If you’re looking for a complete guide to Retro Rewind Video Store Simulator, this guide will cover all the details about the game’s mechanics, tasks, store details, employees, and movies.
Retro Rewind Video Store Simulator Guide
This is my complete and detailed guide to Retro Rewind Video Store Simulator. I explain every system clearly and simply while covering all mechanics without skipping anything. I focus on how I actually play, manage, and grow the store step by step.
Table of Contents
Basics
I use flyers to bring customers into my store. I can carry up to five at a time and hand them out outside. If someone reacts positively, they will visit my store. If they react negatively, they will not come. If I accidentally throw a flyer instead of handing it over, that person refuses to interact with me while they are still nearby.
If I see someone already holding a tape, I do not approach them because they are already coming to return it. If a flyer gets stuck near the exit barriers, I cannot pick it up again, but it disappears after I reload the game.
Returns System
Customers return movies regularly during the day. I hear a beep and see a red light above the return station.
I pick up tapes and scan them. I can hold up to ten tapes at once. After scanning, several outcomes can happen:
- Normal return: I place the tape back on shelves
- Rewind required: I use the rewind machine, close it, wait two seconds, and remove the tape
- Late return: I get a notification and the system applies a late fee
- Broken tape: I hear a special sound and throw the tape away under the popcorn machine
- Reserved: I place the tape on the reserved shelf
Even if I assign an employee to this station, I still see and hear these signals.
Recommendations and Pickups
Customers come to the counter near the return station and ask for recommendations. I know they are there when I hear a sound and see an icon above their head.
Most requests are based on genre, but sometimes they ask for old, good, or bad movies. I use tags like OLD, GOOD CRITIC, and BAD CRITIC to choose correctly.
If I accept a request but cannot fulfill it, nothing negative happens. The customer continues shopping normally.
Customers also pick up reserved movies here. I take the tape from the reserved shelf and give it to them. After that, they either go to checkout or continue browsing.
Telephone System
The phone rings occasionally, and I handle different types of calls:
- Spam calls asking for random people or things
- Reservation requests where I can accept or decline
- Tips from customers who liked my recommendations
- Donations of movies, which are instantly delivered to the storage deposit box
New Releases
New releases appear on specific days. I can buy them in bulk, and buying five or more gives me a free standee.
They stay popular for seven days. I place them on new release shelves to maximize visibility. After seven days, they are still rentable but no longer boosted in popularity.
Bootlegger
The bootlegger appears every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 PM behind the store.
I know he is available when I see a note near the loading bay. He sells five discounted movies, often including one or two adult titles.
I can buy any or all of them and place them directly on shelves.
Machines
Slushy Machine
This is the first machine I unlock. Customers request specific flavors shown as icons.
I take a cup, fill it with one or more flavors, and serve it. If they request a rainbow, I include all flavors.
Popcorn Machine
Popcorn drops into the hopper. I tilt it, scoop it, and fill bags. Each bag holds two scoops.
Cotton Candy Machine
This machine unlocks later and works as another concession option.
Ending the Day
At the end of the day, I review:
- Revenue
- Expenses
After confirming, I move to the next day.
Daily Statistics
I track multiple stats each day:
- Movies rented
- Movies returned
- Customers served
- Requests completed
- Reservations fulfilled
- Concession requests completed
I also track earnings from:
- Rentals
- Movie sales
- Snacks
- Concessions
And expenses like staff costs.
Catalog System
I use the catalog to buy everything for my store.
Shelves
Thin Movie Shelves
- 4 rows: 12 capacity, $75
- 5 rows: 15 capacity, requires level 1, $100
- 6 rows: 18 capacity, requires level 1, $150
Standard Movie Shelves
- 4 rows: 20 capacity, requires level 1, $125
- 5 rows: 25 capacity, requires level 1, $175
- 6 rows: 30 capacity, requires level 1, $210
New Release Shelves
- 4 rows: 20 capacity, requires level 1, $140
- 5 rows: 25 capacity, requires level 1, $190
- 6 rows: 30 capacity, $225
Decorations
Decorations unlock at levels 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 15, and 19.
They include items like frames, signs, themed props, balloons, banners, and display items. Each has a specific cost and unlock requirement.
Equipment
Equipment unlocks at levels 4, 5, 10, 14, 16, and 18.
Examples include:
- Snack shelf
- Television
- Clearance bin
- Refrigerator
- Candy dispensers
- Arcade machines
Stations
Stations unlock at:
- Level 2: Slushy machine
- Level 8: Popcorn machine
- Level 12: Cotton candy machine
Computer System
I manage inventory and purchases using the computer.
- Desktop
- Shows store name and current day.
- New
- I buy new releases and track how long they remain active.
- Market
- I browse daily rotating movies with details like genre, rating, and price.
- Data
- I see all movies in the game. Owned movies are highlighted. I can check copies owned, rental count, and rarity.
