Shoppe Keep 2 (Early Access) – Run Your Own Fantasy Shoppe and Sell Goods to Traveling Mercenaries!

Game Review

 

Shoppe Keep 2 is a fantasy business tycoon-esque game that builds off the of the original Shoppe Keep.

It’s made by Excalibur Games, which makes tons of simulator games

If you’ve never played the previous game, you’ in for a treat. You don’t need any knowledge of the series to dive right in. It’s pretty much a game that plays like an RPG, but instead of saving a kingdom on the verge of corruption, you’re only in to profit from the citizens in your city! Who cares about fighting mythical creatures and enchanting epic loot when you can erect a shop and build a monopoly and get TONS of cash doing so?

The game has you playing as nothing but a simple merchant who’s set out to establish a retail empire to sell the goods to knights, heroes, and adventures out to accomplish their quests. You sell the shovels. They dig for gold. Simply put.

You start out with a humble little Adventurer’s Shoppe where you supply them with all the basics- weapons, armors, and potions to traveling mercenaries.

And of course, you want to expand. That’s where the game gets very interesting. It plays like a tycoon simulator but on a very personal level. You focus on a much smaller scale rather than an entire country (depending on the tycoon game you’re thinking of). You can even build a two-story shoppe.

You get to manage everything from choosing the vendors to supply your goods, ordering robots to perform mundane tasks, and even creating new products for the wandering customers that improve upon older ones. The game has its own scoring system that decides whether a new product you create will be the next hot new product that every single dragon slayer must buy. It’s pretty freakin’ awesome.

You can even equip your own stock and deck yourself out. Then venture off into the forest out back and hunt down some monsters to get some awesome loot. With that loot, you can sell it or just keep it for your next venture.the game features distant lands where you can find super rare loot.

The game has RPG elements to it in that it’s not strictly just a business management game. There’s an actual game to play rather than just clicking on buttons. The game also has an adaptable economy as well. It changes according to other players that are also playing as well. Prices fluctuate.

But it’s not all fun and games being a humble little merchant.

There are thieves who try to steal your goods. There are angry citizens who want to attack your shoppe. And there are even in-store problems as well, such as demand surges where you’ll run out of stock and miss a frenzy of sales. Or you may order way too much stock and it’ll just sit there as sunk capital. The game mixes both RPG elements and tycoon elements into one hybrid kickass game.

The best part about Shoppe Keep 2 is that it has online multiplayer with friends! You can get your buddy to help you out and run the shop while you do inventory and purchase more goods! Or your friend can run the shop while you study the charts! Or how about if both of you go out and hunt some monsters to get some more loot to sell? Up to 4 players can join!

That’s awesome.

Shoppe Keep 2 will be released soon and it’s currently available for early access if you sign up. Be one of the first to play this super-anticipated game of 2018! Set up your shoppe, build your monopoly, and get those sweet profits from those silly adventurers!

ProsCons
  • Build up your shop and sell to the local adventurers
  • Order goods, craft new products, hire robots- do everything
  • Slay monsters out in the forest to get awesome loot
  • Combines RPG and tycoon elements
  • Online multiplayer co-op with up to 4 friends
  • Adaptable economy that changes depending on other players
  • Crafting system could be hit or miss depending on the programming
  • Online play could make game way too easy
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Game Information

Status: Early Access

Published: –

Platforms: Windows

Engine: –

Genre: Simulator

Languages: English

Inputs: Keyboard, Mouse

Developer Information

Developer: Excalibur Games

Developer page: Go

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