#managementsim — Public Fediverse posts

K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut lets you lead a band to stardom – GameSpew

Have you ever wanted to manage your own K-pop group? That’s exactly what K-pop Idol Stories: Road to…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #K-Pop #managementsim
https://www.europesays.com/korea/39209/

Esports Manager 2026’s Steam Next Fest demo update upgrades the match sim, expands tactics, and refreshes the UI. #EsportsManager2026 #SteamNextFest #ManagementSim #PCGaming

https://www.fixgamingchannel.com/esports-manager-2026-steam-next-fest-demo-update/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

↓ Full video link is in the description! ↓

📌 Living the Agricultural Life | Farm Manager World
🎞️ Watch full video at https://youtu.be/xqJTVfBcXhg

#FarmManagerWorld #ManagementSim #IndieGame #SponsoredAd #Gameplay #InAwe

Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! A free game promo that ends February 5th.

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/definitely-not-fried-chicken-a30160
#DefinitelyNotFriedChicken #friedchicken #friedchickengame #games #gaming #freegames #limitedtime #epicgames #epicgame #cookinggames #cooking #cookinggaming #pcgames #managementsim #businesssim #businessgames #tech

Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! A free game promo that ends February 5th.

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/definitely-not-fried-chicken-a30160
#DefinitelyNotFriedChicken #friedchicken #friedchickengame #games #gaming #freegames #limitedtime #epicgames #epicgame #cookinggames #cooking #cookinggaming #pcgames #managementsim #businesssim #businessgames #tech

Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! A free game promo that ends February 5th.

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/definitely-not-fried-chicken-a30160
#DefinitelyNotFriedChicken #friedchicken #friedchickengame #games #gaming #freegames #limitedtime #epicgames #epicgame #cookinggames #cooking #cookinggaming #pcgames #managementsim #businesssim #businessgames #tech

Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! A free game promo that ends February 5th.

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/definitely-not-fried-chicken-a30160
#DefinitelyNotFriedChicken #friedchicken #friedchickengame #games #gaming #freegames #limitedtime #epicgames #epicgame #cookinggames #cooking #cookinggaming #pcgames #managementsim #businesssim #businessgames #tech

Definitely Not Fried Chicken is a business management sim with a Twist! A free game promo that ends February 5th.

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/definitely-not-fried-chicken-a30160
#DefinitelyNotFriedChicken #friedchicken #friedchickengame #games #gaming #freegames #limitedtime #epicgames #epicgame #cookinggames #cooking #cookinggaming #pcgames #managementsim #businesssim #businessgames #tech

My new game "Ship It!" is an idle game where you build a perfectly automated production machine. Then you watch as your chaotic team and absurd management requests try to dismantle it piece by piece, while everything is on fire.

Meet Gunnar in this Post 😜 (Game will also be available in English!)

This is fine. 🔥

#ShipItGame #IndieDev #GameDev #ManagementSim

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/new-theme-park-manager-mars-attracts-is-the-oddest-bit-of-ip-necromancy-ive-seen-in-quite-some-time oh shit. This looks kinda fun! #game #managementsim #marsattracts #marsattacks

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/new-theme-park-manager-mars-attracts-is-the-oddest-bit-of-ip-necromancy-ive-seen-in-quite-some-time oh shit. This looks kinda fun! #game #managementsim #marsattracts #marsattacks

🎂 On this day in 1997, #DungeonKeeper by #Bullfrog Productions was released!

This #classic #RTS and #ManagementSim turned strategy #gaming upside down by letting players build a twisted underground empire instead of the usual hero role. Manage your minions, build lairs and torture chambers, mine gold, and research spells to defeat the forces of good.

The unique feature of possessing creatures and seeing the dungeon from their eyes set it apart in #RetroGaming. With an 89% critic score and a loyal fanbase, Dungeon Keeper remains a shining example of #ClassicGames blending dark humor and clever mechanics.

You can buy it #DRMfree on #GOG

#games #gaming #retro #retrogames

Starbirds demo was great! 🏆 It was short but I enjoyed it. The graphics are awesome and I liked how I could play the game at my own speed.

