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The store is your kingdom! Expand your humble boutique into a thriving business: hire the right staff, decorate your displays, and lure in customers. Even your wildest ideas can turn a profit. Why not start a business that sells only white T-shirts and ketchup? PCs and beans? Your rule, your rules!

Early AccessMar 26, 2019
Release DateSep 14, 2022
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.9% (very positive) Top 25% / 89.5%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.3% Top 10% / 86.1%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.8K  Top 10% / 3.3K  Top 10%
Curators41 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time29.7 hours  Top 4%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers7.9K  Top 10%
Owners± 136.1K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 115.7K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.6M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of King of Retail steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see King of Retail's Steam rating and reviews between March 2019 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 95% (June 2019) to 84.3% (August 2019).

With 3.3K reviews Top 10%, King of Retail is an AAA level success. There is a peak in July 2021 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for King of Retail and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of King of Retail's reviewers. The most popular language is German (64%), followed by English (25%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 24 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 7 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying King of Retail percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in King of Retail, comparing positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time in game is outstanding, with 79 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (47 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of King of Retail's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Immersion in gameplay
  • Smooth and well-balanced gameplay
  • Fun and casual tycoon-like simulation
  • Customization options for managers and staff
  • Good amount of selection in stock
  • Realistic money management
  • Control of every single piece of management
  • Depth of every single retail management aspect
  • Good value for money
  • Terrific FPS
  • Confusing tutorial
  • Quirky UI elements
  • Inconvenient color wheel
  • Clunky store design
  • Bland customer interactions
  • No modding support
  • No multiplayer option
  • Terrible pricing system
  • Limited character customization
  • No walking around malls

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 89.9%  Top 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of King of Retail's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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