Night of the Consumers — surviving a day in the life of a retail worker
As a former retail worker, the concept intrigued me.
Itch.io recently compiled a Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality which, at the time I bought it, included 1,427 games for a minimum price of $5. You could give more if you wanted to but $5 is your ticket to one of the best gaming deals ever.
Most Epic Win is running a challenge where we each regularly try one of these games and post about it on our forum.
The first game that I tried out is Night of the Consumers.
As a former retail worker, the concept intrigued me.
You play a new worker in a supermarket and you have to stack the shelves while trying to avoid extremely demanding customers. Boxes are scattered around the store, each labeled with a department, and you have to make it to that shelf and unpack it.
If a customer sees you they will rush you and ask for a specific item. You then have to take them to that department before they ask to see the manager — the "Game Over" condition. You can stun customers by throwing boxes at them.
Overall, it’s not too bad. I had some fun playing this game and would recommend it if you want to try something different.
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