
Clock in. Freak out. Fight back. You’re stuck in the world’s worst shift - facing down entitled customers, absurd demands, and a mountain of workplace rage. Survive escalating chaos across restaurants, shops, and festivals, using whatever tools you can grab to keep the madness at bay.
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What is it about?
Retail therapy is a Fast paced Rogue-Lite Arena Shooter where you play as the worlds more dangerously armed and disgruntled employee on the planet. Your goal is to go to work, earn your wage and spend that on trying to last longer and longer in the endless mode.
How it plays
In this game you will be tasked to fend off hordes of angry customers in arena style based levels where you will choose your setting from the PC in your room, here you will also be able to choose what length of level you want to do ranging from 3 Minutes, 10 minutes or everyone's favorite shift... the all dreaded AFD!! All while earning minimum wage! Do not worry though, Customers will sometimes drop tip jars for your hard work that you can pick up so you can speed up the upgrade process!
Difficulty slowly increases overtimes so sometimes you absolutely will need to bring out the big guns.
Upgrades + Progression
Purchase new weapons to add to your armory, we have shotguns, katanas.... and fish? Yep we have an exploding fish and then do it all again JUST LIKE REAL HOSPITALITY :D Each weapon however does cost more depending on what it is, if you want the firepower then you gotta work for it!
Abilities!!
For the real workers here you can also purchase weapon abilities with those hard earned peanuts, whether you want to fire ragdoll managers in bulk or if you want to use a disco ball that shoots lasers or even our personal favorite, get Stabby crabby to help! Only 8 of the weapons have abilities though as 2 of them REALLY do not need the extra firepower.
Ammo Upgrades!!!!
During the game you may find those ammo reserves can be a little bit shallow, so you have the option to use some of that sweet sweet income to buy even BIGGER POCKETS so that you can be assured you can give all of your customers the exact same treatment.
Map Gimmicks!!!!!
Each arena plays completely differently, the Supermarket have long linear sightlines for you to bob and weave in and out of the shelves or even on top of them! The festival offers a wide open space for you to run around and avoid the swarm, there is also a big red button for you to push! And the Restaurant has a slew of obstacles that you can the enemies risk getting caught on!
Work, Buy new weapons, Repeat!
This isn't customer service. This is Retail Therapy!
Content
3 Different Arenas with 3 different level lengths you can choose
10 different weapons
8 different weapon abilities
Ammo Upgrades
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Reviews
Finally, a game that captures the true retail experience! Fast-paced, chaotic, and deeply therapeutic. The art style is gorgeous, and nothing beats the satisfaction of keeping the “customers” at bay.
Complete chaos — in the best way possible. This game keeps you coming back for more, whether it’s to rage a little longer or because you still haven’t managed to complete a shift and your bank balance is in shambles. You have to keep grinding until you can finally afford all the ridiculous weapons the game throws at you! Definitely recommended if you’re after a fun, silly game to distract you from reality for a little while. Excited for the next project!
[h1] Can I speak to your manager? [/h1] Sure... but how about you speak to the bus instead This game is so much more fun [i](and addicting)[/i] than it has any right to be. After dealing with karens IRL for so many years and thier shenanigans, it is so very satisfying to finally let that pent up rage out in such a ridiculous and chaotic fashion. And if you have some how managed to live your life karen free, first of all... [b]HOW?[/b] Second of all, fear not. Because I can guarantee that you will find joy from this game. I mean c'mon, where else can you launch a literal bus at karens? 10/10 - therapeutic, chaotic, and very unhinged.
Fast paced, unhinged and the customer is always wrong. 10/10 would clock in for another shift.
This cured my retail rage, as a fellow "wage slave" who lives on AFD shifts, I can say the retail references are accurate in the best of ways. If you don't buy this for the therapy then buy its for the unhinged weapons because, yes launching a whole bus at customers is very satisfying This game is the therapy I can't afford. 10/10 Would use the restroom for a 5 min break again.
A surprising amount of fun with a team of passionate developers behind it. A good way to let off some steam with some hilarious jokes thrown in.
I wasn’t sure about this at first because I don’t really play shooters like this. The enemies felt tough in the beginning, but once you get used to how the combat flows, it clicks. Learning how to handle each enemy type actually feels pretty satisfying once you get going. A big positive for me is how often the game gets updated. It’s clear the devs are still actively improving things and paying attention to feedback, which makes me feel confident sticking with it. Honestly, it grew on me way more than I expected. If you’re unsure, give it a go.
I received the key for this game from the devs via a key drop in the community discord server, and I'm very thankful! It is a very fun and chaotic game, with good jokes and humour! If your looking for a game to let off some steam, this is a go to. Cannot wait to play more! :)
Honestly a massively under priced game for what it is. I really enjoyed the progression and the voice lines were great. My favorite weapon probably has to be the chav grenade. The concept for it is stupid funny and it works incredibly well in game. When I contacted the developers about a bug in the game they fixed it almost immediately. If your looking for a bit of fun I strongly recommend retail therapy.
very fun defence/movement type shooter, conceptually expansive with many ideas available ill start w the good :D good- -great visual style with cel shading -wide open but tight enough to be under pressure -doggy photo :)) -fun movement mechanics and map traversability -funny animations (blood spurt/dancing) and over all funny sense of humour throughout -solid simple hub area, love the achievement banners and cool details -good humour touches add personality (♥♥♥♥ it sign, porn achievement) -good weapon designs and uniqueness -intuitive and thematically correct/fun menu screens -ben: nooo *shaking head* unfortunately a few drawbacks (as all indie games do) bad- -no death animation, abrupt ending -rudimentary damage indicator, same asset for all damage -ugly ass computer screen -fat hitboxes for player and karens -ai clumping on bottom floors -blue shooty guys spawning in walls -little power up variation, "power up spawned" doesn't show you where, only 1 type of money pickup for 30 -have to scroll through empty weapon slots to equip, weapon in 1 and 3 u have scroll through 2 and hold no weapon for a second -you HAVE TO shut down your pc to leave it, I know I don't -ingame bar and pharmacy desk don't do anything/ no obvious interaction -festival is WAYYYY too easy, walk in circles w a sword -same ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ voiceline every ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ time "bring me, your manager!" -why am I killing them? little to no reward since money takes along time to accrue -cool mud effect on floor but it clips onto karen models overall super fun and want this game to grow and improve over time! :D this game feels like its on the verge of huge success, with the right features and updates i think it could take off well!
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