Discounty Walkthrough: Main Story Quests, Shopkeeping Tips, & Trade Deals

Discounty is a pixel art shopkeeping sim with a dark side. In this game, you run the local discount shop. But capitalism can be a real drag, as you realize while helping your Aunt Tellar build her Discounty empire. And just like any good retail experience, you may be in need of a little training to really nail the job.

For the most part, quests are pretty easy to track in Discounty thanks to your handy PDA. But that doesn’t mean they’re always easy to complete. Our Discounty walkthrough is here to help you get the best deal on your gaming experience.

Basic Gameplay Overview

In Discounty, your day is split into three segments: pre-work hours, Discounty store hours, and post-work hours. Before and after work, you’ll meet the locals, make trade deals, and solve the mysteries of Blomkest.

During Discounty store hours, you’re running the shop. Organize your store, keep shelves stocked, and run the checkout, all while making sure to get customers out the door before the store closes. This portion of gameplay is definitely fast-paced, especially early on, but it’s still a soothing rhythm for shopkeeping sim fans.

Discounty Platforms & Price Details

Discounty costs $19.99 and is available in a digital format on the following platforms:

• Nintendo Switch
• PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5
• Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
• PC via Steam

There is also a physical edition of Discounty, available in stores now for Nintendo Switch and PS5.

How Long is Discounty?

Depending on how quickly you breeze through story quests and solidify trade deals, Discounty will likely take you around 20-25 hours to beat.

How to Unlock Trade Deals

Initially, you’ll be able to secure three trade deals for Discounty. Later, a fourth option will become available. But as the quest log is so fond of saying, this might take a while. To get started with the initial trade deals, you will need to find and speak with the following characters:

• Karl – by the fallen tree at the edge of the main Blomkest map, past the tavern
• Monica – in the lower pier level of the map, at the far right side by the cannery
• Fisher – in the lower pier level of the map, at the far left side by the boat

Speaking to each of these NPCs will set you on the path to unlock their trade deals for Oats, Fishy Sticks, and Fresh Fish, respectively. Unlocking your fourth trade deal will take some time, as you will need to wait to be able to enter the forest again before you can visit the factory and meet the fourth vendor:

• Tammy – in the forest level of the map, at the far top left side by the factory

How to Level Up Your Trade Deals

Securing all four trade deals is just the beginning! The higher trade deal tiers unlock through story quests, which will become available as you progress in the game. To stay on track to unlock new products from each vendor, be sure to stock and sell their products. You’ll need to sell a certain number from the first tier before the second tier will be available.

The second tier unlocks once you hit the sales goal for the first item, with a small quest for each vendor. The third tier for each vendor, however, will require a more extensive quest for Karl, Monica, Fisher, and Tammy respectively. Basically, progress through the game and keep your vendor items in stock, and you’ll soon be able to upgrade your deals.

How To Get More Vendor Products (Fishy Sticks, Fish, Etc)

Once you secure trade deals with local vendors, you’ll want to keep those items in stock. But there’s a catch. Each vendor only has a certain amount to sell you each week.

Over time, you can trade in perk points to get more items every week. But ultimately, you want to keep an eye on when each vendor restocks. They will not have more of their products until the restock day. Here is the schedule for when each vendor restocks their products:

TIP: If you’re out of a product and a customer is wandering around looking for it, go talk to them. You’ll be able to tell them the item is out of stock so they stop wasting time looking for it and head to the register to check out.

How To Unlock New Items for Your Store

There are two main ways to get new items to sell at Discounty. First, you will want to pay attention to the computer in the back room. Each day, Discounty Corporate will give you special tasks to complete. Check them off, and you’ll earn points that you can redeem to unlock new products to sell in your shop.

As you progress in the game, you’ll unlock new reward tiers to open up the possibilities for what you can stock on your shelves. Quick pro tip, though. Once you unlock an item, your customers will be looking for it. So, be sure you’ve got shelves ready to go to stock those newly unlocked items during the next business day.

