TCG Card Shop Simulator

its peak

I wish there was a so-so rating. It's a solid 6.5/10. Great idea, but I don't think it's quite there yet. Excited for 1.0 though! -- My issues: This game is good and I adore the ability to open packs, but the progression of how much money you make versus how much you unlock as you level up feels really uneven compared to a lot of other games of this genre I play. You can't really make enough money to keep your shelves stocked with your current items and also buy the licenses for the others and THEN also buy the stock for them. It just feels a bit wonky, and then customers are mad you don't have something. I have way more stuff unlocked than I could possibly stock, which feels bad because the models for these inventory things are REALLY cute! Speaking of which, the catalogue is... Not fun. Admittedly. It's pretty convoluted to go through with only a few vague categories like Boosters, Accessories, etc. I also despise that you have to checkout, then go to another app to buy the board games and other items and check out separately there. It'd be nice if there was a bit more or better filters to restock. I've also clicked way too many times on a license for something because it's the same button as the buy one and wasted hundreds of dollars. There's also no real reason to have the double boxes of so many things imo and just clogs up the catalogue. Why buy a x64 box of something if it's the same as the x32? There's just double the amount of items now to sift through when I'm figuring out what I need, so restocking each day becomes an absolute chore (though I did see the scanner option, but it's 12k which is nowhere near where I've been able to get to so I'm probably playing it wrong haha). The stink effect is more frustrating than fun, honestly. I thought the option to buy the machines would be a way for players to get around a mechanic they're not fond of like most games, but it only works if the person is DIRECTLY beside it, and stays there for a while. Except customers walk around everywhere, so it'll give 'em a quick puff but does nothing else, so you can't even set it up in your doorway, and then you have to take a can off the shelf, hit R, spray them, hit R again, put it back on the shelf. It's incredibly tedious. I'd love to just turn off this option, honestly. Great idea, annoying as heck execution. The game events app is broken, I think. I can select it, I can number my tables in my shop, but it doesn't do anything that I can see. When I click the confirm button there's no feedback, likewise with the reset option. Shame, 'cause it seems cute! The customer rating system is cool, but overall a lot of the apps on your phone feel so convoluted that everything is a bit more of a chore than you want it to be. And with the repetitive nature of games like these, it goes from zen to "Ughhhh I really don't want to have to restock, dammit." --- I love love love the idea of opening packs, grading cards, selling singles, etc. Getting a little red box back when I got my first 1k card at my shop's front door was actually so exciting! It's honestly so much fun and why I think this game has a lot of cool ideas over others of this genre. Problem is I can't really suggest it just yet. It doesn't feel satisfying in the way others do, but I have tons of hope for the future of it. Here's hoping! If you read the things I mentioned and it genuinely doesn't bother you, then I think you'd adore this game! Also bonus for adding CAD, but since there's no pennies, it's heinous to have to make sure everything is .00 or .05 so I swapped back to USD. But thank you for letting me pick my currency!