Promise Mascot Agency

This game is an absolute gem. It somehow manages to capture an 80s vibe despite being set in current times. The characters are colorful and well fleshed out, and the gameplay loop makes for a very fun couch game. My only gripe is that it's easy to put your savegame into an unwinnable state if player income is not high enough when the main story is advanced to the point where the ATM mechanic is brought in. Overall though, great game.

This is absolutely fantastic. It's incredibly goofy but has its serious moments, the artstyle is really nice to look at, the music feels nostalgic and good, the voice acting is phenomenal (ESPECIALLY for Pinky), the story was good, everything was good. If I had to make any complaints, money kinda stops being such a core worry later in the game, but also by that point, you kinda get tired of worrying about it anyway, and you could always up the difficulty. Otherwise, zero legitimate complaints. The mascot designs are fun, cute, and sometimes concerningly wack. The story was heartwarming, and the characters were all incredibly lovable. I'd recommend this to anyone a thousand times over.

Quite literally a work of genius. I should stop there because I want people just to play the game. As a fan of Yakuza and that bizarro universe, a confused player of their previous game, and someone who really likes the Showa era aesthetic in Manga and anime, I feel like this game was made for me at this juncture in my life. It is an extremely wholesome driving and management Sim, that plays off its nod to the least wholesome aspects of Japanese culture while embracing everything cozy and fun about building a business. There are time loops, and there is some strain in terms of money acquisition, but all of that is completely avoidable if you just don't progress the red line quests quickly, and concentrate on side quests like a boss. Because you are the boss, of a failing mascot enterprise in a cursed Town under a several billion dollar debt to a Yakuza lord. In many ways this is a game about redemption, surrealism, corruption and the ways to fight the decline in culture. The subplots fill out the story and make this environment at once believable and appealing. Graphically and mechanically, I have no complaints and I did not encounter any bugs. If the truck gets stuck for whatever reason on the landscape, there's a respawn that costs you nothing. Once you upgrade the truck to fire your mascot co-owner like a heat seeking missile, the game is basically yours to unlock. The accessibility options are terrific, and since I'm a little old to be timing my turbo and jumps to catch Fox spirits, which is a sentence that I never thought I'd say, I really do appreciate the ability to slow things down. I love the graphics, and this game doesn't pretend to be more than it is. It is a rock solid implementation of unreal engine, re-skinning some of the most fundamental pleasures, and for those of us that were around when Grand theft Auto 3 released, offers the same size world and interactivity with no FPS loss on the steam deck. Absolutely worth full price, this is one of those rare games that set the standard for this production studio, and guarantee that I will always buy whatever they make. You owe it to yourself to give this a shot, even if the genre doesn't speak to you, because within about 2 minutes I was grinning like an idiot and the conversation and script continue to amuse 5 hours later. Again, if stressing about money turns you off, just do not progress the red line quests beyond having to meet the business leader downtown, and you can quickly set up a business that earns plenty for the bank as well as subcontractors for passive income before you feel the weight of your outstanding debt to the Yakuza. I quickly I mean take your time and enjoy yourself, I am in no hurry to complete this game. One of the best management pieces of advice I received from a steam community was to pay your mascots what they are worth, because their happiness allows you to grow. Another would be to always intervene, and you'll understand when the game gets to mascot jobs. Thank you Kaizen, for this perfect piece of entertainment. It's so rare that I play something this unselfconscious and this good. I wish I could give you more than just a rec.

Do you enjoy weird indie games? Do you love the Yakuza / Ryu Ga Gotoku series, especially the side stories? Are you a sucker for stories about found family and redemption? Are you a fan of Paradise Killer? That last question doesn't count; if you loved Paradise Killer, you've probably already grabbed this. If you answered "Yes" to any of the other questions above, yes, you should get Promise Mascot Agency. It ain't perfect; the card based minigame used to bail mascots out when things go awry can get pretty tedious, the beginning of the game can be a bit of struggle until you unlock some important quality of life upgrades, and while the kei truck feels great to drive 90% of the time, it has its share of janky moments that are just as likely to be frustrating as funny. But to be honest, my number one complaint is that I wanted more; I am genuinely sad about having to leave Kasomachi and the strays that call it home. (Actually, additional related complaint - the post-game content, if you can call it that, is quite limited. Along with a couple of short quests, most of the major NPCs have a few new lines, mostly unvoiced, and that's it. Give us more of a chance to say goodbye to these folks!) Any game where my main gripe is that I wanted to spend more time in that world is a winner in my book. Promises never die.

From the makers of Paradise Killer (which was also addictive and fun), comes another weird game with a satisfying story and gameplay loop. It is, however, a bit grindy. It's not always fun to send mascots out on jobs, and the view of the crane game makes it feel more difficult than it should be. But I re-iterate, it has a great story and fun loop. The music is good, the controls feel responsive and glitchless (especially since it shouldn't feel possible given how your car strangely interacts with the open world), and the "ticking clock" keeps the game moving and suspenseful. Nearly a perfect game... like Paradise Killer. That was a perfect game.

I realized that I write too many negative reviews, so here. One of the best games of 2025. It's fun, it's addictive, you can fly in a car around the Place, Japan. And let's be real, Kaizen are probably the only devs at the moment who know how to make an open world in a video game with a purpose.

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