- King of Retail 2 Demo is now Live! - 24 February 2025
Dear shoppers, Do you think you have what it takes to build a retail empire from scratch? Well, prove it at King of Retail 2! We’ve just launched the demo as part of Steam NEXT Fest, available to play now! Start small with a modest (and pretty bare) shop, then grow it into a sprawling retail giant that customers from far and wide will come to. Stock your shelves with the items your customers actually want and decide the working fate of your employees. Every choice matters if you want to dominate the market. Customize everything—your layout, décor, and product selection—to create a shopping experience that keeps customers coming back for more. Want to be the discount king, slashing prices and drawing in bargain hunters? Or maybe you’d rather run a luxury boutique catering to high-end spenders? No one’s going to question your choices—unless your profits start to dip. If they do, something…
- Here's what's coming to King of Retail 2! - 17 August 2024
Hello Retailers! I'm GunthorNC, Community Manager at Freaking Games, and I’ve got some thrilling news to share! As many of you know, we’re hard at work on King of Retail 2, a complete overhaul of the original game with a brand-new engine and a slew of exciting features. The scope of this project is huge, and we’re eager to give you a sneak peek of what’s in store: Build Your Own Store Fixtures with Our New Display Designer! We’re excited to introduce a game-changing feature in King of Retail 2: our Custom Display Designer! This new tool empowers you to design and build your own store fixtures from the ground up, giving you unparalleled control over your store’s layout and presentation. With the Display Designer, you can create and customize: Shelves: Choose the size, style, and arrangement to fit your product range and store layout perfectly. Podiums: Design display stands that highligh…
- Announcing King of Retail 2 - 13 February 2024
Dear Retailers! I know it has been silent from me for far too long. A lot has happened, and i deeply apologize for not keeping you in the loop about the world of King of Retail, and i can understand those of you who feel frustrated or left behind. I have written a long post explaining why here: Link to steam post But other than that I am proud to announce: Production has been ongoing for some time now, and the game is in an alpha state, which it will be for a while before it is ready to enter Early Access. But like it was with King of Retail, i would like production to also be community driven making many of the features in the game inspired by your wishes and desires. The community have already been the source of many implementations already now. Why will King of Retail 2 be different? The core foundation of King of Retail was built with the knowledge we had at the time when we started…
- I am sorry for the lack of communication - 13 February 2024
Dear Retailers! First of all, I will have to give all of you a very, very big apology for letting everything regarding King of Retail stay in the dark for so long. I know i have built up some expectations, and my intentions have always been to follow up on them, so i am truly sorry for the lack of engagement and communication over the last 1½ year. I can fully understand those of you who have been greatly disappointed. So now it's time for me to give you all an explanation. Up until and after the release of King of Retail i was completely burned out. The process during this period was unfortunately far from optimal, and at the same time a lot of stuff happened on a personal level, leading me to an insane level of stress. For 4 months i slept at max 2 hours pr. night, and those were the good nights where i managed to get some actual sleep. After that, every time i tried to open Unreal (t…
- King of Retail Spring Sale! - 16 March 2023
🌼🛍️ Spring into savings with the King of Retail Spring Sale! 🌷 A new season means new beginnings, take this chance to conquer the virtual retail world. 😎 Don't miss out on this limited-time offer! And while you are at it, join our Discord community today! ⬇️
- Up To 90% OFF On Amazing Indie Titles! - 6 December 2022
Dear Retailers, It's cold outside, a few scant leaves remain on the trees, desperately holding out against the inevitable. The perfect time to stay inside and try to play through your ever-increasing backlog of games... or add to it. If you've ever worked in retail, you know that the holidays are a pain. Thankfully they're much easier to survive when you're the one running the store and making big 💲! From now until December 12th, you can pick up King of Retail at 33% off! And if you're looking for more, you can get a ton of amazing Iceberg Interactive titles at up to 90% off!
