King of Retail 2

Third-person retail sim about designing and managing city stores

Freaking Games · Released May 22, 2025 · Early Access

Casual Indie Simulation Strategy Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 335
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 5; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 5 months ago; Apr 17, 2026

What is King of Retail 2?

A single-player, third-person retail management sim set in a city. You choose store locations, design floor plans, stock shelves, set prices, and hire employees as you expand into neighborhoods with different shoppers.

For you if...

+you like choosing locations based on nearby customers
+you enjoy managing staff, stock, and prices

Not for you if...

−you prefer fast action to detailed retail planning
−you dislike arranging shelves and managing daily store operations

What players say

81% of 335 reviews are positive

Players praise the store customization and depth of the management systems. Players also say the Early Access build lacks features from the first game, with complaints about awkward controls, a confusing interface, and bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

King of Retail 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior.
Graphics: Nvidia 2060 GTX or similar
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 84
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default configuration is not performant
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Arabic, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Simplified Chinese.