Game Store Chronicle

I like this game, but there are a few things that stop me from recommending it right now. Progression feels really slow, especially when it comes to unlocking new products. It takes a long time, which makes the gameplay feel a bit repetitive. I’ve also noticed that customers only seem to buy one or two items at a time, which makes the shop feel less busy and slows progress even more. Another thing I’ve noticed is that every time you level up, you seem to get the same three reward options to choose from. A bit more variety here would make leveling up feel more rewarding and interesting. I’m also confused about whether I’ve missed something. I can’t see any option to hire staff or anything similar. If that’s not in the game, I think it would be a great feature to add. I really wish there was a neutral recommendation option because I don’t think the game is bad, I just have a few issues with it. For now, I’m leaving a negative recommendation because of those issues. I’ll keep playing for a while longer, and if my opinion changes, I’ll update this review accordingly.

i honestly have no idea what is going on with some of these other reviews so far, but I have had a blast with this game so far. So let me try and add my two cents: If you are thinking this game is something along the lines of Retro Rewind and TCG Card Shop Simulator, but with video games....then you are absolutely correct. That is exactly the vibe I got from the store page, and that is what I have felt thus far while playing. -No, there is (currently) no option to hire staff, and I agree it would be a good thing to add. -There is a dedicated "back room" area full of storage racks for extra stock. -Deliveries of purchased iteams are not instant. After buying items, a few minutes later a notification will pop up informing you they are shipping and on the way. When you look at the catelog, off to the right is a notepad that tells you when items are expected to arrive if you order at that time, and after purchase that notepad updates to track when each item WILL arrive (the standard delivery is "End Of Day", unless you have unlocked the "power up" that grants temporary instant shipping) -Progression is slightly different in this game compared to other shop sims. The game is called "chronicles" for a reason, the idea is that (similar to Retro Rewind) you are operating this store "back in the day" and over time new consoles and game will release. These things are not unlocked based on levels progressed, but on time progressed. Leveling up grants power-up cards that give temporary boosts to the buisness, not unlocking items. -The in-game music is actually pretty fire. -The start is supposed to be a bit slow, but after the first week and you've got a little more variety of items to sell, it starts to pick up a bit. This isn't supposed to be a game you drop right in and start min/max-ing to the moon. This game isn't rushing to boil over, its a slow simmer. Overall, Im loving it. Solid 8/10 experience taking it as it is. As I said, would love to see hiring an employee or two be an option to either assist with clean up or to man the register. Besides that, no complaints or issues thus far for me personally.

On paper this sounded great, in reality.. not so much. This game feels Early Access and definitely needed more time in the oven. The moment I loaded into the game the awful HUD wasn't a great welcome, it was big, messy and distracting. I gave up halfway through the tutorial because the FPS kept dropping and the whole game felt like a stutterfest. I was really looking forward to it, so I'm bummed. I see comparisons being made to 'Retro Rewind' but it's nothing like it. RR's gameplay flows like butter and is one of the more unique gems in the simulation genre imo.

[h1]色々な「不便」が快適なプレイを邪魔しに来る[/h1] [b]※当日追記あり※[/b] レトロゲームショップを経営するショップシミュレーターで「変化していく時代」を追うのも本作の魅力らしい。 ゲームデザインは無意味に煩雑なところもあってストレスだが、まぁ耐えられる。 ただ、1日の終わりの[u]リザルトがすべて文字化けして「□」表示[/u]になっているのはさすがに許容できなかった。 [h1]UI・翻訳周り[/h1] 画面サイズ変更、解像度変更あり。 翻訳は普通に目につく範囲だと概ね問題なし。ただし最初から使える「自動レジ」という便利機能をONにすると画面最上部に表示されるガイドが英語表記になり、他にも最初に書いた通り1日の終わりのリザルトが文字化けしてまったく読めないという言語対応周りで質の低さを露呈させてしまったのはよろしくない。 [h1]煩雑な部分[/h1] 段ボールを開けるのにいちいちEキーを押さないといけない。 店の扉は自動で閉まり、開けるためにはいちいちクリックしないといけない。 商品を発注したら届くのは[u]「最短で翌日」。[/u] 軽く触れた範囲でも競合作品では簡略化していたり、利便性を向上させている部分をわざわざ不便にしているのがよくわからない。そうすることによって意味のあるような合理性も見受けられなかった。 このせいでチュートリアルで届いた商品が1日目の途中でなくなり、補充もできないので[u]1日目を在庫切れが理由で日中に閉店させなければならない[/u]という、あまり心地良くないプレイ体験をさせられるのがネガティブなポイントだ。 良く言えば「来客数と予算を計算して発注しないといけない」という戦略性に富んだゲームと言えるかもしれないが、開始したばかりのゲームでどれだけ来客が来るかなどわかるわけもなく、ただただ不便なだけでしかなかった。 簡単にまとめると[b]「他の競合作品で当たり前に出来ることができないのが本作」[/b]である。 [h1]良かったところ[/h1] ・自動レジ機能 ・ガイダンスの丁寧さ ・細かいアートワーク部分の作り込み [h1]比較[/h1] 2025年にGaming Cafe Simulatorという作品があり、そちらでも本作のようにゲームソフトの販売が可能となっていたが、残念ながらほぼすべてにおいて本作は去年発売された作品に劣っている。 悲しいことだが、本作含めてこの手のシミュレーターは「まともにプレイできない作品」がそれなりに多く、「ゲームをまともに進めることができる」というスタートラインにすら立てていない。 本作の制作者は無数に存在している既存作品から何を学んだのか知りたいところだ。競合作品の研究やインプットがまるで足りていない。 [h1]まとめ[/h1] もったいない作品だ。 利便性という継続して遊ぶプレイ部分は変な独自性を発揮せずに競合の良いところを踏襲すればそれでよかった。 文字化けはリリース前にそれぞれの言語別で1日プレイすれば気づける部分だった。 せっかくアートワーク周りはしっかりと出来ているのに遊びの部分で良さを台無しにしてしまったのが本作だ。 こっちは「へぇ、どういう感じで時代の変化が楽しめるのかな？」と期待して買ったが、「不便すぎ」「文字化けでそもそも文字が認識できない」という微妙な出来のせいでプレイを離脱してしまうことになったので、あまりにももったいない機会損失だ。 インディーゲームの悲劇あるあるだが、[b]「制作者が力を入れて作ったアートワークなのにプレイ体験の悪さでプレイヤーはそのアートワークを楽しむ前段階でやめてしまう」[/b]というとても悲しい作品になってしまっている。 あと実績が少なすぎなのも個人的には残念なポイント。 残念ながらこの完成度で他人におすすめすることはできない。 [h1]追記[/h1] [b]「なんか修正来ないかな？　意欲的な制作者だったら当日のうちに直るし、ここはどうだろ」[/b]と思ってストアページを覗いてみたら[h1]「日本語はサポートされていません」[/h1]と日本語非対応に変わってて笑った。 [h1]日本語対応で販売したのに対応を放棄しやがった。[/h1]

