Pawn Voyage quickly sees Hank’s potential and expands the number of resorts to be managed across the map. You are quickly convinced that you can have a career in refurbishing and managing the resort at Timber Crossing and through a series of quests by Pawn Voyage, you will book your first guest. Mom sends Hank and company off on an errand that takes them to the now-defunct Timber Crossing that only contains remnants (read: trash) of the humans that once stayed here - with the exception of a few people. The game starts simple with an introduction to Hank, his mom and his friends. Use trash thoughtfully dropped by your customers to trade for decadent decorations to increase the quality of your guests’ stay or hand-craft furniture and décor using items foraged every day. Players will design and build bedrooms, but also other facilities like bathrooms, utility rooms, dining rooms, distilleries, and specialty amenities like campgrounds, movies theaters and lounges. The way you accomplish this goal is by building out Timber Crossing and the areas surrounding it into a cozy paradise. ![]() Sweet, sweet trash that feeds the fair friends of Timber Crossing and the areas around it. Instead, the game puts you in the paws of Hank the Bear and together you will dive head first into trying to entice humans back for one basic necessity: trash. capitalism, but that is where its similarities with Stardew end. 31: Rares and Bear & Breakfastīear and Breakfast is cozy and include conflict of nature vs. In Bear and Breakfast, players manage a sprawling resort of bed and breakfasts. Instead, developers pulled more inspiration for the management aspect from the aforementioned Tycoon games as well as Theme Hospital. Life simulation games, similarly, have a long history for a niche genre (looking at your Harvest Moon/ Story of Seasons) that has seen a meteoric rise in indie development thanks to the success of games like Stardew Valley (which has become an interesting barometer for cozy games even its not necessarily the most nuanced comparison). ![]() That’s not to say that management simulation is a small market nor a new genre, with the huge success of games like Roller Coaster and Zoo Tycoon in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Bear and Breakfast brings the best aspects of what I feel are the strengths of indie games - captivating art, soulful music and a unique take within a popular niche genre of entertainment.
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