Adding optional goals like hyper-optimizing the supply chains was a cool idea and including the rover to collect some extra resources was quite toughtful too.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3576710/Star_Birds_Demo/

And Space Odyssey memes 😍

#starbirds #kurzgesagt #linuxgaming #managementsim #casualgame

Starbirds demo was great! 🏆 It was short but I enjoyed it. The graphics are awesome and I liked how I could play the game at my own speed.

Adding optional goals like hyper-optimizing the supply chains was a cool idea and including the rover to collect some extra resources was quite toughtful too.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3576710/Star_Birds_Demo/

And Space Odyssey memes 😍

#starbirds #kurzgesagt #linuxgaming #managementsim #casualgame

Starbirds demo was great! 🏆 It was short but I enjoyed it. The graphics are awesome and I liked how I could play the game at my own speed.

Adding optional goals like hyper-optimizing the supply chains was a cool idea and including the rover to collect some extra resources was quite toughtful too.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3576710/Star_Birds_Demo/

And Space Odyssey memes 😍

#starbirds #kurzgesagt #linuxgaming #managementsim #casualgame

OG plays Deep Space Tavern!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldmg79iQ6Vk

Like & Sub!

#DeepSpaceTavern #ClickerGame #ManagementSim #GalacticBartender #IndieGameTrends #IndieWatch #IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #IndieGames #Gameplay #LetsPlay #Gaming

OG plays Deep Space Tavern!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldmg79iQ6Vk

Like & Sub!

#DeepSpaceTavern #ClickerGame #ManagementSim #GalacticBartender #IndieGameTrends #IndieWatch #IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #IndieGames #Gameplay #LetsPlay #Gaming

OG plays Deep Space Tavern!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldmg79iQ6Vk

Like & Sub!

#DeepSpaceTavern #ClickerGame #ManagementSim #GalacticBartender #IndieGameTrends #IndieWatch #IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #IndieGames #Gameplay #LetsPlay #Gaming

OG plays Deep Space Tavern!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldmg79iQ6Vk

Like & Sub!

#DeepSpaceTavern #ClickerGame #ManagementSim #GalacticBartender #IndieGameTrends #IndieWatch #IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #IndieGames #Gameplay #LetsPlay #Gaming

Football Manger 2014: No commentary longplay [011] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWwtQCpvqYA #hd #fm #3d #fm14 #2024 #mufc #2025 #nani #2014 #fm25 #coach #retro #manu #60fps #vidic #soccer #rooney #gaming #degea #tactic #legend #rivals #manager #manutd #capture #classic #legends #football #longplay #gameplay #database #nostalgia #letsplay #ferdinand #transfers #vanpersie #management #fmcommunity #nocommentary #gamingchannel #footballgames #managementsim #premierleague #footballmanager

Football Manger 2014: No commentary longplay [008] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otKL90JXF3s #hd #fm #3d #fm14 #2024 #mufc #2025 #nani #2014 #fm25 #coach #retro #manu #60fps #vidic #soccer #rooney #gaming #degea #tactic #legend #rivals #manager #manutd #capture #classic #legends #football #longplay #gameplay #database #nostalgia #letsplay #ferdinand #transfers #vanpersie #management #fmcommunity #nocommentary #gamingchannel #footballgames #managementsim #premierleague #footballmanager

Football Manger 2014: No commentary longplay [008] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otKL90JXF3s #hd #fm #3d #fm14 #2024 #mufc #2025 #nani #2014 #fm25 #coach #retro #manu #60fps #vidic #soccer #rooney #gaming #degea #tactic #legend #rivals #manager #manutd #capture #classic #legends #football #longplay #gameplay #database #nostalgia #letsplay #ferdinand #transfers #vanpersie #management #fmcommunity #nocommentary #gamingchannel #footballgames #managementsim #premierleague #footballmanager

Football Manger 2014: No commentary longplay [008] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otKL90JXF3s #hd #fm #3d #fm14 #2024 #mufc #2025 #nani #2014 #fm25 #coach #retro #manu #60fps #vidic #soccer #rooney #gaming #degea #tactic #legend #rivals #manager #manutd #capture #classic #legends #football #longplay #gameplay #database #nostalgia #letsplay #ferdinand #transfers #vanpersie #management #fmcommunity #nocommentary #gamingchannel #footballgames #managementsim #premierleague #footballmanager

