Store Manager: Cellular Edition

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Store Manager: Cellular Edition is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Vue Simulations and was released on March 30, 2017. It received negative reviews from players.

"Store Manager: Cellular Edition" is a retail store simulator that realistically depicts the role of a cellular store manager. Players can search through resumes to find employees, each with unique abilities affecting their performance in selling phones and accessories. Managing inventory, customer service, and employee training are essential to drive profits and ensure customer satisfaction.

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30%

Audience ScoreBased on 60 reviews

monetization4 negative mentions

The game has a great concept and potential for future development.
Some players appreciate the game's stability and performance, indicating it runs well.
There is a community of players who are excited about the game's future and are willing to provide feedback for improvements.

The game appears to be abandoned, with no updates or communication from the developer since 2016.
Many players find the gameplay repetitive and lacking in depth, with limited mechanics and challenges.
The user interface is clumsy and unresponsive, making the game tedious to navigate.

gameplay
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The gameplay is currently limited and shallow, with only basic mechanics functioning and relying heavily on placeholders. Players report that the game lacks depth, offering minimal content and simplistic mechanics that can be quickly mastered, making it feel underdeveloped compared to older tycoon games. Overall, the early stage of development is evident, with little to engage players beyond the initial moments of play.
- “For example, most 'sneak peeks' I do on early access or alpha titles take an hour of gameplay, and even then, I've only just scratched the surface of most games.”
- “I've played tycoon games over 20 years old with deeper mechanics.”
- “In Store Manager: Cellular Edition, I had covered all the mechanics in under 10 minutes.”
- “Currently present mechanics are very limited.”
- “Everything is placeholder, so there's very little in terms of content and mechanics.”
- “I've played tycoon games 20+ years old with deeper mechanics.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game has been criticized as exploitative, with players feeling it prioritizes profit over quality, leading to a perception of it being a "cash grab." Users highlight issues with high in-game costs for marketing and hiring, which detracts from the overall experience and creates frustration with the game's mechanics. Overall, the monetization strategy appears to be poorly received, with calls for refunds and dissatisfaction with the value provided.
- “Totally a cash grab, never finished. Steam needs to refund the ill-gotten gains to the players; this is pure cons!”
- “There's fantasy prices for marketing, too - $100 for cold calling, $250 for a newspaper ad (one expensive newspaper), $500 for some sign flipper, $1000 for a radio ad, $1500 for a networking seminar (don't ask me how that's advertisement), $2000 for a TV ad.”
- “Once you get enough inventory to keep all items in stock throughout a day, customers will always buy things regardless of whichever other factors are present in the store that would discourage them from buying, such as outrageously high prices, terrible overstressed employees, long queues, empty display cases, etc.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received mixed feedback, with users noting that while performance is not optimal, it meets expectations given the game's demands.
- “Not the best performance, but that is not surprising.”
- “The optimization is lacking, leading to frequent frame drops.”
- “I expected better performance; the game struggles to maintain a stable frame rate.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's stability is generally positive, with smooth performance on newer systems. However, users report significant lag and freezing issues in menus, particularly on older hardware, indicating a need for optimization.
- “The game runs great; that is the only thing good about this game.”
- “My only complaint is it just needs a little optimizing. It runs great on my new Mac, but I tried it out on an older one and it was a little slow. Still playable though.”
- “These menus take about a minute to scroll through each one as it freezes on every single window.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable.”
- “I experience constant lag and stuttering, which ruins the overall experience.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics have been criticized for a poor art style, which detracts from the overall visual experience of the game.
- “The graphics suffer from a poor art style that detracts from the overall experience.”
- “The visual design is lacking, making the game feel outdated and unappealing.”
- “The art direction is inconsistent, leading to a disjointed visual experience.”
grinding
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, characterized by clumsy mechanics and a lack of responsive feedback. Many feel that it lacks challenge, reducing the experience to a monotonous grind that can become annoying over time.
- “Tedious, clumsy, unresponsive, no feedback, inaccurate, annoying eventually.”
- “No challenge; just a grindy game. Provided you're not brain dead, you won't lose.”