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Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! Play with friends, feed and quench the thirst of the entire world!
Ale & Tale Tavern is a adventure, online co-op and simulation game
developed by Scienart Games
and published by GrabTheGames and UpgradePoint.
Released on September 05th 2024 is available only on Windows
in 21 languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Czech, Japanese, Vietnamese, Portuguese - Brazil and Spanish - Latin America.
It has received 7,070 reviews of which 6,308 were positive and 762 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 8.87€ on Steam with a 40% discount.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Quad core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 7 GB available space
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Ale & Tale Tavern is a first-person tavern sim with generally shallow systems and the cringiest dialogue I've ever heard, but I've racked up ~10 hours (mostly solo) because there's plenty to do and it's good dumb fun. What Works For Me ✅ You brew your tavern's ale and cook your tavern's food, which is all I want from a tavern-themed game. There are no cooking minigames, though; you just toss everything into the appropriate workstation and call it a day. ✅ Running your tavern is a lot of manic scurrying to-and-fro, hammering machines back together as you try to keep up with the flow of customer orders, their ever-decreasing patience, and towering piles of dirty dishes. I don't know, I think stress is fun; juggling a fully unlocked tavern on my own is a good time. ✅ If you get overwhelmed, you can purchase adorable owl helpers. ✅ The open world isn't particularly expansive, but it's fun to explore and includes plenty of strange lore and hidden secrets to discover. Plus, you can deliver orders to folks in the wild. What Doesn't Work For Me ❎ The dialogue is just... the absolute worst. It tries to be funny but frequently overshoots and lands firmly in "cringe" territory. The good news is that everyone in the world recognizes your character as the village idiot as soon as you open your mouth. ❎ Your tavern isn't customizable, and decorating is extremely limited. ❎ Combat kinda sucks, especially for single players, and it's unavoidable. There are so many quests that I can't progress because I don't have the right weapons or enough health or a second body to throw at the killer wasps while I run away. (EDIT: See comments for combat pointers!) ❎ Farming is tedious. Why is it so tedious. ❎ You cannot pause the game even in single-player mode. If you spend too long in a menu, or walk away from your computer, odds are good that a zombie's gonna try to eat your brains. ❎ Weak character customization that's quite annoying to use (see upcoming points about familiar asset packs), but has enough options for my husband to run around half-naked with a bucket on his head. Final Thoughts + Recommendation Ale & Tale uses the same assets as Tavern Management Simulator and like three other upcoming titles, but it does enough things differently to stand out from the rest and it never takes itself seriously. As much as I'm going to complain about combat, and despite the way my soul shrivels every time I need to plant more barley, I've had fun playing it both with friends and alone. Give this a try if you want to goof off with your friends in a tavern, or are looking for a first-person management game that isn't too complex or detailed. If you want something with more crunch and life sim elements, then check out [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139980/Travellers_Rest/?curator_clanid=45365863]Travellers Rest instead. Follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45365863/]Eekz Today for more crafting, life sim, management, puzzle, and story-rich recommendations.
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good game, bad people. tried as a women to play with randoms one time, got called a slave, a bitch and all kinds of other insults. Don't really care just not nice when playing a calm game. VALORANT'S PLAYERS ARE EVERYWHERE NOW!
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I absolutely adore this game and its the only thing I can think about all day long. I ADORE you added helpers for us who mostly play singleplayer, its so hard to manage a full tavern without help and Owlbert is such a big help! I am still lvl 8 and have not made much progress in this new update but I have some tips 1. PLEASE let me name my owl helpers! I need it and LET ME PET THEM for doing such a good job!!! 2. more talking with scary? I like him and he always greets me when I walk pass him. 3. Paint job to repaint my tavern, Owlberts little hut and his adorable little cape? 4. Beds upstairs for socially tired customers?they can request food, drink and a key to their room?
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This game reminds me most of a certain custom sailing vessel survival/exploration game when I bought it in early access years ago. If the developer follows through and gets more content added, I think this will be a really fantastic game, just like that other game has become. My biggest suggestions to add would be: There is enough world for now. Focus on the tavern, furnishings, and new mechanics to make running it more interesting to operate. A reception desk and 2-4 guest rooms upstairs, which you can furnish yourself. Bonuses from decorations, perhaps a "tipping" system where customers pay a little extra. Integrate your time to take orders, and deliver dishes, with the tipping system. XP from the quest board, and slow down the incoming rate of quest board quests. Mechanics for aging brews that can take a few in-game days to increase their value by stepping them into higher tiers with a progression bar, perhaps slow down the very rapid brewing mechanics already in place. Some ability to customize and expand the farm. The ability to customize / expand the prepared dish shelves. NPC dialog. Even if they remain AI generated, more variety of greetings is badly needed.
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The game is fun for what it is, but has tons of flaws. The flaws themselves won't prevent you from having a decent time though. If the developers work on refining the core gameplay loop, I could highly recommend this, but for now I'd say be cautious because the game looks great on the store page, though it has quite a few foundational holes that can easily be resolved later. I straight up despise not being able to close the back door of the Tavern, as well as not being able to name the tavern and making it feel more personal. In general, tons of QoL functionality is missing from this title, When customers make an order, there should be a wait time meter, wherein if you take too long, customers might get more frustrated or angry/ leave if you miss their service window. There is a service time in your status, but not a visible one on orders. Food can never spoil if left on counters, which I think is an odd choice and makes the gameplay weird but doesn't break the game in any sense( but could be a toggle option later on for players who want added difficulty). Another big one is receiving the quest for planting and cultivating crops, but being unable to purchase a hoe, until hours later due to how leveling works. The quest is there too early, or the hoe is locked behind too high of a level. The next main issue is inventory management needs basic functionalities you'd expect from a game like this, such as holding SHIFT and left clicking to auto sort stacks, or auto add stacks to recipes, etc. This game comes very close to scratching the management/ simulation itch that most of us have, and just needs a bit more love over time from the developers. This game will likely be a must buy restaurant/ management sim in the future
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Ale & Tale Tavern is currently priced at 8.87€ on Steam.
Ale & Tale Tavern is currently available at a 40% discount. You can purchase it for 8.87€ on Steam.
Ale & Tale Tavern received 6,308 positive votes out of a total of 7,070 achieving a rating of 8.65.
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Ale & Tale Tavern was developed by Scienart Games and published by GrabTheGames and UpgradePoint.
Ale & Tale Tavern is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Ale & Tale Tavern is not playable on MacOS.
Ale & Tale Tavern is not playable on Linux.
Ale & Tale Tavern offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Ale & Tale Tavern includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
There is a DLC available for Ale & Tale Tavern. Explore additional content available for Ale & Tale Tavern on Steam.
Ale & Tale Tavern does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Ale & Tale Tavern does not support Steam Remote Play.
Ale & Tale Tavern is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Ale & Tale Tavern.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
766
Developer
Scienart Games
Publisher
GrabTheGames,
UpgradePoint
Release
05 Sep 2024
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