Football Manger 2014: No commentary longplay [008] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otKL90JXF3s #hd #fm #3d #fm14 #2024 #mufc #2025 #nani #2014 #fm25 #coach #retro #manu #60fps #vidic #soccer #rooney #gaming #degea #tactic #legend #rivals #manager #manutd #capture #classic #legends #football #longplay #gameplay #database #nostalgia #letsplay #ferdinand #transfers #vanpersie #management #fmcommunity #nocommentary #gamingchannel #footballgames #managementsim #premierleague #footballmanager

Football Manger 2014: No commentary longplay [006] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VirY9nXbiEo #hd #fm #3d #fm14 #2024 #mufc #2025 #nani #2014 #fm25 #coach #retro #manu #60fps #vidic #soccer #rooney #gaming #degea #tactic #legend #rivals #manager #manutd #capture #classic #legends #football #longplay #gameplay #database #nostalgia #letsplay #ferdinand #transfers #vanpersie #management #fmcommunity #nocommentary #gamingchannel #footballgames #managementsim #premierleague #footballmanager

Football Manger 2014: No commentary longplay [005] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2liY9P4xPjg #hd #fm #3d #fm14 #2024 #mufc #2025 #nani #2014 #fm25 #coach #retro #manu #60fps #vidic #soccer #rooney #gaming #degea #tactic #legend #rivals #manager #manutd #capture #classic #legends #football #longplay #gameplay #database #nostalgia #letsplay #ferdinand #transfers #vanpersie #management #fmcommunity #nocommentary #gamingchannel #footballgames #managementsim #premierleague #footballmanager

Football Manger 2014: No commentary longplay [003] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2dd5P_Nvlg #hd #fm #3d #fm14 #2024 #mufc #2025 #nani #2014 #fm25 #coach #retro #manu #60fps #vidic #soccer #rooney #gaming #degea #tactic #legend #rivals #manager #manutd #capture #classic #legends #football #longplay #gameplay #database #nostalgia #letsplay #ferdinand #transfers #vanpersie #management #fmcommunity #nocommentary #gamingchannel #footballgames #managementsim #premierleague #footballmanager

FM23: Fixing Man Utd - No Commentary Longplay [041] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jusFvPC2qEE #fm #hd #4k #pc #epl #sim #fm23 #game #2024 #play #long #doom #regen #onana #soccer #gaming #nomic #manutd #tactics #regista #tenhag #ronaldo #fantasy #football #longplay #gameplay #ferguson #mourinho #rashford #strategy #fullgame #letsplay #longseries #spreadsheet #footballgame #strategygame #premierleague #managementsim #simulationgame #brunofernandes #footballmanager #championsleague

FM23: Fixing Man Utd - No Commentary Longplay [041] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jusFvPC2qEE #fm #hd #4k #pc #epl #sim #fm23 #game #2024 #play #long #doom #regen #onana #soccer #gaming #nomic #manutd #tactics #regista #tenhag #ronaldo #fantasy #football #longplay #gameplay #ferguson #mourinho #rashford #strategy #fullgame #letsplay #longseries #spreadsheet #footballgame #strategygame #premierleague #managementsim #simulationgame #brunofernandes #footballmanager #championsleague

FM23: Fixing Man Utd - No Commentary Longplay [041] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jusFvPC2qEE #fm #hd #4k #pc #epl #sim #fm23 #game #2024 #play #long #doom #regen #onana #soccer #gaming #nomic #manutd #tactics #regista #tenhag #ronaldo #fantasy #football #longplay #gameplay #ferguson #mourinho #rashford #strategy #fullgame #letsplay #longseries #spreadsheet #footballgame #strategygame #premierleague #managementsim #simulationgame #brunofernandes #footballmanager #championsleague

FM23: Fixing Man Utd - No Commentary Longplay [041] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jusFvPC2qEE #fm #hd #4k #pc #epl #sim #fm23 #game #2024 #play #long #doom #regen #onana #soccer #gaming #nomic #manutd #tactics #regista #tenhag #ronaldo #fantasy #football #longplay #gameplay #ferguson #mourinho #rashford #strategy #fullgame #letsplay #longseries #spreadsheet #footballgame #strategygame #premierleague #managementsim #simulationgame #brunofernandes #footballmanager #championsleague

