The Shopkeeper

The Shopkeeper

Released Oct 2014

A desperate man needs to find the right antique to impress a rich relative, but his choice will have dreadful consequences. The Shopkeeper is a point-and-click narrative game set in a space between the Twilight Zone, classic Lucasarts adventures, and Antiques Roadshow.

14% positive · 149 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $2.99
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Evaluation

The Shopkeeper is a self-described "interactive short" — a brief, narrative point-and-click experience that launched on October 23, 2014. The store description presents it as a contained, finished story with no mention of additional episodes, expansions, or ongoing content. The only post-launch developer communication is a v1.1 patch from December 18, 2014, which addressed cursor improvements and minor bug fixes. While that patch mentioned two small quality-of-life features planned for a future version (skippable animations and dialogue tree tracking), no such update ever appears to have shipped — and more importantly, these were minor UI/UX improvements, not content additions. There has been no developer communication of any kind since December 2014. Given the game's nature as a short, self-contained narrative piece, the near-11-year silence, and the absence of any announced expansions or additional content, the game is best understood as a complete, finished product that launched as such.
Evidence
Game is described as an 'Interactive Short' — a self-contained point-and-click narrative with no mention of episodes, sequels, or ongoing content
description source development ending
high
v1.1 patch focused on cursor improvements and bug fixes. Mentioned two minor UI features planned for a future version. This is the last and only developer communication on record.
news post · Dec 18, 2014 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Mastertronic
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

The Shopkeeper – An Interactive Short

A desperate man needs to find the right antique to impress a rich relative, but his choice will have dreadful consequences. The Shopkeeper is a point-and-click narrative game set in a space between the Twilight Zone, classic Lucasarts adventures, and Antiques Roadshow.

Features

  • Fully voiced (starring Jeff Ricketts (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, ST:Enterprise))
  • Graphic novel style graphics
  • Interactive short co-written by James Wallis (The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen & Once Upon A Time game)
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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