Moonstall
A cozy night market.
Start with one scallion-pancake griddle by a temple at dusk, and build a
night market along its lane: stalls, tables, a games stall, a musician.
A crowd with minds of its own comes to eat, queue, sit and play, and
the market grows through four ages of Taiwan's night-market history.
Hire helpers and it keeps cooking while you are away. Then defend it: the
Nian beast raids it, rival chefs from six cities challenge it on the lei
tai, the dragon dances through it, and a phoenix comes to it once it is
at peace. And play its story, The Tale of the Moonlight Market: a year
on the island in four sagas, 61 levels and a pilgrimage of 36 more,
from temple processions to the brood's bouncing knots.
Made with care
- Every stall, visitor, lantern and sound is drawn and made in code: the sizzle, the crowd, the temple drum, and a moon lute that plays as you cook, never the same twice.
- An original score, the Moonlight Market Suite: six themes composed for the game, over a guqin and strings, and varied every time they come back.
- Every visitor wants something, and says so: hungry, thirsty, a sweet tooth, tired feet, or fun. Eighteen regulars across the island come once the market has what they love.
- Ten real dishes, from scallion pancakes and pepper buns to gua bao and mango shaved ice.
- Calm by design: no timers to beat, no energy, and nothing for sale that skips the wait.
- Switches for music, sounds, vibration and reduce motion. Every screen holds at large text sizes, and every plot and button speaks to a screen reader.
- Watch a short video if you want a festival, to double a return, or to call the dragon dancers. From 13, a full-screen ad may show between some levels: never during one, and never for a child. A small banner may show on the market screen, never in a level. The Moonlight Pass, or supporting the market once, takes the ads away.
Privacy
Your market stays on your phone, and there is no account. Read the privacy policy for what the ads, the crash reports and the play statistics collect.