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Steam News4 May 20262mo ago

Store Overhaul Update and Now 20% Off!

Hello Rivals! This is a major update — Build 0.3.0 is now live on the main build. 🏷️ 20% off for a limited time! ⚠️ We strongly recommend starting a fresh save for the best experience.

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Full Mall Rivals update

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Hello Rivals! This is a major update — Build 0.3.0 is now live on the main build. 🏷️ 20% off for a limited time!

What changed

1 fix4 additions5 changes1 removal
  • Store
  • Gameplay
  • Workshop
  • Balance
  • Performance
added3 New stores — Butcher, Perfume, and Tobacco shop
changed3 Stores reworked — Fashion, Beauty, and Book stores have been completely revised
addedBoard meetings completely reworked — New proposals, voting, and effects
changedModding & Steam Workshop — Modding support is now active
changedEconomy overhaul — Attractiveness, cleanliness, and product variety now directly affect your customer count and general economy balancing across all store types
changedEmployee system improvements — Smarter and more reliable workers

Mall Rivals changes

added3 New stores — Butcher, Perfume, and Tobacco shop
changed3 Stores reworked — Fashion, Beauty, and Book stores have been completely revised
addedBoard meetings completely reworked — New proposals, voting, and effects
changedModding & Steam Workshop — Modding support is now active
changedEconomy overhaul — Attractiveness, cleanliness, and product variety now directly affect your customer count and general economy balancing across all store types

⚠️ We strongly recommend starting a fresh save for the best experience. Old saves may cause issues due to the large number of changes in this update.⚠️

Key Changes:

3 New stores — Butcher, Perfume, and Tobacco shop

3 Stores reworked — Fashion, Beauty, and Book stores have been completely revised

Board meetings completely reworked — New proposals, voting, and effects

Modding & Steam Workshop — Modding support is now active

Economy overhaul — Attractiveness, cleanliness, and product variety now directly affect your customer count and general economy balancing across all store types

Employee system improvements — Smarter and more reliable workers

Customer patience — Customers no longer wait forever at the register, they'll leave if they lose patience

New cash register types — Added new register variants, each with a different customer queue capacity

Major performance fix — Lag/FPS issues that worsened in later game days resolved

In-store billboards updated — Most AI art replaced with new hand-crafted visuals, more coming soon

Countless bug fixes and improvements (honestly too many to list, we lost count)

Thanks for sticking with us, your feedback and bug reports are what makes this game better every update. Found a bug? Let us know on our Discord

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Steam News / 4 May 2026

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