Trash Goblin

There's something uniquely addicting about sim games that put you in control of your own shop. Keeping tabs on every product, setting prices, and just seeing your business empire grow with every sale is enough to make the hours fly by. Now, add making your own trinkets to that formula, and what you get is Trash Goblin.

This unique shop tycoon game puts you in control of a magical shop where you sell mystical odds and trinkets to a menagerie of colorful characters. However, most of the stuff you sell has been buried – or worse – for centuries, meaning you have to make them shine again.

Like many other tycoon games, Trash Goblin focuses on expanding your business. However, you will need to adapt your business to your customers' needs, creating powerful artifacts that will eventually turn your humble shop into a magical emporium. Or you'll end up bankrupt. Whatever comes first.

RPG Shop Keeping

The gameplay loop in Trash Goblin is what you'd expect from a game like this. The game follows the same addictive formula seen in titles like TCG Card Shop Simulator and Supermarket Simulator to keep the player hooked. Buy low, sell high – you know the drill.

However, Trash Goblin also tasks the player with buying better tools to renovate ancient artifacts to sell. These sections play like skill-based minigames, which is great to break away from the monotony of tending to your shop. Once your store has grown, you'll need to combine different artifacts to create new and more powerful ones.

The blend of minigames and tycoon simulation makes the game feel engaging at every second, never failing into the usual repetition that comes with the genre.

Welcome to Silver City

Trash Goblin takes place in the medieval steampunk town of Silver City, a place where technology and magic collide. You start the game in a cozy little shop, though your ultimate goal is to expand to more districts within Silver City.

That said, growing your business also means you'll have to deal with more demanding customers. As the store grows, you'll need better tools to make sure you can fulfill every order. Luckily, every client has a distinct personality, letting you indulge even further into the game's world.

While the majority of shop simulation games focus solely on their gameplay, Trash Goblin makes sure the world of Silver City feels alive. It's like playing as the shopkeeper in a Dragon Quest game, only with more capitalism.

Visual Charmer

Trash Goblin combines hand-drawn visuals with its 3D models to deliver an experience that looks as if it was pulled straight out of a storybook. Every nook and cranny in the game is filled with attention to detail, and that extends to the various colorful characters that will grace your shop.

The game looks very similar to some other contemporary fantasy sims like Tiny Glade. That also means Trash Goblin will run on almost any PC, which is good news for those of us who still haven't made the jump to more powerful rigs.

Pros

• Relaxing gameplay
• Tons of creative freedom with custom custom artifacts
• Charming visuals and character designs

Cons

• Can get repetitive after a while
• Limited content