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Pre-Alpha DEMO is now Live!

Hello everyone!

Well .. I've heard that you've all been nice this year. So I've picked up a phone and called my good old friend Santa to ask him if he can come up with some nice present for everybody. At first, he said "Maybe we can give everyone a brand new sports car? That would make everyone happy, right?", but I was like "Naaah, we need something more!". And more is here! Which sort of sounds like "mall is here" :)

Mall Craze Pre-Alpha Demo is Live!

With the shopping season in full force, it is now the perfect time to give you yet another dose of it! Now in virtual form. A couple of weeks ago, I've decided that it could be a cool idea to take the older version of the game, update it a little, and release it as a small demo here on Steam (there is a newer version in the development using Unreal Engine 5 and C++. Check out older announcements for more info).

And here it is!

[h2]What is in this demo?[/h2]
There are 3 main gameplay pillars in Mall Craze:
  1. Build
  2. Customize
  3. Manage
In this Pre-Alpha Demo, only Build and Customize are present. There is very little of Management in this demo.
Besides this, the Save and Load function is also not working properly at this moment (the very reason why new version of the game is in the making)

That being said, let's actually cover ...
[h2]What's actually possible in this demo![/h2]
In this demo, you'll be able to build 4 different shop types, each with it's own unique products.
Besides that, you'll also be able to build almost 30 decoration and utility pieces.
Some key functions were also finished for this demo, the most important being the possibility to build up to 3 floors + roof.
Then, everthing you see in the game is customizable in terms of color, and some things can even have different looks (pavement, walls, entrances, ...)

This demo is still build upon a Pre-Alpha version of the game. Some bugs and glithces are present, as well as missing features.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

This is most likely the last announcement in this year.
Because of that, let me wish you ALL a Merry Christmas, and I also wish you the best for the next year!

Thank you everyone for your support, and take care!
- Milan, developer