Monkey Mart

What you do in the game

In Monkey Mart you run a store from the ground up. You steer the monkey to a spot and the work begins just by standing there: harvesting a crop, putting goods on a shelf, or taking cash at the till. There is no separate action button to learn.

The store sells what you grow. Crops include bananas, corn, wheat, coffee and cocoa. Once you have equipment, goods can be turned into other products such as yoghurt, popcorn, coffee and pastries. As customers queue up, your job is to keep the shelves stocked and the till staffed.

As money comes in you hire cashiers, helpers, farmers and chefs; Poki notes that they can fall asleep, so they need attention too. There are three upgrades (stamina, capacity and speed) that go up to level 4, and in total the game has 6 shops. Five daily tasks give diamonds, and there are more than 20 hats to collect.

For a first session, the order that works best is to keep the first shelf stocked, serve the queue yourself, and only then start spending on helpers. The game does not ask you to read long instructions, because the monkey's position tells the story: wherever you stand, that is where the work happens. This makes the game very readable on a phone, where there is no keyboard to remember, and it makes it easy to leave and return.

Which key does what

Mouse / touch

Steer the monkey to a spot

Standing on a spot

Starts harvesting, stocking or serving

Mouse click

Press the fullscreen button

Tips from the mechanics

• Fill the shelves before the queue forms; an empty shelf means a customer waiting for nothing.
• Spend early earnings on capacity so each trip carries more goods.
• Check on your hired helpers now and then, because they can fall asleep.
• Look at the daily tasks when you start: five of them give diamonds.
• Keep the till staffed before you add more products. A longer queue helps only if someone serves it.

Is it for you?

Players who like management loops, planning small routes and watching a business grow without time pressure.

Things to weigh up

• Poki shows ads around the game.
• The loop is repetitive by design: harvest, stock, serve. If you want variety each minute, it may feel slow.
• Hired workers need attention, which can interrupt a tidy routine.

Questions people ask