Fantasy Shop

I worked hard to get my money up to repay my debts. Went and played blackjack with it. Was up 2k gold. Lost it all. 10/10

I really did not expect to like Fantasy Shop as much as I do. I figured it would be a simple little game where you stock shelves, sell stuff, make money and slowly upgrade the store, but there is way more going on than that. You set your own prices, expand the shop, work your way up to better and rarer items, deal with taxes, loans, investments and property (I haven't purchased any yet but this seems to be a stated feature), and somehow blackjack is also in there waiting to ruin whatever responsible financial decisions you were making. The magic is probably my favorite part though. Someone tries to steal from you and instead of pressing a security button you can just use telekinesis and throw them out of the shop. Later you can even get magical defenses. There is something really funny about spending most of the day peacefully stocking potions and weapons and then suddenly having to become an angry wizard because somebody decided to steal a sword. It fits the game perfectly. The atmosphere is also great. The town looks really nice, the music is relaxing, the weather and time of day change, and the whole thing has that cozy old fantasy RPG feeling. It reminds me of walking into sh…

I 100%-ed the game in roughly 6 hours, so this review is based on pretty much everything it currently has to offer. I want to start by saying I don't think this is a bad game at all. I really enjoyed it. The atmosphere is great, the music fits well, and the village/shop are both really pretty. Most of my complaints are just things I think could be improved or expanded during Early Access. - The tutorial text is way too small and I’d love an option to turn off head bobbing. - The music is nice, but by around Day 7 it started getting repetitive. - The village looks beautiful but feels a little empty. More NPC activity would help a lot. - Customers constantly get in the way while stocking shelves, especially early game. I also wish shelves didn’t allow different item types to be mixed together because visually it drives me insane lol. - Money is extremely easy to make right now. Rent or recurring bills, with the option to eventually buy the shop, could make progression more interesting. - I’d love more customization like rugs, walls, and flooring. Starting with a run-down shop that you slowly repair could also make progression feel more rewarding. - Some skill trees feel unbalanced. …

Great game! It is in early access but the dev are constantly releasing new patches. Definitely recommend grabbing this, I'm excited to see where the devs take this project!

Game has been really fun, its a little bare bones right now since it just came out but has enough for a couple hours of fun and a lot of cool concepts. game has been updated a lot since coming out to so the creator really cares about the game and adding more content. highly recommend!

Pretty good.