Pizza Connection 3

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Pizza Connection 3 is an economic simulation where you build and manage your own pizza chain. Create unique pizzas, design stylish restaurants, and employ advertising or sabotage to outshine competitors. Rise from a humble pizza baker to a successful chain owner in a challenging campaign.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

+10

49%

Audience ScoreBased on 245 reviews

story5 positive mentions

gameplay10 negative mentions

The graphics and atmosphere are visually appealing, with cute designs and nice music.
The pizza creation tool is fun and allows for creativity in making unique pizzas.
The game offers a nostalgic experience for fans of the original Pizza Connection series.

The game suffers from poor balancing, making it difficult to maintain profitability as employee costs rise without corresponding profits.
There are numerous bugs and technical issues that hinder gameplay, including crashes and unresponsive mechanics.
The gameplay feels shallow and lacks depth, with many features from previous titles missing or poorly implemented.

story
52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
85%
6%
The story in the game serves primarily as a framework for the campaign's objectives, lacking depth and engagement, with many players finding it cliché and forgettable. While some appreciate the challenge of the missions, numerous bugs and a lack of intuitive gameplay detract from the overall experience, leading to frustration rather than immersion. Overall, the narrative fails to provide a compelling backdrop, leaving players yearning for more meaningful content and variety.
- “If you like to make pizzas and decorate restaurants, you will get some gameplay fun out of it as you follow the story.”
- “As the story continues and you progress to different cities, you'll find out more about where you are coming from and who your family is through people and messages left behind from your dead uncle.”
- “The story moves you as a tutorial from your first pizza cart to your first restaurant and so on.”
- “The story only serves as a way to give objectives to the campaign.”
- “The story itself isn't that interesting, and the conclusion is pretty much lacking.”
- “It looks like they invested all the money in making miniatures of famous places from all over the world and had no money left to implement the game mechanics, story, atmosphere... I think the actual implementation of content can just be called a draft.”
graphics
49 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
37%
57%
6%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many players appreciating the cute and colorful visuals, as well as the appealing art style and music. However, some criticize the graphics for feeling simplistic or lacking depth compared to previous titles, and there are reports of graphical bugs and performance issues. Overall, while the graphics are generally seen as a positive aspect, they are often overshadowed by gameplay shortcomings and technical problems.
- “The graphics are excellent for this genre and the soundtrack is mesmerizing; however, compared to the predecessors, the game feels lacking in content, with small cities and limited options, it gets old and boring fast.”
- “Beautiful HD graphics, and even the dough can now have different shapes.”
- “The graphics and art style are really lovely and refreshing to me; I can't say more about it.”
- “The graphics and everything looks like a free game for mobile phones; the game feels empty and not interesting at all.”
- “The problem is the graphics of the pizza are a bit off-putting and simplistic.”
- “For the 21st century, the graphics are very ugly and performance is terrible!”
gameplay
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
60%
21%
Overall, the gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players noting a lack of depth and repetitive mechanics compared to its predecessors. While some appreciate the modern graphics and smoother performance, others criticize the unintuitive interface and tedious tasks that detract from the experience. The game is seen as a missed opportunity, offering limited replayability and failing to deliver on advertised features, leaving players feeling frustrated and underwhelmed.
- “It actually works well for the gameplay.”
- “The many different game mechanics make the game deep enough for much replayability.”
- “The graphics are pretty, the music is awesome and the gameplay itself is well-proven.”
- “Moreover, the advertised features were misleading, as the gameplay lacked depth and became repetitive quickly.”
- “The balance is completely off and some gameplay mechanics are ridiculously tedious, like saving every pizza again to add them to the menu.”
- “The gameplay feels shallow and lacks details.”
music
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
39%
48%
13%
The music in the game is generally described as pleasant and fitting, with some reviewers noting its calming and cute qualities. However, many feel it lacks the depth and memorability of previous titles, often becoming repetitive over extended play. Overall, while the soundtrack is appreciated, it does not stand out significantly compared to earlier games in the series.
- “The graphics are pretty, the music is awesome and the gameplay itself is well-proven.”
- “The theme is cozy, and the music is pleasant as well.”
- “The balancing act of trying to please everybody, the overall aesthetic and art style as well as ambient music is really pleasant; it's calming in a sense.”
- “The visuals aren't bad, and the music is actually quite nice, but it lacks the atmosphere of the previous game, as well as many of the mechanics.”
- “I don't know too much about music, but I can only say it's pretty bland.”
- “There is nothing really special about the music.”
optimization
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
33%
50%
