
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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I want to like this game but the controller controlls need a massive update. It's almost impossible to select what you need to and moving the hand under the tray is the same. Hopefully this issue is resolved soon.
A little unpolished, had to look up a YouTube video playthrough because i wasn't sure if it was bugged or just... Annoying enough that i would stop playing. Interesting mechanic, could've been a really amazing game if polished a little more.
Безумно ждала эту игру! Разработчики, пожалуйста, добавьте кнопку "начать день заново" и у меня не работает кнопка" заплатить за аренду"
I really, really like this game, lots of fun and charm. BUT there are a few bugs that I've encountered that stop this from being a straight recommend. When things get more complex and you have unlocked all foods, several things seems to start to happen - most frustratingly, one of the yokai (Tsuchigomi) has just started being invisible in serving view! This stops me from serving her, meaning I fail her every time. This means that I can never finish the ame. It's a very affordable game, though, and a lot of fun for my money. I do recommend it, but I do wish these bugs were fixed.
游戏难度曲线设计不合理,挫折感来的远比玩游戏能获得愉悦感高得多。而且有一些轻微bug,是会影响游戏进程的那种bug。 高度不可控导致的不符合任务要求失败的次数异常的多,玩多了就感觉自己是只猴子无法控制自己的四肢,但是面前是台打字机,任务希望你打出莎士比亚的名著。游戏的美貌实在是瑜不掩瑕,还是我太自信了我以为能靠美貌忍过去。
Игра очень понравилась. Однозначно рекомендую. Изначально проходил в рамках Демофеста, теперь удалось поиграть в релизную версию. Если «Abra-Cooking-Dabra» мне откровенно не понравилась (по многим причинам), то «The Way of the Tray» оказалась практически идеальной. Приятная графика, музыка, саунд-дизайн, сюжет, культурные отсылки, геймплей: всё на своём месте, никаких лудонарративных диссонансов, отлично погружаешься в атмосферу. И, что главное: разработчики смогли вовремя остановиться и перестать переусложнять core-gameplay. Да, по неопытности, угольки, голова или квадраты могут изрядно бесить, когда сам ничего не успеваешь, а они всё портят, но это до тех пор, пока не приловчишься и не научишься использовать разные механики в своих корыстных интересах, тут-то игра и раскрывается по-полной: тебя уже не страшат ни сложности, ни большое количество заказов. Ты, как настоящий официант, начинаешь очень ловко обслуживать клиентов и делать всё красиво, получая щедрые чаевые (прямо как в жизни). Очень круто, что присутствует реиграбельность: можно долго залипать, проходить сюжет и выполнять ачивки (этим я ещё обязательно займусь). «The Way of the Tray» — одна из немногих игр, которую я считаю практически идеальной. Сейчас у меня не так много времени на игры, но каждый раз тут хочется сделать "ну ещё одну смену". Спасибо премии IGRA за возможность пощупать проект!
At first this game feels impossible, with too many orders, food falling too fast and a hard time balancing and fitting everything on the tray, but after getting a hang of it, it gets very entretaining! The pixelated artstyle is very charming, the gameplay is smooth and simple, the sounds are very satisfying to hear, the storyline of each yokai really makes you want to progress through the game, and even when things get pretty rushed with 40 patrons on the restaurant, I still find it relaxing to pile up all the food nicely (..◜ᴗ◝..) It may take a little while to get the flow of the game, but I'd say it's worth a try! ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ )
一款形式上十分有趣的小游戏,在故事中玩家扮演因为偶遇百鬼夜行而被拉到灵体世界的人类,为了找寻回家的路而不得不当起了餐馆打工人,只不过前来这里的顾客都是日本神话中的各种妖怪,努力学习各种服务生技巧,获得妖怪们的好感赢得重返人间的机会。游戏玩法轻松有趣,但整体机翻严重,虽然不影响游玩,但体验也略微有些不适,适合喜欢这类休闲小游戏的玩机体验。 故事开始眉清目秀的主角就因为下班回家较晚而遇上了百鬼夜行而卷入灵魂世界,还好偶然间踏足了妖怪餐馆被老板救了一命,当然代价就是打工当服务员还债,并在老板的引导下找寻回到人间的方式。 游戏主要环节就是通过上菜、收拾餐桌等小游戏来完成日常活动,从而赚取金币和收集满意度。其中最主要的环节就是端盘子上菜,具体的形式就像小时候大富翁中的小游戏“接元宝”左右移动盘子接去厨子完成的菜品,在保证平衡的同时把菜送到顾客手中,一次性完成所有菜品的话话还会获得顾客满意度和各种小费道具,当然也会有各种霉菌等杂物扰乱你的操作,可以说是既考验玩家的反应力,也一定程度上考验你的规划能力,算是十分有趣的小游戏。 而在完成顾客要求的同时,可以获得各种道具来增加后续工作的状态,如鱼饵可以让海鲜菜品变成金色等等。 此外游戏的局外成长也有不少,分别是技能和托盘,完成各种挑战可以解锁从银、金、钻、玉的各种托盘,而手机的金币和满意度可以通过供奉神龛来解锁各种技能,如手更稳定、托盘加宽、甚至该变菜品得能力,总体而言设计的很又想法,算是把端盘子这一小游戏玩出花了。 不过游戏最大的问题在于这个翻译太差了,但我看到菜单界面把中文翻译成中国人就感觉到不妙了,结果进入游戏什么????口口以及各种鸡零狗碎的本地化,还是让我涨了见识。但好在游戏几乎不太靠文本内容,而且换成英文大多数对话也不难理解。除此之外游戏总体而言质量尚可,作为一款小游戏独特的玩法也足够有趣和富有挑战性,适合大多数玩家。 [code]双语评测,认准我们: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35263058-Bilingual-Curator/]双语评测[/url] Make Chinese and English speaker feel at home: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35263058-Bilingual-Curator/]Bilingual Curator[/url][/code]
Забавная игрушка, не всегда понятно что происходит, но хочется разобраться
Sur papier, ça partait d'une bonne idée. La réalisation laisse cependant à désirer. Le pixel art est joli, l'idée est cool même si la cinématique de début est peu claire. Le mini jeu du plateau est correct et original. Et c'est tout. La prise en main est assez bancale, le jeu propose une difficulté très mal gérée, si on fait des erreurs, on reçoit des malus qui nous poussent à faire encore plus d'erreurs et c'est donc le serpent qui se mord la queue. Le sound design est très discutable (dégueu si on me demande), on se tape la même musique pendant des heures, la traduction FR est pitoyable. Il y a pas mal de dialogues pour lesquels on comprend rien. C'est dommage parce que ça commençait bien et j'aime l'idée mais vraiment, la réal' est pas ouf. À se demander si la team de dev a testé le jeu avant de le sortir.
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