worldly coyote
https://youtu.be/LX0p4XvHWEc?feature=shared
Run a mysterious shop.
Meet odd customers.
Uncover the secrets they hide.
It’s a story-rich Visual Novel where you run a shop, unravel literal illusions, and reveal your customers’ darkest secrets.
Engine: UE4
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Here are some screenshots of my progress on the project so far
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This week, I've been doing the outreach and the Steam page.
Please check it out!
You may also follow or Wishlist the game.
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Adding a bit of info about the characters:
Leslie
A poor customer who usually buys trash. Sometimes, you may get a good offer from them. You will always have a small profit if you sell them cheap stuff for a tiny margin.
Chelsea
This customer likes shiny stuff and may overpay for it. If you balance profit and reputation, you may succeed. If you decline to serve Chelsea, your shop's reputation will improve.
Brinley
A Coupon Hunter customer. Likes good deals and cheap items. Brinley guarantees you a small margin of income.
Zoe
A highly passionate customer with unique values. Zoe likes people who agree with them. If you agree, Zoe might give you generous payback regarding profits and reputation.
Casey
An inspector playing their own game. They might confiscate some of your items, demanding a fine. If you refuse to pay, it will save you money, but not your reputation.
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Long time no see!
Adding more characters...
Alex
Entrepreneurs can rarely influence a mayor, though they enjoy good price talks. Negotiations are what made them mayors.
Nata
They might buy simple groceries to hide the offshore activity. Or make a fake purchase to exploit their taxes. Sometimes, they buy regular geek stuff and threaten to take down your store for fun.
Sibs
These sibs only look similar. They have opposite tastes and disagree with each other all day! Because of their unpredictability, they could be valuable clients for either profit or reputation gain.
Kaycey
A prominent therapist and authoritative customer. They know how to manipulate sellers very well. If you refuse to serve them, they will take revenge. Aside from destroying your reputation, they will make you sell extra cheaply.
Mx Malkoff
Highly intelligent, careful, and delicate buyer. Claire has exquisite taste and expects things to impress them. Claire likes their favorites and is willing to sponsor them greatly. Rare to visit, though.
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We're on the Women's Day Sale!
To celebrate it, we are conducting a playtest for Shop Crush. Sign up if you are interested.
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Hi all!
I'm sharing great news: we've finally removed AI art from the game (it was previously in the illusions mechanic). But now even illusions are hand-painted by our artist.
brave robin
Hi all!
I'm sharing great news: we've finally removed AI art from the game (it ...
Nice! I love how the game looks
Can we talk in DM?
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Please reach out by email and include your proposition
Good morning, friends!
Over the past couple of weeks, we've been busy working on a playtest build for everyone interested.
So far, we've added great improvements to the game:
P. S. The playtest will start next Friday evening EST.
See you there!
(Image of the new chapter system)
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Hi everyone! The playtest has started.
If you want to join, let's go!
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