HiddenBazaar
Copyleft (ɔ) 2026 Jojopov (Franz Bonaparta)
See License : GNU GPLv3 or later
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.***
HiddenBazaar is a small old-school trading game focused on occult and esoteric resources.
Travel between isolated markets, buy strange artifacts, grimoires and ritual objects, then resell them in places where demand is higher.
The game is heavily inspired by:
- old DOS / Apple II trading games,
- terminal-like interfaces,
- retro management games,
- occult folklore and pseudo-esoteric artifacts.
The project intentionally focuses on:
- lightweight UI,
- keyboard-driven interaction,
- data-oriented structures,
- and minimalistic presentation.
- Multiple markets with local price modifiers
- Buy / sell system
- Inventory management
- Travel system with remaining days
- Scrollable market view
- Rare and cursed occult resources
- Keyboard-only navigation
- Dynamic stock quantities
- Dynamic prices influenced by stock levels
- Event system
- List of articles prices evolution over 5 last days
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
F1 → F4 |
Travel between markets |
B |
Buy mode |
S |
Sell mode |
H |
Show / hide help |
Enter |
Validate input |
Backspace |
Delete character |
Mouse Wheel |
Scroll market articles |
Escape |
Cancel current action / quit |
HiddenBazaar is designed as a compact and experimental project.
The goal is not realism, but atmosphere: markets filled with suspicious relics, strange grimoires and forgotten objects whose origins remain uncertain.
Many resources are inspired by folklore, religious artifacts, occult symbolism and pseudo-historical curiosities.
- Language: Lua
- Framework: Löve2D
- Platform: Linux (primary development platform)
- Rumors and market information
- Expanded resource pool
- Additional locations
- Better prompt / terminal interactions
Created by Jojopov (Franz Bonaparta).
Open-source and designed as a lightweight experimental retro project.