The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with users reporting persistent performance issues, especially during extended play sessions. While some improvements have been noted, such as bug fixes and smoother gameplay, many players still experience stuttering and poor performance, even on lower settings. Overall, the dated graphics and optimization problems detract from the gaming experience, leading to frustration among users.
- “It's better now, optimized performance, bugs fixed, and smooth gameplay for your enjoyment.”
- “You can't train your employees, and pretty much all of their stats, which in previous games had a big impact on performance, are simplified into quality and speed.”
- “If you can stand the dated graphics and (potentially) single-core performance, then you will enjoy that better than this one.”
- “The game has performance issues when you are playing for a long time.”
- “It was bad, very bad, the performance wasn't optimized, bugs remained on the tutorial and main campaign that will break your game progression.”
- “That's not acceptable and very poorly optimized, and I'm playing on the lowest settings with a system that should have no problem with this kind of game.”
stability
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
6%
6%
88%
The game has been widely criticized for its instability, with numerous reports of bugs and glitches affecting gameplay, including crashes and issues with core features. Many users feel that the game was released in an unfinished state, lacking sufficient updates to address these problems. Overall, the consensus is that the game's stability is a significant drawback, detracting from its potential.
- “Funny game that runs great on Linux (played on Manjaro KDE).”
- “A buggy mess at launch, few updates and lacking in too many areas.”
- “The management of Gentlymad Studios and the publishers from Assemble Entertainment should be ashamed to stop the development of such an unfinished/buggy product!”
- “It's buggy and seems unfinished.”
monetization
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with players noting that while it allows for extensive management of a pizza restaurant, the advertising mechanics feel generic and ineffective, leading to a perception of it being a cash grab. Users express frustration over the lack of control in targeting advertisements and the necessity to repurchase items for upgrades, which detracts from the overall experience. Despite these issues, the game is considered reasonably priced at $3.99 for a mobile title.
- “It's worth $3.99 as a mobile game and can only be described as a quick cash grab.”
- “Very little control on how your advertising is targeted; previous titles let you aim it at certain groups of citizens, but this seems like generic marketing and appears to have little effect.”
- “Other times you may have to terminate your business with that item (warehouse, advertising item, restaurant) and repurchase in order to upgrade the item.”
humor
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players lamenting the loss of the original's comedic elements and 90's humor, while others find the new experience to be amusing and quirky. Overall, the humor seems to be a point of contention, with some appreciating the funny aspects and others feeling it has been diluted.
- “Take the mascot as an example, a funny little bugger, who you can send to any location on the map to advertise your restaurant.”
- “Pretty funny and good game!”
- “Funny game that runs great on Linux (played on Manjaro KDE).”
atmosphere
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
60%
The atmosphere of the game is described as cute and visually appealing, complemented by nice music. However, many reviewers feel it lacks the depth and immersive qualities of its predecessor, suggesting that while the graphics and sound are strong, the overall atmosphere feels underdeveloped and somewhat draft-like. Fans of the previous game may find this new atmosphere disappointing.
- “Great graphics, good music, and a good atmosphere.”
- “On a slight positive note, the graphics and atmosphere are cute, and the music is nice.”
- “The visuals aren't bad, and the music is actually quite nice.”
- “The visuals aren't bad, and the music is actually quite nice, but it lacks the atmosphere of the previous game, as well as many of the mechanics.”
- “It looks like they invested all the money in making miniatures of famous places from all over the world and had no money left to implement the game mechanics, story, atmosphere... I think the actual implementation of content can just be called a draft.”
- “- It's a new atmosphere; if you love PC2, you will be a little disappointed.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to the need to individually train employees and the repetitive task of saving pizzas to the menu. The overall balance is criticized, and the fixed camera position adds to the frustration, making the grinding experience feel unnecessarily prolonged.
- “The balance is completely off and some gameplay mechanics are ridiculously tedious, like saving every pizza again to add them to the menu.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “The only bad thing is the small community, the fact that you need to train employees one by one, just like Pizza Connection 2, which can be tedious, and the camera movement that is not real 3D, but a very annoying fixed position.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The game's replayability is mixed; while some players find it lacking and suggest waiting for a sale, others appreciate the depth provided by its various mechanics, which enhance the potential for replaying.
- “The many different game mechanics make the game deep enough for significant replayability.”
- “Anyway, since there is not much in terms of replayability, get it on sale.”
- “This may not be the most replayable game for some people, but I can accept that some games, even sims, are like that for me.”