Incredibly Fun, but Limited Late Game
This game is a ton of fun, and picking it up to play is simple and easy. The mechanics are well thought out and the interface is fun to use and interact with. It feels repetitive without feeling grindy, and the results are immediate. Many people mention a tutorial; learning the mechanics of the game was my favorite part, and made it very replay-worthy.
Despite this, I tend to play a macro game, and feel as though there is little to do late game, even on tycoon difficulty. I’m not interested in micromanaging my locations, but after year 2028 it feels like money is no object and competition is sparse. Perhaps DLCs or fun goals—like going to mars, starting a new business/sector, realistic mergers, etc. could rejuvenate the late-game.
Overall, one of my favorite app-store games of all time
Despite this, I tend to play a macro game, and feel as though there is little to do late game, even on tycoon difficulty. I’m not interested in micromanaging my locations, but after year 2028 it feels like money is no object and competition is sparse. Perhaps DLCs or fun goals—like going to mars, starting a new business/sector, realistic mergers, etc. could rejuvenate the late-game.
Overall, one of my favorite app-store games of all time
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great game but PLEASE RESPOND
I am writing this due to there not being any tutorials in this game. I would really like to be one because of the fact that I am an individual that likes learning step-by-step instead of trying to figure it out myself. I also would like to say that this is a very well thought out game. So with that being said, I love this game and I love playing and I would really like there to be a tutorial option added because I am very confused. I also have a question. How do I get better coffee grounds/beans? I have tried, but I keep getting more and more negative reviews saying what kind of coffee we use because it’s horrible. With that being said, I would like to thank everyone who made the game. And I hope that the developers or whoever is in charge of responding to the review, to take action on the tutorial option that I’ve been asking for ,or at least respond to this message. Thank you. Best regards,
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Fun but I’m a little confused
I love this game, I love coffee shop games and tycoon games so this has been fun to work with. In a similar manner as everyone keeps asking for a tutorial, I honestly wish that the tutorial was short in the beginning (though I figured it out rather quickly), and there were definitions for some of the terminology. Like obviously I could look up what a dividend does and how it interacts in this game but like I just want a general understanding lol because I am not always savvy.
I also don’t understand the saving - one of my brands went bankrupts but I still have a version saved to iCloud prior to bankruptcy, so I have to click save every time? I also lost a lot of progress at some point because of this.
I also don’t understand the saving - one of my brands went bankrupts but I still have a version saved to iCloud prior to bankruptcy, so I have to click save every time? I also lost a lot of progress at some point because of this.
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Fun game, needs quality of life improvements
This game is really fun. I spent hours playing it today, it’s a bit addictive.
They need to add some more quality of life improvements. Maybe they can add a menu that shows problems that need to be addressed? Like stores that need you to hire a manager or offices that are underpaid/understaffed. Every time a manager quits I have to figure out which store it was. I got 14 San Francisco stores, I have no idea which store a manager just quit, I have to go find it for example. They should have a menu that lists all stores that need a new manager or need an adjustment. That list should include stores with a manager so I can see if there is a discrepancy like they want marketing delegation or an increase salary. Right now you need to jump from store to store to micro stuff, it’s annoying. Hiring an exec after one quit is another.
I was hoping the office staff could give recommendations like what we should cut back on in the budget. Or maybe if we should switch to a different coffee bean. Or what marketing campaigns we should do. Or just general issues like common customer complaints across all stores. But apparently staff meetings with executives are just where we discuss salary and dividends for example.
As the corporation gets bigger, there should be more options to delegate things. It’s still a lot of micro after 15 stores. Maybe we could lock company wide marketing policies? Or delegate an office person to hire managers? Delegate the CMO to handle marketing campaigns? I have not hired all the executives, so maybe there are features I have not unlocked yet, but there are some things they could do to streamline the process.
They need to add some more quality of life improvements. Maybe they can add a menu that shows problems that need to be addressed? Like stores that need you to hire a manager or offices that are underpaid/understaffed. Every time a manager quits I have to figure out which store it was. I got 14 San Francisco stores, I have no idea which store a manager just quit, I have to go find it for example. They should have a menu that lists all stores that need a new manager or need an adjustment. That list should include stores with a manager so I can see if there is a discrepancy like they want marketing delegation or an increase salary. Right now you need to jump from store to store to micro stuff, it’s annoying. Hiring an exec after one quit is another.
I was hoping the office staff could give recommendations like what we should cut back on in the budget. Or maybe if we should switch to a different coffee bean. Or what marketing campaigns we should do. Or just general issues like common customer complaints across all stores. But apparently staff meetings with executives are just where we discuss salary and dividends for example.
