Mineko's Night Market
Review

Mineko's Night Market (2023) is a narrative-driven adventure where you help a village at the base of Mount Fugu thrive. You explore the Japanese-inspired world, collecting items and completing tasks to make items to sell at the market. It stands out for its simple challenges, collection and thriving night market, all wrapped up in a hand-painted art style.

You play Mineko, a girl helping her island community develop and navigate old superstitions about worshipping the Sun Cat, Nikko. It's a social simulation game where your conversations, crafting and enterprise have an impact on the community. You explore the Japanese-inspired island manage your daily activities, complete different jobs and quests, and craft items in preparation for the weekly Night Market.

As you progress you discover the secrets behind the town and restore the struggling village to its former glory. The Night Market is the centre of things, not only a place to buy and sell, but where you compete in mini-games like themed parades, cat racing, and stage performances.

The result is a game that invites exploration. As you do the seasons change, the locals grow and develop and the mysteries of the Sun Cat are slowly discovered. Just watch out for the agents trying to keep things under wraps.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Mineko's Night Market 7 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 5 weeks ago.