Retail Hell

Retail Hell

Released May 2026

Trapped in an infinite shift, you are the sole clerk of purgatory’s only convenience store. Manage stock, pay your taxes and keep nightmarish creatures at bay as you uncover the secret of why your shift never ends. Clock in. Serve the dead. Survive the shift.

95% positive · 632 reviews
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Evaluation

Retail Hell launched on Steam on May 21, 2026 and has received strong early reception (514 reviews, 94% positive). The developer, LEAP Game Studios, has been actively supporting the game with patches since launch. The previously flagged upcoming content — Endless Mode — has now been fully delivered. On June 4, 2026, the developer announced Endless Mode in response to community feedback. A public beta launched on July 9, 2026, with an additional patch on July 28, 2026. The full release of Endless Mode (v1.3.0) went live on August 3, 2026, completing that commitment. As of August 3, 2026, the developer's most recent communication confirms the Endless Mode update has shipped. There are no announcements of further planned content, no unreleased DLC on the store, and no roadmap pointing to additional updates. The developer has not stated the game is complete, but they also have not announced anything new. The game launched less than three months ago (May 21, 2026), so it remains within the window where it's too early to draw conclusions about the long-term content trajectory. With only one major post-launch content release (Endless Mode), there isn't yet a sustained pattern to analyze — and that content has now shipped.
Evidence
Endless Mode v1.3.0 launched as a full release, completing the content that had been announced on June 4 and in beta since July 9. Includes new game modifiers, leaderboards, seeded runs, new organs, and 8 new achievements.
news post · Aug 3, 2026 source content shipped
high
Developer announced Endless Mode was coming in response to community requests, with designer Sebastián Lulli providing details. This was the outstanding content commitment flagged in the previous evaluation.
news post · Jun 4, 2026 source content planned
high

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Details

Publisher
Midnighters
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

WELCOME TO RETAIL HELL

Clock in at the only convenience store in the liminal void between life and death. Juggle supernatural customer service, collapsing inventory, and unravel the truth behind your own damnation.

As an overworked clerk stuck in a literal dead-end job you'll have to deal with the unpredictable threats of the abyss and manage your stock in order to pay your debt to the faceless management.

In this psychological horror job simulator, the mundane is your lifeline. If the store goes under, your soul goes with it.

EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

  • Run your store
    Keep the coffee brewing, make hot dogs, maintain your machinery and keep your store tidy. Be ready for anything.

  • The customer is always right (even the dead ones)
    Fulfil strange requests from a roster of grotesque entities while avoiding reality-warping curses and unexpected eldritch side effects.
    Serve them quickly and you might get a tip, or upset them and face the consequences.

  • Survive the shift
    Manage your resources, trade for grisly upgrades, keep your shelves stocked and decipher cryptic orders from the dead.

UNCOVER YOUR PAST

This isn't just a job; it's a prison. Uncover the sins of your past life (and death) to understand why you’re trapped in this fluorescent-lit corner of the afterlife.

With multiple endings to discover, will you piece together the mystery of your purgatory and break the cycle, or are you doomed to forever be employee of the month?

Last evaluated Aug 14, 2026
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