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Adventure Bar Story is a single player role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Rideon and was released on March 8, 2012. It received positive reviews from players.

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80%Audience ScoreBased on 234 reviews
story13 positive mentions
grinding8 negative mentions

  • Unique and innovative RPG gameplay combining cooking, recipe making, and bar/restaurant management.
  • Addictive and fun with a charming story, cute characters, and enjoyable grinding mechanics.
  • Runs well on many devices, easy for casual and longtime RPG fans, with many hours of gameplay.
  • Frequently crashes and lacks an autosave, causing loss of progress and save data corruption issues.
  • Text and UI bugs including illegible or distorted text, menus disappearing, and screen resizing problems.
  • In-app purchases undermine gameplay balance and frustrate players, especially due to game freezing when trying to unlock recipes or missing purchased items.
  • story

    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    46% positive mentions, 43% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The story is widely praised for being engaging, charming, and well-integrated with RPG and cooking elements, offering a unique and enjoyable experience. However, some users find the story progression slow or frustrating due to required grinding and in-app purchases, and a few consider it somewhat brief or average. Overall, the narrative is considered a strong point that enhances the game's appeal despite minor pacing or monetization issues.

    • “Love this game, awesome story! Love how you can make dishes from recipes and original dishes. Character dialogue is funny. Best RPG game I have played in a long time. Thank you developers! Hope there is a sequel in the works; will definitely buy it.”
    • “Lots of stuff to do, quests and a great story to complete, with freedom to try things your own way.”
    • “A great game with story building and RPG gameplay that is worth playing, combining money management and cooking.”
    • “Grinds, IAP craps abound, average storyline.”
    • “I used to enjoy this game, but the need for jewels to achieve story progression (buying dishes and items that help greatly in exploration) has taken away quite a bit of that enjoyment.”
    • “It is fun to play, but after a few (in-game) days, it becomes a chore to level up, and the story doesn't progress if you don't level up.”
  • gameplay

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    42% positive mentions, 42% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its unique blend of RPG mechanics, money management, and cooking, offering an engaging and addicting experience with solid depth despite some technical and control quirks. It is accessible for both short and longer play sessions, with a well-crafted story enhancing the overall enjoyment. While in-app purchases are optional, avoiding them may impact gameplay progression.

    • “A great game with story building and RPG gameplay that is worth playing, combining money management and cooking.”
    • “Cute RPG with dozens of hours of gameplay (for a good price, too) and a lot of attention paid to the details of the cooking mechanic.”
    • “Adventure Bar Story delivers a unique experience and addicting gameplay!”
    • “Gameplay involves using the menu quite a bit, but it resets every time you do anything.”
    • “You technically can play without in-app purchases, but gameplay suffers.”
    • “This game is better than Marenian Tavern Story, which is funny because it's made by the same dev team and is basically the same game with some updated mechanics but under different publishers... yet the Tavern Story game is a lot more boring somehow.”
  • music

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The music in the game is generally viewed as uninspired and repetitive, with several users noting its similarity to stock or familiar tunes like those from Zoo Tycoon. Additionally, the soundtrack is described as short and sometimes annoying, with issues such as music stopping during idle periods affecting the overall experience.

    • “The music reminds me of Zoo Tycoon; so much so, that one of the songs sounds exactly like a song used in Zoo Tycoon 2 DS.”
    • “The music that I've heard so far is not all that good, but it's not horrible either.”
    • “However, the musical pieces are incredibly short and repetitive.”
    • “The musical pieces are incredibly short and repetitive.”
    • “The music stopped when I stay in one place/idle (2-3 minutes), especially in town. Please fix.”
    • “The soundtrack and sound effects are really bad and a little annoying.”
  • grinding

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is notably present, especially in extra content and material farming, leading to slower progress. However, many players find this old-school style grinding nostalgic and enjoyable, with the substantial unlockable content providing motivation beyond just leveling up. Overall, the grind is seen as a fun challenge rather than a tedious chore.

    • “Though after finishing the main story, the extra parts' difficulty required a lot of grinding.”
    • “There is a bit too much grinding to farm materials, though.”
    • “It's grindy and progress is slow, but the amount of content to unlock is unusual in Android gaming.”
  • monetization

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The game offers optional in-app purchases that can speed up progress but are not required to enjoy the full experience. Some players appreciate the pay-to-play model with optional microtransactions, while others are frustrated by in-app purchases in what they expected to be a buy-to-play game. Additionally, a few users have reported issues with purchase bugs.

    • “Doesn't force any in-app purchases.”
    • “In-app purchases detract a little bit but are not needed to play the game at all.”
    • “1 star because of microtransactions in my buy 2 play game.”
    • “Small note... it still has in app purchases, so that really sucks.”
    • “It's a pay game, but still has in-app purchases.”
  • graphics

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    29% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally described as decent and pleasing, standing out from typical RPG Maker stock visuals, though not exceptional. Some users note graphical issues in the menu system, but overall, the gameplay and story are considered more important than high-end graphics, especially given concerns about device performance.

    • “The graphics are nice, not the RPG Maker stock you see in most of these retro RPGs nowadays.”
    • “Graphics are decent and pleasing.”
    • “I feel it's held back a bit by a terrible menu system that is riddled with graphical errors.”
    • “When you play games with high graphics, your device overheats quickly and drains the battery like there is no tomorrow.”
    • “The graphics aren't the best but the gameplay and storyline is brilliant.”
  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game experiences frequent freezes, especially when unlocking recipes, which significantly hinders playability. However, aside from these issues, the gameplay is smooth and enjoyable.

    • “Every time I want to unlock a recipe, the game freezes. Please fix it to get 5 stars.”
    • “Using a jewel to unlock a recipe freezes the game every time.”
    • “The game freezes quite a lot anyway, but it's guaranteed to become unplayable after trying to unlock a recipe.”
  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is appreciated for its witty character dialogue and lighthearted moments, contributing to an enjoyable RPG experience. However, some players express frustration related to save data loss, which detracts from their overall enjoyment. Overall, the humor adds charm and enhances the game's appeal.

    • “Love this game, awesome story. Love how you can make dishes from recipes and original dishes. Character dialogue is funny. Best RPG game I have played in a long time. Thank you developers, hope there is a sequel in the works, will definitely buy it.”
    • “This game is better than Marenian Tavern Story, which is funny because it's made by the same dev team and is basically the same game with some updated mechanics but under different publishers... yet the Tavern Story game is a lot more boring somehow.”
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Play Times

50h Median play time
50h Average play time
23h Main story
70h Completionist
50-50h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Adventure Bar Story is a role playing game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Adventure Bar Story include stylized.

Adventure Bar Story is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

The main story can be completed in around 23 hours, while the entire game is estimated to take about 70 hours to finish. On average players spend around 50 hours playing Adventure Bar Story.

Adventure Bar Story was released on March 8, 2012.

Adventure Bar Story was developed by Rideon.

Adventure Bar Story has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Adventure Bar Story for its story but disliked it for its music.

Adventure Bar Story is a single player game.

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