- 🔧 New Hotfix – Bots, UI & Tons of Improvements! - 20 September 2026
❤️ Thank you for all your bug reports and feedback!This hotfix addresses many of the issues and smaller annoyances you've reported after the recent updates.We've made further improvements to bots, UI, checkouts, vending machines, cosmetics, building and placement systems, and the new map.🤖 Bots Significantly ImprovedBots have received a major overhaul with this hotfix.Their behavior has been improved and adjusted in several areas, allowing them to react more reliably to different situations and perform their tasks more effectively.💡 More Tips & Better InformationWe've heard your feedback that some problems inside your store weren't always explained clearly enough.That's why we've added many more helpful tips and notifications.For example:🛒 If a checkout is constantly overloaded, you'll now receive a suggestion that you may need more checkouts or better employees.👨💼 If you're opera…
- 🚀 New Content Update –Manager, Foreman, Dogs & Unique Shop Abilities! - 17 September 2026
❤️ Thank you once again for all your amazing feedback!This update expands Retail Rivals in many areas with two new employee types, dogs, completely reworked shops with unique abilities, a new decoration rating system, and many more improvements.👷 2 New Employee Types!👨💼 The ManagerThe long-awaited Manager is finally here!The Manager takes care of one of the most important tasks in your store:📦 Automatically orders products for your shops⚡ Provides an additional work speed bonusThis allows you to focus more on expanding your business and planning your strategy.🦺 The ForemanThe new Foreman can be assigned to a specific task and provides an additional bonus while working on it.⚡ Provides an extra bonus to the assigned task🥚 Can remove eggs and other messes or problems🧹 Makes your workforce even more flexible🏫 Training School ReworkedThe four employee types from the Training School…
- 🔥 Update 2.0 Was Just the Beginning – New Achievements & More! - 14 September 2026
🚀 We're Moving Forward Right After Update 2.0!Just one day after our big Update 2.0, the next update for Retail Rivals is already here! ❤️This time, the focus is on a completely reworked statistics system, new voting events, more customization options, 20 new Steam Achievements, and further improvements to skins, loot boxes, the new map, and bots.📊 Statistics System Completely ReworkedThe Statistics UI has been fully redesigned and now gives you much more useful information about your stores.You can now see things like:📅 What went well or badly over the last 7 days📈 Which areas of your store are performing well📉 Where problems are currently happening🏪 Compare your own stores directly💰 Which products may be too expensive🔥 Which products currently have especially high demandThis makes it much easier to analyze your stores and adjust your strategy accordingly.🗳️ 20 New Voting Even…
- 🚨 THE BIGGEST RETAIL RIVALS UPDATE EVER IS HERE! - 13 September 2026
❤️ The biggest and most extensive Retail Rivals update yet is finally here!This update is a huge milestone for us and fundamentally changes Retail Rivals in many areas.A completely new map, dynamic weather that affects gameplay, bots, over 100 cosmetic customization options, free loot boxes, Twitch integration, new sabotage items, achievements, shop inspections, daily reports, and much more.Retail Rivals is bigger than ever before.🔥 20% OFF for the Big Update!To celebrate the biggest Retail Rivals update yet, the game is available with a 20% discount for a limited time!The perfect time to jump in or bring some friends into the mall. ❤️🎁 Exclusive Update Crate – Only for 2 Weeks!To celebrate the release of the update, a special cosmetic crate will also appear in the game.This crate can only spawn during the first two weeks after the update.After that, it will disappear permanently and…
- 🏫 Training School, Employees & Star Employees! - 18 August 2026
🚀 Major Content Update❤️ Thank you so much for your incredible support and feedback!With this update, one of our biggest new gameplay systems is finally here: the Employee Training School! Alongside it, we're introducing new employee types, Star Employees, new shop content, and plenty of improvements.🏫 New Employee Training SchoolThe Employee Training School is now available!Here you can train your employees to improve their stats or train them into completely new employee types.👷 Train Your EmployeesImprove your employees' stats.Train employees into new professions.Employees with improved stats are more valuable to your store, but also harder to manipulate through sabotage.🛡️ SecurityTrain your employees to become Security!Security employees automatically protect your entire store.You can't simply sabotage your employees anymore – you'll have to deal with the Security first. 😈Secu…
- 🔧 Hotfix – New Team Colors, Better Vending Machines & Performance! - 13 August 2026
