A guard walks into a tavern
SuQing · 2023 · Choices Matter, Medieval, Simulation, Dark Humor, Story Rich
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Very Positive84% · 409 📉 Recent reviews down 40%
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About A guard walks into a tavern
You are a guard appointed by His Majesty, partnering with an imp to post bounties and send heroes to investigate strange occurrences and deal with monsters.
In addition to your hard work and side jobs to make ends meet, you have to maintain the reputation of factions to ensure your survival without being fired or assassinated.
◆This is a narrative driven simulation game with management elements, where the storyline for each playthrough will be randomly generated from three main stories (each with 4 endings) and nearly a hundred sidestories.
◆Guard simulation:
Deal with bounties; Make choices when poeple come to you.
◆Enter the tavern:
Hire heroes; Manipulate the equipment market; Maintain relationships with factions...
◆Fishing during work
◆Raise your family and deal with family affairs
◆Explore the city:
The black market; Arena; Casino; Mystery locations in the sewers...
◆Get endings; Collect butterflies; Unlock decorations, special branches, and additional benefits for the next playthrough.
In addition to your hard work and side jobs to make ends meet, you have to maintain the reputation of factions to ensure your survival without being fired or assassinated.
Introduction
◆This is a narrative driven simulation game with management elements, where the storyline for each playthrough will be randomly generated from three main stories (each with 4 endings) and nearly a hundred sidestories.
◆Guard simulation:
Deal with bounties; Make choices when poeple come to you.
◆Enter the tavern:
Hire heroes; Manipulate the equipment market; Maintain relationships with factions...
◆Fishing during work
◆Raise your family and deal with family affairs
◆Explore the city:
The black market; Arena; Casino; Mystery locations in the sewers...
◆Get endings; Collect butterflies; Unlock decorations, special branches, and additional benefits for the next playthrough.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I can't rate this up or down because it's right in the middle for me. This game is worth it's price, but it's only barely worth its time. A nice Papers Please like game. The writing is pretty good. But the gameplay was stretched and too slow. There were a lot of side gigs with which to make money, but they weren't really fleshed out in a way that made them fun. It was all a bunch of market simulators. Overall, nice, but I kind of regret actually spending the time to finish one playthrough.15 found this helpful
Not bad, it is a very original idea.2 found this helpful
I would love to like and play this game, but the bugs and random little issues with UI and the tutorial will not let me, yet...2 found this helpful
A guard walks into a tavern is a surprisingly layered fantasy simulation game that manages to blend management mechanics, political intrigue, role-playing systems, and everyday survival into a single experience that feels both unconventional and deeply immersive. Developed by SuQing, the game initially presents itself as a simple tavern-themed management title, but it gradually evolves into something much more ambitious. Beneath the modest visuals lies a dark fantasy world driven by corruption, faction conflict, economic struggle, and difficult personal choices. It is a game where even the smallest decisions can ripple outward and shape an entire playthrough in unexpected ways. Players step into the role of a city guard assigned to manage monster requests and bounty operations alongside an imp companion. At first, the gameplay appears relatively straightforward. Adventurers arrive looking for work, contracts need to be posted, and resources must be managed carefully to keep operations running smoothly. However, the deeper players progress, the more the game reveals its true complexity. Political factions begin competing for influence, underground organizations emerge from the shad…1 found this helpful
Really surprised this game scored a very positive. I know gave up early after only half an hour, but there was no fun to be had here.1 found this helpful
It'll just be a part of the games owned list. It's just not that interesting.
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