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January 16th, 2026 v00.02.014 Reduced the maximum number of items purchased by customers back to 5 to reduce store crowding and make restocking more manageable.

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  • Performance
changedReduced the maximum number of items purchased by customers back to 5 to reduce store crowding and make restocking more manageable.
addedWe’re still experimenting and fine-tuning these values, so this is a temporary solution. We’re planning to add this as a difficulty option in the settings (Easy / Medium / Hard), allowing players to control how crowded the store gets. Don’t hesitate to share your thoughts and feedback!
changedAdjusted the sizes of fridge and freezer products: all products should now fit correctly in fridges and freezers.
fixedFixed an issue where mirrored auto-checkout positions were not being saved.
fixedFixed an issue that was causing crashes.
fixedFixed a problem where customers could freeze at self-checkouts.

Hypermarket Simulator changes

changedReduced the maximum number of items purchased by customers back to 5 to reduce store crowding and make restocking more manageable.
addedWe’re still experimenting and fine-tuning these values, so this is a temporary solution. We’re planning to add this as a difficulty option in the settings (Easy / Medium / Hard), allowing players to control how crowded the store gets. Don’t hesitate to share your thoughts and feedback!
changedAdjusted the sizes of fridge and freezer products: all products should now fit correctly in fridges and freezers.
fixedFixed an issue where mirrored auto-checkout positions were not being saved.
fixedFixed an issue that was causing crashes.

January 16th, 2026 v00.02.014

  • Reduced the maximum number of items purchased by customers back to 5 to reduce store crowding and make restocking more manageable.

We’re still experimenting and fine-tuning these values, so this is a temporary solution. We’re planning to add this as a difficulty option in the settings (Easy / Medium / Hard), allowing players to control how crowded the store gets. Don’t hesitate to share your thoughts and feedback!

-Adjusted the sizes of fridge and freezer products: all products should now fit correctly in fridges and freezers.

-Fixed an issue where mirrored auto-checkout positions were not being saved.

-Fixed an issue that was causing crashes.

-Fixed a problem where customers could freeze at self-checkouts.

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Steam News / 12 January 2026

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