Sorry We're Open

A fun eerie time - an easy recommend for anybody who's worked a dead-end chain store retail job

this is my kind of propaganda

A charming RPG maker horror game that makes some really interesting points about retail culture, corporate America and workplace camaraderie. This game first came to my attention through the Haunted PS1 Community and was a standout in that year's demo disc for me. The developer did a great job at building an unnerving atmosphere throughout while blending in some light comedy/satirical moments.

the short: It's good the long: rpgmaker games are either good or bad imo, this is one of the good ones. The liminal themes and areas were so nice to explore. I was genuinely surprised by the amount of content here. it wasnt until the end of my playthrough that i realized u can just walk down the street and there are even more stores and areas to discover. There is very clearly a deeper story going on that you can piece together as you play. I loved the idea of work being horrifying and it reminds me of the "scared of job applications" meme. If you like rpgmaker survival horror games i 100% recommend adding this to ur collection

This was a really good experience. I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I liked this game. It's a strange little setting, and pretty surreal. Obviously, it deals with subject matter like large corporations dehumanizing and abusing people, but surprisingly goes deeper than that one topic that's been tackled a billion times over at this point. It more so focus' on human connection and our affect on each other, from individual to individual, corporate to individual, and the public as a whole. The gameplay isn't too hard overall. The combat is easy, at least with the staff setup I chose. I never died or lost a staff member during my playthrough.

One of those games that sticks in your head a long long time after finishing it. Give this a shot. It's absolutely worth your time.

Corporations really, really suck

Cute. Lots of bactracking by the end though!

I really wanted to like this game. It's theme, art style, and unique take on fights intrigued me to buy it, but alas. The game opens with the quote "sometimes there are no viable options other than losing" or something similar. It really set me up for disappointment so take care when you buy the game. Fighting is dead simple and really easy. You don't have to fire anyone once you get a halfway decent team, and you really have to try to die. In the end I only fired 6 people, and 3 died because I wanted to see if I could actually die or not. You get drowned in money the moment you unlock the overworld, which makes the fights even easier. Working shifts, which are supposed to be the meat of the game, are a breeze because of the broken fighting system. And in the end all the fights you have to slog through, there are "bosses" which are nearly identical to any other encounter. Other than these, what is left of this game is a barebones rpgmaker game where you walk around getting items, and unlocking doors (or cleaning?). Like I said, I really like the theme and the vibe the developer is going for here, but the gameplay works against the theme. Overall this game left a bad taste in my mouth. Especially the endings were lackluster, and lacked the artistic touch that made other parts of the game bearable. If you are a veteran rpgmaker game player, that gobbles games like this, I might recommend this game. Otherwise a safe skip after watching the trailer. Just a waste of 4 hours to 100% the game.

This game is amazing, I love it!! Really great atmosphere and story, kinda cozy but in a horror way. PLEASE ADD ACHIEVEMENTS!! There's a lot of secret stuff, so it would be super to have them :D