Retail Simulator

Retail Simulator was developed and published by the indie studio Delarocky Studios. It entered early access on 4 November 2025 and focuses on providing players with a detailed retail management and simulation experience. The game aims to capture the challenges of running a store, from layout planning to customer service, in an interactive and engaging environment.

The game is currently available exclusively on PC, with no announced ports to consoles or mobile platforms. This focus allows the developers to provide detailed management systems, complex simulation mechanics, and a robust user interface suited for desktop play. A demo version was made available prior to the early access release to allow players to explore basic mechanics and provide feedback to the development team.

In Retail Simulator, players begin with a small plot and minimal resources and work to build a full retail empire. Gameplay includes designing the store layout, placing shelving and racks, managing inventory, setting prices, hiring staff, and expanding into multiple floors or areas. The simulation combines first-person activities, such as stocking shelves and serving customers, with top-down building modes. Cooperative play is supported for up to four players, allowing friends to build and manage a store together.

Promotion for the game centered around community engagement. The developers highlighted the early access and demo as opportunities for players to participate in shaping the game, encouraging feedback, testing, and suggestions. Marketing emphasized the freedom to design and grow a retail space, manage product flow, and develop a small shop into a large-scale store, appealing to fans of creative management and simulation gameplay.

Reception has been mixed, reflecting the game’s early access status. Players praised the concept, cooperative multiplayer, and the creative freedom to build and expand stores. However, some criticism focused on limited content at launch, unfinished mechanics, and the need for further polish in the building tools and visual presentation. Overall, Retail Simulator shows strong potential for fans of management simulations, with room for development as the game progresses through early access updates.