As the corporation gets bigger, there should be more options to delegate things. It’s still a lot of micro after 15 stores. Maybe we could lock company wide marketing policies? Or delegate an office person to hire managers? Delegate the CMO to handle marketing campaigns? I have not hired all the executives, so maybe there are features I have not unlocked yet, but there are some things they could do to streamline the process.
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Did I miss the tutorial?
What do I do and how do I do it?
Great game, but…
The game is an amazing concept, but it would be even better if it were possible to automatically hire managers or possibly switch between coffe shops easier. It would save me loads of extra clicking and time. Thanks
Not Good
Seems like it should be fun, but most of your executives do nothing, it’s incredibly frustrating to have your CPO fire your whole product team every week .
Lack of information
I started off really liking this game and having high hopes for it, but unfortunately, it is missing a lot of information and there is no good ability that I could find to see the status of your various shops without individual individually, tapping on each one. This led to me forgetting to hire a manager for a number of weeks, there was no way to see the individual performance, and it ultimately you meant that once it started scaling the whole thing just kind of stopped being functional. I’d love the game if they were able to build functional high-level views and summaries of your business, but without that, the game is not really playable without being incredibly micromanage-y.
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Best sim game in terms of endless possibilities
Clunky interface and missing questline, leaves a lot to be desired. Early game’s heaps of fun but the transition into delegation and mass expansion w/o blowing up the bank account is where I was lost. Game depth is there 💯, but coffee shop focus needs elevated!
Crashes and loses work.
Every time I use the airport to change cities, the game crashes. And every time it crashes, even if I’ve manually saved, it loses a lot of activity. Very annoying.
Needs music
Amazing game but it needs background music, more cities and more income options.
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How should I open the coffee bean processing plant?
Landscape for ipad
I probably won't play this until you implement landscape mode for iPad. I will keep an eye out for that update! I can only remember one other Apple Arcade game that didn't have landscape.
Needs work
I like it I just think it needs a tutorial.
Incredible game, 1 issue
Pleaseeeee please add this version to the macos store, i recently got a macbook and i’m devastated i can’t play my new favourite game on it😭😭
One of the best tycoon games
Amazing detail in game mechanics and design. The fact that there are several paths to expanding your business empire makes the game so playable and enjoyable. It’s one of the more original tycoon games and I’m grateful there aren’t a million guides to spoil the experience of figuring things out. Thanks so much for the game!
Would appreciate:
- the addition of a per-city price and store-level marketing editing mechanism (not just applying a price to all stores) for the micromanagers
- a written guide accessible in-game to understand how certain things work, not as a strategic walkthrough but just a matter of game mechanics (ie. buying coffee plots and whether bean supply can be sold if not used)
Would appreciate:
- the addition of a per-city price and store-level marketing editing mechanism (not just applying a price to all stores) for the micromanagers
- a written guide accessible in-game to understand how certain things work, not as a strategic walkthrough but just a matter of game mechanics (ie. buying coffee plots and whether bean supply can be sold if not used)
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Needs a tutorial
The game seems really in depth but needs to do more to guide new players.
Updated review -3 stars.
My previous review of this game was 5 stars. Overall great game, however, this game NEEDS universal store standards. When a manager quits and the COO hires a new one, the original marketing presets are changed by the new manager, and there is no way to stop them unless you start manually hiring every manager and de-selecting the marketing delegation.
The issue is when the new manager changes the individual stores marketing strategy - they do so badly, the store loses money. Now I have to micro manager over 300 stores constantly to keep income up. Seriously sucks the joy out of the game.
The issue is when the new manager changes the individual stores marketing strategy - they do so badly, the store loses money. Now I have to micro manager over 300 stores constantly to keep income up. Seriously sucks the joy out of the game.
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UI needs some work
It’s fun, but the UI needs to be reevaluated unless I’m just missing something, which could be possible because there isn’t actually a tutorial lol. It would be beneficial to be able to see the stats of all locations without having to literally fly to each city and tap on every store.
The training feature; does it include store managers?
The board feature; if the CPO is in charge of the product department and all that, and has high leadership and experience, for why they keep firing the entire product team while also working on a new product line lol. Just needs some tweaking.
The training feature; does it include store managers?
The board feature; if the CPO is in charge of the product department and all that, and has high leadership and experience, for why they keep firing the entire product team while also working on a new product line lol. Just needs some tweaking.
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Fun game
Fun game. A small tutorial would be beneficial and an option to do it or not or skip it mid tutorial. Also, adding the optional to individually deal with the employees would be great. Like firing them and controlling their hourly pay. Also being able to move them around different locations and letting them gain individual reputations with the company. Autosave would be good too because I forgot to save the game three times and had to restart lol. A good game overall though.
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