> Most likely the game designer will change the design, and then everyone wins.

This is most likely based on SCP-3008 , which parodies the hard-to-navigate nature of Ikea (and adds some horror elements based on it). A generic store will not have the same impact.

[0] https://the-scp.foundation/object/scp-3008

If the game designer is smart, he will change all colors, branding, everything and allow the players to install mods. Good luck to IKEA for shutting down every single IKEA mod archive in the WWW.