#TheMetalDogArticleList #PCGamesN Guitar Hero meets Rimworld in this newly-announced heavy metal management sim www.pcgamesn.com/lord-of-meta... #LordOfMetal #GuitarHero #Rimworld #ManagementSim #HeavyMetal #Festival #HornUpGames #Sabaton #PCGaming #Kickstarter

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#PCGamesN
Guitar Hero meets Rimworld in this newly-announced heavy metal management sim

https://www.pcgamesn.com/lord-of-metal/reveal

#LordOfMetal #GuitarHero #Rimworld #ManagementSim #HeavyMetal #Festival #HornUpGames #Sabaton #PCGaming #Kickstarter

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#PCGamesN
Guitar Hero meets Rimworld in this newly-announced heavy metal management sim

https://www.pcgamesn.com/lord-of-metal/reveal

#LordOfMetal #GuitarHero #Rimworld #ManagementSim #HeavyMetal #Festival #HornUpGames #Sabaton #PCGaming #Kickstarter

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#PCGamesN
Guitar Hero meets Rimworld in this newly-announced heavy metal management sim

https://www.pcgamesn.com/lord-of-metal/reveal

#LordOfMetal #GuitarHero #Rimworld #ManagementSim #HeavyMetal #Festival #HornUpGames #Sabaton #PCGaming #Kickstarter

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#PCGamesN
Guitar Hero meets Rimworld in this newly-announced heavy metal management sim

https://www.pcgamesn.com/lord-of-metal/reveal

#LordOfMetal #GuitarHero #Rimworld #ManagementSim #HeavyMetal #Festival #HornUpGames #Sabaton #PCGaming #Kickstarter

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#PCGamesN
Guitar Hero meets Rimworld in this newly-announced heavy metal management sim

https://www.pcgamesn.com/lord-of-metal/reveal

#LordOfMetal #GuitarHero #Rimworld #ManagementSim #HeavyMetal #Festival #HornUpGames #Sabaton #PCGaming #Kickstarter

January 3, 2024 - Day 368 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 403

Game: Two Point Campus

Platform: Steam
Released: Aug 9, 2022
Installed: Jan 3, 2024
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 60m

Rating: 3 - OK

Two Point Campus is an isometric business management sim, with a cartoon vibe.

January's Humble Choice bundle dropped this morning, and this is the second game, because (unsurprisingly), I've already got the first.

I'll come to that tomorrow.

In the meantime, Two Point Campus has a kind of goofy outer layer covering a business management sim.

It's the kind of thing that could probably suck me in when I'm in the right frame of mind, but I already own the predecessor to this (Two Point Hospital), and after a couple of hours it lost me, and I haven't been back since.

Two Point Campus is OK.

#TwoPointCampus #Isometric #ManagementSim #HumbleBundle #Gaming #ProjectONG

January 3, 2024 - Day 368 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 403

Game: Two Point Campus

Platform: Steam
Released: Aug 9, 2022
Installed: Jan 3, 2024
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 60m

Rating: 3 - OK

Two Point Campus is an isometric business management sim, with a cartoon vibe.

January's Humble Choice bundle dropped this morning, and this is the second game, because (unsurprisingly), I've already got the first.

I'll come to that tomorrow.

In the meantime, Two Point Campus has a kind of goofy outer layer covering a business management sim.

It's the kind of thing that could probably suck me in when I'm in the right frame of mind, but I already own the predecessor to this (Two Point Hospital), and after a couple of hours it lost me, and I haven't been back since.

Two Point Campus is OK.

#TwoPointCampus #Isometric #ManagementSim #HumbleBundle #Gaming #ProjectONG

January 3, 2024 - Day 368 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 403

Game: Two Point Campus

Platform: Steam
Released: Aug 9, 2022
Installed: Jan 3, 2024
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 60m

Rating: 3 - OK

Two Point Campus is an isometric business management sim, with a cartoon vibe.

January's Humble Choice bundle dropped this morning, and this is the second game, because (unsurprisingly), I've already got the first.

