Timeflow – Time & Money Sim
TL;DR
9/10: The greatest board game ever? Will gladly go many laps around the board trying not to lose money and waste time before I make money and perfectly manage time… Even if many of the achievements appear to be bugged and the English grammar and syntax give the game an unprofessional feel. Thank you for the important life lessons in time management.
Overview
Hooray for this being ol' Il Pallino’s 100’th. review! Take the best features of money-making board games and remove the attrition-based nature of Monopoly, and add-in some great concepts that couldn’t be worked out in a physical board game, and you have Timeflow. The objective is to work towards one of many types of ambitions while using a pre-made character with all sorts of strengths and weaknesses. (Or custom-made character if one chooses.) One to four players may play, and the player who achieves their ambition first is the winner. Time is everything! without enough time on their hands, players cannot start new businesses or get some education, and if a player doesn’t have enough time at the end of the month, the player has to pay a financial penalty proportionate to the income that they earn.
– Real player with 434.3 hrs in game
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It’s like the adult version of the Game of Life. Played for hours on normal version yesterday. I have to say while it’s in it’s early stages, it’s a pretty well thought out game. I do think there could be more random instances, but it kept my attention for hours. I am still working on buying that dream home.
Now I am less inclined to enjoy the stocks, it seemed for a long time they never got high enough and then when I was finally interested in really buying and selling most of them were way too out of reach and never came back down. Perhaps it’s realistic. It would be real interesting if you could make character changes as lifes ups and downs come at them. I am surprised there isn’t a Win the Lotto or play the lottery option.
– Real player with 129.9 hrs in game
STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
A simulator of a businessman on the Japanese stock market in the 80s and 90s. Chill, catch a retro vibe, and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.
Features:
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Buy stocks, get dividends, monitor the stock price;
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Your actions affect the market;
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Keep an eye on your health and do not overwork, lest you end up in the hospital;
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Take care of a lot of problems;
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Buy your own real estate and cars, increasing your level of comfort;
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Manage the company, having a controlling interest;
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The opportunity to earn not only the legal way;
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Mini-games: pachinko and betting on horse races;
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Many other features and unexpected situations await you in STONKS-9800.
Free background music from MusMus https://musmus.main.jp/
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The Guild 3
(Detailed review. Will be updated as necessary. Patch 0.5.4)
I wanted to give myself adequate time thoroughly testing and playing this game before reviewing it. With over 100 hours put into testing this game, I’ve written this review taking all things into consideration with a neutral stance.
Between recommending this game or not, I conceded to recommend it. However, there are some factors each person should consider before purchasing the game in it’s current stage and that ultimately comes down to your personal preference, there is no “one size fits all”.
– Real player with 157.8 hrs in game
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I bought this game a few years ago since I really enjoyed The Guild 2. It was bare bones back then and not comparable to The Guild 2, which made me not play it for a long time. I started playing it again recently with the newest update to check the game’s progress and now I’m hooked. Exact same thing happened when I first discovered The Guild 2. I feel like The Guild 3 is now an improvement and proper successor to The Guild 2, as it should be. The development of this game has been extremely slow since it was released in Early Access, which may upset some people who want to see more progression in development. I understand some of the frustration but The Guild franchise is more of a niche type of game and fan base that it will never be extremely popular. They have steadily been updating this game over multiple years and it has improved immensely. The game is still unfinished and I’ve encountered some bugs but nothing too serious. The game has been very stable for me and I have not experienced any crashes. Graphics are not great by any means but a massive improvement from Guild 2 and offers some high quality textures and many more armor and clothing items. Overall there is a lot more items than in the Guild 2.
– Real player with 74.8 hrs in game
Restaurant Empire II
I’ve played Restaurant Empire II off and on over many years (counting that the first game is included in II). When buying REII you get the full original RE game included.
The graphics are basic, the AI of customers and staff very limited, and the interface clunky in that you have to do a lot manually and one by one - for example you have to add recipes individually to the restaurant menu. But. I find it strangely compelling to try to get my chef up to 100% skill levels in as many recipes as possible, moving him between cuisines to round off his skills.
