Vending Dokan!: Kozy Kiosk

Although I'd like to recommend this game, I can't in it's current state. Why? Because it's INCREDIBLY buggy right now. The main loop involves you buying vending machines, stocking them, and decorating the area to attract more customers. It's very casual, and there's enough furniture that you can make each space fairly unique. And yes, I did say each space because you can unlock new spots to add new machines and expand your business. There are a lot of things I like about it, like when you place order it takes time for it to be delivered, and you can build up reputation with the different brands to get bigger discounds and more sales deals. However, once you get employees the game really starts to suffer. Employees are incredibly broken in this game, in a bad way. They have hunger and tiredness stats, along with skills. However, even though I provide them with both places to rest and vending machines to feed themselves (there are no free snack areas) they rarely eat. Not only that, but even though you can set their schedule, the amount they work seems extremely inconsistant, working in spurts or showing up at locations that don't need work and sitting there when other locations are in bad shape. They frequently get caught on chairs, either by sitting themselves or walking behind a customer that pushes their chair back, and so far the only reliable way I've found to reset them is to save and quit. The worst part is that once you get fairly far into the game the performance drops drastically, The game isn't that impressive graphically, it actually looks like a mobile game in a lot of ways, so having the game degrade to teh point where it's unplayable shouldn't be a thing. And I do mean unplayable, 3-5 seconds of lag whenever I try to repair a machine. The game has a lot of potential, but its not worth it in its current state. Wait until it gets a bunch of patches before you try.

This game is really special. It gives good vibes when I have it up. For a chill game it's kind of strange. I wouldn't say it's an idler, but I wouldn't say that it isn't. The main point of the game is that you are a really dedicated vending machine owner. (lol. I've never seen vending machines this well maintained in real life!) The pros- I love how I can change the window size and have the views of my vending machines as they cycle through the days/nights, slowly as seasons/weather changes while on one monitor! So many nice visual idlers make it difficult to make the screens small, this one works fine on one monitor. -The music is awesome (reminds me of persona 5 music for some reason, I have no idea why.) -I love people watching when I need a small break from my work. (It must be something I picked up from when I was a kid, When I would sit and wait for my parents to finish shopping at the malls- when those were still around. Haha~ It's nice to see people going about their day in the game.) Cons- It's kinda hard to let it idle too long unless you have workers to take care of the area (and that can take a few hours to get to that point in the game) -there isn't much variations of npc models. (This isn't a huge deal!!!) -The camera angles during editing and clicking on vending machines to clean/fill can be a little funky since cameras are in fixed locations. -I wish there was a focus mode where maybe npcs litter less, buy less food, or something, so I can work on stuff while the game is making some nice vibes. -Not sure if this was a bug- but I also had a small issue in the game where my seasons would restart to December each time I opened the game even if I was well past January when I had last saved and closed the game. I didn't lose any of my money or anything else, but the month/season restarted, which was slightly frustrating. Overall- Are there a lot of things that could be worked on or implemented to the game, sure, but I do know the game dev does have roadmaps and is slowly updating. So I have high hopes for it. This game feels like an in-between of idler and game. Idk if it's meant to feel that way or not, but I def think if it's meant to have that middle ground it needs to have a few features to help with the idler aspect of it or make it more of a game so it isn't an idler. I think both groups of players get frustrated because it doesn't really hit either of those points. (Too slow to game, but too active to idle right away) Not to throw shade, I really love the game and how beautiful it is. If you plan to have this as a background game/idler, expect your first few hours working on unlocking staff, then you'll be checking the game less and able to afk more.

One of the best chill and relax games out there. Love it!

My friend got me this game as a birthday gift earlier this year as they thought I would enjoy it since they've been playing it themselves. I thought how cute it seemed, and I love vending machines. A lot of simulation games have come out, but I think this one is by far the most unique. If you aren't someone who enjoys constantly checking on things, then maybe this isn't for you but I personally love the micromanaging. Perhaps I am overthinking my stock, employee schedules and stuff like that but I find it extremely fun. Being able to decorate every area is also sooooo amazing! I like making each area have it's own themes, and with all the camera angles available I ensure it looks great from every view point. It's very rare I need to go into the free camera mode; I usually only do so when someone has dropped litter in a place that's a little hard to see or sometimes trash will not be thrown away and get's stuck at the bottom of the trash can. Perhaps some sort of clipping error preventing it from being truly thrown away? That's honestly the only issue I've had thus far with the game. Although I am attentively looking after my vending machines and their streets, it's something I can have in the background without needing to pay too much attention as well. The updates have been decent, and creating the spaces to my liking is very enjoyable and overall the game gives a relaxing, calm atmosphere. Overall the experience is very fun, and having it on within the background as I do other things is much enjoyable. It feels more like an Idle game once you get everything set down good enough, and for me I am very pleased with such an experience.

まぁ今後に期待。 [list] [*]そこまで素晴らしいグラフィックには見えない割に負荷が高い。 ゲームを起動したままほかの作業をするには邪魔になる。 もっと最適化やDLSSなど負荷を下げる技術を導入してほしい。 [*]自販機のメンテが任意のタイミングでできないのが煩わしい。 人が来ていてもメンテできるようにするか、キューイングしてメンテできるようになったタイミングで自動的にメンテ画面に行ってほしい。 メンテはできなくても補充はできるのがちょっと不自然。 [*]価格の設定が細かくできない。 「よその自販機よりちょっとだけ安くして利益は確保しつつもお得感を出そうかな」とかできない。 [*]自販機の容量少なすぎ、汚れる・壊れるの早すぎ。 「仕事中やくつろぎの時間に」なんてできない。 「品切れなってないかな？」「汚れてないかな？」「壊れてないかな？」とか気になって無理。 しかも前述の通り、客がいる間はメンテできないから連打しながら待ってないといけない。 バランス見直してほしい。 [*]配送ステータスが保存されないのでエコノミー以外は毎回選ばないといけない。 あと明るいオレンジに白文字は読みにくい。 [*]ゴミ箱がまだそんなに入ってないうちからハエが飛んでもういっぱいですアピールしてくるのがうっとうしい。目障り。 [*]大雨でも誰も傘をささない。 [*]建築で購入しようとしている自販機をもっと見えるようにしてほしい。 設置する前にどんな見た目かわかりにくいし、商品をいくつどのように配置できるのかもわからない。 [*]建築がフリー配置なので綺麗に揃えられない。 グリッドに沿って配置できるようにしたり、すでに置いてある物とそろえられる仕組みが必要。 [*]要らないUIを消したい。 全部じゃなくて、使わないUIを選択的に消したい。邪魔。 利用可能なプロモーションとかどうでもいい。 [*]メンテナンス画面で通常画面のフリーカメラ視点が動いてしまうので、自販機を回転させると戻ったときに視点が変な位置に移動している。 [*]フルスクリーン表示にして終了すると、次回ウィンドウ表示にしたときに元のウィンドウサイズに戻らない。 [*]日本語表示だと日付の表示がおかしい。 [/list]

So cute, and the controls are easy and satisfying. Decorating each area is super fun. Definitely a good chill game. (Too fun to have on in the background though, if you're trying to get work done!)

Cozy, great music, always something to do, really a great game.

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Recommended!

i like this cozy game, i hope the developer can improve more, like fixing the staff can orginze box from delivery zone into the shelf, not only replenish item at the vending machine, also we can manage staff to specific location.