Shop Simulator: Supermarket review

Introduction

If you’ve ever dreamed of living the life of retail management without the paycheck, then Shop Simulator: Supermarket for PS5 is here to make you regret your ambitions.

Gaming Heaven

You can customise your store and stock shelves with products of your choice. Want a cereal-only shop or an overpriced pet food emporium? Go nuts. The ability to expand your store and analyse sales data may sound exciting, but only if you’re the kind of person who finds spreadsheets erotic.

Gaming Hell

This game turns retail into a never-ending chore. You spend most of your time scanning items, fiddling with awkward controls, and trying to manage a lifeless AI workforce that makes even the slowest checkout employee seem hyper-efficient. The supposed customisation options? Limited and uninspired. The shop designs range from “bland supermarket” to “slightly less bland supermarket.”

The pacing is glacial, with every task feeling like you’re stuck in an endless loop of tedium. Expanding your store isn’t exciting; it’s just more shelves to restock and more customers to annoy you with their terrible pathfinding.

Final Judgement

Shop Simulator: Supermarket manages to make running a store about as fun as standing in line at one. It’s a joyless grind with minimal payoff and zero charm. Unless you’re a masochist with a passion for imaginary retail, avoid this game like a clearance bin of expired tuna.