Old Market Simulator: Prologue

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"Old Market Simulator: Prologue" is a co-op bazaar adventure game where you and a partner manage a market stall, purchasing products, placing them strategically, and monitoring your reputation. The full game will expand on features like farming and expanding your store, but the prologue already offers an engaging and immersive commerce simulation experience.

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88%

Audience ScoreBased on 172 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

grinding8 negative mentions

The game offers a cozy and relaxing experience, especially when played with friends.
It features a cute design with a Nordic/Venetian art style and allows players to grow their own produce.
The developers are responsive to feedback, showing promise for future updates and improvements.

The demo is too dark, making it difficult to see important interactions and details.
There are significant issues with controls, including a lack of keybinding options and a slow sprint speed that leads to repetitive strain injuries.
The gameplay can become monotonous quickly due to limited variety in tasks and a lack of engaging mechanics.

gameplay
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is described as engaging and varied, with simple mechanics that allow for multiple paths, but it suffers from a lack of effective tutorials and learning aids, making it difficult for players to grasp the game's depth. While the prologue provides a solid introduction to the controls and progression, some players find the gameplay loop repetitive and quickly lose interest. Overall, the game is visually appealing and offers narrative depth, but improvements in instructional design are needed to enhance the overall experience.
- “The prologue gives a very solid idea of how the full game plays in terms of basic mechanics, controls, movement/management feel, and the early steps of progression.”
- “The mechanics are simple and offer a wide variety of paths you can take.”
- “With its stunning visuals, engaging gameplay, and rich narrative, it's a must-play for anyone who appreciates gaming as an art form.”
- “Fun and relaxing for a bit, but I very quickly got bored of the gameplay loop.”
- “Control layout, or the ability to change the buttons used for each action, as having multiple different buttons do the same action messed up my gameplay at times.”
- “I would not buy this game with such a large amount of things to learn without a good tutorial and poor tips and poor learning mechanics. Anyone wanting to return later to replay this game would have to relearn all of this off a book or wiki, which is not winning me over.”
graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game feature a charming design with a Nordic/Venetian township art style, complemented by a hint of seafaring elements. However, players have noted a lack of customization options and a surprisingly quiet atmosphere, which detracts from the overall experience despite the game's engaging gameplay and narrative depth.
- “Cute design, has a sort of Nordic/Venetian township art style going for it, with a hint of seafaring frontier.”
- “With its stunning visuals, engaging gameplay, and rich narrative, it's a must-play for anyone who appreciates gaming as an art form.”
- “But it's not just about the visuals; Old Market excels in its gameplay and narrative depth.”
- “No keybinding or graphic custom options whatsoever.”
- “Aesthetically and in terms of sound, the old market is surprisingly quiet, even with additional sound boosting settings on your PC (as the cap in-game is exceptionally low), and feedback sound effects are far too mild to offer much in the way of satisfaction for sales.”
- “Making it an option to place items in a grid-like fashion would create a cleaner aesthetic.”
grinding
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game, which involves farming, managing prices, and organizing products, to be enjoyable and relaxing, often leading to many hours of gameplay. While the current content is appreciated, there is a desire for more customization options, upgrades, and items to enhance the experience further. Overall, the grinding mechanics contribute positively to the game's entertainment value, especially in a co-op setting.
- “Farming, managing prices, organizing shelves and sorting products, all to take customers for all their worth is fun.”
- “Was glad to see a farming/market simulator with decent co-op capability, even if it doesn't have all that much content overall, at least yet.”
- “I have enjoyed many hours, it's very relaxing... I have not yet purchased the full version, but would very much enjoy more furniture options, market upgrades, farming upgrades, more shop/farm items, love the customers and their comments & would enjoy more customization this way it's fun/entertaining - thank you devs, enjoyable time spent.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is praised for its immersive atmosphere and intricate storytelling, where every interaction and decision contributes to a larger narrative. Players feel deeply engaged, as the world feels alive and meaningful throughout their journey.
- “From the moment I stepped into its world, I was enveloped in a rich tapestry of atmosphere and storytelling that few games manage to achieve.”
- “Every interaction feels meaningful, every decision a part of a larger, unfolding story.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express frustration with copyright claims related to the background music in the game, indicating that it poses challenges for creators.
- “As a creator, I don't like copyright claims for background music in the game.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express a desire for improved optimization in future games, indicating that the current performance could be enhanced for a better gaming experience.
- “Hope they make a more optimized game like this.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive and intricate storytelling, creating a captivating world that few other games can match. Players feel completely enveloped in this rich environment from the very beginning.
- “From the moment I stepped into its world, I was enveloped in a rich tapestry of atmosphere and storytelling that few games manage to achieve.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is generally well-received, but players have reported experiencing some glitches that affect stability.
- “Good game, but it has some glitches.”