Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale (2010)
- Developer
- EasyGameStation
- Publisher
- Carpe Fulgur LLC
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- RPG, Indie
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 7,497 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 7.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A frantic balance of haggling with customers and dungeon crawling to keep your shop afloat, wrapped in a cute but deceptively demanding loop.
cutewhimsicalchaoticmanagementfast-pacedplayfulstressfulpunishing
What players say
Players praise the unique mix of shop management and dungeon crawling, calling the loop addictive and charming. Opinions split on the haggling and combat: some find the haggling penalizing and the dungeon bosses unfairly hard.
Screenshots
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