What is included in Early Access?

EA will represent the base game, with running your store and taking care of customers etc. Headquarters, store expansions, multi-store management and developing new Concepts are all being developed over the course of EA.

How long will the game be in Early Access?

I felt King of Retail could have used a bit longer time in Early Access. Many features were a bit rushed, as well some nice ones missing. So this time we will be in Early Access for as long as obvious features that adds to the core game needs to be implemented. So we are talking several years at this stage.

How often will you be updating the game?

I plan to create periodic large content updates which will include big features. These updates are planned every few months. We also plan to include additional product updates, which will be much more frequent. This will introduce new products and designs for sale, expanding the in-game inventory over time. Bug updates and balance changes will be even more frequent than that.

Will my progress be saved during updates?

We're very conscious of the risk of save progress being affected by updates. At this stage, we're fairly confident this will not be an issue from Early Access and onward. There is, however, the possibility of certain in-game assets being redeveloped over time, which could result in them being removed from a player's save game. In that case, the game will refund the in-game currency used to buy them, so players are not expected to lose any progress or resources.

Will the price change when the game leaves Early Access?

Yes, at end of Early Access there will be a price increase, as it at this point will be a complete product.

Can I provide feedback and bug reports?

We already have a thriving Discord which you are welcome to join. Here are many channels dedicated to receive feedback form the players, on which implementations you would like, good ideas etc. Beta testing will also be performed by players, which is a major resource in finding bugs. Lastly, last game was also largely community translated, and this i would like to continue as well.