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Onsen Master

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36%Game Brain Score
gameplay, story
graphics, stability
42% User Score Based on 24 reviews
Critic Score 58%Based on 1 reviews

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Onsen Master is a single player and multiplayer casual simulation game with fantasy, business and kids themes. It was developed by Waking Oni Games and was released on September 1, 2022. It received neutral reviews from both critics and players.

Onsen Master is a hot spring customer management game where players must create ingredients to match the various customer ailments, across the fantasy island of Izajima!

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gameplay7 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • Charming art style and engaging character design that adds to the overall experience.
  • Fun and frantic gameplay reminiscent of Overcooked, especially enjoyable in co-op mode.
  • Interesting concept with unique mechanics that can provide a satisfying challenge.
  • Controls are poorly designed, with a heavy reliance on a controller and unresponsive keyboard inputs.
  • The tutorial is confusing and buggy, making it difficult for players to understand the game mechanics.
  • Numerous bugs and glitches detract from the overall experience, making the game feel unpolished.
  • gameplay
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally described as fun and engaging, particularly in multiplayer settings, with comparisons to games like Overcooked. However, some players find the controls, especially for keyboard users, to be less intuitive and buggy, which detracts from the overall experience. The game features a mix of challenging mechanics and enjoyable round-based tasks, though some users suggest improvements in control responsiveness and stage variety.

    • “Gameplay is a lot of fun in Onsen Master, especially with others if you enjoy games such as Overcooked.”
    • “The rounds are short and sweet with just enough pressure (on normal mode at least) to make the gameplay challenging but enjoyable.”
    • “Fun action game where you manage a hot spring, helping customers get baths and cleaning up after them in round-based gameplay.”
    • “While this game looks super cute, the gameplay is horrible.”
    • “As far as the gameplay, it's a game of spinning plates.”
    • “[super-buggy with many ridiculous and unexplainable occurrences, gameplay could use a lot of tightening up, not many stages to master at all]”
  • story
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it enjoyable and wholesome, highlighting themes of friendship and hard work, while others note its uneven emotional pacing and average writing. Many appreciate the engaging dialogue and additional lore provided through codex entries, which enhance the overall experience. Overall, the narrative is described as cute and touching, complementing the fun and challenging gameplay.

    • “I'm really enjoying the story so far, even though I often tend to skip story elements in games. The bonus codex entries offer extra information on different characters, the bath ingredients, etc.”
    • “Also, we appreciated the wholesome story about friendship, helping others, and hard work.”
    • “The story was very touching and sweet, and the gameplay was fun and challenging!”
    • “The story is okay, not fantastically written and jumps emotionally in odd ways.”
  • graphics
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game feature a charming and bright art style, but many users feel that the overall presentation lacks polish and requires significant improvements, including better graphics settings and user interface enhancements. While some players have enjoyed the visuals without issues, others have noted that technical bugs detract from the experience.

    • “I tried this game and bought a key for this game at PAX West where I didn't have any issues with the gameplay or visuals.”
    • “The game has a few good ideas and a charming art style.”
    • “Could really use some polish, mappable keybindings, graphics settings, UI improvements for user-friendliness, and some bugs worked out on desktop.”
    • “Graphics settings seem like a very big oversight.”
    • “The graphics are bright and cute.”
  • emotional
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional aspect of the game is mixed; while some find the story to be touching and wholesome, focusing on themes of friendship and hard work, others criticize its uneven emotional pacing and writing quality. Overall, players appreciate the heartfelt moments despite some narrative flaws.

    • “Also, we appreciated the wholesome story about friendship, helping others, and hard work.”
    • “The story was very touching and sweet, and the gameplay was fun and challenging!”
  • stability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability has been criticized for being very buggy, with users reporting numerous unexplainable occurrences that disrupt gameplay. While some players have not experienced issues with tutorials, the overall consensus indicates that the game requires significant improvements to enhance stability and gameplay experience.

    • “Very buggy.”
    • “Super buggy with many ridiculous and unexplainable occurrences; gameplay could use a lot of tightening up.”
    • “Not many stages to master at all.”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is praised for being well-paired with the frantic and unique gameplay, enhancing the overall experience. Reviewers highlight its enjoyable quality, noting that it complements the quirky characters and bosses effectively.

    • “Did I mention the music was well paired too?”
    • “Frantic and unique gameplay that's rather enjoyable with a friend, plenty of quirky customers and bosses, and some of the music is great.”
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Onsen Master is a casual simulation game with fantasy, business and kids themes.

Onsen Master is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Mac OS and others.

On average players spend around 5 hours playing Onsen Master.

Onsen Master was released on September 1, 2022.

Onsen Master was developed by Waking Oni Games.

Onsen Master has received neutral reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

Onsen Master is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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