive strength. In the Steam demo, managing the Kitman locker room means preparing complete uniforms, maintaining equipment, and handling requests while the match keeps moving.

Kitman puts you in charge of the practical work behind a soccer club. You clean cleats, repair jerseys, prepare numbered gear, and keep players supplied with drinks. Those jobs connect directly to team performance, so a trip to the laundry room carries consequences beyond making everything look tidy.

Each player needs a shirt, shorts, socks, and boots to play. Their overall rating depends on four factors:

Rating factor	What it represents	What to check
Raw skill	The player’s underlying ability	Consider it alongside their equipment and condition
Kit	The equipment assigned to the player	Check for missing items, dirt, wear, and quality
Stamina	The player’s energy	Supply stamina recovery items when needed
Morale	The player’s mood	Respond to requests and account for individual preferences

Some squad members also have traits that affect their preferences, including what they wear or eat. Inspect players individually instead of assuming every locker needs the same treatment.

Before kickoff, the match panel compares your attack, midfield, and defense against the opposition. In the demo’s home matches, your team appears on the left. The solid bar shows current strength, while the translucent portion shows the maximum strength available with the existing lineup.

Use that gap to guide your preparation. Check incomplete uniforms, stamina, morale, and equipment condition before buying replacements. The displayed win, draw, and loss probabilities help you assess the matchup, but preparation still matters once requests start arriving.

Prepare the Kitman Locker Room Before Kickoff

Start your Kitman locker room routine with a complete equipment check. Find the player’s name and number, inspect their assigned items, and resolve missing gear before working on smaller rating improvements.

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Pay attention to the equipment positions at each locker. You assign items to their designated spots; finding the correct room alone does not finish the task. Remove an old item when you need to place its replacement.

The backrooms split your workload across several stations:

Area	Main tasks	Preparation tip
Kit room	Collect uniforms, number shirts and bibs, and use the shop	Check supplies before starting the match
Locker room	Assign equipment and provide drinks	Match each item to the intended player
Boot room	Clean boots and attach studs	Inspect both dirt and missing studs
Laundry room	Clean clothing and repair torn shirts	Identify the problem before choosing a task
Pitch collection and drop-off points	Receive equipment and return completed requests	Learn both locations before live requests begin

Learn the routes between these rooms during the tutorial. Walking into the wrong room costs time once an urgent request has a deadline.

Number Shirts and Training Bibs Carefully

The demo introduces shirt numbering through the heat press. Place a blank shirt on the press, add the requested number, and activate the press. Return the finished shirt to the correct locker.

Numbered training bibs also appear in match requests. Read the requested number before pressing a spare bib, then deliver it to the pitch drop-off point.

Keep track of blank stock as well as finished gear. A supply of shirts does not solve a request for a training bib, and a bib with the wrong number still needs attention.

Separate Dirt From Damage

Dirty equipment loses effectiveness. Cleaning removes dirt, but cleaning can also contribute to equipment degradation. Worn-out gear therefore needs replacement rather than endless washing.

Use the dirt indicator on the equipment radial to check its condition. When cleaning boots, work over the muddy areas instead of holding the cleaning tool against an arbitrary spot.

Torn shirts require repair. Inspect the fabric and use the sewing interaction for the tear; washing addresses dirt. Missing boot studs require another separate task.

Before advancing through the bed in the janitor’s closet, complete this check:

• Assign a shirt, shorts, socks, and boots to every player.
• Finish required numbering and repairs.
• Restore stamina where needed.
• Check the team’s current strength against its available maximum.
• Make sure maintenance supplies are stocked.

Handle Match Requests Without Losing Players

During the demo’s real-time home matches, team strength influences the ball’s progress through the field. Meanwhile, players send equipment requests that pull you back into the rooms behind the stadium.

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Your Kitman locker room preparation supports that workload, but live requests require quick decisions. Read the task, identify the player, and determine whether you need fresh equipment or the item waiting at the pitch collection point.

Request color tells you how much is at stake:

Request color	Purpose	Consequence or benefit	How to prioritize it
Red	An urgent player need	An unresolved request can force the player off the field and reduce team strength	Handle it before optional work
Blue	An optional request	Completion temporarily boosts attack, midfield, or defense; missing it has no penalty	Complete it when urgent work allows

A player forced off the field by an unresolved urgent request reduces the relevant team rating until you finish the job. Late red requests can also lead to a booking for time wasting. Two yellow cards send the player off for the rest of the match.

Pay particular attention to requests from players who already have a yellow card. Restoring their equipment after a missed deadline cannot undo a dismissal.

Finish the Entire Delivery

A match request includes the return trip. Cleaning shorts or fixing a jersey at the workstation does not complete the job by itself.