- King of Retail 33% off during the Steam Autumn Sale! - 22 November 2022
To all budding retailers out there! Get your sweaters and hot drinks ready for the season! As the leaves are falling, so are the prices on our hottest games! -- that's right, it's fall, and that means the Steam Autumn Sale is here! From November 22 - 29, King of Retail will be available at a 33% discount. Now's a great time to open your own store and achieve your retail dreams! https://store.steampowered.com/app/968250/King_of_Retail/
- V 1.0.0.2 is out - 30 September 2022
Dear Retaiers So two weeks has gone after release, and unfortunately some pesky bugs managed to slip into the latest version, so my time has been spent on tracking them down, and fixing them. A hotfix was uploaded the day after release to address two major issues, however that was not announced here, and if you had wait for these I am sorry for keeping you waiting. However the following has been fixed: Issue where you lost huge amounts of money in campaign mode when hiring a daily manager Issue where articles crossed over from one type of concept to another Not being able to leave the office whiteboard when pressing ESC after using the computer Collission to several displays that made customers run to close to them Lamps were not selectable when loaded into a game. Some items could not be placed on shelved even thoug shelf was added to fit the item Bug regarding "Back to school" achieve…
- GRAND OPENING: King of Retail is Fully Launched! - 14 September 2022
THE GRAND OPENING IS UPON US! KING OF RETAIL IS NOW FULLY LAUNCHED, OUT OF EARLY ACCESS! Dear Retailers, The day I've waited so long for has finally arrived. The full release of King of Retail! It has been a long an interesting journey, lasting more than 4 years. From starting development on an empty screen, trying to figure out how do we do this??? To the magic push of a button that launched the game into Early Access, where an amazing five people bought the game! 😂 To the first creator video with over 1 million views on YouTube. I have never stopped being surprised and gratified. It has been a huge pleasure to interact with this community. I have been overwhelmed with your ideas and offers to help with the game in various ways. I can honestly say that this game would not be what it is today, without all of your feedback. Many bugs have been discovered by you, many ideas have been add…
- Upcoming QoL and Feature Improvements! - 7 September 2022
Dear Retailers, We are one week away from the 1.0 launch! Today, we want to talk about upcoming quality of life and feature improvements that you've been requesting. In short: some aspects of running your store were unclear (especially to new players) or needlessly tedious. The quality of life features in the launch update will greatly improve your efficiency in running your store. If you enjoy optimizing your store, this one's for you. Managing your articles could be a bit of a hassle sometimes, especially in bigger stores with lots of different sales going on at once. We've spent quite a bit of time improving on the existing systems in King of Retail. Let's start with ordering articles. IDs, Tags, and Notes A good retail manager is always on top of what comes in, what goes out, and at what price. To make specific articles more searchable, every article now has a unique ID that you can…
- King of Retail 1.0 - Coming September 14th! - 1 September 2022
Dear Retailers, It has been a while since our last update, and for a good reason. We are very excited to announce that King of Retail is leaving Early Access on September 14th! It has been quite the ride over the last three years, and the game has gotten better and better thanks to your feedback. One important note is that the game's price will increase once we leave Early Access on the 14th, to 24.99€/$24.99. If you want to benefit from the Early Access price, make sure to pick it up before 1.0 launches! https://store.steampowered.com/app/968250/King_of_Retail/ What's new in 1.0? The 1.0 launch will of course come with all sorts of new features and improvements. We won't give everything away just yet, but here are some exciting things you can expect from King of Retail 1.0. Store locations No longer are you bound to a single city street when creating your store! Instead, you can choose…
- Full Launch coming Q3 2022! - 12 April 2022
Hello again, retail kings and customers! We know it's been a while since you heard from us, so we wanted to give you an update on what's been going on in the back of the shop! We've been busily preparing King of Retail for its full release from Early Access and ... The grand opening is planned for Q3 2022! As part of our final preparations, we'll be taking a step back from the regular content updates so that we can put some very important things into place for the full launch. So you might not hear from us for a little bit, but fear not, Retail Regents! We'll soon have more to share about what's to come to your very own storefronts.
