Case Study

Supermarket Store 3D Simulator

Full-Cycle Simulation Development with IAP Economy & LiveOps

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Supermarket Store 3D Simulator puts players in charge of their own grocery store, stocking shelves, serving customers, and expanding into a supermarket empire. Built full-cycle and operated post-launch with a continuing content cadence.

ENGAGEMENT MODEL

Full-Cycle + LiveOps

ENGINE

Unity (C#)

PLATFORMS

Android

GENRE

Simulation / Management

FOCUS AREAS

3D environment production, progression meta, IAP economy, LiveOps

PROJECT CONTEXT

Simulation players expect depth: dozens of interactable systems, visible progression, and a world dense with props, all on mid-range Android hardware. The economic brief was equally specific: a progression meta strong enough to carry IAP, not just ads.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Prop-dense 3D store environments within mobile draw-call budgets
Layered progression: shelves → aisles → store expansions
Dual monetization: IAP for progression, rewarded ads for boosts
Update pipeline for new products and store areas post-launch

OUR CONTRIBUTION & EXECUTION

Modular environment kit, shelving, produce, fixtures, assembled per expansion tier, keeping draw calls flat as stores grow via static batching and atlased materials.
Customer AI with queueing, browsing, and checkout behaviors cheap enough to run a full store crowd on budget devices.
Progression economy modeled in spreadsheets first: source/sink balance, expansion pricing curves, and IAP price points validated against comparable titles.
Save system built for forward-compatibility so post-launch content drops never wipe player stores.
Post-launch LiveOps cycle: new product lines, seasonal store themes, and offer events shipped on a monthly cadence.

IN-GAME

Supermarket Store 3D Simulator screenshot 1

DELIVERABLES

Complete Unity simulation with modular environment kit
Customer AI and store-management systems
IAP + rewarded ad economy with server-validated receipts
Forward-compatible save architecture
Monthly LiveOps content pipeline

TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY

UnityC#BlenderFirebasePlay BillingGameAnalyticsSubstance Painter

RESULTS

Live on Google Play with an active update cadence. The modular environment system cut per-expansion content cost substantially after launch, and the sim loop sustains the long sessions the IAP economy was designed for.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do you fit a prop-dense sim on low-end Android?

Modular kits with shared atlased materials, static batching per store section, and LOD chains on everything interactable. The environment is designed around the draw-call budget from day one, not optimized after.

How is a simulation economy designed?

In spreadsheets before engine work: every currency source and sink mapped, progression pacing curves modeled, and IAP price points positioned against genre comparables. The engine implements the model; it does not discover it.

What does LiveOps look like on this game?

A monthly rhythm: new product lines or store areas, a seasonal theme, and offer events, each shipped as a content update with A/B-tested pricing where volume allows.

Could you build a management sim for us?

Yes, sims are one of our strongest genres. Full production from $15k depending on system depth, with the economy model delivered as part of the design phase.

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