Grocery Store Tycoon - First Store, a grocery store management game, one that stands out in terms of visuals, gameplay from the litany of "[retail store] simulator" games, released for free on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
from Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 26 Apr 04:16
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Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world on 26 Apr 04:17 next collapse

Tried out the demo in late 2024. I really like the concept. It didn’t feel like all those "[retail store type] simulator] UE5 asset flips that are all over Steam. It has it’s own visual style and IMO has more refined core gameplay mechanics. Sure, some of the gamplay is similar (and can be very addicting), but you can see that thought was put into the gameplay mechanics.

If the 1st person store simulator concept seems intriguing, but you are looking for something beyond a quick UE5 asset flip, I would recommend to check this out.

I am surprised that it was released for free. I briefly interacted with the dev in late 2024 and I was under the impression that there would be a commercial release in 1H 2025.

YMS@discuss.tchncs.de on 26 Apr 08:21 collapse

It’s not the full game, it’s the “First Store” edition/chapter/whatever. The full game has a separate Steam page. So it’s likely yet another demo version.

There aren’t a lot of reviews yet, but so far they are mixed.

Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world on 26 Apr 08:57 collapse

I was wondering if this is the case due to the “first store label”, but I wasn’t abel to find a link to the Steam store page for the full game.

I guess I didn’t look well enough. :(

PCurd@feddit.uk on 26 Apr 20:37 collapse
waxaviercarr@lemmy.zip on 26 Apr 15:55 next collapse

Speaking of these simulators, TCG Card Shop Simulator is fantastic if you’re looking for something in the same-ish vein.

Sebastrion@leminal.space on 27 Apr 00:59 collapse

And The Mods Are even better!

Nyticus@kbin.melroy.org on 26 Apr 16:20 collapse

When can we get a retail simulator game where we can screw with customers? I don't want more of these games where we serve customers.