Japanese Ramen Simulator Enters Steam Early Access With 10-Player Co-op
A wishlist count past 200,000 before launch gives Wild Dog a measurable audience to convert on day one, and the 56 day-one updates and apology discount signal the studio is treating a postponed release as something it has to make up to players rather than a quiet launch.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Wild Dog announced on October 9 that the early access version of Japanese Ramen Simulator launches on Steam around 17:00 Japan time. The ramen shop management game supports up to 10 players, with 6 recommended, and has passed 200,000 wishlists. It covers ingredient prep, cooking, serving, customer service, and shop building, with thieves and fires as disruptions. A 15 percent launch sale drops the 1,900 yen price to 1,615 yen.
Wild Dog's ramen shop management game arrives on Steam in early access around 17:00 Japan time on October 9, priced at 1,615 yen under a 15 percent launch sale from the 1,900 yen regular price. The 15 percent discount is framed as an apology for the postponed release. The studio also says it is shipping 56 day-one updates, among them a dishwashing part-time job.
Up to 10 players can run the shop together, with 6 recommended. Troubles include thieves and fires during customer rushes. The team visited an actual ramen shop to make ramen, and scanned real items such as chashu for the in-game models.
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