Flip Market — Early Alpha Test

Flip Market is currently in early alpha.

Build a small reselling business from your home. Browse second-hand listings, judge their value, buy promising stock, manage limited storage, relist items and accept buyer offers while keeping up with rent.

The complete core gameplay loop is playable, but balancing, visuals, progression and some features are still in development. Feedback and honest criticism are greatly appreciated.

Current version: Alpha 0.1.4
Platform: Playable in browser
Suggested playtime: 15–30 minutes

Important: Save files may become incompatible or be lost during the alpha phase as new features and systems are added.

Find Deals. Flip Stock. Build Your Business.

  • Hunt for bargains across a constantly changing online marketplace
  • Compare prices, research trends and spot items with strong resale potential
  • Buy games, consoles and collectibles before another buyer grabs them
  • Receive deliveries the next day and organise your growing stock on physical shelves
  • Relist items, attract buyers and decide which offers are worth accepting
  • Pack sold orders, ship them out and turn smart purchases into profit
  • Balance cash, rent and limited storage while growing your flipping business
  • Upgrade your setup, improve your buying power and take on more stock
  • Advance through each day as prices, listings and opportunities change
  • Save your progress and continue building your resale empire

Alpha Notice

This build uses placeholder visuals and may contain bugs. UI, artwork, balancing, progression, content and save compatibility may change during development.

Resolutions above 1920×1080 may currently cause UI layout problems. When playing the downloadable version, switch to 1920×1080 or lower in the main-menu settings if the interface appears incorrectly.

Feedback

Feedback is especially helpful regarding:

  • Whether it is clear what to do
  • Which parts feel enjoyable or repetitive
  • Whether prices and market information make sense
  • UI readability and navigation
  • What progression or upgrades you would expect
  • Bugs involving saves, deliveries, offers or day progression

Honest criticism will help shape future updates.

Controls

WASD — Move
Mouse — Look
E — Interact
E — Close the computer or storage interface
Escape — Pause

More information
Published 15 hours ago
StatusPrototype
PlatformsHTML5
Authorcameron_dev
GenreSimulation
Made withUnity
Tags3D, Casual, Economy, First-Person, Management, Singleplayer, Trading, Tycoon
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
LinksDiscord
ContentNo generative AI was used

Development log

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cameron_dev16 hours ago

Alpha 0.1.4

Added

  • Clearer marketplace listings showing Price, Estimated Value, and an easy-to-read deal rating:
    • Good Deal
    • Fair Price
    • Overpriced
  • Simplified inventory information showing Paid, Estimated Value, and item status.
  • Improved buyer offer information showing the offer amount and profit if accepted.
  • Master, Music, and SFX volume controls.
  • A Settings screen inside the pause menu.
  • A game-over state when the player cannot afford rent

Fixed

  • Removed confusing inventory profit values that changed when an offer arrived.
  • Estimated value and buyer offers are now displayed as separate values.

Known Issues

  • Marketplace prices and deal ratings may still need balancing based on further playtesting.
  • Mouse sensitivity and cursor locking may behave differently between browsers.
  • Some sound effects are still missing, including offer-received and parcel-posting sounds.
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cameron_dev1 day ago

Version 0.1.3 Release

Added: 

  • Upgradeable Storage (Currently Start Shelf and Upgraded Shelf)
  • Upgradeable Market (Upgrade how many listings you can see)
  • Added a 'Gameboy' Model
  • Version 1 models for all disc games (Cover art still pending, currently placeholder) 
  • Changed advance day from computer UI to a bed you sleep in
  • Made a first objective as a basic tutorial

Fixes:

Fixes regarding the web version include; Esc locking mouse from game, Mouse sensitivity on web too fast and causing camera issues

Known Issues:

Models clipping when placed on shelving, namely the handheld console can easily clip within each other or against some of the games (doesn't affect gameplay but looks bad) This is a priority fix as I work on new items and the shelf storage system

Item prices need to be balanced and more realistic. As well as the information presented in the computer ui such as how much profit you are making and the current value of the item. 


Thank you to the people that have provided feedback via Discord and Reddit so far!

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cameron_dev3 days ago

Version 0.1.2 Release

Added:

Discord link to main menu


If you would like to stay up to date with the game progress and provide feedback via discord click the new link in the main menu! Thank you 

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cameron_dev3 days ago

Version 0.1.1 Just released

Added:

  • Background image to main menu
  • Game version number in the main menu
  • Table and Drawer model to computer and upgrade station
  • Fixed text size in shelf inventory item cards
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