Idle Barber Shop Tycoon - Game

To be honest, I had an absolute blast with this game. I only played once or twice a day and it took me a few weeks to complete all the stories (which were actually engaging). I've seen the devs say they're working on it but it's been about 6 months I think, so I'm starting to wonder if it's been placed on the back burner and devs are focusing on other project. So for lack of new content after being told I would receive it repeatedly, I'm taking off a start. Gameplay wise, the AI is kind of silly sometimes. There are two desks they can check in at and two waiting areas, but they check in at whichever one had an employee standing there first, regardless of if the customer walked in after the employee was at the desk. Meaning an incredible amount of time gets wasted watching customers walk all the way across the shop when there was a closer counter available. For that I removed another star. All that being said, if you like idle games, this is a very good one and I'd still recommend it. I'm primarily giving lower stars to gain the devs attention.

I like this game as it really is the definition of an idle game. You can play it for a few hours straight or just check it once a day. I especially enjoy the little storylines for each employee and the main story as well. The pricing is pretty well balanced, in my opinion, as it takes some time to get enough money to max stuff out but doesn’t take years to do so. This goes for the reputation bar as well which progresses the storyline. All that said, I have a few issues with this game. Firstly, I’ve completely maxed out everything so I’m stuck here waiting for another update. I got this game maybe a week or two ago, so I’ve managed that pretty quickly though I did buy the income upgrade pack. That said, I still think I could have maxed this out in less than a month without the pack. I still think the pricing is well done, it’s just that the updates need to be released faster and with a lot more progress players can make. Additionally, there are a lot of English errors in the descriptions and dialogues of each character. It’s not unplayable with them, you can still understand the storylines and stuff. It just means you have to read a little more closely or go over something twice to understand it. Kind of kills the vibe and makes the game seem underdeveloped.

Love this game!! There’s a cohesive story line, ability to customize, and learning everything is quite easy. Also the option to watch ads to speed up your progress in various ways :) However, there are some small bugs I’ve noticed: - Sometimes, when a customer and barber are at a chair, no action is taken to cut their hair or trim their beard (ie no green circle appears). They just stand there and I basically lose a barber. Restarting the app usually fixes the problem, but when you had just watched an ad to get more customers, this is a really painful bug to have! - The purchase option is not available if the amount of money you have is equal to the cost of an upgrade; the game only allows you to buy an upgrade if your balance is greater than the cost. Odd, but this is very small since most of the time you will have more than enough to cover the cost. * I have screenshots of each of these bugs if needed! Suggestions: - Can you add descriptions of what the monetary purchases mean? I’m kind of interested in buying the no ad version but just saying “none of the ads, all of the benefits” is kind of vague and I don’t want to buy something that doesn’t explicitly say that I’ll still continue receiving the ad-watching benefits after paying for no-ads (as opposed to ALL ads disappearing and I no longer get the option for boosts). Otherwise!! A really great game :)) I’m giving it 5 stars because they just released and I’m totally looking forward to future updates. Really love the concept and flow of the storyline, but it still feels very much like an idle game! Perfect 👏🏽