Wok & Shell

Mom sold shellfish at the mouth of this alley for twenty years. A dented aluminum pot, a one-burner gas stove, a stack of blue plastic stools: she left it all to you, along with two million dong in a cookie tin and one line: "Sell if you can. If not, give the spot back."

Tonight is your first night alone at the stove.

Wok & Shell is a pixel art game about running a sidewalk shellfish shop in Saigon. You run the whole place yourself: take orders, put shellfish on the fire, watch the heat so nothing burns, carry plates out, bring drinks, take payment, clear tables, then close the books and see if the night made money.

COOK IT RIGHT
• Clams, babylon whelks, razor clams, spotted whelks, blood cockles, scallops, prawns, squid, crab...
• Lemongrass steam, chili salt roast, tamarind stir-fry, scallion oil grill, garlic butter, salted egg sauce, cheese grill. Each style has its own cooking time: pull it early and it's raw, leave it too long and it burns.
• Iced tea, soda, beer, coconut and salted lemonade for guests who like to linger.

KEEP THE SHOP BUSY
• Buy stock every morning and don't run out of dishes mid-shift.
• Hire servers, table clearers, drink runners, kitchen helpers and delivery riders.
• Add tables and stoves, upgrade the furniture, light incense for the God of Wealth.
• Handle alley surprises: rain, a big football match, the tax officer dropping by, picky customers...

YOUR NAME IN THE ALLEY
• Customers rate your shop and write reviews on ShellMap. Reply well and more guests come.
• Hang a sign with your own shop name and visit other players' shops in your district on Night Street.

MOM'S STORY
Every few nights a new chapter opens about Mom, the alley and the regulars who have eaten shellfish here for twenty years.

Hand-drawn pixel art, real night street sounds. Play right away, no account needed. Contains ads (between nights, or watch one by choice for a reward).

Recent changes:
Fixed oversized, overlapping text on devices with a large system font size (especially Samsung).