Travellers Rest

Abandonware

I like the idea of this game but if you're a returning player I hope you can handle information overload well because upon returning you will get 3 different events which apparently have timers for and the repetiitve tasks that you have to do for no reason then the events on the calendar, I had to google a section of the new update because I apparently had to remember this one part that if I DIDN'T google I would have been forever locked out of. I am not keeping track of all this. Plus the multiplayer has been having a lot of issues in the new update. I'll come back to the game in a year or something this is too much of a chore. I don't have time to actually play the game it's just event after event after event.

Really cute graphics and world, I had a lot of fun building up my tavern. Was very hooked for about a week. However unfortunately it lacks in content so the grinding system can get pretty repetetive, and after a while the world starts feeling smaller due to the limited NPC interaction. I think the similiarity to Stardew makes the comparitively lacking game play elements a lot more noticeable once the tavern twist and story line novelty wears off. In saying that though I'm excited to have this in my library to come back to one day when the world is filled out more, it has a lot of unique cosy charm and whimsy that outpaces Stardew, and a lot of the gameplay mechanics are a lot better too imo.

10/10 for including Šaltibarščiai (Cold Beet Soup)

The game is solid from the limited time I played, but after the magic update, they botched something and I keep getting stuck on dialogue randomly, FORCING me to alt f4, because I can't even open the main menu or inventory, this alone is completely ruining the experience for me.

I was playing the game through Family Sharing on my Steam Deck, but I enjoyed it so much that I decided to buy my own copy just to support the developers. At this point, I’ve pretty much experienced everything the game currently has to offer, and now I’m just waiting for the full release. Unfortunately, the game has been in Early Access for quite a long time, and I really wish there were a proper release roadmap so we could have a clearer idea of what’s still planned and when to expect it. I’d also love to go for 100% achievements, but some of them require an excessive amount of grinding. I don’t mind putting in the time for achievements, but a few of the requirements feel unnecessarily tedious rather than rewarding, so I’d really like to see them rebalanced at some point. Despite these complaints, I’ve had a great time with Travellers Rest. It’s cozy, addictive, and very easy to sink hours into without even realizing it. I’ve already gotten more than enough enjoyment out of it to justify the purchase, and I’m looking forward to seeing what the full release eventually brings.

As much as I like the game, I really don't like the direction the development has taken. All of the updates recently seem to be around the game into Final Fantasy: Stardew Valley, which was not a good pivot. Additionally, someone along the way seems to have forgotten that the game is call "Travelers Rest" and is about managing a pub -- not about Japanese bathhouses. This core gameplay loop is fun, but hasn't improved at all under the new devs. Please get back to the game you have instead of just drawing more anime.