MallRivals 1.0 is Out Now
The doors are open. This is the full release.
Today, MallRivals leaves Early Access. 1.0 is live on Steam, right now, with a 30% launch discount.
This is the biggest update the game has ever seen. Here's what's new:
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🏪 Four New Store Types
Pharmacy, Home Goods, Hardware and Liquor Store have joined the mall. Each comes with its own license ladder, product range and shelving.
🚨 Crime & Police
Empty customers' pockets, pick the locks on storage doors, and turn stolen goods into cash on the black market. But watch yourself; the mall now has a real police force that patrols the floor, chases you down and throws repeat offenders in a cell.
📈 Living Economy & Demand
Pricing is no longer set-and-forget. Every product has demand that shifts from day to day, and store statistics break down exactly what's pulling customers in.
👔 Employees: Personality, Training & Managers
Every employee now comes with their own traits. Send them to training to earn skills, put a manager in charge, and keep the store running even when you're not around.
🛍️ A Living Mall
Informants who trade intel for gifts, NPCs who remember you, thief customers who blend into the crowd and empty your shelves, and bodyguards who actually throw punches.
❤️ Health, Stamina & Combat
A brand new HP, stamina and combat system from the ground up.
⭐ Perk Tree
Pick the branch that fits how you play: dozens of permanent perks across six branches: Commerce, Crime, Combat, Mobility, Social and Labor. Will you be a merchant who drives harder bargains, a pickpocket with fast hands, or a brawler who knows how to swing? The money you earn shapes your character.
🏆 More Ways to Play
Real win conditions and game modes, including the Mall Buyout race. Every session can have a finish line now: a money target, a rank target or a day limit. The winner is crowned on the victory screen.
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Underneath all of that sits months of cleanup: hundreds of bug fixes, save and multiplayer sync repairs, and a major performance push to keep the mall running smooth even when it's packed.
To everyone who played through Early Access, reported bugs, and broke the Release Candidate before launch day could: thank you. This game was shaped by you.
And this is the starting line, not the finish. More content, more systems, and faster updates are already on the way.
One mall. Up to 8 rivals. Only one name on top.
Grab your friends, grab the discount, and open your store. The mall is waiting.
See you in there.