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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 7.39€ on Steam with a 50% discount, but you can find it for 6.25€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 x64
- Processor: Intel core i5-4440 or Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 or equivalent
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 7 GB available space
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This game is an absolute gem, and before I even talk about the gameplay, I want to address something that is really getting to me. The accusations about the developers using AI are honestly frustrating to watch. People are making claims with no proof, while completely ignoring the fact that the developers have repeatedly and transparently provided proof that they do NOT use AI. Their responses get buried in discussion threads, and then more people pile on with assumptions that make the devs look bad, which isn’t fair. I hope the devs don’t mind me reposting this, but I feel like it needs to be seen. Below is a direct quote from Scienart Games, posted in the discussions: “Hello everyone! I feel compelled to jump into the discussion :) I can assure you 100% that all the actors who took part in the voiceover are real people. Nothing was generated. We take sound design, music, and voiceover very seriously, as we have extensive experience in this area from the past. And, of course, we have great respect for voice actors, who cannot be replaced by AI at this point. I’m telling you this as an expert. AI-generated voiceovers would sound completely different. To back up my claims, here are links to some of the profiles of the actors who participated in the voiceover. I won’t list everyone — just a few — but again, all the actors are real people.” They then provided direct links to the actual voice actors, including: Our main character: https://www.fiverr.com/heirwavman/record-a-professional-voiceover Our Herbalist: https://www.fiverr.com/dizzinea/perform-a-voice-over-based-on-your-script Our Fairy: https://www.fiverr.com/arithrashva/voice-over-anything-you-want-in-a-basic-anime-girl-voice Our Merchant: https://www.fiverr.com/heirwavman/record-a-professional-voiceover Our Scarecrow: https://www.fiverr.com/tamdingtenzin/record-a-character-voice-over-for-video-games-and-animation (You can literally compare the voices yourself.)" They’ve also credited the artist, whose work can be found here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/RyRZEm This level of transparency matters. These devs clearly put a lot of heart into this project and you can see it not just in the game, but in how active and open they are in Discord. To work this hard on something and then be accused of cutting corners and then actually disrespecting artists that have done the work for this game has to be genuinely heartbreaking. About the game itself: When my friend and I first started playing, we honestly weren’t sure it was going to click for us. But the more time we spent with it, the more we enjoyed it. What really stands out is how much the game tries to do and how well those systems work together. You’ve got the restaurant play where you’re serving dishes and managing orders, but that’s just one layer. Upstairs, you’re managing rooms: keeping guests fed, changing beds, and maintaining their stay. Out back, you’re growing your own ingredients to support the kitchen. On top of that, there are outside challenges where characters stop by with special orders that can earn you a lot of money, delivery orders you can take on, hunting, and various smaller quests scattered throughout the game. It constantly gives you different things to do and ways to play, which helps keep it from feeling repetitive for at least a while. Are there improvements that could be made? Absolutely, and I believe the devs are aware of that. But there are also a lot of things this game does that similar games don’t, and those differences really start to shine the longer you play. We honestly played the ♥♥♥♥ out of this game and wore it out lol. so we're just waiting for more updates. But my friend even suggested we get more friends involved and just start the game over again. What makes it even more enjoyable is seeing how passionate the people behind the game are. There’s the community manager in the Discord (Dan) who is genuinely kind, enthusiastic, and deeply invested in both the community and the game. That kind of presence makes a difference. It reinforces that this isn’t just a product, it’s a project made by people who care. This game has heart. That’s why I wanted to take the time to back up both the game and the devs.
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On paper, this game has an incredible concept. The idea of splitting your time between running an inn and heading out to explore, scavenge, and progress through the world is exactly what drew me in. That balance, management paired with adventure, sounds like it should be the heart of the experience. Unfortunately, in practice, the systems don’t quite support that vision yet, especially for solo play. Right now, the game falls into a very repetitive loop. You buy food items so you can craft meals, sell those meals, and then repeat the process just to keep your doors open. Even when you unlock farming, it doesn’t really break that cycle. Seeds still cost money, and the time it takes for crops to grow doesn’t line up with how quickly customers come in and expect to be served. Demand almost always outpaces what you can realistically produce on your own. While you can close the inn to stock up on resources, doing so doesn’t actually solve the problem. When the inn is closed, there’s no income coming in, which means you’re unable to buy the supplies you’ll need later. This creates a frustrating catch-22: you need time to prepare, but you also need to stay open just to survive financially. As a result, you’re almost always forced to keep the inn running and craft nonstop just to keep up. Even with a very small setup (only three tables) it’s difficult to meet demand. I was barely able to keep up with food and drinks, and despite nonstop crafting, a noticeable number of customers still got up and left. On top of that, the equipment repair mechanic pulls your attention away even further. As it stands, it feels less like an engaging system and more like an unnecessary layer of stress that prevents you from doing anything else. All of this ends up working against what should be half the game: exploration, scavenging, and discovery. Instead of encouraging you to leave the inn and engage with the world, the game more or less traps you behind the counter. When so much time is spent just trying to survive day-to-day operations, the adventure side of the game becomes something you rarely get to experience. It also feels like the game was designed with multiplayer in mind. In a co-op setting, these systems would likely make a lot more sense, since responsibilities could be split up. As a solo player, though, the experience feels overlooked. Managing everything alone quickly becomes exhausting rather than rewarding. That said, I still recommend the game, mainly because of the potential it clearly has. I’m only around level 12, so this might be early to make a final judgment, but when I first heard the concept, I was genuinely excited. Right now, that excitement has cooled, not because the idea is bad, but because the execution hasn’t caught up yet. With better balance and some quality-of-life improvements, this could easily become something special. Things I’d Love to See in Future Updates: NPCs that can help cook so you can leave the inn without service completely falling apart A farmer NPC to handle crop maintenance A rethink on whether hoeing the garden after every single planting is really necessary More than just two farming plots Crop growth times that better match customer demand The water system feels overly punishing. A 15-capacity bucket is hard to justify when the dishwasher immediately uses 10 and early recipes use another 10, leading to nonstop trips outside for water, sometimes dozens in one session. While you can buy multiple buckets, limited inventory space makes this less practical, especially when every filled bowl or mug takes up its own slot. Despite these issues, I still appreciate what the game is trying to achieve. The core idea is creative, the atmosphere is charming, and the overall vision is clear. My feedback comes from wanting to see the game reach its full potential, not from a lack of enjoyment. With continued refinement and balance improvements, this has the foundation to grow into something truly special.
