Retail Rivals

Shopping mall management sim with competing stores and rival sabotage

DreamStudios, Madse Studios, Sandstorm in a Bottle · Published by DreamStudios · Released Jul 29, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 62
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 3 days ago; Oct 25, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 970; 8 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Retail Rivals?

In this retail management sim, you choose products, attract customers, and expand into multiple shops inside a shopping mall. Play solo or with up to eight players in co-op, team-based, or free-for-all matches. You can set an end day, compete over profits or shop ownership, choose custom objectives, or play endlessly without a fixed goal.

For you if...

+you like balancing resources while expanding a business
+you prefer setting your own goals in a sandbox

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-focused play over economic planning and shopkeeping

What players say

95% of 62 reviews are positive

Players especially praise competing with friends and the shop-management loop. Recurring complaints concern bugs and a lack of polish.

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Retail Rivals system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel i5-2500k (4 core 3.3 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (4 core 3.1 GHz)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Does Retail Rivals have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Retail Rivals run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 30
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Czech, Ukrainian.

Does Retail Rivals use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

A small number of icons and minor graphical assets currently used in the game are temporary placeholders created with the help of AI. These assets will be replaced with original, custom-made artwork as development progresses. Our goal is to use fully original content in the final version.

The statement mentions: Art

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam