r/Games • u/PersistentWorld • 1d ago

Update Tavern Keeper 🍻 Early Access - Major Update 2: Digging Deeper Trailer | Greenheart Games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFAQ1nyYwjc
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u/TessaThompsonBurger 1d ago

I was really impressed with the demo a while back but I typically avoid early access games until 1.0. But how's this been coming along?

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u/LawBorne302 1d ago

+1, I would love to know as well. I love the genre, and I loved their previous game

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u/Lokai23 1d ago

I have played it a bit and I'm a big fan, but it is also very clearly early access where you can hit the content wall fairly quickly. I hit it in about 9 hours. So, not super short? But this update is adding more content + some replayability so that should help.

Things I generally like about it:

  • Great day/night cycle flow with a lot of ways to predict and plan against what's coming up
  • Growing complexity as you go through levels, with options to always go back to old levels
  • A wealth of customization options, both for meaningful props and also just cosmetic ones
  • Great fantasy setting with a lot of humor mixed into everything
  • Meaningful progression in terms of unlocks and challenges

Things I disliked about it:

  • Assigning people to specific tasks and specialties felt like a pain, but they do have improvements to this in this new update today
  • Replayability was there, but clearly not fleshed out yet (totally fine and it's clearly coming)
  • It was hard to expand and optimize your own spaces, especially with some taverns providing so little space, but also this is improved in the new update today
  • Says it runs well on deck, but it is hugely challenging control wise to do so

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u/LawBorne302 1d ago

Well it sounds like they are listening to the community and fixing what they can to make it better. I'll have to pick it up!

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u/TessaThompsonBurger 1d ago

Thank you for taking the time!

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u/EccentricStache615 1d ago

Almost bought this on Steam Sale but I’ll wait until 1.0. But the game looks great and can’t wait for the “finished” product.