I'll come to that tomorrow.

In the meantime, Two Point Campus has a kind of goofy outer layer covering a business management sim.

It's the kind of thing that could probably suck me in when I'm in the right frame of mind, but I already own the predecessor to this (Two Point Hospital), and after a couple of hours it lost me, and I haven't been back since.

Two Point Campus is OK.

#TwoPointCampus #Isometric #ManagementSim #HumbleBundle #Gaming #ProjectONG

January 3, 2024 - Day 368 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 403

Game: Two Point Campus

Platform: Steam
Released: Aug 9, 2022
Installed: Jan 3, 2024
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 60m

Rating: 3 - OK

Two Point Campus is an isometric business management sim, with a cartoon vibe.

January's Humble Choice bundle dropped this morning, and this is the second game, because (unsurprisingly), I've already got the first.

I'll come to that tomorrow.

In the meantime, Two Point Campus has a kind of goofy outer layer covering a business management sim.

It's the kind of thing that could probably suck me in when I'm in the right frame of mind, but I already own the predecessor to this (Two Point Hospital), and after a couple of hours it lost me, and I haven't been back since.

Two Point Campus is OK.

#TwoPointCampus #Isometric #ManagementSim #HumbleBundle #Gaming #ProjectONG

January 3, 2024 - Day 368 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 403

Game: Two Point Campus

Platform: Steam
Released: Aug 9, 2022
Installed: Jan 3, 2024
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 60m

Rating: 3 - OK

Two Point Campus is an isometric business management sim, with a cartoon vibe.

January's Humble Choice bundle dropped this morning, and this is the second game, because (unsurprisingly), I've already got the first.

I'll come to that tomorrow.

In the meantime, Two Point Campus has a kind of goofy outer layer covering a business management sim.

It's the kind of thing that could probably suck me in when I'm in the right frame of mind, but I already own the predecessor to this (Two Point Hospital), and after a couple of hours it lost me, and I haven't been back since.

Two Point Campus is OK.

#TwoPointCampus #Isometric #ManagementSim #HumbleBundle #Gaming #ProjectONG

December 31, 2023 - Day 365 - NewPlay Bonus Review
Total NewPlays: **400**

Game: Dave The Diver

Platform: Steam
Release Date: Jun 28, 2023 (PC)
Installation Date: Dec 31, 2023
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 43m

Dave The Diver is a 2D sideways-scrolling pixel-art* game that's part management sim, part fishing sim, part restaurant game, and part action-adventure RPG.

When Dave the Diver first showed up on Steam a few months ago, I was still very much of the "pixel-art-no-thank-you" mindset, so it was a pass.

Then I saw some folks raving about how good it is, and then the free Dredge DLC was announced, and I went back and added it to my wishlist.

As they're currently offering a "Dredging & Diving Bundle" on Steam which meant the game was cheaper than the sale price (by a couple of bucks), I decided to add one more game to my pile of shame, and then take it off again, and what a way to finish this project out.

It is REALLY hard to categorise, because it pulls gameplay aspects from multiple different genres, and it's probably best if I lay it out.

Firstly, to address that asterisk against pixel-art, the game uses pixel-art for the gameplay, but uses vector art for the UI, which is a great way to make the game feel up-to-date.

The game opens with Dave relaxing on a beach, drinking a beer, when his phone rings, and he gets a job offer. Queue plane & map intro cut-scene.

A guy named Cobra has offered Dave a job diving in "the Blue Hole", which is a procedurally generated environment that is different on each dive.

After a tutorial sequence, where you learn to catch fish with a harpoon (fishing sim!), you learn that you've been roped into managing a sushi bar as well (management sim!).

Dive twice during the day to complete quests (RPG gameplay!) and catch the fish that you then use at night to set the nightly sushi bar menu.

Oh, and you're also the sushi bar waiter; this takes partial gameplay ideas from cooking sims like "Cook, Serve, Delicious!" in that the various customers will order the things that you've added to the menu, and the cook (thank goodness!) prepares each meal, as you run back and forth serving them, and cleaning up after some detty pigs, as well as another mini-game where you need to pour green tea and fill the cup perfectly.

