Need For Drink
- November 3, 2017
- Room710Games
- 5h median play time
Get on Steam"Need For Drink" is a simulation game where players manage a bar, serving customers drinks and food while keeping the bar running smoothly. Players must balance hiring staff, maintaining equipment, and keeping customers happy to succeed. The game features a variety of customization options, allowing players to create their unique bar atmosphere and menu.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game is a fun and humorous experience, especially when played with friends.
- It's an extremely cheap game that provides a few laughs and mindless entertainment.
- The graphics and sound effects, while not perfect, add to the overall comedic value of the game.
- The gameplay is repetitive and lacks depth, leading to boredom after a short time.
- Multiplayer features are largely inactive, making the single-player experience feel empty.
- The game suffers from frequent crashes and technical issues, detracting from the overall enjoyment.
- humor26 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in "Need for Drink" is polarizing, with some players finding it amusing due to its absurd premise of a drunken husband and his interactions, while others criticize it for lacking engaging content and genuine comedic moments. Many reviews highlight the game's failure to deliver on its humorous potential, resulting in a shallow experience that quickly becomes tedious. Overall, while a few players appreciate its quirky charm, the majority feel it falls flat in providing the laughs it promises.
“Well, this game is dead but it's really funny and weird. It talks about a dumb husband that you will play as, and he always 'needs a drink.' You have to make him drunk before his wife comes back from work.”
“Super fun and funny game.”
“Interesting game, pretty funny one, and worth the price.”
- graphics24 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising them as pristine and among the best they've seen, while others criticize them as dated and buggy, featuring issues like disappearing textures. Overall, the graphics are described as decent for a simple game, but not without flaws, leading to a range of ratings from excellent to mediocre.
“When I first opened the game, I was greeted with a dating app which made me think that I bought the wrong game. But then I tried the game, and all I can say is that this game has the best graphics, and no other game would be able to have graphics this good.”
“The graphics are pristine; the sound effects are something else. Don't eat or drink, you'll spit it out!”
“Tis a good graphics as I tip my fedora!”
“The map is small and the graphics are dated. I do not know if the items have random spawning places; if they don't, this will become very boring quickly.”
“A game with a stupid concept, bugged graphics, and silly voice work (the wife shouting scoldings at you).”
“The graphics are rather dated and ugly; sound and music are hardly there (only the husband burping and moaning after eating food is a little bit funny), and the game itself is very lifeless.”
- gameplay22 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many users noting its limited scope and repetitive nature, leading to a lack of replayability. While some appreciate the mechanics and find it enjoyable as a casual experience, others feel it lacks diversity and depth, with suggestions for more maps and content to enhance the overall experience. Overall, it is seen as a mindless but fun diversion, albeit with significant room for improvement.
“Nice gameplay but need more maps!”
“I will give it in the current build 5/5 for mechanics as everything works.”
“2.5/5 for graphics and 3/5 for gameplay as it is mindless fun and a break from other games.”
“But the gameplay is pretty limited, about an hour (to test every mode).”
“No... there just isn't enough gameplay for it to have any replayability.”
“The gameplay becomes repetitive and stale far too quickly.”
- story10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The story is characterized by a mix of moral lessons about perseverance and the unpredictability of life, alongside a narrative that some find nonsensical and disjointed, particularly in its portrayal of Gabriel Angelos and the Blood Ravens' quest for an artifact. While some appreciate the thematic depth, others criticize it for lacking coherence and being overly focused on trivial elements.
“Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“Continuing the story of Gabriel Angelos, head of the storied bunch of warriors known as the Blood Ravens, the need for drink centers on the search for an artifact from the Eldar blood god Khaine.”
“☐ no story”
“Just nonsense but, not really a story, just drunk stammering and annoying married life.”
“Continuing the story of Gabriel Angelos, head of the storied bunch of booze known as the Blood Ravens, the need for drink centers on the search for an artifact from the Eldar blood god Khaine.”
- music6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as calming and somewhat enjoyable, providing a relaxing backdrop despite the overall lifelessness of the game. However, it is noted that the sound design is minimal, with only a few humorous sound effects, and some players experienced issues with the music continuing to play while the game itself became unresponsive.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“The graphics are rather dated and ugly, sound and music are hardly there (only the husband burping and moaning after eating food is a little bit funny) and the game itself is very lifeless.”
“The music was still going on in the background but the game was frozen and I couldn't move my mouse at all!”
“The sound and music are hardly there, making the overall experience feel very empty.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Players indicate that grinding in the game is so demanding that it may require a second life, suggesting that the effort needed to progress can be excessive and potentially frustrating.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game lacks sufficient gameplay content, leading to a consensus among users that it offers little to no replayability.
“No... there just isn't enough gameplay for it to have any replayability.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, users report that while there are occasional glitches, they are not significant enough to detract from the overall experience.
“There are occasional glitches, but nothing too bad.”
“There are occasional glitches, but nothing too bad.”
