Better Mart

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Better Mart is a single player and multiplayer open world management game with a economy theme. It was developed by Exanticx Studio and was released on May 16, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Create and expand your dream supermarket. Manage your aisles, inventory, machines, cleaning, deliveries, and staff. Welcome your customers and decorate every corner. Play solo or with up to 6 players and transform a small shop into a retail empire!

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Audience ScoreBased on 230 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

stability11 negative mentions

Extensive variety of products with hundreds available, offering a rich and immersive supermarket management experience.
Engaging gameplay mechanics including forklift and pallet jack usage, realistic stocking and warehouse management systems.
Active and responsive developers providing frequent updates and incorporating community feedback, improving the game steadily.

Frequent and significant bugs disrupting gameplay including customer glitches, desync in multiplayer, and employee AI problems.
Unintuitive control scheme and incomplete or inconsistent tutorial causing a steep learning curve for new players.
Slow and sometimes tedious restocking processes, combined with repetitive gameplay loops and limited influence over store economics.

gameplay
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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17%
Gameplay is praised for its satisfying and engaging core loops, enjoyable building mechanics, and a substantial amount of content even in early access. However, it is also criticized for numerous bugs, repetitive tasks, unclear objectives, and some frustrating mechanics, especially in multiplayer and early progression. Overall, the gameplay shows promise but is currently hindered by technical issues and limited depth.
- “The mechanics and gameplay loops are super satisfying - having a blast!”
- “There's 100 levels to get through and it takes awhile so there is already tons of gameplay available and that's just in the early access stage!”
- “Smooth controls, lovely music, lovely graphics, unique gameplay, free to change the grid while moving the furniture.”
- “The developers just keep adding new features while these core mechanics are still not working well.”
- “Very early in the game I encountered a clear process flow issue that significantly impacts early gameplay.”
- “There are a number of issues with gameplay, such as being unable to delete pallets, multiplayer quest progress not syncing, and the tutorial being a bit rough.”
graphics
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
56%
27%
17%
The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some users praising the realistic and detailed visuals, particularly for products and overall gameplay, while others criticize recent updates for making the graphics look drab, over-colored, and less appealing than before. Despite some complaints about item stacking and aesthetic issues, many still find the graphics enjoyable and suitable for the supermarket simulator experience.
- “The graphics and colors in the game were really nice previously.”
- “Graphics are great and the pictures on products and the looks of the produce are realistic.”
- “Smooth controls, lovely music, lovely graphics, unique gameplay, free to change the grid while moving the furniture.”
- “Now graphics is bad as it could be and game looks nothing like screenshots here.”
- “It's the best supermarket simulator game, and I hope the graphics issues are fixed soon, as they are tiring to the eyes.”
- “The graphics of the game has got an update but hasn't done much good to it.”
stability
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
8%
92%
The game currently suffers from numerous bugs and glitches, particularly impacting multiplayer and progression beyond level 20, which significantly affects playability. However, some users find it fun and manageable by learning workarounds, and early release status suggests improvements may come with future updates. Prompt developer support is crucial to enhance stability and user experience.
- “There are some things that could be adjusted, but it is mostly bug-free from what I've seen.”
- “As for now this is unplayable, there are a lot of bugs and many actions it won't let you do; for example, when trying to place items, it won't allow me, so it feels like the game is stealing from me because I have to buy the item again. Single-player seems fine, but multiplayer is very buggy and needs a lot of work.”
- “The newest update made the game super buggy.”
- “The only thing that will kill this game is if the developers don't release updates ASAP to make it mostly playable; the game is good until around level 20, but after that, it becomes too buggy to continue.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
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Optimization has notably improved since the early access release, with recent updates addressing major performance issues like stuttering and overheating. While the game generally runs smoothly now, very large stores with many products may still cause occasional performance drops. Overall, users appreciate the significant enhancements made in optimization over a short timeframe.
- “After the most recent update, all of my performance issues have been fixed, which is amazing.”
- “The game runs smoothly; I haven't encountered any bugs yet.”
- “The game causes system overheating (on a high-end PC no less!), the stuttering is terrible, and I lost cashiers and shelves I already paid for when I loaded my saved game.”
- “Performance has been improved a bit with the update.”
- “But with a huge store and lots and lots of products, it might cause performance issues — I can't tell for sure as I'm at a quite low level.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is subtle and cleverly woven into the game, providing light-hearted, self-deprecating laughs that enhance the experience without causing frustration. Players appreciate the witty, realistic product labels and the overall playful tone.
- “Even when things go wrong, it’s more laugh-at-yourself funny than frustrating.”
- “So many products with cool labels and funny, close-to-real-life products.”
- “Some subtle developer humor.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The game's music is well-received, providing an enjoyable and immersive atmosphere alongside sound effects like item scanning and door movements. However, some users suggest adding features such as music file input or a radio to enhance realism. Occasional technical issues affecting headset audio have been reported.
- “The music in the game is quite good to enjoy listening while hearing other sounds going around like items being scanned, hearing the rollup doors opening or closing.”
- “Smooth controls, lovely music, lovely graphics, unique gameplay, free to change the grid while moving the furniture.”
- “Only suggestion I have is to have some sort of way to input music files or a radio to give it that real supermarket feel if possible, just throwing it out there lol.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
33%
The story aspect received mixed feedback, with some players finding it unenjoyable and frustrating, while others appreciated the variety of items and multiplayer potential. Overall, the narrative seems secondary to gameplay, which has notable issues but shows promise with developer support and multiplayer improvements.
- “I would love to refund my money and honestly my time... made me want to jump out my one-story window.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is described as tedious and boring, particularly when rebuilding money, although overall gameplay remains enjoyable without excessive grinding.
- “Now we are forced to go back to the boring and tedious task of building up money.”
- “Other than that, the game plays well and is fun to play without much grinding.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The introduction of a character designer has enhanced character development, adding more depth and visual detail to the game's characters.
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization aspect is widely viewed as a cash grab, with users feeling that it prioritizes profit over player experience.
- “In my opinion, Better Mart is nothing more than a cash grab.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Replayability is limited by the game’s fixed order of store expansions and the constant customer demand for all items, preventing players from specializing their store or varying their strategies.
- “There are a few design choices that I worry will affect replayability, mainly that the game forces you to buy the store expansions in the same order every time, and that customers will always demand all existing items so there's no way to specialize the store.”