I've played about another week of this game and while it still definitely has its problems, I can see some charm. I have left my original review below.

This game is not something you can rush through. And the content is a bit repetitive. But I will say that I have left it on and gone back to it several times just to play minesweeper.

Minigames are a good way to earn tips in the beginning, but they do fall off after a few levels. So idling is the main way to make money. The progression is similar to Rusty's retirement where you need to grow a certain amount of crops to unlock the next one. Here, you need to serve a certain amount of dishes to unlock the next one. So every few hours, you can unlock another dish. There is a customer boost that you can activate every so often and you can win some minigames to boost attendance for a time, but otherwise, all you can do is wait.

I complained earlier about the RNG for unlocking furniture. I think I unlocked one piece around once a day, so its not the worst rate. It just takes time. And by the way, the music is okay, I think there is a decent selection.

Still, there are frustrating parts.
There was a tutorial at the start. Hopefully you pay attention to it because you don't get it again. I have no idea what the mailbox or blessings do at all.
Minigames still have their issues. Minesweeper not being balanced. If you fold in poker, all the money in the hand just poofs. In the shape merging game, you lose a bit earlier than the line loss line.

Overall, its okay. I'd pick it up on a sale. I wish the game had more expansion options than the initial few tables and stools. But it looks like the unlocks are just more decorations. I think the biggest draw would be playing the ridiculous minigames every once in a while.

Original review below:

Unpolished game that seems to rely a lot on RNG to unlock progression. There is potential, but a lot of it feels repetitive. Tips come in slowly, so if you want to make money you need to play the minigames.
Several of the minigames have flaws such as
- Minesweeper can often end up being 50-50 choices.
- The star puzzle game not registering a level complete.
- The poker help menu seems to be stuck.
Some furniture are unlocked through rating increases from upgrading, but some furniture are locked by RNG where you need to wait for a certain type of customer to appear. This can be random and after almost 10 hours of gameplay, I have only seen two.

Fun game. There are a few balancing issues in the game and it can be a little repetitive.

But the game is still being updated and each king comes with its own gaze and spells.

It used to be frustrating before there was a run save feature, but thankfully that was updated so now I can just play and quit without needing to commit time to finishing a run.

Fun game, but needs some polish.

There is a balance problem where fights tend to be too easy or too difficult. There are very few fights where it feels like your actions decided victory. It can also be difficult to judge how hard a fight will be. You can go from fighting an easy army and then the next objective is to fight a god.

Thankfully, the game is also very forgiving. There is no permanent troop loss, you would just revive at the last city you visited. So its a comfy game if you just want to idle and build up resources. There is not too much time constraint when it comes to finishing quests.

Translation is hit or miss. The starting stories are mostly understandable and some of the cutscenes make it obvious what is going on. But I think there are some complex quests that get lost in translation so I am just doing the objective without knowing the underlining plot.

Upgrading troops and setting formations is fun. Most troops have special skills that only activate when conditions are met. Some are simple like being in the front column or being next to the commander. But it can get a little frustrating to figure out positioning for best benefits, especially when the translation is hard to understand. A visual example if we right clicked the ability might help or just correct the wording.

Eventually you can rule a nation and recruit vassals. This can be a little sudden as it can come from the end of a quest. Then the other nations attack you and you get destroyed because you are not ready. There should probably be a warning before that quest is finished.

I think the game will get to a great state eventually, there is just a lot of QOL improvements that can be done before it gets there. But for $20, it is a decent game and the developer is patching things almost daily. It is fun running around beating bandits, but I will probably revisit it in a year to let it cook.