Some of the RPG gameplay elements like equipment upgrades and weapon upgrades are handled through unlockable "apps" on an in-game "smartphone", and given that there are a number of preloaded apps on the phone with locks on them, looks like there are more mini-games as well.

Somehow, though, the devs managed to pull this off in such a way that it all fits together seamlessly, and is a lot of fun as well.

So, there you have it; for my final game review of 2023, Dave the Diver is:

5: Excellent

#DaveTheDiver #2D #SidewaysScroller #FishingSim #ManagementSim #CookingSim #ActionAdventure #RPG #Gaming #Project365ONG #Project365 #NewPlay

December 31, 2023 - Day 365 - NewPlay Bonus Review
Total NewPlays: **400**

Game: Dave The Diver

Platform: Steam
Release Date: Jun 28, 2023 (PC)
Installation Date: Dec 31, 2023
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 43m

Dave The Diver is a 2D sideways-scrolling pixel-art* game that's part management sim, part fishing sim, part restaurant game, and part action-adventure RPG.

When Dave the Diver first showed up on Steam a few months ago, I was still very much of the "pixel-art-no-thank-you" mindset, so it was a pass.

Then I saw some folks raving about how good it is, and then the free Dredge DLC was announced, and I went back and added it to my wishlist.

As they're currently offering a "Dredging & Diving Bundle" on Steam which meant the game was cheaper than the sale price (by a couple of bucks), I decided to add one more game to my pile of shame, and then take it off again, and what a way to finish this project out.

It is REALLY hard to categorise, because it pulls gameplay aspects from multiple different genres, and it's probably best if I lay it out.

Firstly, to address that asterisk against pixel-art, the game uses pixel-art for the gameplay, but uses vector art for the UI, which is a great way to make the game feel up-to-date.

The game opens with Dave relaxing on a beach, drinking a beer, when his phone rings, and he gets a job offer. Queue plane & map intro cut-scene.

A guy named Cobra has offered Dave a job diving in "the Blue Hole", which is a procedurally generated environment that is different on each dive.

After a tutorial sequence, where you learn to catch fish with a harpoon (fishing sim!), you learn that you've been roped into managing a sushi bar as well (management sim!).

Dive twice during the day to complete quests (RPG gameplay!) and catch the fish that you then use at night to set the nightly sushi bar menu.

Oh, and you're also the sushi bar waiter; this takes partial gameplay ideas from cooking sims like "Cook, Serve, Delicious!" in that the various customers will order the things that you've added to the menu, and the cook (thank goodness!) prepares each meal, as you run back and forth serving them, and cleaning up after some detty pigs, as well as another mini-game where you need to pour green tea and fill the cup perfectly.

Some of the RPG gameplay elements like equipment upgrades and weapon upgrades are handled through unlockable "apps" on an in-game "smartphone", and given that there are a number of preloaded apps on the phone with locks on them, looks like there are more mini-games as well.

Somehow, though, the devs managed to pull this off in such a way that it all fits together seamlessly, and is a lot of fun as well.

So, there you have it; for my final game review of 2023, Dave the Diver is:

5: Excellent

#DaveTheDiver #2D #SidewaysScroller #FishingSim #ManagementSim #CookingSim #ActionAdventure #RPG #Gaming #Project365ONG #Project365 #NewPlay

December 31, 2023 - Day 365 - NewPlay Bonus Review
Total NewPlays: **400**

Game: Dave The Diver

Platform: Steam
Release Date: Jun 28, 2023 (PC)
Installation Date: Dec 31, 2023
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 43m

Dave The Diver is a 2D sideways-scrolling pixel-art* game that's part management sim, part fishing sim, part restaurant game, and part action-adventure RPG.

When Dave the Diver first showed up on Steam a few months ago, I was still very much of the "pixel-art-no-thank-you" mindset, so it was a pass.

Then I saw some folks raving about how good it is, and then the free Dredge DLC was announced, and I went back and added it to my wishlist.

As they're currently offering a "Dredging & Diving Bundle" on Steam which meant the game was cheaper than the sale price (by a couple of bucks), I decided to add one more game to my pile of shame, and then take it off again, and what a way to finish this project out.

