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Survive Your Shift in Convenience Store Horror Sim ‘Hellmart’ [Trailer]
After last year’s Envelope, we’re returning to the horror of convenience stores with GAZE IN GAMES’ Hellmart. Coming soon to Steam, Hellmart has you dealing with the doldrums of a convenience store clerk during the day, but with the added bonus of having to deal with the late-night inconvenience of “strange clients” at night. Strange clientele that has you barricading yourself in the store.
Hellmart has you taking up residence in the north chasing easy money, and to get away from people. You take the job of a night shift managers at a tiny convenience store, doing the normal convenience store things. Things like hitting your daily sales quota, restocking the shelves, keeping the store and surrounding area clean, and above all, being polite to your customers.
Things obviously take a turn once the sun starts to go down, as you’ll need to make sure that the store has power while barricading the doors, checking the security cameras and buying supplies. Once night rolls around, it’s game on. You’ll need to decide who to let into the store, while also keeping whatever evil is outside the store out of the store.
A mix of supermarket simulator and horror, the game’s dynamic customer behavior and horror systems that adapt to how you play, making no two shifts ever the same. You’ll need to observe and keep an eye on customers, as whatever evil is outside is able to mimic any customer. Above all, the fate of your customers and the story’s ending depends on the decisions you make throughout the game.
For those keen on following up on our mid-year best-of list for video games, iam8bit and Yacht Club Games are teaming up in a new collection for Mina the Hollower, which not only brings the game’s iconic soundtrack by Jake Kaufman and Yuzo Koshiro to vinyl, but also offers fans some cool merchandise.
Available for pre-order now at iam8bit, the Mina the Hollower Collection includes the soundtrack on 3xLP ($64.99), a notebook ($19.99) and a Keychain Blind Box ($14.99). Those fans looking to have it all can pick up the entire collection in a vinyl bundle with the Mina the Hollower: Bone Up Bundle Edition. All products are available for pre-order today through August 17, with plans to ship in Q4 2026.
The Mina the Hollower vinyl soundtrack is pressed on rich Velvet Purple Splatter Vinyl, and features retro-inspired zoetrope artwork designed by Nimit Malava. The soundtrack also comes with a pair of special 3D glasses that enhances the cover art, paying homage to the retro nostalgia of the old-school, chip-tastic tracks composed by Yacht Club Games’ Jake Kaufman and Yuzo Koshiro.
iam8bit also offers up a series of collectible keychains as part of a Blind Box set. Those who purchase will receive one of six randomized Mina designs rendered in high-quality, squishy PVC rubber, with a Secret Chase Rare in the mix for some lucky buyers. Keychains are available to purchase individually or bundled in a set of three, and purchasing the bundle guarantees three unique keychains.
Lastly, there’s the Mina the Hollower Notebook, a 240-page notebook that replicates Mina’s in-game journal and is brought to life in a forest green faux-leather, with beautiful gold embellishments on its cover.
As mentioned, for completionists, you can grab the entire collection in the Mina the Hollower: Bone Up Bundle Edition, ($89.99). The bundle comes with the soundtrack, one Keychain Blind Box and Notebook.
And if you haven’t jumped into Mina the Hollower, you can find the game on PC via Steam and GOG, PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2.
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