Greetings, shopkeepers!
It’s been eleven whirlwind days since we opened the Early Access doors on June 26th and we’re delighted by the turnout! To everyone who jumped in, streamed the game, posted on the forums, or chatted with us on Discord: thank you. Your notes have already helped to shape our next build!
Polishing the Core Experience
During the Steam Next Fest, many of you told us the demo’s pacing felt a touch slow, or that some details were too vague. We tuned the Early Access build before launch with that in mind and the v0.2.1 update (currently in development) takes it further:
Tutorial v2 – We have streamlined lessons for Shop Management and Customer Behaviors, paired with a fresh tutorial GUI.
Tooltips – We have added contextual hints for buttons that only had icons.
Checkout Minigame – Slight optimizations should make gameplay smoother as the shop grows in size.
Decorations – Wall decor is done, but floor decor is still in the works. With the introduction of new types of decorations, we are able to add new items in the Dragon and Witch sets. This should lead to more opportunities to spice up the look of your shop, and by having more to decorate we believe the pacing should feel even better.
These features (and much more) will be part of the v0.2.1 update that we plan to deliver either later this month or in early August. If you want to keep track of the Dev Notes, we update them on Discord as tasks get completed (invite link below)!
Stay Connected
We’re committing to weekly dev logs so you can track progress every step of the way! If weekly is too long of a wait:
Follow us on X (@Source_Errors) for sneak peeks throughout the development.
Hop into our Discord—we’re in there every day to answer questions and take suggestions.
Just window-shopping? Add Loot Shop Simulator to your Wishlist! It helps us more than you might think and ensures you’ll be notified when discounts or major updates land.
Thanks again for all of the feedback and bug reports, we’ll keep building! See you next week!
— The Loot Shop Simulator Team