Hello, Sunset Mall has seen a lot of updates but this one is bigger and better than ever!

In Short

The game alongside your feedback has been looked into and lot's of things have been added and updated this time around;

Seasons

Seasons have been added to the game so the outside weather will differ depending on time of year, rain is even in the game now too and has a random chance to appear outside! In a future update there may even be the option for the weather system to be realistic to your location too.

AI

The AI were a little dumb so they have been tweaked to make them a bit more realistic, this should also stop them from ganging together as much however they will still attempt to surround you so be on your guard!

Achievements

5 new Achievements have been added in this update, you can get these by playing on special holidays that appear once a year!

New Holidays

Along with the new Seasons, Holidays have been added, Christmas, Halloween, Independence Day and Thanksgiving are all now in the game, cool decorations will appear around the mall on these days as well as giving you an achievement!

Menu Overhaul

The menu was always a key feature to the game so it has been updated and will continue to receive more support, right now the links and such have been revamped to look nicer, the backend code is much more cleaner and has been tweaked to support multiple aspect ratio's and screen sizes.

Sprite Clean-up

the sprites used in the game, both UI and around the world have been cleaned up and now fit into the world better while also looking a lot more refined.

Discord Integration

The old Discord Integration was a little bit buggy so in this new version it has been changed to not require Discord on launch, it also has more dynamic activity messages and more variation on the images used.

Sunset Mall Wiki

the Sunset Mall wiki is finally up and has some basic articles on there, if you like writing then be sure to stop by as you can edit or even add your own page to the site for people to read, there may even be some rewards for those that do also... you can view the wiki here

Store

A few people have asked for Sunset Mall merch and their pleas have been answered, a store is currently being set up so check this news feed for more updates or follow Sunset Mall and Cyan Dreams on social media to find out there too! Proposed Merchandise: - Caps - Hoodies - Shirts - Phones Cases - Keyrings - Vinyl Version of the Sunset Mall Soundtrack - Stickers - Mugs - Temporary Tattoo's

Thank You!

The game itself has passed so many milestones and has helped out a lot so thank you for playing the game and supporting the company too!

[ 2020-11-26 20:39:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Sunset Mall is a simple "Vaporwave" style adventure game situated in a 90's Shopping Mall where you explore a randomly generated mall in search of iconic 80's - 90's Music, Movies, Toys, Consoles and Games all while you enjoy the aesthetic style and music.

There are 100s of hidden references and Easter Eggs in the game, a lot of which may never be found.

Things to do in Sunset Mall:

• Visit a variety of stores that are constantly moving, upgrading and changing as time goes on.
  
• Talk to unique shoppers that have their own name, look, style and attitude!
  
• Run, hide or fight back against muggers, don't let them take your hard earned cash!
  
• Visit an ATM and withdraw some cash to help with your shopping trip, don't worry about the banks asking for it back. surely they wont mind, right?
  
• Listen to Smooth Vaporwave music spanning over multiple soundtracks!
  
• Visit a vending machine and try the bubbly taste of the ALL-NEW Sunset Cola, or spray it at people... if you are mean like that.

The History of Sunset Mall
The game originally released on Itch.io as a reference to Mall Quest which was removed by its developer for unknown reasons.
After a great reception, Sunset Mall was completely rewritten and revamped to provide a better, more fun and performant experience and now here it is on Steam!

Credits:
Thanks to Byzantium for the original game concept : )
Thanks to Chalet Magical for their great music tracks!
And a thanks to everyone who reviews this game, honest feedback is the only way a game can improve and I really appreciate it!