Wild West Supermarket Simulator News

Howdy shopkeepers,

we have fantastic news for you! After a successful run during the last Steam Next Fest, where the demo could garner a positive review score of 88%, we are proud to announce the start of the Early Access phase of the game.



[h3]Early Access release[/h3]
Mark your calendars, because Wild West Supermarket Simulator will start into Early Access on August 7, 2025!

The Early Access version is building on the solid foundation from the demo experience and the collected community feedback - and adds bucketloads of fresh content.



[h3]Features[/h3]

At the start of the Early Access, the version will feature:

• 70 products
  
• 15 shelf types
  
• Full-fledged economy system with changing prices, supply and demand
  
• More than 50 decoration items
  
• Dynamic events
  
• Minigames
  
• Multi-level store expansion
  
• Fully customizable store
  
• City growth (depending on your store’s success)
  
• Hire helpers to support you with the cash register, storage or shelf stacking
  
• Fully customizable homestead
  

Add Wild West Supermarket Simulator to your wishlist now!



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Howdy shopkeepers,

We hope you're enjoying the demo! Today, we're bringing some changes to the Demo, that will mostly improve and fix stuff, but also add a new feature. Also, we will change the title of the game. But first, let's talk about the update.

[h3]Update notes version 0.0.210[/h3]

[h3]Added[/h3]

• Employees can now stock shelves
  

[h3]Changed[/h3]

• Changed the logo
  
• Changed the icon for assigning an employee to warehouse work
  
• The player can assign an employee to stock shelves via the employee menu (a new icon was added)
  

[h3]Fixed[/h3]

• Fixed an issue with nighttime lighting
  
• Fixed a lighting issue after saving and loading the game
  
• Fixed a lighting issue when starting a new day in the game
  

[h3]Improved[/h3]

• Employees who stock shelves should now fully work with the save/load system
  
• Improved the skybox during nighttime hours
  
• Improved performance after loading a saved game
  
• Improved evening lighting
  

As you will certainly have noticed (even without us pointing it out), we adjusted the title of the game and changed it from General Store to Supermarket.

Yes. Of course we are aware that technically in the Wild West there weren't any supermarkets, but stores and 'general stores' if they carry a variety of goods from food to tools and almost everything in between.

Yet that also means that the term might be historically accurate, but not so easy to understand. And since the general store of the Wild West is basically the granddaddy of modern supermarkets, we decided to call it like it is.
You own the equivalent of a supermarket. In the Wild West. Simple as that.

You will feel right at home with the updated demo, its added features, bugfixes and performance improvements.



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Howdy Shopkeepers,

Steam Next Fest is officially over.

To all of you, who played the demo: Thank you. We deeply appreciate your interest in Wild West General Store Simulator.
Also we'd like to thank you for the feedback you supplied. Every word of it is very important to us and helps us to improve the game, when it comes out later this year.

Not only that, it was and is also very crucial in improving the demo.
As you've noticed, we rolled out a few updates for the trial version during Steam Next Fest. And we will keep doing so, as we decided to keep the demo available until further notice.

So if you haven't played the demo yet: We kindly invite you to a shopkeeping experience like no other. And if you have played it, we would love for you to come back and see for yourself how we improved the gameplay experience with the update to version 0.0.202, with all the details listed below.

Either way: Thank you for your ongoing support. We absolutely appreciate it.

We can't wait to share some more news about Wild West General Store Simulator in the near future.

Until then!


[h3]Update notes version 0.0.202[/h3]

Visual & Lighting Improvements 

• Improved shadows and lighting across the game - no more overly dark or pitch-black areas.
  
• Updated lighting at multiple times of day, including new lighting for 8:00, 14:00, and 20:00.
  
• Adjusted lighting inside the saloon and general store for better atmosphere.
  
• Fixed blurry textures on the startup screen.
  
• Improved building models and fixed issues with some objects appearing too complex or low quality at certain distances. 
  
• Added realistic footstep sounds inside buildings.
  
• Doors in saloons now have proper physics! 
  

Performance Improvements

• VRAM optimizations to help the game run smoother on a wider range of hardware. 
  
• New texture streaming system (optional, can be enabled in settings). 
  
• Faster loading times thanks to improvements in how the game prepares collision and navigation data. 
  
• Better texture management to prioritize important textures during gameplay.
  

Gameplay Updates

• Citizens are now more active: every 30 in-game minutes, new NPCs appear and roam around town, including riders on horseback. Up to 10 citizens can now be active at once.
  
• New cleaning task added: NPCs will now pick up empty boxes and dispose of them.
  
• Fixed issues where warehouse workers were mistakenly collecting empty boxes.
  
• Saloon colliders fixed to prevent getting stuck or walking through objects.
  

Controls & UI Improvements

• Further refined mouse input to reduce motion sickness (should feel smoother than before).
  
• Fixed several camera issues, including clipping through walls or behaving oddly when looking down. 
  
• New mouse sensitivity slider added.
  
• New VSync option added (off by default).
  
• Fixed issues with inventory tabs requiring awkward clicks.
  

Other Fixes & Improvements

• Improved font support for special characters in various languages.
  
• Fixed issues with NPC hairstyles.
  
• Removed unnecessary animations from citizens to improve performance.
  
• A new debug settings file is now generated to help us test and improve game stability.
  

Thank you for playing and testing!

Your feedback helps us a lot - please continue reporting any bugs, visual glitches, or performance issues you encounter. 

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Howdy shopkeepers,

The demo of Wild West General Store Simulator is also part of the currently running Steam Next Fest! So, use your weekend and try out the game already.

Be a shopkeeper in the Wild West and provide Food, Tools and other items to the citizens. Play some minigames and get some more licenses for products, get decoration for your shop and your home - and get rich, or die tryin'. You can even use real prices from that time, for the extra challenge!



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[p]We have some good news today for ya, the Demo for Wild West General Store Simulator is available now for you! The demo will also be featured in next week's Steam Next Fest! So, make sure to participate and open up your General Store now![/p]

[p]Immerse yourself in the Wild West, where you run your own General Store. You provide your customers with goods of daily life, and of course some extras. Prepare shelves with Beans, Bread, Meat, Tools and other things, people want to buy. Earn money, expand your Shop, decorate your home and play some Minigames in-between.[/p]



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[h3]Contents of the Demo[/h3]

• Over 25 products
  
• Dynamic customer demands
  
• Full-fledged economy system
  
• Random events
  
• “Casual Prices” and “Realistic Prices” modes
  
• Minigame “Tomahawk Throwing Contest”
  
• Work every job yourself or hire a helper for Storage or Checkout
  
• Intuitive Controls
  
• Expansive tutorial
  

If you prefer a more challenging approach, choose the “Realistic” price mode with prices from the 1800s and try to make a living on cents and dimes.

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