Recent reviews by gnovitske

I would recommend this game, with the caveat that improvements are needed (still in early access). Looking forward to the continued updates from the developer

A few ideas:
- The game currently has easy to understand build options, very intuitive. Could use more options or additional options/design features as you progress. For example, what if i wanted to design an Asian, Italian or western Steakhouse style? Currently every item offers some kind of ambiance boost regardless of it it really would fit in
- i like the idea of disasters... but the fires are a bit much sometimes. Why not the cook gets injured, knife cut for example... I've seen happen far more frequent than an appliance catching on fire. Maybe the cook is forced to break for a while
- do you really need a pop up comment every time a cook performs well making a dish?
- the recipe editor is a bit lacking. There is no sense for what items go well together, how well the dish is overall, etc..
- finances are a bit unbalanced, no rent, utilities, maintenance, taxes, insurance, etc... it costs next to nothing to build the actual building (walls, etc..), no ability to take out loans, pricing of menu items seems a bit unreasonable
- in sandbox mode - make an option to look at different plots of land or existing buildings. Introduce different dynamics within the area which make it a good or bad location
- competitors? advertising?
- food delivery truck coming every hour is unrealistic, make storage more dynamic. Rather than a unit based system, maybe it was based on weight. A steak and a garlic clove shouldn't take up the same amount of room. Staff role to unload delivery truck and stock kitchen?

issues in current state:
- in some cases the screens overlap crucial information making decision making hard. example, hiring people, i've encountered screens where serving ability was hidden
- tried to hire a customer who wanted a job, clicked hire and nothing happened, the person left
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If you like management type games, you will enjoy this, at least for a little while. Lot's of the content has been in development for quite some time. The developer is making periodic updates so that's refreshing to see.

Several in game issues lower the enjoyment:
#1) there seems to be some major performance issues when things get busy. I've noticed it seems to hinge around the "events" i.e. class room or event room. When the event ends, performance returns to normal. The suggestion to turn off lighting and such is just silly... this isn't that complex of a game to merit the lag on a system. I've noticed customers will group up at front door although they are supposed to be attending a class. You still get paid but maybe this is part of the issue. - FIXED in the Jul'21 update

#2) Can't have multiple events running at the same time despite having vacant class rooms or event rooms. One issue is when i receive an offer for an event, i might have some thing booked in an unrelated class room that happens to be for the same time slot. The event is then automatically declined.

#3) Other game dynamics such as investing $1,200 for solar panels and lowering your utility bill... i like the idea but $1,200 of solar panels wouldn't put a dent in a large building's power bill. Maybe research solar panels and then give the user the option to build panels as they see fit?

Overall, still an enjoyable game. Plenty of things in the pipeline and ways to improve things over time. I'm looking forward to the next update. Thanks!

I am a big fan of management games. Granted this game is in development still, but it seems to lack any real content to make it worthwhile. Outside of the general lack of options and content, the game currently has several issues:

1) no tutorial, easily added in time
2) anytime the game is paused all of the stats zero out and any you can't select any action buttons. So there is no point to analyze anything or make decisions other then when the game is running. The days go by rather quick even on the low speed. Especially when you are learning the basics, you lose days at a time
3) selecting buildings to rent as your stores, only shows a rough upfront cost and maintenance cost (not $s, but star ratings). If you select it, it promptly takes out whatever the unknown cost to rent the building was. From what I saw, they were all 1 star yet the fee ranged quite a bit. There is no way to actually compare your options
4) You have a view of the city but no real way to determine what is a good location. There are various buildings around but no information on how many customers each area may have, etc..

In summary... not really worth the money at the moment. They would need to add a great deal of content to make it worthwhile