Despite the bugs and the short runtime, Tentacle Mart -v0.1.0- -Strange Girl- has garnered over 50,000 downloads on Itch.io in two weeks. Why?
is the very first public build, intentionally minimalist: one open‑world map, three “shop” puzzles, and a single playable character—the Strange Girl . All dialogue is text‑only, accompanied by a lo‑fi synthwave soundtrack and subtle pixel‑art animations.
Tentacle Mart is a spin-off of Lovecraft Locker where you play as a tentacle entity in a supermarket, using lockers to capture girls. Tentacle Mart -v0.1.0- -Strange Girl-
This forces the player to balance their time between active selling and "store maintenance." Do you spend money on better jars (upgrades) to store dangerous, high-yield creatures, or do you stick to safe, low-yield ones?
According to developer updates, Tentacle Mart was conceptualized and worked on extensively before being officially shuttered. Despite the bugs and the short runtime, Tentacle Mart -v0
The gameplay loop is highly compressed, optimized for short, casual play sessions rather than a long, narrative-driven experience. Known Technical Issues
The girl didn't respond. Instead, she began to explore the shelves, her fingers trailing over the strange items on display. As she touched each object, the tendrils on the shelves began to quiver and pulse, as if reacting to her presence. All dialogue is text‑only, accompanied by a lo‑fi
If you plan to download , adjust your expectations.
Press the Space Bar to catch a character in front of the active locker.