Teddy's Haven

This game is an absolut recommendation for every fan of cozy shopkeeper games. The developers created an atmosphere that allows you to come down and play the game exactly like you want. The Shop opens only when you want it, but the time it's open doesn't define the day. The day is only defined by yourself. You can decide to go harvest the whole world before you open the shop or after it. The day just ends when you decide to go to bed - which I love, cause it eliminates any time induced stress.

It's absolutely super cute, chill and various with items and creatures! The big creatures actually scares me a little LOL the first time I went to Ulmbrow (was night as well) I was like "one step and I quit" ... Now I visiting it daily, but I got the same feeling with the Knight XD Btw, I'd love to be able to have a view from the above or a faster system to re-organize everything maybe? When I unlocked the whole shop with the stairs, starting to move all the shelf I had + reorder the whole products took me A LOT of time! I'll impatiently wait as well for more updated on the map, maybe the castle as well! The map is so big and hypes me a lot, I am pretty curious on the things could be done! Actually, for me is a 7.5/10! Only because now that I am getting used to it I'll probably finish soon to unlock every product and so will become a little more repetitive.

If you're looking for a super cozy, super easy, super relaxed shop builder, this is definitely the game for you. I've put in 30+ hours already, my shop is booming and I'm still really enjoying it. However, there are some functionality issues that let the gameplay down a little. It's TOO simple. No tally, no stock checks, no cash flow imbalances, just sell stuff, make money. That's pretty much it. You have daily taxes and wages for your staff if you choose to hire any, but they always stay the same, never fluctuate. As you level up the games mechanics don't seem to level up with you, and in that sense there's no challenge to this game, no quests or sense of achievement. All you do is make money to expand your shop. Nothing else, making the gameplay very linear and unrewarding. But hey, if that's what you're into then so be it. Another issue is decor. It's very limited. I spent 800 coins on a new set of rugs, and they weren't different at all. They were exactly the same, just different colours. Felt a bit cheated. I wish there was more furniture to choose from - sofas, beds, cupboards, dining tables... I know it's a shop simulator, not a home builder, but there's a whole attic upstairs that would make a really nice house. The game gives you a little side house, but there's nothing to put in it. All you get is wooden chairs and tiny little side tables. Things like coffee machines, notice boards, book shelfs (enchanted versions obviously) would work really well. It's possible you do unlock these types of items later in the game, but I'm already at level 21 and I haven't come across anything decent yet. They give you a set of dining utensils, but where on earth are these supposed to go? What I find odd is the building materials - walls/floor/stairs etc.. What are they for? There's not really anywhere to build an external building, nowhere that would look good anyway as there's no flat land or open spaces nearby. The attic looks intentionally unfinished and possibilities for an extra floor to be added, so I tried building one, but there's no snap function, so it's impossible to get an even floor down. Seems pointless. It's a nice cozy game, no stress, no fuss. That's what it's designed for I guess and I do like it for that. But Unfortunately with no sense of progression in sight, nothing new or exciting to work towards, I can see myself growing tired of it pretty soon. Good for the money and for one off game play, but not good for long term invested game time.

Love the game, been sinking so many hours into it. it's cozy, simple, and mostly just a matter of patience and collecting to get everything you want. also it makes running a shop so nice. there are a few things that might be nice to add and i'm sure there are more updates int e future but as is, it makes for a very chill complete game. that said, this is currently in early access and that does show in some small things. SPOILERS DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE MILDLY SPOILED FOR THE GAME *i'd love for the fairies to actually do something? or stay in my shop flying around or something. *a map i can markup would be amazing. not necessary but would be nice for those just starting out *i'd like more quests actually. and i'd like for them to maybe add to the shop in some way? maybe be like the old green turtle *i know the incrementally expensive expansion is there for a reason and i'm mostly fine with it but also i hateeeee that it counts for every wall even if i've opened that square up *i have not gotten to the end of the levels or upgrades so this is possibly a thing that already exists and/or it will never be a thing to encourage exploration. but. something to tell me there are giants available to talk to other than the old green turtle. that would be nice but not in any way necessary

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Amazing game. Fun and relaxing. I would love to have a bit more complicated game mechanics, but it is perfect as it is now,

Wow, I love this game. Just amazing, and so lovingly detailed. I like to think that little Teddy in heaven gets pets and scratches every time I pet his avatar in game. So much fun! Can't recommend it enough, and I will be playing this for a long time.