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Mineko's Night Market (2023)

Meowza Games

Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

2.84 from 19 ratings

94 members have it in their collection · 9 playing now · 39 backlogged · 110 wish listed

Mineko’s Night Market is a narrative-driven, social simulation adventure game that celebrates Japanese culture and invites players to craft whimsical items, eat delicious snacks, and ultimately enjoy all the cats. Mineko's Night Market is a game that celebrates Japanese culture while introducing a heartwarming story about friendship, tradition, and many, many cats.
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Details

Developers
Meowza Games
Publishers
Humble Bundle
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
Themes
Business
Events
Indie Arena Booth Hybrid 2022, Xbox at Tokyo Game Show, Xbox Games Showcase 2023 Extended, Wholesome Games Direct 2023, Nintendo Indie World Showcase April 2023, Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards Edition 2022
Steam
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Release dates

  • Sep 26, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Oct 26, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
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Rating distribution

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V1CGaming

Review V1CGaming 3/5 · Dec 4, 2023 Abandoned

This title's gorgeous visuals, great sense of humor, and creative crafting make it much easier to overlook the areas in which it falls short. The game weaves a delightful tale full of feline-centric magical realism that's truly delightful, and it's possibly one of the best releases for cat lovers since Stray. Despite its flaws, Mineko's Night Market is perfect for …

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This title's gorgeous visuals, great sense of humor, and creative crafting make it much easier to overlook the areas in which it falls short. The game weaves a delightful tale full of feline-centric magical realism that's truly delightful, and it's possibly one of the best releases for cat lovers since Stray. Despite its flaws, Mineko's Night Market is perfect for any player looking for a creative and relaxing world to get lost in.

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BMO

Review BMO 3/5 · Nov 25, 2023

I’ve come to the credit roll. I’m not quite done because I have a season and a half of activities left, more villagers to invite, side quests to complete, and that damned boximal to find. Despite all that I’m putting it down. I don’t think I want to play any further, not while the game remains unpatched. I’m either going …

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I’ve come to the credit roll. I’m not quite done because I have a season and a half of activities left, more villagers to invite, side quests to complete, and that damned boximal to find. Despite all that I’m putting it down. I don’t think I want to play any further, not while the game remains unpatched. I’m either going to replay it later or finish up this playthrough once it’s patched. I know there’s a game that I think I can enjoy a great deal more than I did during this playthrough at the heart of Mineko’s Night Garden. It’s a beautiful and sweet game that tugs at your heartstrings in more ways than one. But at present I find very little joy in the combination of highly repetitive mini games and bugs that drain a lot of the joy the game is able to instil. I hope that when I revisit this in future I’ll experience something that manages to better balance mechanics and storytelling, especially elevating the former to the level of the latter.

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BMO

Status BMO Nov 25, 2023

A frustration I have with this game is that it’s clear the PC version is getting patched with fixes for some of the more tedious elements, while the console version hasn’t yet

A number of very annoying minigames have been reworked or replaced with direct player exploration in the PC version. RNG for boximals has been fixed (with the devs …

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A frustration I have with this game is that it’s clear the PC version is getting patched with fixes for some of the more tedious elements, while the console version hasn’t yet

A number of very annoying minigames have been reworked or replaced with direct player exploration in the PC version. RNG for boximals has been fixed (with the devs admitting that the catfish was nearly impossible to get from a blind box, the very boximal I’ve spent a fortune trying to get). Mulberry branches now yield two instead of one branch, a huge boon to anyone trying to collect 90 branches for a quest and only being able to pick up 8-12 per orchard visit.

But none of that has come to the Game Pass version. The only reason I’m playing the Game Pass version and not on PC is because I originally bought a physical copy for Switch and then switched to Xbox because the Switch copy is poorly optimized. I should have gone with PC but I didn’t want to buy the game twice. And now it’s far too late to start over on PC, because I doubt the patches resolve all of the tedium present in the game. But it is a shame that I’m playing this game its worst, rather than best, state.

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BMO

Status BMO Nov 24, 2023

I’m a bit sad that this isn’t quite as wonderful as I’d hoped it would be.

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BMO

Status BMO Nov 24, 2023

Having to buy hundreds of blind boxes to find a toy that I need for a quest is decidedly un-fun.

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BMO

Status BMO Nov 24, 2023

As far as games with unecessary stealth go, Mineko’s Night Garden might take the crown. It starts off innocuous enough but eventually builds toward a point that the stealth puzzles are very poorly designed.

I’m very torn over this game. I like quite a bit but it’s also deeply flawed. From bugs causing loss of progress, to increasingly tedious stealth, …

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As far as games with unecessary stealth go, Mineko’s Night Garden might take the crown. It starts off innocuous enough but eventually builds toward a point that the stealth puzzles are very poorly designed.

I’m very torn over this game. I like quite a bit but it’s also deeply flawed. From bugs causing loss of progress, to increasingly tedious stealth, to a crafting system that loses its lustre pretty quickly, this game really tries one’s patience. But it’s such beautiful game with a focus on themes of friendship, family and community and the love and support that each can give each other. I just wish the mechanical component of the game didn’t drag an otherwise enjoyable game down.

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BMO

Status BMO Nov 19, 2023

Sadly not well optimized for Switch with quite a bit of visual and audio stuttering, especially during transitions when the game is loading. Jumping over to the Xbox version because it’s on Game Pass, and it’s already much better.

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BMO

Status BMO Apr 19, 2023

Finally! A release date. Now I wait for the physical edition announcement ;-)

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BMO

Status BMO Dec 8, 2022

Oh my god, a demo!!!!

I can't believe there is still no release date, and I was certain that today's inclusion in the Wholesome Games Snack meant one was about to be announced. But we got a demo instead, and I guess that really means I have nothing to complain about, lol! I'm just so excited for this.

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BMO

Status BMO Nov 9, 2022

Really thought there’d be a release date trailer in the Indie World showcase today given a newish trailer dropped about a week ago that still just said coming soon. Thought maybe that was a sign a launch trailer would be forthcoming, and when better than a Nintendo showcase? Oh well.

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BMO

Status BMO Jul 13, 2017

Just found out about this game and I'm stoked. It looks awesome and it's going straight into my wishlist.

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