Experienced a mistake by unwittingly investing a 10-hour stretch into Magic Inn, discovering it to be the most immersive management simulation game I've encountered since Two Point Campus
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In the world of gaming, the tavern management sim genre has seen a new addition with the arrival of Magic Inn. This Early Access game offers more than just the usual innkeeping duties, immersing players in a world filled with magical elements, intriguing side-narratives, and a rich, expansive universe.
As a young wizard working at Hope's Inn in the town of Crop Meadow, players will find themselves juggling the responsibilities of managing guests, staff, interiors, ratings, and meeting the boss's expectations. But Magic Inn doesn't stop there. It offers a variety of tasks that set it apart from traditional management sims.
One such task is interior decorating, allowing players to customise rooms to appeal to various guest types, increasing customer satisfaction and adding a layer of strategy. The game also features a character creator, enabling players to customise their character's appearance.
Another unique aspect of Magic Inn is the minigame involving card-based interactions. By engaging in this system, players can build and maintain relationships with customers, using confidence points to increase bonds or recruit regulars who supply ingredients and materials. Winning the minigame earns the player free items from NPCs, which vary depending on their profession.
Beyond managing a tavern, Magic Inn offers additional features and storylines. Players can craft furniture, upgrade menus, hire staff, and serve special guests like ghosts by learning specific spells. The magic system assists with daily tasks such as cleaning and teleporting, and a reputation system along with world exploration gives goals beyond just running the inn.
Exploring the map allows players to visit markets, meet new NPCs (including merchants and a detective selling information), and interact with a future expanding world. One such area to explore is the magical area called Embers, where players can solve the mystery and dig into plotlines involving their boss, implying an unfolding narrative beneath the tavern management.
Players also have access to a variety of spells to help with managing the inn. For instance, they can use rain clouds to clean tables, the Flying Plate charm to deliver meals, and Fire Bolt to remove cobwebs.
However, Magic Inn is not without its challenges. The game's controls can be a bit tricky, with a fixed spellcasting crosshair and a confusing item wheel. Furthermore, the game is not yet Steam Deck verified and has limited controller functionality.
Despite these minor setbacks, Magic Inn blends tavern simulation with magical elements, narrative depth, relationship-building, exploration, and crafting systems, creating a more complex and immersive experience than a traditional inn management sim. With flowers being a profitable item in the early hours of the game, selling for a 10% markup at market, and staples like sugar, lettuce, wheat, and driftwood being important commodities to have daily deliveries of, Magic Inn promises a challenging and rewarding gaming experience for those who dare to step into its magical world.
[1] Magic Inn Official Website [2] Magic Inn Steam Page [3] Magic Inn Reddit Community [4] Magic Inn YouTube Channel [5] Magic Inn Developer Blog
- The tavern management sim genre has a new addition with the arrival of Magic Inn, an Early Access game that offers more than just innkeeping duties.
- Players can craft furniture, upgrade menus, hire staff, and serve special guests like ghosts in Magic Inn, using specific spells to assist with daily tasks.
- One unique aspect of Magic Inn is the minigame involving card-based interactions, where players build and maintain relationships with customers.
- Another layer of strategy in Magic Inn comes from interior decorating, allowing players to customize rooms to appeal to various guest types, increasing customer satisfaction.
- The game's character creator enables players to customize their character's appearance, adding a personal touch to the magical world of Magic Inn.
- Magic Inn offers a variety of tasks that set it apart from traditional management sims, including solving mysteries and exploring plotlines beyond the tavern.
- The game's map allows players to visit markets, meet new NPCs, and interact with a future expanding world, including the magical area called Embers.
- The Magic Inn development team shares updates and news through their official website, Steam Page, Reddit community, YouTube Channel, and Developer Blog.
- Selling flowers for a 10% markup at market in the early hours of the game, and staples like sugar, lettuce, wheat, and driftwood being important commodities to have daily deliveries of, Magic Inn promises a challenging and rewarding gaming experience for those who dare to step into its magical world.