- Can buy property again - 3 March 2022
- There was a bug where you couldn't buy property you have rented. This should now be fixed. - A few displays have had their visuals updated - Thieves should not notify you of stolen articles when you captured them
- V. 0.17 Released - Do you plan to pay for those? - 5 February 2022
Dear Retailers So after a christmas, new years and a bit of time off, we are now back with a new update for you. Let's have a look of what it contains. --- Thieves --- First of all, a new feature that many of you have requested for quite along time has been added. Thieves will enter your stores and take your stuff. Thieves will look very suspicious when taking articles. So if you see a thief hurry to them and kick them out of your store. You can also assign the new "Security" role to your staff, and they will also try and catch thieves. You can also buy various security alarms to help you catching the thieves. --- Competitors --- In campaign mode, competitors will now also arrive to the city, and try to earn money by taking customers away from you. They will open up stores in various areas, and if you are selling the same articles, the battle is on. Can you survive their impact and run…
- Version 0.16.0 released - How do I look? - 24 November 2021
Dear Retailers! It is time for yet another update to King of Retail. During this past year I have been blessed with having the assistance of my graphics artist who has added and upgraded a lot of things in the game, which have given a great lift to the overall visuals, as well as allowing me to focus more on programming and implementing new features. But as the game gets bigger and bigger, much time goes into managing things that doesn't directly impact the game features themselves. Playtesting, balancing, bug hunting, translation management and so on. And now I am very pleased to say that another person has joined the team, making it a grand total of 3 people working directly on King of Retail. She will be assisting me in doing many of these tasks, as well as adding new stuff to the game as she also is quite capable with Photoshop. So I am looking much forward to this, and I hope we wi…
- King of Retail 25% Off During Iceberg Interactive Publisher Sale! - 18 October 2021
Dear Retailers, It’s that time of year when sales come at you fast, so here’s another one! From now until October 25th, King of Retail is a part of the Iceberg Interactive Publisher Sale. You can grab a ton of great titles at up to 90% off. King of Retail is available at 25% off for the duration of the publisher sale. If you were still on the fence about buying it, now is the time to jump in, especially with our latest major update! https://store.steampowered.com/app/968250/King_of_Retail/
- V. 0.15.0 released - We should have a talk - 18 October 2021
Dear Retailers! It has been quite some time since the last update, and I apologize for that. A lot has been changed, i have taken a vacation, and had eye surgery that I needed to recover from. So that is the reason behind the lack of updates in the last period. But now the update is ready, and there has also been made actual work that is ready for the next one, so we have not been sitting idle by. But let's move on to the actual changes of this update. --- Staff Overhaul --- The focus of this update has been on improving many areas of how your staff works. Many of the changes has largely been based on requests from all of you in the community. - The role designer Many of you have been annoyed with your staffs efficiency, where they would stand around if there was nothing more to do. This has been changed with a complete overhaul of their job system. Now instead of them having one task t…
- NEW TRAILER and Demo at Gamescom 2021! - 24 August 2021
Dear Retailers, I'm happy to announce that King of Retail is part of Gamescom 2021! This digital event showcases all sorts of amazing games with trailers and demos. New Trailer! First, the publisher and I have been working hard to create a new trailer for King of Retail! I think it's a good representation of what the game is like, with some funky music of course. Gamescom Demo I've also created a short demo to give you a first taste of King of Retail if you haven't already. Do you know anyone who has been on the fence to give the game a shot? Well now they can, free of charge! The demo is timed, meaning that you can play for 60 minutes. There is no limit to the amount of days you can play within that 60 minute time frame, so depending on your speed you can get a few days of selling under your belt! The demo will be available for the duration of Gamescom, which lasts until August 27th. I…
- Free money for your stores! - 29 July 2021
Dear retailers! The last update didn't go as smoothly as i had hoped for, which unfortunately meant that many of your savegames was affected by it. This resulted in multiple stores and corporations going bankrupt. For this i am terribly sorry, as it also means that a lot of playtime that has gone down the drain. But... i have spent these following days thinking about how i can make it up to you again, and i think i found a solution. I have uploaded a patch where you can send a mail to your old friend and ask for money. YES - this means that you can now use cheats to get money. For those of you with affected single store savegames, you can hopefully recover your stores financially, or if this is too late, build a new store that gets you up to speed. For those of you with corporation savegames, you can here get this money from the store, and transfer it back to your corporation. Also for…
- V. 0.14 available - Ready For Women's Clothing - 27 July 2021
Dear Retailers! After a lot of work, we can finally release the next big update, giving you even more stuff to do in the game. Without further ado, let's dive into what's new in this update! --- Women's clothing --- So first of all, the biggest change is the introduction of a completely new category. Women's clothing. For now this contains the two sub categories Tops and Shoes, which feature around 200 articles each, so plenty of new things to put into your stores. These also contain some new types, such as dresses and boots, which can't fit on the regular clothing displays, which means a bunch of new displays have been made. However these work the other way around, so normal shoes also fit on these boots displays, meaning that your existing clothing stores also can use these new displays. - New displays The different types of clothing and shoes vary a bit in price range and luxury, mea…