🔧 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 ColorsAdded new team colors to make it easier to distinguish between teams.👷 Employee ImprovementsEmployees now display the correct icon in the task list for their current activity.🥤 Vending Machine ImprovementsVending Machine sales now award Progress Points again, allowing them to level up properly.Products are visible again in Protein and Snack Vending Machines.Product sizes have been adjusted to better fit the machines.Outdated product displays on shelves, storage shelves, and vending machines are now reliably removed.💰 Price Tag ImprovementsChange Price and Cancel Reservation now work consistently across all price tags.👟 Bug FixesBrown shoes no longer float above the shoe shelv…
- 🔧 Hotfix – Expanded Demo, Better Lighting & More Improvements! - 12 August 2026
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 ImprovedTrash 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 PreviewWhen storing or taking out items, you now get a colored preview.This makes it much easier to see where an item will be placed or removed.🔄 Improved Phase TransitionsPhase changes are now displayed with a new, dedicated icon.This makes it much clearer when a new phase is about to begin.🎮 All Game Modes Now Available in the Demo!The demo has received another major improvement.You can now choose between all three game modes:♾️ Endless🚗 Car Buyer😈 SaboteurYou can now experience Retail Rivals in whichever game mode you prefer, even in the demo!🏗️ Building ImprovementsBuilding restrict…
- 😈 New Systems, Better Graphics & Even More Chaos! - 11 August 2026
🚀 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 ShelfYou can now safely store your sabotage items!Added a new Sabotage Storage Shelf.Sabotage items can now be stored safely.Only players from your own team can access the shelf.Other players can no longer steal your sabotage items.Supports items such as spray cans, anti-graffiti, signal jammers, eggs, insect jars, fake contracts, advertising manipulators, and baseball bats.🥤 Vending Machines Get LicensesVending Machines have been expanded!Vending Machines now have their own license system.They can now be leveled up.Vending Machine prices have been adju…
- 😈 New Game Mode, New Sabotage & 2 New Stores! - 7 August 2026
🚀 New Content UpdateThank 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: SaboteurGet ready for even more chaos!The new Saboteur game mode introduces a completely new progression system:The player in last place earns the most Sabotage Points, while the player in first place earns the fewest.Sabotage Points are used to purchase various sabotage items.Spent Sabotage Points count toward your victory progress.To win the match, you must purchase a special Victory Item.The Victory Item can only be purchased once you have earned enough money and spent the required amount of Sabotage Points.Simply making money is no longer enough—you'll need to actively sabotage your opponents if you want to win!💥 Three New Sabotage Opt…
- 🔧 Hotfix 1.1.5 - 3 August 2026
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 ReworkedThe 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 before.This makes strategic decisions and sabotage far more rewarding.Customer distribution between stores has been adjusted accordingly.🎨 Graffiti ImprovementsGraffiti is now saved correctly.Its popularity impact is now applied reliably.🛠️ Bug FixesThe following issues have been fixed:Fixed various object placement issues.Fixed problems with product displays.Fixed lobby-related issues.Fixed Steam host issues.Fixed team assignment issues.🚧 The Next Major Content Update Is Coming Soon!We're already putti…
- 🔧 Hotfix 1.1.4 - 2 August 2026
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 ImprovementsImproved Steam multiplayer stability.Added an emergency reconnect system with a timeout and rate limiting.Better handling of connection losses and temporary Steam service issues.⚡ Performance & Network OptimizationsReduced network traffic by synchronizing customer and employee positions more efficiently.Optimized synchronization of voting timers.💰 Gameplay ImprovementsImproved pricing balance.Customers now make smarter checkout decisions by preferring staffed registers and considering reachable queue positions.Graffiti popularity penalties are now calculated and displayed correctly in the statistics.Added a new "Loose Change" extra setting:Enable cent amounts for prices.Or round all prices to…
- 🎉 Our First Post-Launch Content Update! - 1 August 2026
❤️ 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 with Security License Level 1.🤒 Employees Can Call in Sick!Sick employees will stay home and return to work the following day.⚙️ New Extra SettingsBoth features can now be enabled or disabled before starting a game.You can now upgrade all licenses directly to Level 10 with a single click instead of leveling them one by one.The Extra Settings menu has been expanded with even more customization options.💰 Prices Are Now VisibleYour own prices as well as your competitors' prices are now displayed directly…
- Retail Rivals – Hotfix 1 & 2 - 30 July 2026
Retail Rivals – Hotfix 1 & 2Thank you all for your feedback! These hotfixes focus on fixing reported issues and improving the overall gameplay experience.🚨 Important FixWe'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. This key can be changed in the Keybindings menu, so everyone should now be able to ready up without any issues.Changes & FixesEmployee cards now display the maintenance cost of employees you already own.You can now press Tab again while a Voting Event is active.Fixed an issue where the Duck Decoration could not be placed correctly.Fixed an issue where the Unstuck button would sometimes not work properly.Players now sit correctly on benches again.Improved the product count display when ordering products fo…
- 🚀 RETAIL RIVALS IS OUT NOW! 🛒🔥 - 29 July 2026
🚀 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! 🎉━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🎉 WHAT AWAITS YOU?Retail Rivals is a competitive multiplayer management game set in a vibrant shopping mall. Open multiple stores, expand your retail empire, and outsmart rival shop owners. Play solo or with up to 8 players in co-op or competitive multiplayer.With countless customization options, exciting management mechanics, and plenty of chaotic moments, Retail Rivals delivers the ultimate shopping mall experience.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🗺️ A LOOK INTO THE FUTUREThe journey is only jus…
- 🚀 Retail Rivals launches on July 29! - 28 July 2026
🚀 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!
- 🚀 Voice Chat, 100+ Decorative Items, and New Shop Designs! - 28 July 2026
🚀 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 CUSTOMIZATIONCustomize 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.🏠 OVER 100 NEW DECORATION OBJECTSYour shop now has even more customization options.We've added over 100 new decorative objects to help you create your own unique store.💡 BRAND-NEW LIGHTING SYSTEMLight 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.🎵…
- 💥 More Chaos. More Sabotage. More Retail Rivals. - 28 June 2026
🚀 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 ChatVoice Chat is currently in development.🎨 Better Shop Name CustomizationSoon you'll be able to customize and design your shop name with even more creative options.✨ More Quality of Life ImprovementsWe're also working on many additional gameplay, UI and performance improvements.And that's just the beginning... stay tuned!📡 NEW SABOTAGE TOOL – JAMMERSabotage your rivals like never before!The new Jammer allows you to disable:🛒 Cash Registers🏪 Self-Checkout Registers🚨 Fire Alarms🔒 Security Systems🥤 Vending MachinesTo counter this, we've added a brand-new employee.🔧 New Employee – Repair…
- 🚀 Our Biggest Demo Update Yet - 13 June 2026
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 AddedTo give you a small preview of future content, we've added the first random event to the demo.✅ Fires can now randomly break out in the mall.✅ Stay alert and keep an eye on your surroundings.🔥 Things are about to heat up!🎭 Emote System AddedEmotes have finally arrived!✅ Perform a variety of different emotes.✅ Express yourself and interact with other players in new ways.✅ All emotes now include sound effects.🍩 New Starting ShopMore choices right from the start!✅ The Donut Shop has been added as a new starting store.✅ There are now 4 different shops available when starting a new game.✅ Mor…
- 📢 New Advertising Signs, Fixes & Improvements - 6 June 2026
📢 Retail Rivals – Update #2Hey 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 introduces the new Shop Advertising System, several improvements, and additional bug fixes.📢 Shop Advertising System AddedYou can now advertise your stores!✅ Advertising signs can now be used to promote your shops.✅ Increase visibility and attract more attention to your businesses throughout the mall.⚠️ Since this feature was released earlier than originally planned, there may still be some minor issues. If you encounter any problems, please let us know.🔊 Sound Settings Fixed
- 🚀 Major Demo Update: Employees, Dealer, More Customers & 50+ Improvements! - 3 June 2026
🎉 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 fixes, shop advertising signs, the new emote system, and further enhancements to performance and quality of life.🛍️ CUSTOMER SYSTEM COMPLETELY OVERHAULEDWe've significantly improved customer behavior to make the mall feel more alive and realistic.✅ Significantly more customers now visit the mall.✅ Customers now walk around the mall before entering stores.✅ Customers can now visit multiple stores during a single trip.✅ Customers no longer wait forever at checkout counters.✅ Customers become increasin…
