Hypermarket Simulator (2025)

Developer: Croissant Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Rating: 4.1 of 5, 392 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 14 hours
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

You manage and expand a retail space from the ground up, making small decisions about layout and stock that build into a slowly thriving shopping paradise.

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What players say

Players split sharply: those with hundreds of hours praise the steady stream of new content and huge product variety, while newer players and those hit by bugs report a grind-heavy first dozens of hours with no way to mass-order, daily employee hiring that feels mandatory, and an update that placed giant escalators inside stores, sometimes deleting progress.

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