Mineko's Night Market
Island life sim with cats, crafting, and weekly markets
Meowza Games · Published by Balor Games · Released Sep 26, 2023
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 366
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Feb 7, 2024
What is Mineko's Night Market?
A single-player life sim and adventure set on a Japanese-inspired island, where Mineko helps a struggling village as sightings of a mythical cat stir local interest. Explore, gather materials, craft items through minigames, complete requests for townspeople, and sell goods at the weekly Night Market. Puzzles and stealth sections lead into restricted areas, and the island changes with the seasons.
For you if...
- +you enjoy gathering and crafting for a weekly market
- +you like cat-filled stories and humorous village dialogue
- +you prefer quiet routines and seasonal island exploration
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced action instead of gathering and errands
- −you dislike stealth sections or crafting minigames
What players say
76% of 366 reviews are positive
Players praise the art, cats, humorous writing, and varied crafting minigames. Their most common complaint is slow, repetitive progress, especially when quests require scarce or seasonal items. Some also report bugs, long loading times, and awkward menu controls.
How many players finish Mineko's Night Market?
19% of Steam players have unlocked «Fugu Finale», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Mineko's Night Market system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GT 730, 8 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Mineko's Night Market?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 965
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 730, 2 GB or AMD Radeon R7 240, 2 GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- Notes
- Low 720p @ 30 FPS
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-8350
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB or AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- Notes
- High 1080p @ 60 FPS
Does Mineko's Night Market have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Mineko's Night Market run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 24
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Japanese, French, German, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.
Does Mineko's Night Market use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Indie
- Cats
- Crafting
- Simulation
- Adventure
- Cute
- Female Protagonist
- Casual
- Singleplayer
- Hand-drawn
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- 2D
- Fishing
- Exploration
- Fantasy
Recent updates
- Feb 7, 2024 · Build V0.8.2.9e (PC/Mac)
- Jan 29, 2024 · Build V0.8.2.9d (PC/Mac)
- Jan 24, 2024 · Build V0.8.2.8 (PC/OSX)
- Nov 30, 2023 · Build V0.8.2.6 (PC/OSX)
- Nov 28, 2023 · Build V0.8.2.5 (PC/OSX)
1 DLC available.