Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

If you ever wanted a "open a shop" game with some adventuring on the side, this is by far the best of its kind, which is kind of funny considering there has been dozen of attempts at copying Recettear, but really none of its clones have managed to nail that very satisfying feel that only Recettear brings when you sell stuff and start profiting up, despite its age and more basic graphics. But maybe its due its age and respective restrictions which makes the whole game feel way more immersive and real, while staying fun, with a respectable amount of challenge & comfort, since, you know, real shops are do indeed constrained by space & time & ever mood changing clients, unlike its modern clones that just overdo on the cozy with no substance, or ramp up on very immersion breaking "modern" optimizations.

not a big fan of the artstyle but am a big fan of the gameplay itself. i know its accurate to how it feels to be a shopkeeper of a very small store bc i had to stop playing it bc it felt like i was at my job of being the sole employee of a mom-and-pop shop

a good relex game. Mybe some improvment. 1. i do hope it would do cloud saving which would be a plus. 2. advanturer recruit would not be so ramdom.

Came back to this game after I felt the need for a narrative light, mechanic based adventure. Boy did this hit the spot. You can't go wrong trying to figure out who can buy what, for what percentage, and going full capitalism mode in order to pull yourself out of debt! This game is wish fulfillment, with just a little bit of effort. You might spend 10 to 15 hours 'beating' the base game. But from what I've seen there is a lot of exploration still possible. I'm happy to say, it deserves all the love that it gets!.

Game has been out for 16 years and remains the best shop sim on the market. You owe it to yourself to pick this up.

The grindiness from dungeons is the weakest part of this game but its overall kinda fun and nostalgic