Time Is Honey

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Time Is Honey is a single player casual management game with a economy theme. It was developed by CakeDev and was released on July 30, 2024. It received very positive reviews from players.

JOIN DISCORD About the GameTime Is Honey is a cozy idle game where you collect and care for over 150+ types of bees. Each bee has a unique look and boosts your honey production and profits. Unlock and customize hives, then upgrade to complete your bee collection, including special golden bees. Discover over 150+ unique bees, each with its own adorable appearance and stats that increase your…

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91%

Audience ScoreBased on 207 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

grinding9 negative mentions

Adorable, cute pixel art and charming bee designs that provide a cozy and relaxing atmosphere.
Engaging creature-collecting gameplay with a wide variety of bees, accessories, and hive customization options.
Idle mechanics with both active and passive playstyles supported, including autoclick/autofeed features that make gameplay accessible and suitable for multitasking.

Extremely grindy and tedious achievements, especially the one requiring opening thousands of bee packs, causing frustration and wrist strain.
Repetitive gameplay loop with limited strategic depth or meaningful progression after unlocking the initial content; later hives and bees feel like cosmetic reskins with little variation.
Some UI and quality-of-life issues such as lack of 'buy max' options, slow passive income updates, small hitboxes for feeding, and overall tedious pack management.

gameplay
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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65%
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The gameplay is a simple and repetitive idle loop focused on collecting and managing bees, appealing mainly to fans of casual, low-effort experiences. While the mechanics are straightforward and relaxing with charming visuals, some players find the progression grindy and crave more variety or engaging features to break the monotony. Overall, it's a cozy and cute idle game but may lack depth for those seeking complex or active gameplay.
- “Simple and straightforward gameplay loop - buy the packs, keep and sell various bees, move on to the next hive.”
- “The mechanic of opening packs for bees is an interesting idea; it's fun and rewarding when you pull a rare one.”
- “Everything is very colorful, and the mechanics are super simple but highly addictive.”
- “The gameplay never changes after the first hive and the first pack of bees.”
- “It's so excessively grindy, and would be completely unreasonable to achieve through normal gameplay.”
- “It's not even gameplay, it's just navigating in-game menus.”
music
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47%
33%
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The music in the game is consistently described as relaxing, chill, and perfectly complementing the cozy, cute atmosphere. While some players wish for more variety or adaptive tracks, the existing soundtrack effectively sets a soothing mood that enhances the overall charming and calming experience.
- “Clever idea, cute art, and relaxing music.”
- “This cozy and adorable game features calming music in the background that perfectly sets the mood.”
- “The music is fun, the sound effects are not jarring, and the art style is literally the cutest thing I have ever seen.”
- “I wish there was a different music track for each new area.”
- “The one that exists is great and you won't get tired of it, but I still yearn for adaptive music.”
- “Maybe the combo of piano music, nature sounds, and pixel art?”
grinding
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
82%
Grinding in the game is generally manageable and not overly tedious during regular play, allowing for steady progress and enjoyment. However, certain achievements, especially the final ones, involve excessive and repetitive grinding loops that many find frustrating and unnecessarily time-consuming. Overall, the base gameplay remains chill and accessible, with the grind mostly becoming a concern only for completionists.
- “Otherwise, solid game, bees are cute, the base game isn't grindy at all, you gain progress pretty quickly, but if you're looking for all achievements, there is one that will make you go mad.”
- “Just very chill and not too grindy.”
- “Recent flower update makes leveling bees way more tedious than it was.”
- “The grind for the 3k achievement is a lot less bad than what it used to be, but it's still tedious to have the loop of buy 10 bee packs, sell all your bees, rinse and repeat.”
- “It's so excessively grindy, and would be completely unreasonable to achieve through normal gameplay.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features charming, soft pixel-art graphics that create a cozy and visually pleasing experience, perfectly complementing its incremental gameplay. Players appreciate the cute bee designs and overall aesthetic, though some wish for more quality-of-life features linked to the visuals. Overall, the graphics are well-loved for their charm and warmth.
- “Visually, Time is Honey leans fully into a soft, cozy pixel-art aesthetic.”
- “The art style is incredibly charming and fits the game perfectly.”
- “Cute little game, love the graphics, the little bees are so sweet and opening the packs to get the rare, legendary and golden bees can be rather addictive.”
- “Its cute enough with its visuals, bee designs, accessories, etc. however I do wish some QoL features existed, like easier discarding of bees, another use for the love points besides accessories (seriously, I had 40 billion by the time I 100%'d the game), and to make bee feeding easier.”
- “Players can move bees around to different hives, but outside of aesthetics, there's not actually any value to doing so.”
- “Graphics ☆☆☆☆”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Optimization in the game is a mixed aspect: while players must strategically balance expansion and resource allocation for efficiency, the achievement requirements remain poorly optimized and excessively challenging despite player requests for adjustment.
- “As more systems unlock, players must decide how to balance expansion with optimization, and how best to allocate limited resources for long-term efficiency.”
- “Game would have been an easy recommend had the achievements been optimized kindly at all, but even after players begged it still wasn't lowered nearly enough.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is lighthearted and charming, with many players enjoying the funny and cute bee designs, especially the amusing accessories and customization options. Dressing up the bees adds a playful and entertaining element to the experience.
- “I liked Time is Honey because I found a lot of the bee designs to be funny and cute; the accessories are especially funny.”
- “There are really nice customization options, and dressing up the bees is very funny.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is described as comforting and relaxed, with audiovisual elements that create a soothing environment ideal for idle, low-pressure gameplay.
- “Together, the audiovisual presentation creates an atmosphere that feels comforting rather than stimulating, perfectly suited to idle play.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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There are no user comments provided for the aspect "story," so no summary can be made.