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Better Mart

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84%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
84% User Score Based on 272 reviews

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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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84%Audience ScoreBased on 272 reviews
gameplay9 positive mentions
stability12 negative mentions
  • Extensive and varied product range with over 500 items and multiple departments including bakery, liquor, and fresh produce, offering a realistic supermarket experience.
  • Addictive and satisfying gameplay loop centered around managing, stocking, and optimizing your store, suitable for solo or co-op play.
  • Active and responsive developer team frequently releasing updates, bug fixes, and engaging with the community to improve the game experience.
  • Game is plagued by numerous bugs including restocker and unloader issues, multiplayer desyncs, crashes, and performance problems on high-end systems.
  • Unintuitive controls and poor tutorial system making onboarding difficult, with awkward default key bindings needing remapping for comfortable play.
  • Recent updates introduced unpopular systems like the gem unlocking mechanic, restrictive product unlocking pace, and unwanted graphical changes, causing frustration among long-term players.

  • gameplay

    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 56% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally praised for its addictive and satisfying loop with engaging management mechanics and a variety of features, including customizable layouts and progressing through numerous levels. However, players note issues such as bugs, rough tutorials, and some unpolished core mechanics that can detract from the experience. Despite these flaws, the gameplay remains enjoyable and offers depth, especially for solo play and fans of the genre.

    • “The gameplay loop is really addictive, and there’s always something to improve or manage, which keeps it fun even after hundreds of hours.”
    • “The mechanics and gameplay loops are super satisfying - having a blast!”
    • “The game has satisfying gameplay; you can get employees to do everything for you, or you can put them on break and do all the work yourself.”
    • “It looks like they just tried to fit in as many features as they could into the game without polishing them or thinking how it would affect the gameplay.”
    • “The developers just keep adding new features while these core mechanics are still not working well.”
    • “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% positive mentions, 27% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The graphics receive mixed feedback, with many praising the realistic and detailed visuals that enhance immersion, especially in product design. However, some users criticize recent updates for making the graphics appear drab, over-colored, or less appealing than before, and note issues with item stacking that affect aesthetics. Overall, while the graphics are generally considered good and fitting for the gameplay, improvements are desired to address visual inconsistencies and user experience.

    • “Graphics are great and the pictures on products and the looks of the produce are realistic.”
    • “398 products already in game, great graphics and realistic gameplay.”
    • “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.”
    • “The graphics of the game has got an update but hasn't done much good to it.”
    • “It's the best supermarket simulator game, and I hope the graphics issues are fixed soon, as they are tiring to the eyes.”

  • stability

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    8% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 92% negative mentions

    The game's stability is a significant concern, with frequent bugs causing issues such as unresponsive scanning, freezing at checkout, and glitches in multiplayer mode. While some players find parts like the forklift controls enjoyable and relatively stable, overall the game suffers from many bugs that hinder playability, especially beyond early levels. Prompt updates and bug fixes are crucial to improve the gameplay experience.

    • “There are some things that could be adjusted, but it is mostly bug free that I've seen.”
    • “When trying to scan products, sometimes you need to click up to five times for the scan to register. When customers pay with cash or card, nothing happens and the checkout freezes.”
    • “As of now the game is very buggy. Items appear on pallets, but sometimes nothing appears physically on the pallet.”
    • “Currently, the game is unplayable due to many bugs preventing actions like placing items, causing loss since you have to repurchase items. Single-player seems fine, but multiplayer is extremely buggy and needs a lot of work.”

  • optimization

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game's optimization initially caused severe stuttering and system overheating, even on high-end PCs, with some saved game data loss reported. However, recent updates have significantly improved performance, reducing issues and enabling smoother gameplay, especially on larger stores with many products. Overall, optimization has seen notable progress since early access, enhancing the player experience.

    • “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.”
    • “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.”
    • “Performance has been improved a bit with the update.”

  • humor

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is well-received, featuring subtle developer jokes and amusing, relatable in-game products. Even glitches or issues tend to be lighthearted and add to the fun rather than causing frustration. Overall, the humor enhances the player experience with a playful and enjoyable 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.”

  • story

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The story aspect receives mixed feedback, with some players finding it frustrating and underwhelming, while others appreciate the game's unique themes and potential for multiplayer fun. Overall, the narrative support seems overshadowed by gameplay and technical issues.

    • “I would love to refund my money and honestly my time... made me want to jump out my one-story window.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's music is well-received for being enjoyable and complementing in-game sounds, enhancing the overall atmosphere. However, some users have experienced occasional crashes related to music playback after updates.

    • “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.”

  • grinding

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is seen as tedious and boring, mainly involving repetitive money-building tasks, although the overall gameplay remains enjoyable when not focusing on these segments.

    • “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 of the grinding.”

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The addition of a character designer enhances the game's character development, providing more depth and customization options for players.

  • monetization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users perceive the monetization as overly focused on extracting money, viewing it primarily as a cash grab rather than offering genuine value.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Replayability is limited by the game's forced progression through store expansions in a fixed order and the repetitive customer demands for all items, which prevent store specialization and reduce variety in playthroughs.

    • “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.”
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Play Times

67h Median play time
71h Average play time
50-133h Spent by most gamers
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Better Mart is a open world management game with economy theme. Common tags for Better Mart include realistic, indie, early access, resource management and team-based.

Better Mart is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 71 hours playing Better Mart.

Better Mart was released on May 16, 2025.

Better Mart was developed by Exanticx Studio.

Better Mart has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Better Mart for its gameplay but disliked it for its stability.

Better Mart is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Supermarket Simulator, Megastore Simulator, Grocery Store Simulator, Mall Simulator, King of Retail and others.