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Black Market

Black Market is an item shop simulator where you are a shopkeeper that pawns items and strikes deals with your villainous customers in order to make rent. It’s a cutthroat world out there.

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Developer
Wani Games LLC
Publisher
Wani Games LLC
Release
January 24, 2025
1 year and 190 days ago
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Positive13 reviews84.6%

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About the Game

Black Market is an item shop simulator where you are a shopkeeper that pawns items and strikes deals with your villainous customers in order to make rent. It’s a cutthroat world out there.

Controls:
- WASD or Arrow Keys to Navigate
- Hit E key or Enter to Submit or Progress Dialogue
- Escape Key will bring up an options menu
- Alt + Enter to toggle fullscreen

Commands:
[Talk] - You talk. Do it sometimes!
[Inventory] - Opens your inventory, including money and guards
[Deal] - Automatically trade with a villain, only works if you have exactly what they want
[Hire] - You pay money so the villain protects your shop for one night. Hiring two characters for one night is a waste of a money!
[Barter] - Choose any number of items to trade with a villain. Careful, if you offer them something they don't like, they will be take their business elsewhere.
[Reject] - Refuse a villain's business

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