For a request involving existing equipment:

1. Collect the item from the point beside the field.
2. Take it to the appropriate workstation.
3. Perform the requested cleaning, repair, or adjustment.
4. Return the item to the pitch drop-off point before time expires.

For fresh equipment, collect the replacement from the kit room and complete any required numbering before delivery.

Read the request wording closely. A shirt-number problem calls for the heat press, while a torn shirt calls for sewing. Boots can need cleaning or replacement studs. Inspect the relevant item rather than repeating whichever task you performed last.

Requests also affect morale, and completing more requests improves your pay after the match. Keep optional jobs in view, but clear urgent equipment problems before chasing a temporary boost.

The Kitman locker room stays useful throughout the match: it holds the spare items that let you respond when a player suddenly needs something different.

Spend on Supplies and Equipment Upgrades

After matches, you earn spending money based on performance. That income supports both better player equipment and the supplies required to keep your workstations running.

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Use the shop computer in the kit room to purchase gear and maintenance items. Playing more matches unlocks better-quality kits, additional items, and brands.

Protect your maintenance budget before buying another upgraded jersey. Detergent, sewing thread, and spare studs all support tasks that can become urgent during play.

Purchase or facility	What it supports	Spending tip
Washing detergent	Refilling a sink or washing machine	Check cleaning supplies before kickoff
Sewing thread	Shirt repairs	Keep repair supplies available
Boot studs	Replacing missing studs	Restock alongside other maintenance items
Higher-quality kit	Improving equipment contributions to player ratings	Direct upgrades toward the team segment you want to strengthen
Water cooler	Stamina recovery through water	Use it when players need energy restored
Advanced equipment	Tasks such as washing or ball inflation	Choose facilities that address recurring work

Equipment quality creates another decision in Kitman locker room management: who gets the upgrade?

The demo includes pieces with a displayed +5 equipment bonus. Assigning upgraded gear to defenders can raise defensive strength, while improving equipment elsewhere supports the corresponding team segment.

Compare the item’s displayed benefit with the gear already assigned. Check the team panel after making the change, then decide where the next purchase should go. Avoid using your entire budget on one part of the lineup while another still has missing or worn equipment.

Match rewards also introduce tools and facilities, including a boot stud drill and a water cooler. The demo includes unlockable washing machines, electric ball pumps, and vending machines.

Choose rewards around the jobs taking up your attention. If stud replacement repeatedly delays your deliveries, consider the drill when it appears as a reward option. If players need stamina recovery, consider the water cooler.

Clean up after the final whistle, too. Leaving a mess can cost you money, and failing to retreat before the players return can bring a fine. Finish cleanup and head into the janitor’s closet before moving on.

Share the Work and Expand Your Role

Kitman supports solo play and online co-op for up to four players. You can invite up to three friends, and the Steam demo supports that same group size.

For a co-op Kitman locker room session, divide tasks by workstation or request. Put one teammate on laundry and repairs, another on boots, and another on fresh kit preparation. Have someone track urgent requests and deliveries.

Those are workload choices, so adjust them to the requests arriving. Call out the player number, item, and task before carrying equipment away. That helps your group keep track of which jobs are already being handled.

Your responsibilities also grow beyond equipment maintenance. Access to the manager’s office lets you change tactics and formation in the demo. The broader game includes choosing the starting lineup and scouting talent as you guide the club upward from amateur soccer.

Keep player readiness in view when changing the lineup. Your available team strength still depends on the equipment, stamina, and morale of the players involved.

The free Windows demo launched on October 8, 2026. It includes the story introduction, early league matches, club customization, one environment, and unlockable facilities. The full game, developed by Outlier and published by Daedalic Entertainment, is scheduled for Q1 2027.

Visit the Kitman Steam page to wishlist the game and access its demo if you want to try running the club from behind the scenes.

FAQ

What does the Kitman locker room affect?

The Kitman locker room lets you assign essential equipment and support player readiness. Kit, stamina, and morale contribute to player ratings alongside raw skill, which influences your team’s attack, midfield, and defense.

What equipment does every player need?

Every player needs a shirt, shorts, socks, and boots to play. Check their locker for all four, then inspect numbering, cleanliness, condition, and any missing studs.

Should I complete red or blue requests first?

Prioritize red requests. Missing their deadlines can remove players from the field and lead to time-wasting bookings. Blue requests provide temporary team-strength boosts, with no penalty for leaving them unfinished.

Can I play the Kitman demo with friends?

Yes. The free Steam demo supports solo play or online co-op with up to three friends, for four players total. It includes early league matches and unlockable facilities within one environment.