Shopping Tycoon Reviews

This is a relaxing game of managing a shopping mall. You can manage brands, delivery, security and other systems in your mall. I found the artistic style pleasing to the eye. Now how can I get Obama out of the game?

I can't even play. I open the game to the starting page and theres no play button. This was a waste of money.

Gonna be honest: This game is hideous. It is the Pontiac Aztek of PC games. Yet, I find the gameplay actually engaging and I think it is worth the price that they are asking. Just know this: this game is very rough around the edges and still needs a lot of work. If you REALLY like games in this genre, I'd say give it a try.

Game is full of non-decisions, and is really just about grinding up your cash to build more stuff. No decision is really right or wrong.

I just cannot recommend this game, it just has way to many glitches. I can deal with the freezing NPC's and workers because those are usually short lived. However, what I am having the most problems with are things such as the game resetting my assigned areas for workers or just freezing for no apparent reason. I had to save and quit and go back in so I could rest a worker because the button just did not work. This game is enjoyable but could use some more micro managing IMO. For instance you can't get a breakdown of what products are making you profit and which you are losing on, you're simply just told what your profit was/wasn't for the day and whether that came from cards and cash. I am also having a huge problem with shipping. I haven't moved past clothing and can't get shipments, my shelves are always needing stocked. I have every possible truck hired and have the upgraded as much as possible. You have no breakdown letting you know which companies times for shipping are so you can adjust those shelves to order accordingly. This game is a fun and simple concept but there is just so many issues with it that make it hard to enjoy.

I love this game! Unfortunately at level 60 it stopped saving for me, and I lost all but my first floor. I keep going back every few months to see if there is an update, but so far none. I contacted the developer who did try to do everything to help me, I've uninstalled, reinstalled, etc. Seems like it's an incompatibility to my laptop - which is strange because I've never had that problem with any other game. Developer not only refunded me, but gave me a free game, which gives me hope to keep coming back and checking to see if the glitch has been updated. Maybe it will work on my next laptop....

I have had a few hours on this game and already am loving it. Sure, there are a few things to iron out but none are game breaking at all. This will be one of those games that you continuously start again as you learn a better way of doing something :) Recommended for this price!

Scrolling with the left and right arrow keys killed it for me. Can't press escape to quit the game. WASD is the norm dude. Simple things like that mean alot to me. Maybe if they change that about the game, I'll buy it again . Its a cute game though. Edit: I said I would change my review after a couple things were fixed with the game., and they were! The Devs are great at doing regular updates and they take your ideas into considaration. They fixed my problem in a matter of days, not weeks or months. Thanks Devs!

Unfortunately, there are just too many issues with the game, I can't recommend it. There are glitches where both workers and orders get stuck. This happened three times during my short time with the game. With workers, you fire the stuck character and then re-hire a worker of the same type. Unfortunately, when you do this, you lose any money invested in training the fired/glitchy worker. My store didn't have a lot of lights or other hot items, yet it was very difficult to get the heat down in the store to an acceptable level. I had to install 10 A/C vents just to get the store temperature under 24 degrees celsius. It takes the workers a long time to build and install bought parts in the store. This really slows down the gameplay. It is lacking the marketing aspect of owning a store. I think being able to promote your business would have really added to the gameplay. The graphics are fine for the game. I didn't feel as though the praphics held the gameplay back. There are other aspects of the game that did hold it back and made the game unenjoyable, such as stuck workers, A/C and no marketing. They are the reason why I can't recommend the game. I think it could be a good game with some minor improvements.

Shopping Tycoon is a relaxing management sim with a lot going for it. It could loosely be compared with Project Highrise, but there are marked differences in both gameplay and the artistics. It's flexible and can be as clicky and micro-manage-y as you want, yet the characters do have a certain level of autonomy for those of us who prefer to manage things at a higher level. The Devs are engaged and responsive to feedback, and have been pushing out updates regularly. There are a few quirky bugs and gameplay issues, but they should be squashed in the near future. I'm looking forward to seeing if there is workshop integration in the future. One issue to be aware of is that the store page claims that trading cards are available, but after playing for 18 hours, I have yet to see one drop. Otherwise, a very engaging game and I would recommend it.