– Real player with 238.5 hrs in game
As a fan of the first Restaurant Empire game, at first I was disappointed with this one. A lot of the animations are the same, and this game adds coffee and dessert shops, so you have customers eating sandwiches and cookeis with forks and knives. Also, all the customers are talking on cell phones and using laptops now, which is annoying when you’re waiting for a chance to click on them. I actually quit the game for a long time because of these irritations.
However, I recently came back to it and I’m glad I did. It’s a lot of fun as a strategy game, and still fun just to tinker around with the restaurants and watch the chefs cook. The first game lacked female chefs, aside from Delia, but this time there are plenty of them, and that’s a welcome change too. The game isn’t very difficult, but it has some challenge to it, and it’s hard to find challenging strategy games these days.
– Real player with 107.9 hrs in game
Bakery Magnate: Beginning
It’s a fun game and I played it for a good 5 hours non-stop. There are a few issues with it that make longer playthroughs a bit of a chore. The main problem is that produce goes bad too fast, making inventory management an eternal race against the clock and a bit of a nightmare. Second issue is once you start producing your own bread and taking orders, there is no way to automate transfer of items from the breadmakers to the trucks for deliveries meaning you have to do everything manually, item by item. For the price (free), I think it’s worth trying out, just not sure about replayability.
– Real player with 9.3 hrs in game
I dont know how to clean the glass of my store, anyone can help me?
– Real player with 5.2 hrs in game
Live the Life
While this game is getting overhaul I must mention I play steam game “Coronation”.
Game is already interesting and immersive, its gorgeous that you can actually use toilet paper, flush the toilet, buy a bed and sleep better, make your clothes smell, sweat and need to clean them, need to eat and drink, work as a waiter, having a shower (the water effect and transition the sounds changes as you pass through it is is charming ), install appliances and plugging them into wall plugs, rest on ground being tired, not sleepy, install an alarm clock, If you are tired you cant run., this is the most promising thing I saw in long time. Visit beach, use a cart in a shopping mall.
– Real player with 66.2 hrs in game
It has potential to be a really good simulator, but it has its flaws. For instance, the FPS in John’s Diner can tank a lot and the mop gets stuck in my hand every now and then. Forcing me to save the game, quit it and reload it. Other minor bugs are the floating objects that can be seen around the map where AI once were. The game has a ton of customization options though for the apartment you’re given at the start. I just wish we could purchase a laptop, phone, or computer to purchase items online. Instead of having to walk all the way back and forth between the stores. Another thing that would be neat to see in game is some police, even if it’s just an AI cop car driving around. At least it’ll give it that more lively feel. If you are going to get this game, expect it to be annoying for the time being. Hopefully these bugs will be flushed out soon. I do recommend it though for those who like to customize things a lot, just choose Creative Mode for that.
– Real player with 15.6 hrs in game
Monsters Mall
(Early Access Review; as an early access release, you may experience bugs, content, interface, and optimization changes. If you are not excited to play the title in its current state & help to support the title to full release by reporting bugs and requesting additional content, you may want to wait for further development)
Welcome to Monsters Mall, a delightful new monster-themed management game. Even in the world of ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night, there are needs to fulfill, just as with humans. To satisfy all their monster desires you will be opening and operating a Mall just for otherworldly creatures. Start by attracting ghostly visitors to your shops. Collecting plasma spheres each day, you will upgrade the graveyard to unlock new creatures of the night, as well as stores. Spend your plasma wisely. As your stores turn a profit; you will be unlocking new areas to place your businesses. There are also areas to place various items, such as ice cream parlors, signs to hurry customers along and even crystals that generate plasma, with more to come. Watch for brilliantly-lit customers of various hues, who will drop additional plasma to use for unlocks. A fun casual fantasy clicker with many hours of gameplay already in place and updates coming.
– Real player with 6.8 hrs in game
Great and simple management/idle game with cute graphics, nice music and catchy mechanic.
I wasnt very fond at first, but after round 6 I really got the hang of it and when I saw it I was already in round 21.
