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Title: The cozy management sim Discounty arrives on August 21

Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:00:37 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-cozy-mana...

There's a new shop management sim in town. Discounty will be released on
August 21 for PC, Switch, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The game tasks
players with managing a discount supermarket in a bustling town.

The core gameplay loop reminds me of the shopkeeper portion of Moonlighter,
but Discounty lets folks freely organize the shop's layout. It's also more
than just a management sim. Players can walk around the town and "get caught
up in small-town drama" while attempting to strike lucrative trade deals.

There's a story here, as the tight knit community of Blomkest will react to
how well the shop is doing. Getting too popular could ruffle feathers in the
town, so players will have to manage sales expectations against the needs of
the community. A tagline asks "will you pursue endless profits, or find a way
to benefit everyone in Blomkest?"

First time developer Crinkle Cut Games promises that the game holds some kind
of dark secret, and we are dying to know what it is. Do capitalistic ghosts
come out at night to haunt the town's residents? We'll find out this August.

This news came to us via the Wholesome Direct livestream, which happened
right in the middle of Summer Game Fest. Follow all of the SGF happenings and
trailers right here.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-cozy-mana...
august-21-170037206.html?src=rss

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