The Hidden Art of Innkeeping
SeaPhoenix · 2024 · Management, Cozy, Cute, Adventure, Simulation
PC
Very Positive100% · 59
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About The Hidden Art of Innkeeping
After a disastrous stay at the only hotel by the beach, Elinor decides to convert an old farmhouse in a nearby village into an inn. However, renovating the inn doesn't come cheap, so she accepts a loan from a mysterious tycoon who demands payment by the end of the month.
Meet a colorful cast of characters as Elinor welcomes visitors to her new inn and recruits villagers and employees. Meanwhile, she discovers various treasures hidden around the village, and gradually learns more about the other villagers and the former owner of the farmhouse. Can Elinor uncover the secrets of the past, revive the fortunes of the struggling village, and turn the inn into a roaring success before the deadline?
About 7-12 hours for one playthrough (new game+ available with different outcomes depending on your choices).
This game is a sequel to The Lost Art of Innkeeping, but can be played as a stand-alone game without knowing anything about the previous game.
Meet a colorful cast of characters as Elinor welcomes visitors to her new inn and recruits villagers and employees. Meanwhile, she discovers various treasures hidden around the village, and gradually learns more about the other villagers and the former owner of the farmhouse. Can Elinor uncover the secrets of the past, revive the fortunes of the struggling village, and turn the inn into a roaring success before the deadline?
Highlights
- Renovate the inn, and watch it transform from a dilapidated farmhouse to a luxurious inn!
- Meet unusual and fascinating guests, including biologists, adventurers, a pirate, and even a vampire - plus some familiar faces from The Lost Art of Innkeeping!
- Configure guest rooms, purchase amenities, hire employees, and upgrade the inn and its surroundings to keep your guests happy.
- Discover new areas, recruit new villagers, and unlock delicious dishes to be served to your guests.
- Find items and beautiful paintings that will be displayed at the inn, and that will help you uncover the mysterious background of the inn's former owner.
- Complete mini-quests such as getting seeds for the farmer, restoring a ruined monastery, helping kids build a sand castle, and more!
- Replay the game with a New Game+ and discover several exciting new items and guests, and experience different outcomes based on your choices and actions.
- Unlock achievements, master the art of innkeeping, and become the owner of a 5-star inn that caters even to royalty!
Playtime
About 7-12 hours for one playthrough (new game+ available with different outcomes depending on your choices).
Note
This game is a sequel to The Lost Art of Innkeeping, but can be played as a stand-alone game without knowing anything about the previous game.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Very fun and cozy game, loved the loop of fixing up the inn.1 found this helpful
Apparently it’s the second game of the series, and although it takes place in the same world, each game tells a separate story. While guests or friends your character met in the previous game may appear, knowledge of it is not necessary. Truth to be told, it’s a small production. However, small does not mean simple, and it is clear that the developer is highly skilled at what he does, using the tools at his disposal. Game is also pleasantly complex. Beneath the RPGMaker visuals, lies a fairly advanced hotel management mechanic. I was really surprised because every time I thought, “the game should have this,” I later discovered that the game actually did have it. Negatives here are more a matter of preference than a real problem. I thought the game had a more open world structure (the goal and the rest are up to us), when in fact it's a semi-open world where progress and area accessibility are closely tied to our hotel's level. Another thing is that, in my opinion, game is too easy. I expected it to be a more challenging, especially considering that it was my first playthrough. While mechanics are well designed, it’s obvious that game is focuses heavily on the story and carefully a…1 found this helpful
Cute game. Controls were easy enough. There's somewhat of a storyline but not all that much. No combat or befriending the locals all that much either, but I still enjoyed playing. It seems to be somewhat replayable if you want all the achievements but I didn't. It took me 20 hours. It's worth playing.
This series is seriously under-rated. Charming, with simple mechanics and yet a surprising amount of gameplay. The guests are so fun to meet, and sometimes very funny! The choices you make matter, changing things around the inn and the village. For a game that looks so simple on the surface, it is packed with a lot of little things to find and discover. Go buy the first game and then come back and buy this one!
Super fun and wholesome <3 <3 <3
Good.
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