Definetly gonna play until unlock all the monsters and stores.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Big Ambitions
Prologue
_“It’s been 3 months since grandma died. I know that I’m an adult now that I’m 18 years old, but still… It feels so scary that no one is there to take care of stuff.
There’s one good thing though. At the funeral, my uncle Fred asked me for my phone number. He said he wanted to help me get on my feet. I don’t really know him, but I guess he’s family after all.”_
Game Description
Big Ambitions is a roleplaying business simulator situated in the open-world city of New York. You start the game as a young kid surviving in the big apple. You have big ambitions for money and success, but you’re starting with absolutely nothing.
Gameplay
In Big Ambitions, you control a single person in the middle of the bustling metropolis of New York City. Your goal is to achieve financial success in various ways. Starting at the bottom flipping burgers or collecting garbage to eventually owning and running big businesses and real estate throughout the city.
As you progress, you always need to make sure that you’re getting enough sleep, keeping up with your health, and making sure your happiness is sufficient. Increasing your capital can be trickier than you think. As you will learn, money can’t buy time.
Money making opportunities
We’re still in the process of adding content to the game, but to give you a better understanding of the basics, we put together a list of ways you can make money:
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Getting a job (cashier, warehouse worker, garbage collector, etc)
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Running storefront businesses (clothing shops, restaurants, gift shops, etc)
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Running office-based businesses
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Buying buildings and renting them out
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Real estate investments (buying and selling buildings strategically)
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Investment Funds
Sandbox
Even though Big Ambitions has an interesting story featuring Uncle Fred and other characters, it’s up to you to decide how much you want to listen to them. Everything is available right from the beginning.
Day to day objectives and tasks
In Big Ambitions, you go through days just like in real life. Every day is different, and you’ll have various tasks to handle such as:
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Sleeping, eating, and exercising
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Educating yourself with courses and school
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Recruiting and managing employees
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Managing business warehouse status (buying and transporting goods)
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Expanding into new business areas
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Renovating buildings
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Managing your vehicle(s). Filling up gas, maintaining the vehicle, etc.
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Paying taxes
Business Simulator
Overview
The last time ol' Il Pallino had to review a low budget tycoon game, things got as ugly as the game this author reviewed! (You can call me a disgrace, but you’ll never call me a liar for writing a negative review.) Thankfully, Wenay Studio came up with an enjoyable game in Business Simulator. The game is characterized as a poor man’s This Grand Life with the main differences being that Business Simulator is a real time strategy, has an XP system, and no depth outside of occupations.
– Real player with 17.0 hrs in game
First, I am giving a recommendation as the game has promise in the near future. What changed for me was the developer actually implemented a patch once feedback was given. That is very important and i respect that.
Second- Yes this game has bugs and quirks that might make it unplayable at certain points as of today. I am sure with the bug feedback I am giving, it will be fixed soon.
Its actually not a bad game at all, just a rough start. If you like sims, and business sims, its worth the $5.
– Real player with 13.4 hrs in game
Handball Manager 2021
Awesome game! Finally a good handball game, especially at times, when we can’t play real handball.
It’s fun to progress with your favourite club and create a team of all your favoutire players. You also learn a lot about managing / coaching a real club / team.
Unfortunately it only has the real players for German, Spanish and Czech leagues, but with the editor mode, the community can create the other teams. I will share a data set including all Championsleague teams as soon as I’m done.
There are still some little bugs and crashes in the game, but only one week after sending a bug report, most of them were already fixed.
– Real player with 184.6 hrs in game
The best handball simulator on the market! Although, to be fair, that’s sadly not saying much when looking at the handball games available currently.
The game offers all the options that one could want from being a handball coach. Additionally, the ability to customize your experience through the editor certaintely gives the game a lot more depth and replayability.
However, there are notable flaws. This mainly has to do with the sometimes poor English grammar as well as the fairly outdated graphics - both of these aspects really take you out of the experience. I have also experienced a few crashes from time to time which has resulted in a bit of loss in my game progression. Lastly, the lack of certain official team licenses as well as the sometimes seemingly inconsistent match simulation are also worth noting.
– Real player with 55.4 hrs in game