Ein wirklich schönes Thema! Im Ansatz sehr schön, aber leider extrem billig umgesetzt. Sollte sich eine große Scheibe vom "Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator" abschneiden, dieser fühlt sich sehr viel besser an!

been waiting for this game since the demo and I can confidently say that this absolutely excedeed any of my expectations!! ---{ Graphics }--- ☑ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☑ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10

This is low-quality game. There are bugs (like I ordered a set of games on day one during tutorial and it won't arrive). There are too many tutorial popups, which are interrupting my game flow. I Don't actually want to collect trash after customers in the middle of the day.

Game Store Chronicle has been one of the most relaxing games I've played in a long time. From the moment I started, it gave me that cozy, "just one more day" feeling that makes it easy to lose track of time. It's not a game that rushes you or overwhelms you—it lets you build at your own pace, and that's part of what makes it so enjoyable. One of the biggest things this game nails is nostalgia. Whether you grew up going to your local game store, browsing shelves full of physical game cases, waiting for midnight releases, or spending hours looking through used games hoping to find a hidden gem, Game Store Chronicle captures that feeling incredibly well. It reminds me of a time when gaming felt more personal—walking into a store, talking about new releases, collecting games, and building a collection you were proud of. That atmosphere is something you don't see often anymore, and this game does a fantastic job bringing those memories back. The gameplay loop is simple but satisfying. Watching your little game store slowly grow, organizing inventory, helping customers, and improving your business is surprisingly addictive. It's the kind of game you can sit down with after a long day and just unwind. There aren't many management games that feel this calming while still giving you a sense of progression. Now, there are definitely areas where the game can improve. Progression is fairly slow, especially once you've settled into the early game. The upgrade system is also pretty limited at the moment, with only three upgrade cards currently available. However, I don't think that's a major issue because the game has just released. Judging a brand-new indie title by the amount of endgame content it has isn't always fair. Every great management game starts somewhere, and this one already has a solid foundation to build on. What really excites me is the potential. There are so many directions the developers could take this game. More upgrade cards, additional store customization, special customer events, retro gaming collections, tournaments, console trade-ins, employee management, online orders, expansions, seasonal events, and even multiple store locations could all add even more depth. The core gameplay is already enjoyable enough that adding more systems would only make it stronger. The developers have created something that genuinely feels like a love letter to gaming culture. You can tell there's passion behind the project, and that's something I always appreciate. In a market filled with games trying to be bigger and louder than everything else, Game Store Chronicle succeeds by simply being relaxing, charming, and nostalgic. My biggest hope is that this game receives long-term support. I'd hate to see a game with this much promise be abandoned after launch. With consistent updates and community feedback, I truly believe Game Store Chronicle could become one of the standout cozy business simulators. It already has the heart—it just needs time to grow. If you're looking for a fast-paced game, this probably won't be for you. But if you enjoy cozy simulation games, management games, or simply miss the feeling of spending hours in your favorite local game store, I highly recommend giving Game Store Chronicle a chance. This is a game I'll definitely continue playing, and I'm genuinely excited to see where the developers take it next. Rating: 8.5/10

So far I am digging it, especially as guy who was born in the very early 80s. It bring a sense of nostalgia that's very satisfying. I have not encountered any bugs yet in my play time but have not made it out of year one yet. I noticed someone mentioning that play progression feels slow and I would agree if it wasn't in my mind that this is supposed to emulate how consoles and games actually released back then. One shouldn't expect instant gratification. All in all I can't wait to play more and see where I can take my store. I will update if my opinion changes but for now - If you like retro gaming, business sims and or a mix of both....this game IS for you. Just don't expect to get anywhere if you don't put in the time or effort.

Thank you to the developers for allowing me to play the game early. When I first got my key, there were a few bugs, but they were fixed straight away. I'm really glad they were resolved so quickly. This is the type of game I've been looking forward to for a long time. It brings older-generation technology to life in a video game. I even spent two days trying to figure out what the credit card device was, and then I saw the developer post explaining it. I was like, "Carbon copy? What are they talking about?" With that said, I rate this game 10/10. I can't wait to see what the developers have planned for it in the future!