Merchant.js, a state framework for creating idle games

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Merchant.js is a state framework designed for building idle games, available on GitHub. It provides developers with tools to manage game state and mechanics common to the idle game genre. The framework launched in December 2017 and is intended for game developers creating incremental or idle-style games where players progress through automated or minimally interactive gameplay loops.

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