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King of Retail

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2022

Should you play it?

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!

What works

  • Deep and addictive gameplay
  • High player autonomy and creativity
  • Realistic and detailed business simulation
  • Active developer support and updates
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited product variety and store customization
  • Some ui and pathfinding issues
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • No narrative or story elements
  • Graphics and animations are basic

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mall Simulator

  • Motel Manager Simulator

  • TasteMaker

  • Console Shop Simulator

  • Supermarket Simulator: Prologue

  • Megastore Simulator

More social

Games that feels like King of Retail but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Tobacco Shop Simulator

  • Rest Area Simulator

  • My Supermarket

  • Better Mart Simulator

  • Retail Company Simulator

  • Good Company

More idle-friendly

Games that feels like King of Retail but with a stronger idle, pick-up-and-play feel

  • Pet Shop Simulator

  • Convenience Stories

  • Another Brick in The Mall

  • SimCasino

  • Coffee Shop Tycoon

  • Mall Simulator: Prologue

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like King of Retail but with less survival pressure

  • Clothing Store Simulator

  • Supermarket Simulator

  • Hypermarket Simulator

  • Pet Shop Simulator: Prologue

  • Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator

  • Figure Shop Simulator

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King of Retail: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026