Monkey Mart

Monkey Mart is a top-down management simulation in which you run a small supermarket managed by a monkey. Gameplay centers on farming, processing, stocking, and selling products while gradually automating operations, hiring staff, and expanding into multiple branches. The game is playable in a web browser or on mobile without installation.

Developer	TinyDobbins
Release Date	December 14, 2022
Genre	Idle Simulation, Time Management
Mode	Single-player
Platforms	Web Browser, Android, iOS

Control keys

On keyboard platforms, the monkey is moved with WASD or the arrow keys. Interactions are automatic when the character moves over a functional area: running over crops begins collection, moving to a machine starts processing if inputs are available, and standing close to the cash machine while facing customers collects payments automatically.

On mobile, the same actions are performed by tapping or dragging the character over the interactive zones. These simple controls are the basis for the manual phase of the game before automation is introduced.

Monkey Mart Gameplay

At the start, you receive 350 cash as a bonus to begin setting up your mart. Your first investment is typically a Cash Machine for 100 cash, which allows you to collect payments from customers simply by standing near it while facing them. The next step is buying a Wooden Stall (costing 200 cash) to display your first product (bananas). Customers approach the stall, pick the bananas themselves, then move to the cash machine to pay.

Soon after, you should invest 50 cash to purchase a banana farm. The farm produces bananas that must be transported to the stall, and customers pay 10 cash per banana. If a queue builds, you must move to the cash machine promptly, or customers lose patience and leave. As income increases, you can expand your production by adding more farms and increasing your transportation efficiency. Initially, your monkey can carry three bananas per trip; for 100 cash, you can upgrade it to carry four. A later, more expensive upgrade (costing 1000 cash) boosts your transport capacity significantly.

To meet the increasing demands of customers, focus on buying a second banana farm (50 cash), then add stalls and farms for different products for further expansion of your mart.

Mart Expansion, Appliances & Currency

Once banana production and sales are stable, you can diversify your mart’s offerings. For example, you can purchase a corn stall for 150 cash, followed by a corn farm for 200 cash. Over time, you unlock and manage stalls for a range of items, including corn, eggs, peanuts, coffee beans, chocolate, wheat, and more.

To process raw goods into higher-value products, you can acquire appliances: Microwave, Yogurt maker, Grinder, Peanut Butter Maker, Chocolate Maker, Wheat Mill, Ice Cream Machine, Butter Machine, Muffin Maker, and Chocolate Bar Maker are examples. These machines enhance product variety, increase value, and, by performing upgrades, reduce breakdowns and improve throughput.

In addition to cash, there is a second in-game currency: diamonds. Diamonds can be used to purchase cash (as a premium currency boost) or to buy animals, aiding in production or automation downstream.

Hats and customization

Cosmetic customization, such as hats, is available; one hat is free, and other hats are purchased with in-game currency (cash or diamonds, depending on the item). These items are aesthetic only and do not affect production mechanics, but they are part of the customization options players can unlock as they progress.

Staff and automation

The long-term goal is to move from a manual production loop (you doing every step) to an automated chain where staff and machines handle most tasks. This follows three practical phases: manual efficiency, targeted hiring, and scaling.

In the manual phase, you focus on improving personal speed and capacity so you can run the loop (farm → process → stock → cash) efficiently. In the hiring phase, you add staff in sequence to relieve manual tasks:

• Farmers: automate planting and harvesting.
• Stockers: move goods from machines to shelves and perform maintenance tasks.
• Assistants: support daily management and coordinate staff tasks.
• Chefs / Processors: operate appliances to convert raw ingredients into value-added products.
• Animals: Serve as passive production helpers, such as cows producing milk, that continuously contribute to resource generation.
• Player / Manager upgrades: increase carrying capacity, movement speed, and unlock new workstations.

In the scaling phase, you invest in staff upgrades and appliance upgrades to increase throughput and margins, and you open new branches using the truck icon once a location becomes reliably automated.

Employee energy and micro-management

Staff do not operate indefinitely. Assistants and other employees can become tired and fall asleep while on duty; when this happens, you must either wake them manually every time or invest in upgrades from the energy/motivation section to increase their stamina and reduce downtime. Monitoring staff energy and scheduling upgrades is a recurring micro-management task required to keep a high level of productivity.

Branching and expansion

Once a single branch is running smoothly, you can open additional branches. Each new branch repeats the production loop but at a higher scale and with higher revenue potential; however, expansion requires careful reinvestment in staff and appliances to avoid new bottlenecks.

Practical tips for playing Monkey Mart

• Begin by establishing a stable banana supply chain: farm → stall → cash machine.
• Upgrade your monkey’s transport capacity early to prevent bottlenecks.
• Diversify products and add appliances gradually – don’t overextend too fast.
• Hire staff in phases to automate farming, stocking, and processing.
• Monitor employee energy and wake them if they sleep.
• Use diamonds strategically – either to boost cash or unlock productive animals like cows.
• Customize your character with hats, though their effect is cosmetic.
• Expand into new branches when your current mart operations are stable and relatively automated.

Similar games to Monkey Mart

Other management simulation games similar to Monkey Mart include the Papa’s Games series (such as Papa’s Burgeria Game), which emphasizes process management and quick task execution, and My Little Farmies, which focuses on farming, processing, and supply chain planning.