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"I'm going to give it the thumbs up." What starts as a simple endorsement quickly unpacks into a complex, yet enthusiastic, take on a very nice game that offers a fantastic core experience but struggles with some deeply frustrating quality-of-life (QOL) issues. At its heart, this game has a lot going for it. The learning curve is surprisingly easy to get your head around once you wrap your mind around the core mechanics. It’s accessible, which is a huge win in a market filled with overly complex simulators and management games. You can jump in, understand the basics, and start building your little empire without needing a 400-page manual. The progression system feels well-tuned; farming and levelling up isn't a soul-crushing, endless grind. It manages to balance progress with the 'fun' side of the game, ensuring that every session feels rewarding rather than a chore. However, the warm fuzzy feelings of a gentle grind and easy learning curve are quickly doused by a bucket of cold water – a bucket that is far too small, incidentally. The game’s biggest, most glaring flaw is its absolute impossibility to play solo, or even in a small group. This is a game that feels fundamentally balanced for a full party, and that's a real shame for those of us who might want to enjoy a quiet evening running their virtual tavern alone or with just one friend. The so-called "added servant" is less a servant and more a decorative house guest who occasionally does some light dusting. They handle some of the basic chores, sure, but the critical, time-consuming "serving" tasks? Nope. You're still on the hook for all the real work: cooking full meals, carefully dressing plates, pouring and serving drinks, running back and forth, and generally spinning plates faster than a circus performer. This creates an immediate and frustrating dilemma: you must make a choice to either run your tavern business effectively or go out and do the quests that the game provides as part of the main progression. You simply cannot do both. This issue is painfully amplified by the water system, which is arguably the single most infuriating part of the entire experience. The water is gone in a flash, and the capacity is ridiculously low. You are forced to spend a comical amount of time running back and forth every 30 seconds for a single bucket of water that is then consumed in about 5 seconds of actual gameplay. It's a momentum killer, a flow-breaker, and a constant, aggravating reminder that the game is demanding more hands than you have. The struggle bus is real, and it has room for two. We initially tried playing with my brother as a two-player team, and honestly? We struggled significantly. We were constantly overwhelmed, constantly behind on orders, and the entire experience felt more like a frantic battle against the clock and cumbersome mechanics than a fun co-op session. Everything felt like a bottleneck. Then, we introduced another friend into the mix, bringing our total to three players. It was better, for sure. The workload was distributed slightly more evenly, and we could actually achieve a semblance of order in the chaos. But even then, the game felt like it was straining under the burden of being "almost" but not quite fully staffed. It really feels like the game has been meticulously balanced to run smoothly and be genuinely enjoyable only once you are actually at a full count of four players. This is a significant design flaw that severely limits the game's appeal and accessibility for smaller groups or solo players. The potential is there, but the execution in this regard is lacking. It shouldn't require four people to be fun. Looking ahead, we're eagerly anticipating future patches. The core game has so much promise, and a few key quality-of-life mechanics could elevate it from a frustrating, niche experience to a truly great co-op game. The most requested feature from our group would be a smarter, more capable workforce. Maybe, just maybe, in a future update, the employed staff could actually pour drinks and, crucially, find the food in the storage chests automatically, like in some other, more polished games of the genre. We're all looking forward to future patches that will hopefully add mechanics and QOL changes that would make the game more manageable and genuinely fun for smaller groups. This game has a ton of heart and potential, but right now, its rigid requirements for group size are holding it back from being a true masterpiece. Fix the servant problem, sort out that ridiculous water system, and you’ve got a real winner on your hands. Until then, it's a qualified "thumbs up" with a side of frustration.
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Started a tavern with two others, one likes to adventure and has been taking care of quests, the other has been making all the decisions for the tavern, and never leaving it, and I've been doing menial tasks like dishes and farming. The adventurer among us is experiencing all sorts of neat things and tells us about it, I think it sounds awesome, and the manager absolutely REFUSES to believe any of it because of how outlandish some of it is. Bro, the cow talks, I promise!
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9/10 Does what's written on the box. The combat system and dialogues with "cow" are god awful, everything else is amazing. Didnt encounter a single bug yet. Singleplayer is viable, coop and online exist If you want to manage your own tavern, this game will scratch your itch.
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Ale & Tale Tavern is currently priced at 7.39€ on Steam.
Ale & Tale Tavern is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 7.39€ 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.
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Multiplayer
Features
Online players
461
Developer
Scienart Games
Publisher
GrabTheGames,
UpgradePoint
Release
05 Sep 2024
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