Shoppe Keep

Ugly, clunky, and buggy, but still somehow totally enjoyable.

It sort of scratches that incremental game itch.
There's automation and advancements. It feels like an active type of an idle game.
It's cool. Tending to your little shop is relaxing. Restocking can be automated. Zapping thieves can be automated. Too bad you can't speed up the time...
The way the game works fundamentally is probably bad or something but as long as the numbers go up and it gets faster over time due to my actions, I'm not gonna bother dissecting it. It's cool.
My only real complain is the cauldron system which... well there isn't much of a system to begin with, you just throw 4 items and hope for the best. You need to follow a sequence though so realistically there are SO MANY combinations to try that it doesn't make sense to not use the wiki instead. There's only a bunch of items you can get, compared to the vast amount of items, money and time you're gonna waste trying to find receipes on your own.
Other than that I found visual bugs and I don't love the way that customers just go home after interaction, so if you want to buy that sombrero or sell stuff for quests but at the same time get paid for what the customer came here for, you need to wait for them to go in and out of the shop. So I end up running from entrance to entrance, only talking to those who are headed towards them.
I enjoyed the game though, it's a silly little project and it's perfectly fine to be just that. It's slow and gets boring so I only recommend it to people who like incremental games and/or want a change of pace for a moment.

This game isn't worth playing for more than a couple tens of hours at most, but it's definitely worth the price in my opinion.

Great game It's a bunch of fun. Well worth the price tag for the hours you'll be entertained. If you like running a shop or management/tycoon games you'll like this one. Everything is explained with short concise written tutorials and I find it to be fun despite the slight repetitiveness. Getting the helper robot is probably a good thing to do early to keep yourself from getting bored of stocking. 7.8/10

While the game seems rather unfinished, what is here is still quite fun, it has a good gameplay loop with a charming style.

It's not bad. It's certainly a bit buggy and feels rough around the edges, but the gameplay is simple and satisfying enough. i would recommend if you're looking for a simple game that you can play somewhat passively to kill some time. it can be more than that too if you want it to be. there's a good amount of stuff to unlock which adds new features as you build your shop. overall, not a bad game for $5 but it's definitely a crude game.

I don't know if it's clear from my hours, but I do enjoy this game. Mostly because I enjoy a game that I can pick up for an hour or two, zone out a bit, and put it down again. Which is what this game is best at, if you're expecting something with substance and story, this won't be the game for you.

The game is filled with tutorials for easy playing, and anything that's unclear, is super easy to find online. While it's repetitive, the game never hides that from you and I feel that's kind of the point. You're not an adventurer, or a hero, you're just a shopkeeper. Your life will be the casual day to day, selling products, (and zapping thieves.)

If anything, I find the achievements difficult due to the sheer scale needed (Killing 1000 thieves, 100 barbarians, playing a whole year, etc). My second issue (That I find more funny then upsetting,) ist when Barbarians attack, all the brave heroes, with armour and weapons, flee for their lives. Leaving you alone to deal with the attack. I just find it odd that you, the humble shopkeep, are expected to fight the barbaric army.

I def recommend, it's bare bones, but it's entertaining, and the 'bare bones' style works well for what the game is.