
The Way of the Tray is a waiter simulator with action puzzle elements in a Japanese spirit world setting. Your task is to master the skill of serving dishes and earn the trust of yokai patrons. Will you be able to prove yourself and find your way home?
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Dishes from myths and legends
Mysterious yokai patrons
Magical restaurant makeover
The way of the masterful waite
The Way of the Tray is a waiter simulator with action puzzle elements in a Japanese spirit world setting. After accidentally falling into the mystical world of spirits, you find yourself in a difficult situation: to find your way home, you will have to work in a local restaurant.

Master the art of keeping your tray balanced: every mistake can cost you a tip. Learn to manage your time so you can serve all your guests on time and prevent them from leaving because of long waiting time.

Immerse yourself in the mysterious atmosphere of Japan: serve unusual orders to yokai and learn all the secrets of local cuisine. Serve dishes that even mysterious spirits can enjoy. Today’s menu includes onigiri, sushi and ramen, and fortune cookies for dessert!

Develop your waiter skills to earn more tips and invest them in upgrades, and don’t forget to pay the rent.
Are you ready to make your way as a waiter in the mysterious world of Japanese spirits? Keep your balance, solve puzzles and find your way home!
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Languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Italian
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Игра с механиками из Tricky Towers (не самый удачный пример, но первое, что пришло в голову) - вам выпадают детали-продукты сверху и нужно равномерно распределить их на подносе. На первый взгляд всё кажется довольно простым, но стоит учитывать ещё то, что нужно следить за балансом подноса и дополнительными эффектами. ⭕ Интересный сеттинг - закусочная, где собираются поесть разные ёкаи, то есть японская нечисть (Кроме тебя, лисичка, ты вовсе не нечисть!). Они заказывают разные блюда, а вы зарабатываете деньги на доставке заказов. ⭕ Если набор блюд ёкаи заказывают примерно одинаковый, то они не согласятся принять еду просто так - вы обязаны выполнить мини-условие. Кто-то захочет, чтобы их еда была в саже, а кто-то, наоборот, этого не приемлет. ⭕ За успешную доставку еды ёкаям, вы качаете с ними репутацию, а вот если накосячите - то репутация будет уменьшаться. Глобально, ваша цель подружиться со всеми ёкаями. За вашу расторопность и аккуратность вы получаете специальную валюту, которую можно потратить на новые “дары” - бонусы, которые работают только на миссии. ⭕ Дары облегчают жизнь и позволяют заработать больше денег, но не делают игру проще настолько, чтобы можно было вовсе ничего не делать. А хотелось бы! ❌ Игра становится скучной довольно быстро. Разносить блюда с каждой сменой всё утомительнее, а выполнять хотелки ёкаев начинает раздражать: иногда они предлагают заведомо проигрышные для вас условия, но, если вы откажетесь или проигнорируете заказ, ваша репутация с определённым ёкаем всё равно упадёт. Безвыходная ловушка. ❌ На какой-то из сороковых смен я купил четыре баннера на привлечение определённых ёкаев и у меня софтлокнулась игра - еда перестала падать и пропал поднос. Перезагрузка не помогала. Соответственно пройти игру дальше не смог. Занимательная игра с необычным сеттингом и механикой “ловли” продуктов на поднос. Игра не может похвастаться разнообразием ситуаций, которые бы привносили эффект новизны, поэтому быстро выдыхается.
I really really wanted to like this game. The art is adorable and the mechanics are unique. Sadly it seems like the devs are not interested in updating it or answering questions/addressing game play issues. There are a number of bugs (half the menus just display ???) and despite getting perfects on every level you never seem to get enough money to accomplish anything. I had to switch from controller to mouse + keyboard because the controller controls were so poor. Keep that in mind if you plan to play on steamdeck. Specifically you need to move the left joystick to move the tray and the right joystick to move the hand. But moving the left joystick also runs through the menu at the top. So often times you're selecting the wrong things. The only updates from the devs are posting about sales and promotions. If the devs get around to responding to people and making adjustments (it's been out a month now with no patches and no responses to anyone) then I'll happily purchase again. For now I am sadly asking for a refund as I find the game unplayable.
한국어 번역이 쓰레기같아요. 종료가 출력으로 번역되는 수준이에요. 도움말 항목이 이해가 안 될 정도의 저품질 번역을 제외하고는 게임성은 괜찮아요. 픽셀그래픽 퀄리티가 높은 편이며, UI가 잘 짜여있고 클릭감이 좋아요.
Cara que surpresa, que jogo bom, eu não tava esperando isso
i like this game and the art and the idea behind it and the mechanics, but it gets quite overwhelming the further through you get. i have also encountered a couple of bugs that result in just having to reset the day, when you have like 40 patrons and its close to the end its incredibly frustrating. i also find that earnings vs debt is unbalanced, it feels as though you will never get out of your debt
The game is really pretty and honestly i really wanted to love the game, however the whole game feels like a noose that keeps getting tighter for small mistakes. so much of the game was stressful for no reason as each mistake would make the next customer harder and harder to deal with, not to mention the uneven payment. there are things called "soot" as well as other harmful things that if you drop them the game counts it as "food" and would tax you for dropping "food" but if you have it on your plate then you also get your food ruined which makes it impossible to finish any order after a while. do yourself a favor skip this one since the devs also seem to want to skip it too.
No real difficulty progression, it hits you with every mechanics right out the gate. After 4 shifts you about have seen all the game has to offer in terms of mechanics. The yokai that drive the story sometimes have random modifiers, some of them are cleared very easily, others are just frustrating with how the game works. Don't try to go for perfect shifts, a single misplace will cost you the entire shift if for example, you place one of the soot sprites 1 tile of or accidentally drop an item on top of it, which happens a lot with how finnicky the controls are. You might have some fun with it if you can get it on sale, but i still wouldn't recommend it. Could have been a nice cozy game, instead it's just tedious for the sake of being tedious.
4/10 thought it would be more complex tweaking the sensitivity but the controller tray tilt control just wasnt working for me very well at all every menu is janky weird controller style ive never seen before in games end up spending more time than i should trying to press one of two menu options i have up
玩法比较简单,由于有新的奇奇怪怪的“料理”逐渐加入,加上不同妖怪有各自特殊需求,接菜时还是有多样性的,并不显得单调。设计水准并不低,有巧妙和过人之处。可惜可能受限于售价定位,不少有拓展潜力之处没有发挥出来。 中文纯机翻,驴头不对马嘴,还有些文字显示成方框、英文和俄文。 另有不少奇奇怪怪的bug。 在机翻和bug修复之前还是不推荐了。
игра хороша, прыжок поможет?
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