The Brewline

Borrows a lot from Schedule I, but not enough sadly. The controls are weird and the early game doesn't feel rewarding at all. I'm seeing quite a few cool scenes in the promotional video as I'm typing this review, but I just can't be bothered to suffer through this game long enough to experience them myself. Maybe in the future.

Developed by Alcora Games and published by PlayWay S.A., The Brewline offers a distinctive take on the business simulation genre by transporting players into the turbulent years of the American Prohibition era. Instead of running a legal enterprise, you inherit a struggling underground alcohol operation after your brother is imprisoned, leaving you responsible for keeping the family business alive while uncovering the mystery surrounding his downfall. This narrative backdrop adds a welcome sense of direction to the experience, giving purpose to every expansion and business decision rather than making the game feel like a simple sandbox focused solely on increasing profits. The combination of storytelling and management mechanics creates a stronger emotional connection than many traditional simulators. The core gameplay revolves around producing and distributing a wide range of alcoholic beverages through an extensive crafting and manufacturing system. Players begin with modest resources, planting crops, harvesting ingredients, and carefully transforming them through fermentation, distillation, aging, and flavor enhancement. As the operation grows, automation becomes increasingly i…

Some of the customers look like minors, but can you blame them in this economy? good game

First and foremost solid simulator, haven't really encountered to many major bugs, editing my review as I noticed you can move places objects by holding G while looking at the object

This is definitely a fun and addicting game. I would recommend it if you enjoyed Schedule 1, this game will also scratch that itch when you want to create booze. Pros: - Actively in development, so lots of features to be added in the future. - I like that you can add pictures and add music to the game. Cons and what I would like to see: - Actively in development so it seems like a lot is missing still. - The flavoring system doesn't make sense to me, why is there 2 flavors that offer the same effect in the store? - The flavoring system is still kinda bland, I'd like to see more cross breeding mixtures that create new effects if that makes sense. - It takes FOREVER to load into the game. - It's too easy to make money quick, dealers and bars should take a little longer when it comes to selling product. That's all I got for now, Thank you!

The controls are really clunky and it's just a painfully less good clone of Schedule 1. I played through for a bit but there's not really anything better about this game. The UI isn't great, the aggro system needs refinement, sometimes your cursor just disappears when trying to click, almost everything is bound to E, and often I have to E in and out of a thing a few times before it puts my character at an angle that actually works for the interaction. If I want to scratch the Schedule 1 itch, I'll just go back and start a new save because this isn't it.