Mineko's Night Market

Nintendo Life

Michelle See-Tho·Oct 1, 2023

Critic70/100

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For the most part, Mineko's Night Market will be enjoyed by people who like to curl up with a compelling narrative and relaxing tasks. It's fun gathering materials and discovering secrets. And did we mention you can PAT THE CATS?! Without sneezing! What a joyous, allergy-free delight. As for whether it was worth the long wait, well, we recommend holding off a little longer for another of its nine lives – one with some patchwork to address the snags on Switch.

Polygon

Chan Khee Hoon·Sep 29, 2023

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Count down to Saturday with cats, crafting, and exploration

IGN

Carli Velocci·Sep 25, 2023

Critic50/100

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Mineko’s Night Market has lovely art, but its boring chores and lifeless NPCs make it much harder to get caught up in its rhythm than it is in other life sims.

PC Gamer

Kaile Hultner·Sep 25, 2023

Critic62/100

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This long-awaited shopkeeper sim feels trapped between selling and storytelling.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Katharine Castle·Sep 25, 2023

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Tedious crafting, soulless resource gathering and one long spiderweb of dull, interlocking fetch quests make Mineko's Night Market even less fun than paying off your Tom Nook mortgage loan.