The second way to get new items to sell at Discounty is by unlocking and upgrading trade deals. Each local merchant has 3 tiers to unlock, and each new tier brings you a new product to sell at Discounty.

How to Get More Slots to Hold Items in Your Toolbelt

The Discounty corporate rewards program is also your key to being able to carry more items. Along with new items to sell in the shop, each reward tier offers an expansion to your tool belt. Complete daily Discounty corporate missions and redeem the points to unlock more carrying capacity.

How to Get Rid of Extra Shelves & Coolers

Eventually, the hardware store will have some better shelves and coolers in stock. If you want to upgrade to a shelf with more capacity, or an appealing shelf that boosts sales, you need to make room.

To get rid of old furniture you don’t want in Discounty, head to the junkyard next to the Isenkram Hardware. There is a special dumpster just for unwanted furniture.

It’s the one recycling receptacle that the in-game tutorial never directly explains to you. You’ll find it next to the soda can recycling unit. Discard unwanted furniture here, and you’ll get a bit of cash back.

Where to Find Karl’s Sheep in Discounty

Early on, you’ll meet the farmer Karl. He’s having a tough day, as a fallen tree blocks his road home. Not only that, but his sheep have escaped! Aunt Tellar tasks you with tracking them down. Here’s where to find all 8 of Karl’s sheep.

Sheep Location	In-Game Screenshot
Next to Discounty, by the run-down house
Just above Isenkram’s Hardware, in front of Elmer’s house (the one with the purple doors & windows)
At the top of the stairs by Elmer’s House and the Town Hall
In front of Isenkram’s Hardware, by a tree
Down by the harbor, to the far right past the Fishy Sticks factory
Down by the harbor, to the far left below Fisher’s boat.
At the bottom of the tairs by the “Cursed by Curious” store
Between the bank and the bar, by Anties Antiques

Vermin Ties – What to Give the Rats of Blomkest to Unlock Fast Travel

As you get further into Discounty, you’ll start to notice strange rats around town. Eventually, you will be able to build an alliance with the rats to unlock fast travel by sewer grate. In each location, the rats have a different request that will help you befriend them.

The NPC that works or lives nearest to the rat’s location will always give you a hint about what they want. For instance, talk to Ted at the hardware store for a tip on what to give the rats nearby, etc. But those hints aren’t always the most obvious, so I’m here to help with exactly what the rats want.

Here’s where to find the rats around Blomkest, and what to give them in each spot.

Rat Location	What to Give Them
Near the dumpster by Isenkram’s Hardware	Sheep Cheese (requires Trade Deal Level 2 with Karl)
At the harbor, down past the Fishy Sticks factory, behind a Guy Shipping crate	Dollhouse (buy from the Antique Shop)
In the Forest by the abandoned building (this is a sheep, not a rat, but it’s part of the same sewer unlocking quest)	Energy Drink (grab one from Discounty and interact with sheep while it’s selected on your tool belt)
Near the Highway in front of Aunt Tellar’s house	Toxic Waste (requires solving the mystery of the green water in the harbor to unlock)
On Karl’s farm, after you feed the Nisse	Recreate the Nisse oatmeal recipe by putting one of each in the bowl: 1 Apple 1 Oats 1 Fishy Sticks

Who Should You Blame at the Final Trial?

After you complete your investigation into the environmental issues, you’ll have a final choice. Blame the true culprits, or listen to the shadowy figure and blame Tammy. So, which should you choose?

The ending is largely the same no matter who you blame. You will have some slightly different dialogue depending on who is mad at you, Barbara or Tammy. But by and large, this final choice doesn’t have a huge impact on the ending.

Can You Keep Playing Discounty After the Credits Roll?

Yes, you can continue to run Discounty and tie-up a few loose ends with the locals after the credits roll. The endgame isn’t extensive in terms of new quests, but there are some little dialogue tidbits and you can keep running your store if you enjoy the shopkeeping loop.

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