It is REALLY hard to categorise, because it pulls gameplay aspects from multiple different genres, and it's probably best if I lay it out.

Firstly, to address that asterisk against pixel-art, the game uses pixel-art for the gameplay, but uses vector art for the UI, which is a great way to make the game feel up-to-date.

The game opens with Dave relaxing on a beach, drinking a beer, when his phone rings, and he gets a job offer. Queue plane & map intro cut-scene.

A guy named Cobra has offered Dave a job diving in "the Blue Hole", which is a procedurally generated environment that is different on each dive.

After a tutorial sequence, where you learn to catch fish with a harpoon (fishing sim!), you learn that you've been roped into managing a sushi bar as well (management sim!).

Dive twice during the day to complete quests (RPG gameplay!) and catch the fish that you then use at night to set the nightly sushi bar menu.

Oh, and you're also the sushi bar waiter; this takes partial gameplay ideas from cooking sims like "Cook, Serve, Delicious!" in that the various customers will order the things that you've added to the menu, and the cook (thank goodness!) prepares each meal, as you run back and forth serving them, and cleaning up after some detty pigs, as well as another mini-game where you need to pour green tea and fill the cup perfectly.

Some of the RPG gameplay elements like equipment upgrades and weapon upgrades are handled through unlockable "apps" on an in-game "smartphone", and given that there are a number of preloaded apps on the phone with locks on them, looks like there are more mini-games as well.

Somehow, though, the devs managed to pull this off in such a way that it all fits together seamlessly, and is a lot of fun as well.

So, there you have it; for my final game review of 2023, Dave the Diver is:

5: Excellent

#DaveTheDiver #2D #SidewaysScroller #FishingSim #ManagementSim #CookingSim #ActionAdventure #RPG #Gaming #Project365ONG #Project365 #NewPlay

December 31, 2023 - Day 365 - NewPlay Bonus Review
Total NewPlays: **400**

Game: Dave The Diver

Platform: Steam
Release Date: Jun 28, 2023 (PC)
Installation Date: Dec 31, 2023
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 43m

Dave The Diver is a 2D sideways-scrolling pixel-art* game that's part management sim, part fishing sim, part restaurant game, and part action-adventure RPG.

When Dave the Diver first showed up on Steam a few months ago, I was still very much of the "pixel-art-no-thank-you" mindset, so it was a pass.

Then I saw some folks raving about how good it is, and then the free Dredge DLC was announced, and I went back and added it to my wishlist.

As they're currently offering a "Dredging & Diving Bundle" on Steam which meant the game was cheaper than the sale price (by a couple of bucks), I decided to add one more game to my pile of shame, and then take it off again, and what a way to finish this project out.

It is REALLY hard to categorise, because it pulls gameplay aspects from multiple different genres, and it's probably best if I lay it out.

Firstly, to address that asterisk against pixel-art, the game uses pixel-art for the gameplay, but uses vector art for the UI, which is a great way to make the game feel up-to-date.

The game opens with Dave relaxing on a beach, drinking a beer, when his phone rings, and he gets a job offer. Queue plane & map intro cut-scene.

A guy named Cobra has offered Dave a job diving in "the Blue Hole", which is a procedurally generated environment that is different on each dive.

After a tutorial sequence, where you learn to catch fish with a harpoon (fishing sim!), you learn that you've been roped into managing a sushi bar as well (management sim!).

Dive twice during the day to complete quests (RPG gameplay!) and catch the fish that you then use at night to set the nightly sushi bar menu.

Oh, and you're also the sushi bar waiter; this takes partial gameplay ideas from cooking sims like "Cook, Serve, Delicious!" in that the various customers will order the things that you've added to the menu, and the cook (thank goodness!) prepares each meal, as you run back and forth serving them, and cleaning up after some detty pigs, as well as another mini-game where you need to pour green tea and fill the cup perfectly.

Some of the RPG gameplay elements like equipment upgrades and weapon upgrades are handled through unlockable "apps" on an in-game "smartphone", and given that there are a number of preloaded apps on the phone with locks on them, looks like there are more mini-games as well.

Somehow, though, the devs managed to pull this off in such a way that it all fits together seamlessly, and is a lot of fun as well.

