Retail Rivals
Playing now
8+5 vs. yesterday
24%of peak
All-time peak
3412 Sep 2026
Playing now
8+5 vs. yesterday
All-time peak
3412 Sep 2026
| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Community | 👀 NEW MAP TEASER | — | |
| Game update | 🔧 Hotfix – New Team Colors, Better Vending Machines & Performance! 🔧 Hotfix – New Team Colors, Better Vending Machines & Performance! Thank you for your continued feedback! ❤️ We’ve released another hotfix with several improvements and fixes for Retail Rivals . 🎨 New Team Colors · Added new team colors to make it easier to distinguish between teams. 👷 Employee Improvements · Employees now display the correct icon in the task list for their current activity.… | — | |
| Game update | 🔧 Hotfix – Expanded Demo, Better Lighting & More Improvements! Thank you for all your feedback! ❤️ We’ve made another round of improvements and have just released a new hotfix for Retail Rivals . 🗑️ Trash Bags Improved · Trash bags can now be set to unlimited capacity . · This allows you to decide how strict you want the trash system to be in your game. 🎨 New Placement Preview When storing or taking out items , you now get a colored preview. This makes i… | — | |
| In-game event | 😈 New Systems, Better Graphics & Even More Chaos! 🚀 Major Gameplay Update ❤️ Thank you so much for your incredible support and feedback! With this update, we've improved many areas of Retail Rivals , added new systems, and fixed a wide range of issues. Alongside new gameplay features, we've also improved the graphics, shops, multiplayer systems, and user interface. 😈 New Sabotage Storage Shelf You can now safely store your sabotage items! ·… | — | |
| Major update | 😈 New Game Mode, New Sabotage & 2 New Stores! 🚀 New Content Update Thank you for all your incredible support and feedback! ❤️ This update introduces a brand-new game mode, exciting new sabotage mechanics, two new store types, an updated demo, and plenty of gameplay improvements. 😈 New Game Mode: Saboteur Get ready for even more chaos! The new Saboteur game mode introduces a completely new progression system: · The player in last place ea… | — | |
| Game update | 🔧 Hotfix 1.1.5 Thank you all for your amazing feedback and support! ❤️ This hotfix fixes several issues while also introducing a major rebalance to one of the game's core systems. 📋 Changelog ⭐ Popularity System Completely Reworked The entire Popularity and Customer Distribution System has been rebalanced. · Sabotage now has a much greater impact on gameplay. · Building up popularity is no longer as easy as… | — | |
| Game update | 🔧 Hotfix 1.1.4 Thank you for all your reports and feedback! ❤️ This hotfix focuses on multiplayer stability, performance improvements, balancing, and a variety of bug fixes. 📋 Changelog 🌐 Multiplayer Improvements · Improved Steam multiplayer stability. · Added an emergency reconnect system with a timeout and rate limiting. · Better handling of connection losses and temporary Steam service issues. ⚡ Performa… | — | |
| In-game event | 🎉 Our First Post-Launch Content Update! ❤️ First of all, thank you so much for your incredible support! As passionate gamers ourselves, we know how frustrating it can be when a game only receives hotfixes for weeks after launch. That's why we want to combine the best of both worlds: Bug fixes AND new content! 🎉 📋 Changelog 🩹 Employees Can Now Get Injured! To help them recover, we've added a First Aid Kit , which can be unlocked wi… | — | |
| Game update | Retail Rivals – Hotfix 1 & 2 Retail Rivals – Hotfix 1 & 2 Thank you all for your feedback! These hotfixes focus on fixing reported issues and improving the overall gameplay experience. 🚨 Important Fix · We've significantly improved the issue where some players were unable to click the Ready button. If the problem still occurs, we've added a temporary workaround: you can now use the assigned Ready key on your keyboard. Thi… | — | |
| Steam news | 🚀 RETAIL RIVALS IS OUT NOW! 🛒🔥 🚀 RETAIL RIVALS IS OUT NOW! 🛒🔥 Thank you all for your incredible support and amazing feedback! ❤️ After an exciting development journey, the time has finally come: Retail Rivals is now officially available on Steam! To celebrate the launch, you can grab the game with a 10% launch discount . The offer is available from July 29 until August 4 (inclusive) , so don't miss your chance! 🎉 ━━━━━━━… | — | |
| Announcement | 🚀 Retail Rivals launches on July 29! 🚀 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 ca… | — | |
| Major update | 🚀 Voice Chat, 100+ Decorative Items, and New Shop Designs! 🚀 RETAIL RIVALS DEMO – MEGA CONTENT UPDATE! 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. 🎨 NEXT-LEVEL SHOP CUSTOMIZATION Customize your shop like never before! New additions inc… | — | |
| Major update | 💥 More Chaos. More Sabotage. More Retail Rivals. 🚀 RETAIL RIVALS DEMO – MEGA UPDATE! First of all, thank you for all your amazing feedback! ❤️ We took a little more time for this update, and we're excited to finally release one of the biggest Demo updates yet! 🔮 WHAT'S COMING NEXT? We're already working on the next major features! 🎤 In-Game Voice Chat Voice Chat is currently in development. 🎨 Better Shop Name Customization Soon you'll be… | — | |
| Major update | 🚀 Our Biggest Demo Update Yet Hey everyone! 👋 Another major update for Retail Rivals has arrived! This update introduces the new Emote System , the first Random Event , a completely overhauled Building System , improvements to the Save System , new languages, additional sounds, multiplayer fixes, and much more. 🔥 New Random Event Added To give you a small preview of future content, we've added the first random event to th… | — | |
| In-game event | 📢 New Advertising Signs, Fixes & Improvements 📢 Retail Rivals – Update #2 Hey everyone! 👋 We originally planned to release this update a little later. However, a bug was reported that prevented players from properly adjusting their sound settings. Huge thanks to Precisi for reporting the issue! ❤️ Since we were already working on additional content, we decided to release the next update right away. Alongside the sound fix, this update in… | — | |
| In-game event | 🚀 Major Demo Update: Employees, Dealer, More Customers & 50+ Improvements! 🎉 The First Major Update Is Here! Hey everyone! 👋 Thank you for all the amazing feedback on the demo. ❤️ Over the past few days, we've been working hard on bug fixes, improvements, and new features. This update includes numerous fixes, performance optimizations, and several new systems. 📢 Looking Ahead: We're already working on the next update, which will include additional improvements, bug… | — | |
| Community | We Heard Your Feedback! Hello everyone! Thank you for all the feedback you've shared about the Retail Rivals Demo. We're currently working hard on the issues that have been reported and wanted to give you a quick overview of what we're focusing on right now. More Life in the Mall Many of you mentioned that the mall currently feels a bit empty. We completely agree. We're already working on adding significantly more cus… | — | |
| Steam news | 🚨 The Demo Is Here! 🚨 The first Retail Rivals demo is now available! 🎮 Jump in, build your store, explore the current features, and experience the game for yourself. Your feedback will help us make Retail Rivals even better. 🗺️ We've also released our roadmap so you can get a glimpse of the features and content planned for future updates. Thank you for your support, and have fun playing! 🚀 | — |
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