Grandma Gacha Shop

**Grandma Gacha Shop** is an idle *gacha* mobile game developed by studio based in Jakarta, Indonesia called Niji Games. The game released in early access on 3rd August 2023 and available on Google Play Store android. Set in peaceful remote *Gachapon* shop, collect items by buying gacha toys from the shopkeeper.

## Story

While the primary focus might not be on a story-driven experience, but it cleverly weaves a story throughout its gameplay. The game revolves around a Grandmother who owns a little shop with many various machines of *Gachapon.* While buying the machine full of suprises, the grandmother told her remarkable life story to the customer. Through these interactions, you are also help grandmother to read a newspaper about what has been happening in the town lately. Furthermore in order to make grandmother happy, she received letters from her family members throughout her life and you buying gacha.

## Gameplay

Grandma Gacha Shop gameplay focused on idle gacha style game where players engaged in collecting items through *Gachapon* machines. The quality of the items can be vary from common to rare. The game also use engagement such as automation to perform action without player interaction at all.

## Characters

As an idle gacha game, there are not many characters involving with the players. The main game only consists of players interacting with Grandmother as you are one of her valuable customer.

## Development

The game went on pre-production on December 2022, numerous idea are proposed for their upcoming game and one stood out the most is creating idle gacha games. According to Niji Games, the idea came as part of internal joke because there are many gacha games released on Mobile platform. The first teaser soon went live on 30th April 2023 as the team is working on a new game based on gacha mechanics . According to Niji games, the game is also part of collaboration between another indie game developer by adding another character from different IP in Grandma Gacha Shop . For example a collaboration with characters from Wangan Dorifto and characters from Chef Story added in Grandma Gacha Shop. On 2nd August 2023 the game announced its release in early access stage .

## Trivia

* Many of the gacha capsules based on previous Niji Games' works
	+ In one instance players can find characters from Wangan Dorifto.
	+ Characters from Chef Story can be obtained through certain *Gachapon* machine.
	+ A drawing of Mentari from The Sun Shines Over Us can be found in front of Gacha Shop.
* According to Niji Games, the idea of Grandma Gacha Shop is based on internal joke due to many gacha mobile games on android.

## Official Links

* Grandma Gacha Shop Play Store Page
* Niji Games Studio Facebook Page
* Niji Games Studio Instagram Page
* Niji Games Studio Twitter Page

## Gallery

Characters that can be obtained on gachapon machineFront store of Grandma's Gacha Shop
## References

1. ↑ [1] Play Store description of Grandma Gacha Shop
2. ↑ [2] "Relax and try your luck at Grandma Gacha Shop..." via @nijgamesstudio on twitter.com
3. ↑ [3] "...Contact us and create your own gacha machines" via @nijigamesstudio on twitter.com
4. ↑ [4] "Welcome, dear! Grandma Gacha Shop is now open for early access! The shop might be not perfect yet, but please do visit my shop!" via @nijigamesstudio on twitter.com