In-store monitors and custom media in Mall Rivals

The Comeback Update gave the wall screen a purpose. Before June 2025, the monitor on your store wall was atmosphere. Now it is a functional panel: play the video or music of your choice inside your unit, show mall news and ShameTV segments to customers, and vote on day start or end without walking to the kiosk. This page covers what the monitor does, how to use it, and why it belongs in your operational routine alongside the register and the tablet.

If you want to know what to play, this page will not choose for you. If you want to know what the hardware can do, read on.

What Comeback added

The update notes are direct: “Open any monitor inside your store and play the video or music of your choice.” The screen is no longer a static asset that sits on the wall looking like the mall was built around it. You control the content. The use cases that community discussions have surfaced:

• Custom video — play a loop, a trailer, or silence. The monitor accepts your input, not a forced broadcast.
• Music — stream audio through the monitor in your store. Neighboring units may or may not hear it depending on wall proximity and game audio mix.
• ShameTV segments — the monitor can display mall broadcast content including ShameTV if your face was on it. Useful for checking whether the shame broadcast reached your own unit.
• Day vote display — in lobbies that allow player votes on day start or end, the monitor surfaces the current vote without requiring you to hike to the central kiosk.

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Why monitors matter for operations

The day vote feature is the functional reason to care about monitors. In a long mall-king run, walking to the kiosk costs time you are not on the till. If you own two units on opposite ends of the building, that walk is real minutes off the clock. A monitor inside each unit lets you read the vote and respond without leaving your shop.

The ShameTV display is useful after a bust. If your face went on the mall broadcast, checking your own monitor tells you whether the segment was visible from inside your unit — useful when you are deciding whether to change your look at the barber before the next peak.

Custom video and music are quality-of-life. A music shop that plays music through the monitor is more immersive than one that plays nothing. A Fashion store with a runway loop on the screen reinforces the shop’s theme. These are not stat drivers, but they are not nothing either.

How to use the monitor

Walk up to the wall screen inside your store. The interaction prompt is the same as a register or a worker: aim, use, confirm. The monitor interface surfaces:

• Content source selection (custom video, music, or mall broadcast)
• Playback controls
• Volume
• For ShameTV and day votes: the current broadcast or vote state

The monitor is part of your store furniture budget. If you placed it badly and the screen is not visible from the register, you may need to reposition it using the furniture placement system. Hold Alt for snap mode, same as other furniture.

Monitor and attractiveness

Community discussions have not confirmed a direct attractiveness boost from monitor content. The monitor is listed as a furniture item in the tablet’s furniture tab, alongside mannequins, display tables, and racks. Its contribution to attractiveness appears to be the same as other presentation furniture: presence signals the store is active, not that the specific video playing is read by the game’s customer AI as a mood modifier.

If you are tight on furniture budget, place the monitor before you buy decorative textures. If you are optimizing attractiveness, a clean shelf wall matters more than what is on the screen.

Monitor and multiplayer

In multiplayer, monitors can be viewed by anyone walking past your store. That means:

• Your ShameTV bust clip is visible to customers passing by, reinforcing the social penalty.
• Your custom content is visible to rivals, which matters if you are using the monitor to display something strategic (a price match, a taunt, or a team comms note that someone with a camera phone could read).
• Day votes displayed on your monitor are visible to teammates passing by, which is useful in co-op for keeping everyone informed without voice chat.

There is no privacy mode for monitor content. Treat it as a public screen.

What the monitor is not

The monitor is not:

• A second cash register or inventory viewer.
• A remote control for other stores.
• A way to see other players’ monitors.
• A guaranteed attractiveness multiplier with a documented stat bonus.

If you expected a security camera feed or a rival surveillance tool, that is not in the current feature set. The monitor is a media surface, not a strategic intelligence device.

Practical setup checklist

1. Walk inside your store and locate the wall screen. If it is not there, buy one from the furniture tab.
2. Position the monitor where it is visible from the register using Alt snap mode.
3. Open the monitor interface and select your content source.
4. Test playback volume — customers have different tolerance than players.
5. Check the day vote display during a vote cycle to confirm the monitor surfaces the kiosk information.
6. Check whether ShameTV content appears on the monitor when a broadcast runs.

Frequently asked

Q: Can I play YouTube videos on the in-store monitor? A: The monitor accepts a content source you select. The exact supported formats and whether external URLs are accepted depends on the current build. Test with a supported format; if the input accepts a URL or a file, that is your answer.

Q: Do monitors affect store attractiveness? A: The monitor is presentation furniture. It counts as active store equipment. Community testing has not confirmed a specific content-dependent attractiveness bonus — playing loud music versus silence has not been documented as a stat differential.

Q: Can rivals see what is on my monitor? A: Yes. The monitor is visible to anyone walking past your store. There is no private mode.

Q: Can the monitor replace the central kiosk for voting? A: The monitor surfaces the day vote in lobbies that support it. This is a confirmed use case. Confirm your lobby settings support monitor voting before relying on it.

Q: Does the monitor work in solo mode? A: Yes. The monitor is a store feature, not a multiplayer-only tool. Day votes and ShameTV display work in solo with AI.