- Black Market
- I search for movies by SKU and buy them at higher prices.
Candy Shelves and Snacks
Each shelf has 4 rows and 8 items per row, totaling 32 items.
I can assign one product per row but cannot mix products in the same row.
Each item has a fixed cost and selling price, creating consistent profit margins.
Tasks
There are 18 tasks. Each gives money and XP rewards.
Total rewards:
- 1800 money
- 1800 XP
Tasks include:
- Completing the first day
- Reaching revenue milestones
- Selling concessions
- Hiring staff
- Expanding the store
- Collecting movies
Each task also has an achievement.
Seasons
There are four seasons with 28 days each.
- Fall Events
- Include boosts to drama, sci-fi, action, and horror rentals, as well as chocolate bar sales.
- Winter Events
- Include boosts to romance, holiday movies, drama, and sci-fi rentals.
- Spring and Summer
- Days are listed but events are not specified.
- After 112 days, the cycle resets.
Store Unlocks by Level
Progression unlocks:
- Shelves at level 1
- Slushy machine at level 2
- Genres at multiple levels
- Staff at levels 6 and 20
- Equipment and arcade machines at later levels
Store Expansions
I can unlock six expansions:
- B for 1000
- F for 750
- A for 1250
- C for 2500
- E for 1500
Expansions increase space and add features like a ceiling TV.
Store Customization
I can:
- Inspect SKUs
- Use move mode
- Use design mode
Employees
At level 6, I can hire employees. I can have up to two.
They have skill levels:
- Fast
- Good
- Average
- Slow
They also have traits such as:
- Loyal
- Complaint Handler
- Runner
- Strong Bladder
- Strong Immune System
Movies
This section includes the movies I have personally encountered in the game so far. I do not update this list beyond what is already visible in-game. I am also not sure if the movie list is randomly generated.
I organize everything by genre and include their known tags such as GOOD, BAD, OLD, or UNKNOWN. These tags help me decide what to recommend to customers.
Adult Movies
- Me Time With My Octopus – BAD
- Sweaty Octopus Action – UNKNOWN
- The Plant, My Prisoner – UNKNOWN
Drama Movies
- Breakfast in Miami – BAD
- Dr. Lane’s Chosen Heart – GOOD
- Knockout Dinosaur – UNKNOWN
- Letting Our Body Part Go – UNKNOWN
- Lonely Cash – BAD | OLD
- Midnight Trophy Drive – GOOD
- Sad Bull Dreams – UNKNOWN
- Sausage Gone With the Wind – GOOD
- The Angry Music – UNKNOWN
- The Ape on the Bridge – GOOD
- The Big Toe’s Long Way Home – UNKNOWN
- The Gnome on the Bridge – GOOD
- The Inmate’s Long Way Home – UNKNOWN
- The King’s Heart – BAD | OLD
- The Lord in the Streets – GOOD
- The Mammal Walks Alone – UNKNOWN
- The Neighborhood Boat – GOOD
- The Race Car Strategy – OLD
- The Wizard’s Last Round – GOOD
- Tim, John and The Bathtub – GOOD
Horror Movies
- Beggar Blood Bath – UNKNOWN
- Blood Creek Strongman – UNKNOWN
- Dead Fast Food Campground – UNKNOWN
- Death to the Couch – GOOD
- He Waits for the Dentist – UNKNOWN
- He Waits for the Mammal – GOOD
- Mammal Ghost Story – BAD | OLD
- Red Music Juice – BAD
- Red Swimmer Juice – GOOD
- Stalking Merchant – GOOD
- The Casket Death Movie – GOOD
- The Demented Mammoth – UNKNOWN
- The Demented T-Rex – UNKNOWN
- The Devil’s Doll – UNKNOWN
- The Gambler Will See You – BAD
- The Invasive Hitchhiker – BAD
- The Jester Executioner – BAD
- The Last Dinosaur in Blackwood Manor – GOOD
- The Letter Will See – UNKNOWN
- The Mailbox Trapped in the Cabin – BAD
- The Monstrous Peasant – GOOD
- The Neighborhood Hitchhiker Stalker – GOOD
- The Scary Philosopher in the Cornfield – BAD
- The Static Haunting – GOOD
- The Strongman Gone Insane – BAD
- The Unded Stepbrother – BAD
- The Vengeful Cowboy – GOOD
- Treasure, You Will Die – BAD
Science Fiction Movies
- A Scientist and his Cake – GOOD
- A Scientist and his Sailor – OLD
- Black Neon Family – GOOD
- Pink Neon Guitar – GOOD
- Spaceship in Moonbase 42 – UNKNOWN
- The Bull Through Space – GOOD
- The Farmer Body Snatchers – UNKNOWN
- The Gold Living On Mars – GOOD
- The Tub Hacker – UNKNOWN