Arcane Merchant

Ein wunderschönes Spiel mit sehr viel Liebe kreiert. Hält absolut was es verspricht. Man kommt voll auf seine Kosten. Von mir gibt es dafür eine klage Kaufempfehlung.

一言で言うと、ファンタジー風のショップシミュレーターです。 レビューとしては、買っても損はしないと思います。 店員を雇えるまでは、レジ・品出し・発注・掃除など全部ワンオペなので、とにかく忙しいです。 ショップシミュレーターの有名どころをほぼやっていますが、本作はその中でもかなり忙しい部類だと感じました。 このジャンルの宿命ですが、店員がある程度揃うと放置ゲーになります。 9割くらいまで進めましたが、1日を終わらせるために現実で別のことをするという意味不明な状態になったので途中でやめました。 最後の方は、数値を見ながら商品を発注できるようになるので、10分くらい放置して在庫を確認し、発注するだけの繰り返しでした。 ミニゲームもありますが、あまり面白くないので、動画を見ながら時間を潰していましたｗ 配達もありますが、1日に1回しかありません。 プレイヤーしかできない作業がもう少し増えていれば、終盤の退屈さも多少はマシになったのかなと思います。

its simple and fun if you like the fantasy setting its alot more fun just wish there was more to do in the game

finally the game is playable on Linux. having a blast so far its a nice change of theme from the usual super market sims out there. definitely worth a try

This store simulator, gameplay wise, is pretty standard though very polished. The setting is quite nice, great music, and some nice side activities sending people out on quests. It's not difficult for sure, but I did find myself becoming rather immersed for a time. However, as with most of these, if you've played one you've played them all and I found myself getting a tad bored eventually. It did, however, hold me longer than some others I've played of late. Lots of charm.

I really wanted to like this game. The fantasy setting is charming, the visuals are colorful, and the idea of running a magical merchant shop has a lot of potential. Unfortunately, after a few hours, I ended up refunding it. The biggest issue was a progression bug that completely halted my game. I purchased the Foundation Expansion, yet the research tree still insisted I didn't own it. My objective remained "Hire Staff," but I couldn't hire anyone because the game claimed I had no staff capacity. The research that unlocks staff capacity stayed locked because it believed I hadn't purchased the expansion... which I had there were locked doors inside of the store with seemingly no way to unlock them?? The result was a circular progression lock that made it impossible to continue. This isn't just frustration—I even inspected the save file and it correctly recorded that the expansion had been purchased, while the game refused to acknowledge it. The developers have already fixed several progression-related bugs since launch, but this one still ruined my playthrough. Even without the bug, the game feels surprisingly lifeless. NPCs are mostly moving mannequins that wander in, buy something, and leave. The town looks nice but has very little personality or meaningful interaction. There are almost no conversations, memorable characters, or reasons to care about the world beyond running the cash register. Other players have made similar observations that the game feels like a beautiful shell missing the personality that would make the setting come alive. The early adventuring system also disappointed me. Sending heroes on missions sounds exciting, but for a long time they mostly return with uninteresting loot that doesn't make the mechanic feel rewarding or exciting. This is a system they should lean hard into, but it falls flat. Then there's the unnecessary busywork. Every shipment arrives at the dock, and you're expected to haul chest after chest back to your shop yourself. It isn't engaging gameplay—it just feels like padding. A fantasy merchant simulator should be about managing the business, not repeatedly carrying boxes across town. Overall progression is GLACIALLY slow.. Money comes slow, levels come slow. Everything comes slow. Quality-of-life is also lacking. The research tree is rigid, automation comes much later than it should. Many reviews mention clunky staff behavior, slow cashiers, awkward stocking, missing explanations, and progression that feels overly restrictive instead of letting you build the kind of shop you actually want. No sandbox mode where you can just build and enjoy exists, it's the main game and progression or nothing. A real shame. This doesn't feel like a terrible game—it feels like an Early Access game that was released as 1.0. There's a solid foundation here, and I genuinely hope the developers continue improving it because the concept deserves it. But in its current state, between the progression bug, lack of polish, excessive manual busywork, and a world that never really came to life, I can't recommend it.

Fun merchant game, just wish it had a bit more to do endgame.

A fun simulation game! I am excited to see how it continues to develop. It does feel like it needs more development and fleshing out before it's a great game, but it's a fun time and a good buy. There are a lot of fun concepts - gearing up heroes and sending them out is always great and fun, the need to maintain the shop itself, the special orders, smuggler's ship, all good things. The soundtrack is very nice, even though it needs a couple more songs! That said there are plenty of places to improve. Overall the game did feel a bit short for this style, especially when it comes to the research tree and items available. For example, you get to research guns! Well, just a gun it turns out, you only get a single one. The tree could pretty easily be split into more than just 2 branches and have a lot more item variety or other options. Give us more upgrades for each weapon or armor type - why is there only silver armor available for purchase? Why are there no shelf upgrades in the tree? I have so much space in my fully upgraded building but unless I start putting in double or triple of the same items it's just wasted space. I unlocked a full outside area and can't place anything there! The heroes should have a chance to lose or break gear, or possibly even die / need to be replaced to add in a bit more of a money sink or challenge to it. Tell me if a weapon is a 2h or 1h, don't make me unequip items just auto do it if I fire a hero. Let the heroes have personalities, unique bonuses, or get XP and not just be a number. Those are all just suggestions for an already solid game though, I would love to see some big expansions and have a reason to come back to it later!