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The Shopkeeper

A desperate man needs to find the right antique to impress a rich relative, but his choice will have dreadful consequences. The Shopkeeper is a point-and-click narrative game set in a space between the Twilight Zone, classic Lucasarts adventures, and Antiques Roadshow.

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October 23, 2014
11 years and 286 days ago
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Very Negative149 reviews14.1%

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Updated: Jul 14, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
A separate outside publisher is documented for this title.
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Updated: Jul 14, 2026Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
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Updated: Jul 14, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.
The title released with a material outside publishing relationship.

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About the Game

The Shopkeeper – An Interactive Short

A desperate man needs to find the right antique to impress a rich relative, but his choice will have dreadful consequences. The Shopkeeper is a point-and-click narrative game set in a space between the Twilight Zone, classic Lucasarts adventures, and Antiques Roadshow.

Features

  • Fully voiced (starring Jeff Ricketts (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, ST:Enterprise))
  • Graphic novel style graphics
  • Interactive short co-written by James Wallis (The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen & Once Upon A Time game)