Search upgrades help you locate correct shelf tags and find the last misplaced products in a nearly restored supermarket. While carrying and movement dominate early game efficiency, search skills become essential in late game when the remaining items hide in corners and visually busy aisles.
How Search Highlighting Works
When you carry a product into its correct section, matching price tags illuminate or pulse. This bypasses manual scanning of dozens of similar labels — critical in wine, books, canned goods, and personal care sections where tags look alike. Search skills also help locate floor items when few products remain scattered.
Timing Your Investment
Buy search tier 1 after carrying tier 2 and movement tier 1 — typically mid early game. Invest heavily between 2,000 and 4,000 items when stragglers slow your pace. Our tier list places search in A-tier early and B-tier mid, rising to A-tier again late game.
Signage Bug Workaround
Search highlighting ignores incorrect overhead signage and points to valid tags. Combined with the confusing signage guide, search skills are the best in-game tool for homegoods mislabeling and wine row issues.
Late Game Completion
The final 500 items often take disproportionate time without search upgrades. Max search before pushing from 4,000 to 4,668. Pair with the 100% walkthrough and Progress Tracker for the home stretch.