Mall Quest

Malls are technically places where you can go and have a good time, given the fact that you can find restaurants, pubs and a variety of shops there. However, they can also be quite stressful and annoying if you are not in the mood for it. Unfortunately, you sometimes have to bear with it and just go find what you need.

Mall Quest is a fun adventure game in which your goal is to visit the mall and acquire a list of things as quickly as possible. There are no time limits, but the game makes it difficult to complete the quest the longer you keep playing. There are many obstacles you must overcome along the way, the first one of which is to find the said items in the sea of disorienting shops.

The game is designed with the vaporwave music genre in mind, which means bright colors, retro sounds and many Asian influences. Thus, every item on your list is a movie, video game or toy from the 90’s, including SNES cartridges and various VHS tapes. You can even buy the notorious Windows 95 operating system, as well as all sorts of action figures and board games.

To make things more difficult, the game spawns muggers every now and again, and they can steal some of your money if you let them get close enough. The more time you spend in the mall, the more thieves start to appear, making it that much more difficult to keep your money. You can also lose cash by slipping on mall trash, albeit not quite as much as when you get mugged.

It is also possible to get a quick cash infusion by visiting the ATM, although the option is pretty limited. Once you run out of cash, you basically lose the game. Replaying the adventure is quite fun, on the other hand, because both the shopping list and the mall are randomly generated every time you start a new session, which gives you the freedom to try as many times as you wish.

In the end, Mall Quest is more than capable to keep you occupied for a long time, at least if you enjoy retro electronic music and mall exploration. The randomly generated levels are the perfect way to mix up the experience.