So, there you have it; for my final game review of 2023, Dave the Diver is:

5: Excellent

#DaveTheDiver #2D #SidewaysScroller #FishingSim #ManagementSim #CookingSim #ActionAdventure #RPG #Gaming #Project365ONG #Project365 #NewPlay

December 31, 2023 - Day 365 - NewPlay Bonus Review
Total NewPlays: **400**

Game: Dave The Diver

Platform: Steam
Release Date: Jun 28, 2023 (PC)
Installation Date: Dec 31, 2023
Unplayed: 0d
Playtime: 43m

Dave The Diver is a 2D sideways-scrolling pixel-art* game that's part management sim, part fishing sim, part restaurant game, and part action-adventure RPG.

When Dave the Diver first showed up on Steam a few months ago, I was still very much of the "pixel-art-no-thank-you" mindset, so it was a pass.

Then I saw some folks raving about how good it is, and then the free Dredge DLC was announced, and I went back and added it to my wishlist.

As they're currently offering a "Dredging & Diving Bundle" on Steam which meant the game was cheaper than the sale price (by a couple of bucks), I decided to add one more game to my pile of shame, and then take it off again, and what a way to finish this project out.

It is REALLY hard to categorise, because it pulls gameplay aspects from multiple different genres, and it's probably best if I lay it out.

Firstly, to address that asterisk against pixel-art, the game uses pixel-art for the gameplay, but uses vector art for the UI, which is a great way to make the game feel up-to-date.

The game opens with Dave relaxing on a beach, drinking a beer, when his phone rings, and he gets a job offer. Queue plane & map intro cut-scene.

A guy named Cobra has offered Dave a job diving in "the Blue Hole", which is a procedurally generated environment that is different on each dive.

After a tutorial sequence, where you learn to catch fish with a harpoon (fishing sim!), you learn that you've been roped into managing a sushi bar as well (management sim!).

Dive twice during the day to complete quests (RPG gameplay!) and catch the fish that you then use at night to set the nightly sushi bar menu.

Oh, and you're also the sushi bar waiter; this takes partial gameplay ideas from cooking sims like "Cook, Serve, Delicious!" in that the various customers will order the things that you've added to the menu, and the cook (thank goodness!) prepares each meal, as you run back and forth serving them, and cleaning up after some detty pigs, as well as another mini-game where you need to pour green tea and fill the cup perfectly.

Some of the RPG gameplay elements like equipment upgrades and weapon upgrades are handled through unlockable "apps" on an in-game "smartphone", and given that there are a number of preloaded apps on the phone with locks on them, looks like there are more mini-games as well.

Somehow, though, the devs managed to pull this off in such a way that it all fits together seamlessly, and is a lot of fun as well.

So, there you have it; for my final game review of 2023, Dave the Diver is:

5: Excellent

#DaveTheDiver #2D #SidewaysScroller #FishingSim #ManagementSim #CookingSim #ActionAdventure #RPG #Gaming #Project365ONG #Project365 #NewPlay

Maybe if I slowed down and paid attention to more things, maybe I'd enjoy games like these more.

It was definitely cool to play an 80s anime, though.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893820/Jumplight_Odyssey/

MajorOffline: Jumplight Odyssey Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7m14NRFbDY

#JumplightOdyssey #Anime #ManagementSim #Space #ColonySim #SteamNextFest #Steam #PC #Gaming #YouTube #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi

Maybe if I slowed down and paid attention to more things, maybe I'd enjoy games like these more.

It was definitely cool to play an 80s anime, though.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893820/Jumplight_Odyssey/

MajorOffline: Jumplight Odyssey Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7m14NRFbDY

#JumplightOdyssey #Anime #ManagementSim #Space #ColonySim #SteamNextFest #Steam #PC #Gaming #YouTube #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi

Maybe if I slowed down and paid attention to more things, maybe I'd enjoy games like these more.

It was definitely cool to play an 80s anime, though.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893820/Jumplight_Odyssey/

MajorOffline: Jumplight Odyssey Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7m14NRFbDY

#JumplightOdyssey #Anime #ManagementSim #Space #ColonySim #SteamNextFest #Steam #PC #Gaming #YouTube #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi