🚀 Retail Rivals launches on July 29!

The wait is almost over! 🎉 Retail Rivals officially launches on July 29.

Check the image below to see the exact release times for each region and time zone, so you'll know exactly when you can jump in.

Gather your friends, build your stores, outsmart your rivals, and become the ultimate mall tycoon! 🛒🏆

❤️ Thank you all for your incredible support we can't wait to see you in-game at launch!

Thank you so much for all your amazing feedback! ❤️

Over the past few weeks, we've been working hard to implement many of your suggestions. This update doesn't just add brand-new features—it also includes countless improvements, balancing changes, and bug fixes.

Customize your shop like never before!

New additions include:

🎨 Multi-colored shop names.

🪧 New sign designs.

🌈 Fully customizable sign colors.

⭐ Add icons directly to your shop signs.

Your shop now has even more customization options.

We've added over 100 new decorative objects to help you create your own unique store.

Light up your shop exactly the way you want.

New features:

💡 Placeable lights.

🌈 Adjustable light colors.

🔆 Customizable brightness.

🎛️ Light switches to turn your lights on and off.

Bring music to your store!

You can now place Music Boxes inside your shop.

Once activated, they'll play music throughout your store.

They also feature brand-new animations.

In-Game Voice Chat has finally arrived!

We've also added plenty of audio settings so everyone can customize their perfect voice chat experience.

You can now make announcements to the entire mall from the Information Desk.

Let every player know what's happening!

Building has become even better.

New features:

🎨 Paint your ceilings.

🎨 Paint your storage room walls independently without affecting the opposite side.

🧲 Snapping Mode now also works for walls and ceilings.

Protect your shop with the new automatic fire suppression system.

Place ceiling-mounted sprinklers that automatically extinguish fires.

Vapes are now fully functional again.

The theft system has received a complete overhaul.

New features:

💰 Interact directly with thieves.

💵 Recover stolen products and money.

⚠️ But be careful...

Your competitors can also catch thieves and claim the reward themselves!

Egg stains can now be cleaned off shop windows much faster.

Many products can now be recolored using a wide variety of new colors.

Press F9 to activate the new Freecam Mode.

You can now:

🎥 Fly freely around the mall.

👥 Watch the game from other players' perspectives.

Perfect for content creators and screenshots.

Random events outside your shop can now be bribed with money to disappear earlier.

This even works for positive events.

Of course, your competitors can do the same.

🎨 The Dealer has received a complete visual overhaul.

🃏 Joker cards can now be played whenever you choose.

The entire voting system has been redesigned to be much clearer and easier to understand.

The Police UI has been completely redesigned.

Additionally, the path to jail has been significantly improved.

Getting started has never been easier.

New additions:

📖 Updated tutorial.

🖼️ New tutorial images.

✍️ Improved tutorial texts.

💡 Many additional tooltips.

💾 Save notification whenever the game is saved.

A variety of Quality-of-Life improvements have been added.

📦 Products now perfectly match shelf capacities.

No more awkward leftover items.

🧱 Storage shelves can now only be placed inside the storage room.

💳 Cash registers and product displays can only be placed inside the sales area.

📍 Cash registers now visually display their required placement space.

🎨 Carpets can now be placed underneath products.

📺 The advertising menu now closes automatically after purchasing an advertisement.

Customers and employees feel more alive than ever.

New additions:

🚶 Customers now walk at different speeds.

🛍️ Different shopping bags.

🎭 Many new animations.

😴 Employees now have idle animations while waiting for work.

📋 Employee licenses can now be purchased directly from the Employee Menu.

⭐ Even with 0 popularity, a few customers will still visit your shop.

📡 The Jammer now also works on Self-Checkout Registers.

🎨 Crates no longer lose their color after placement.

📦 Fixed an issue where crates could disappear when pressing Escape too quickly.

💳 Credit card payments have received a complete visual overhaul.

🏗️ The Phase System has been improved.

⌨️ Keybindings have been refined once again.

👥 Team names can now be much longer without covering the money display.

🚪 The Event Door no longer closes unexpectedly.

🎨 The graffiti system has been improved once again.

🎵 Escalator sounds have been updated.

🔊 Many new sound effects have been added.

We've fixed and improved a large number of translation issues across the game.

Alongside everything listed above, we've fixed numerous bugs and improved many systems.

Including:

✅ Improved performance.

✅ More stable gameplay.

✅ UI improvements.

✅ Numerous minor bug fixes.

✅ Gameplay balancing improvements.

...and much more!

Thank you once again for all your incredible feedback and support.

With every update, Retail Rivals becomes bigger, more chaotic, and more fun.

We can't wait to hear what you think.

See you in the Mall! 🛒🔥