Universe For Sale

Universe For Sale

Released Nov 2023

A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

78% positive · 407 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Universe for Sale launched on November 16, 2023 as a complete, hand-drawn point-and-click narrative adventure. The two DLC items listed on the store — a soundtrack and an artbook — both released on launch day alongside the base game, indicating they were packaged as companion content rather than story expansions. Following launch, the developer shipped a series of maintenance and quality-of-life patches through mid-2024: a day-one patch fixing controller issues (November 17, 2023), softlock fixes (January 31, 2024), a save system overhaul (May 2024), and localization additions for Traditional Chinese and Korean (June 2024). These updates reflect a developer actively supporting their shipped product, but none introduced new story content or signaled plans for expansions. The most telling communication is a one-year anniversary post from December 20, 2024. Rather than announcing upcoming content or a roadmap, the developer used the occasion to reflect on the game's origins and creative journey — the tone is retrospective and celebratory, consistent with a completed work. No future content, DLC, or sequel was mentioned. No developer communication of any kind has appeared since December 20, 2024, and no unreleased DLC is listed on the store. The game appears to have launched as a self-contained story and has been complete since its release date.
Evidence
One-year anniversary post reflects on the game's creative origins with no mention of upcoming content, expansions, or future plans.
news post · Dec 20, 2024 source development ending
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Universe for Sale launched as a complete point-and-click visual novel on November 16, 2023.
news post · Nov 16, 2023 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Akupara Games
Achievements
17
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

In a bizarre bazaar, there's a worried woman crafting entire universes in the palm of her hand.

Universe for Sale is a hand-drawn adventure game set in the dense clouds of Jupiter, where sapient orangutans work as dockhands and mysterious cultists strip the flesh from their bones in order to reach enlightenment.

Explore all the nooks and crannies of a ramshackle colony on Jupiter. Rickety tea houses, strange oddity shops, and overworked mechanics garages abound in the picturesque and infamous shantytown that's cropped up around the abandoned mine. Every new face, whether human, simian, skeletal or robotic, has a unique story to tell as they do their best to survive the acid rain pouring down.

The nameless master, intrigued by stories of Lila's ability to create universes, finds her on a rainy night to discuss the unique power that she has. For something so awe-inspiring, she explains it like she'd explain how to brew coffee. But it isn't just the master who wants to know more about Lila, who threatens to unravel the mystery at the heart of Universe for Sale.

So, choose a cup, find some ingredients and Lila will craft a universe down to your particular specifications. Only question is: You buying?

Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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