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Old Market Simulator

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

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Quick resume

Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business.

Global score

88/100

Genres

Simulator

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    Pros

    • Engaging co-op multiplayer
    • Relaxing and cozy atmosphere
    • Deep market management and progression
    • Variety of activities (farming, fishing, crafting)
    • Active developer support and updates

    Cons

    • Slow and grindy early progression
    • Limited character customization
    • Some ui and tutorial shortcomings
    • Repetitive tasks can become tedious
    • Occasional bugs and balancing issues

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players have freedom to manage their market, choose activities like farming, fishing, crafting, pricing, and store layout with minimal forced routines."

    • Competence
      3

      "Game involves skillful balancing of resources, timing crops with seasons, managing inventory and pricing, though some tasks can become repetitive."

    • Competition
      -4

      "Focus is on personal progress and cooperative play rather than competing against others; no leaderboards or PvP elements."

    • Continuation
      4

      "Many players report long play sessions and habitual engagement, with addictive gameplay loops and steady progression encouraging continued play."

    • Cooperation
      4

      "Strong emphasis on co-op multiplayer (up to 4 players), with many reviews highlighting better experience playing with friends and shared tasks."

    • Creativity
      3

      "Players can customize store layout, decorate, and choose how to produce goods (farming, fishing, crafting), though character customization is limited."

    • Domination
      -5

      "Interactions are cooperative and equal; no evidence of exerting control or superiority over others."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game as a relaxing, immersive escape with cozy atmosphere and calming music, providing stress relief."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment; no reports of obligation or pressure to play."

    • Experimenting
      3

      "Players experiment with different crops, products, pricing strategies, and gameplay mechanics to optimize their market."

    • Exploration
      3

      "Exploration of different islands, fishing spots, and map areas is part of gameplay, though environments are somewhat familiar."

    • Expression
      2

      "Some customization of store and environment is possible, but limited character customization reduces expression."

    • Fantasy
      -3

      "Game is set in a plausible historical setting with realistic activities; minimal fantasy or improbable events."

    • Fellowship
      4

      "Strong community aspect through co-op play and active developer engagement with players on Discord."

    • Growth
      4

      "Players learn game mechanics, improve strategies, and develop their market and skills over time."

    • Health
      -5

      "Game is sedentary with no physical activity or health-related features."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires active management and attention; some downtime but generally continuous engagement is needed."

    • Intimacy
      2

      "Some social interaction through co-op and community, but no evidence of close emotional relationships forming in-game."

    • Leadership
      -3

      "Players collaborate as equals; no strong leadership or authoritative roles reported."

    • Progression
      4

      "Clear progression through unlocking licenses, expanding market, acquiring animals and equipment, and improving production."

    • Relaxation
      4

      "Game is described as cozy, chill, and relaxing with a good balance of challenge and calm pacing."

    • Sensation
      2

      "Enjoyable visual style and calming music provide sensory pleasure, though graphics are simple and understated."

    • Status
      -4

      "No social status or recognition systems; focus is on personal and cooperative achievement without external evaluation."

    • Story
      -3

      "Minimal narrative or plot; gameplay focuses on market management and simulation without strong story elements."

    • Strategy
      4

      "Requires planning and problem solving for pricing, inventory management, seasonal timing, and resource allocation."

    • Thrill
      -3

      "Game is low-risk and calm; lacks suspense or high-stakes tension."

    • Value
      4

      "Players feel the game offers good value for money with many hours of engaging content and steady updates."

    • Violence
      -5

      "No combat or destructive gameplay; focus is on constructive market and farming activities."

    • Survival
      -3

      "Stable environment with no immediate threats or survival pressure; focus on steady management."

    Last update: 29/04/2026