Game: Cart by Cart: Supermarket Simulator
Genre: Simulation
System: Steam (Windows)
Developer | Publisher: Genco Interactive
Controller Support: None
Price: US $7.99 | UK £7.15 | EU € 8,15
Release Date: June 23, 2026
Review code provided with many thanks to Genco Interactive.
Cart by Cart: Supermarket Simulator is a market simulation game where you run a little shop. You can buy shelving and refrigerators, stock items, and then ring up your customers to make money to keep everyone happy.
The Gameplay of Cart By Cart
Cart by Cart: Supermarket Simulator is another in a long line of shop simulation games, similar to Videoclub Simulator, Potion Shop Simulator, and another game by this same developer called Shelf By Shelf. Unlike a lot of others in the genre, however, Cart by Cart: Supermarket Simulator is 2D, and it focuses more on keeping products fresh.
Every day, you have the option to purchase new shelves and products, fill your shelves, then start the day. Each type of item has a different kind of shelf it needs; for example, you need a bakery shelf in order to sell baked goods, cold storage in order to sell meat, etc. The shelves are pretty expensive, but you can afford to get a new one every other day or so. Items have a shelf life as well, and things like fish and baked goods run out of life faster than frozen or canned goods.
You also need to keep the floors clean, make sure to give the customers the proper change for their orders, keep things stocked, and things like that.
Whimsical and Cute
The aesthetic of Cart by Cart: Supermarket Simulator is pretty cute. It has a hand-drawn kind of feel to it, and it makes for a soft, cozy gameplay. The music is kind of loud for the rest of the aesthetic, but it easy to turn down or off. There is a ton of room in your cute little store to sell all the products you could ever want to, and you get more and more customers to keep things running smoothly.
Cart by Cart: Supermarket Simulator is just a simple, smooth, soft, relaxing time. There is subtle progression as you fill in your store, and nothing is too stressful or challenging. Even stocking your store during open hours isn’t too hectic; you get a ringing sound when a customer is ready to checkout with their purchases, and you have some time to get over there and help them out.
The Cons of Cart By Cart
While Cart by Cart: Supermarket Simulator has a lot to like, it also had quite a bit that I didn’t like about it. The tutorial is the first thing; it was just wall of text after wall of text, and I feel like I didn’t take much of it in. I had to go play for a while, then return to the tutorial to really grasp all the information it had for me. The best games have integrated tutorials, and Cart by Cart: Supermarket Simulator did not.
The music, which started out groovy and bouncy, quickly became so annoying that I had to turn it off. Thankfully, the sound effects and music were on different volume sliders because I still needed to hear my customers, but I think I would have gone mad if I had had to listen to that song one more time!
The text is not particularly well-edited, which was a bummer. There is no voice acting, so the text is the only way for me to interact with the customers. Speaking of interacting with customers, there didn’t seem to be any kind of timer visible to show if you were taking too long to serve them, but some of the customers did seem to get upset like I took too long. Or maybe the store was too dirty? It’s hard to tell because there was no visual feedback for how I was doing.
There was also a dirty spot on the floor all the way to the right that couldn’t be reached by a mop. No matter what I did, it couldn’t be cleaned, and it was driving me crazy. Also, the shelves didn’t hold very many products, and they don’t match and can’t be painted or altered. You can’t have conversations with your customers, which seems like a missed opportunity. Customers don’t seem to care how well the shelves are stocked at all or how clean the store is; they will just kind of buy whatever without complaint.
Conclusion
Overall, I found Cart by Cart: Supermarket Simulator to be okay. I didn’t love it, but I didn’t hate it. It was an amusing way to pass an evening, but I don’t think I would pick it up again. It wasn’t buggy or poorly made, it just didn’t feel as fun to play as others in the genre.
Final Verdict: I Like it.
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