Hello! Not gonna lie, I gave this game a pretty high rating. Not because It's one of the best ones, but because it manages to be perfectly all-rounded, delivering perfectly a lot of the aspects of a videogame.

The gameplay loop is pretty addictive: buying and selling items is really fun.

I have to say though after the second playtrough I realised the player doesn't have a lot of control over the game: most of your gains are guided by luck, so if you don't find items on discount or items you can sell later at a higher prize, you'll inevitably lose by taxes at a certain point. I felt like my second playtrough was impossible to beat (unless I knew in advance the discounts and required items for events), but admittedly I made a blunder later in the run (still, I blame RNG) but I still think I couldn't have managed it anyways.
If you're curious, here's the VOD:  https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2534557430

oh wow, great job! very cool take on an idle game and extremely well polished, with great art too

congrats!!

I couldn't finish it but I enjoyed it a lot. I will definitely come back and finish it later. Great game!

Really well made game, the art style is very clean and the game looks great. This is a really cool take on the theme and overall a great submission, well done!

I love this game, it's so charming and addiction, I felt like a real marchant traveling in the desert with decision to make in my inventory. Would love to be able to rearange my inventory though. Very well done !

The vibe of game is great !

A beautiful game, looks and sounds great, including the UI. My main gripe is a lack of agency over my options, some runs it felt out of hands whether I lost or not. But great idea, well executed!

Oh wow this game feels so so polished, super fun to play, reminds me a bit of one of the games from last year, although I cannot remember its title. Keep up the good work guys!

Very cool game, though a few softlocks exists. But i finished it nonetheless :)

Visuals a really nice for this game, great job!

The art is very cute, fun and enjoyable, and the story is also good.

Love the charming visuals and music! I'm a sucker for inventory games so this was right up my alley!

Really cool game, atmospheric graphics and a truly impressive overall level of polish. It was a pleasure to play ❤️  It’s fun to see the same idea for a theme executed in such a completely different way 😁 Congratulations!

wonderful game! had lots of fun. I loved how polished the game felt, though I couldn't skip the beginning cutscene, even after clicking the play again button

I love the high level of polish, and there’s a great strategy in learning the board, then planning ahead the next loop (sell valuables to preserve their value for the taxmen, keep a few hammers and mattresses in case of travellers, etc.). I like the inventory management too, although I wish I could rearrange it myself. Since it relied entirely on auto-placement, the game often told me I couldn’t carry something when it could clealry fit with some re-jigging.

Another critique is that it’s pretty easy to get stuck. The flower drains your stamina fast, and if the game doesn’t give you enough food you’re basically screwed. I also noticed what is probably a bug - my first attempt, I made it to the taxmen without enough money or items to pay them off… and the game just never let me leave the screen. I had to restart the game. Personally, I would make failures like these something more interesting than an instant death, but if you prefer this way, at least make a proper death screen so it doesn’t feel like a softlock :)

Overall, a solid strategy game with some great theming!

Very polished game!  I wish there was a way to rearrange your and traders' items.  Good job!