Shooting Range Simulator

I put about 69 minutes into Shooting Range Simulator, and in that short time I ran into numerous bugs. The worst one — and the one that basically stops me from playing — is the paper target bug. When a target wears out, you replace it… except the game never gives you the prompt to staple it in place. If you try removing the brand‑new target (which is a huge waste of resources early on), the trash tool will remove it, but then the game insists there’s still an old target in place. So you’re stuck in this loop where you can’t staple the new one, can’t place another one, and the game thinks a phantom target is still hanging there. It’s maddening. At this point I’m debating a refund since I literally just bought it. I’ll give it a day or two in case a patch drops, but if nothing changes, I’m requesting a refund and moving on. If this bug is fixed promptly and I can experience the game, I'll update my review accordingly.

Pretty quickly, I realized this game was not necessarily for me. HOWEVER, I do think that it is a well thought out, enjoyable simulator game. Particularly for someone who is a gun enthusiast or has always dreamed of owning their own shooting range. Good Points: Performance is great, even on my midrange hardware. You get a lot of freedom in design of your shop. The variety of guns is massive and interesting. Your little shop tasks are fun and not incredibly repetitive. Once you can sell different items, you can really start bringing in income and there is a lot of variety there as well. Shooting Contest? For Money? Let's Go! Lots of upward momentum with a reasonable amount of income earned each day. The Meh(for me): The range of customer models was pretty small. Which is amusing for a bit when the same customer shows up six times in one day and you can make up lore about them but eventually you go "Omg, Brian, please go home". The town is not alive at all until you open the shop. The guy across the street stares at you all day. That's about it. You gave me a bat, which is awesome. Love that for me. Love doming the guys who are acting foolish in the range...but they just don't do it that often and if I go hog wild, I fear my popularity will plummet and if I have to see Brian and his holey shirt one more time just so he leaves me a good yelp review... The music seems to be one, maybe two songs on a loop? That might not bother everyone but I have hyperacusis and I noticed very quickly. I play a lot of sim games. I stream a lot of sim games. I prefer the kooky and chaotic. This sim game feels like an enthusiast sim game. Which is great! It wasn't for me. However, I think the audience for this game is there and it is viable. I think it has excellent bones and can rise through the genre of enthusiast sim games, for sure. Let me spray Brian with a squirt bottle like a cat when he comes in for the 6th time in his ripped shirt with Bethany's ID instead of his and I may come back.