It's nice! It's a little repetitive, but overall it's very cute and I love meeting all the new paleofolk. I wish there was a bit more to the game, but it's very cozy and perfect for just playing when you want to turn your brain off and have a little fun. I hope they expand it a bit more in the future. If I wasn't a fan of gathering, well, I probably wouldn't like it so much. This game is a LOT of gathering!

I'd like to see some QOL improvements, like the ability to re-stock the shop quickly. I can see it getting tedious as my shop expands. Also maybe the ability to hire people to help with the shop, because the cleanliness degrades quickly and so does customer patience. In short, there's no way to have a clean shop and serve all the customers. You have to sacrifice one, and that can be stressful.

Oh, another thing I don't love is that there's not really an instruction set for some concepts in the game. What does "trending" mean? Does it mean paleofolk are more likely to buy an item of that type that day? Does it mean those who don't like trends WON'T buy those items? When I upgrade from 'good' to 'great' tools, what can I harvest? It's stuff like that that gets frustrating. Also, when I'm repairing something, it should tell me what I'm repairing. I regularly accidentally spend amber on things like benches when I think I'm repairing ramps or stairways.

I still want to recommend this game, but I'm afraid my critiques will go unseen if I leave my review at recommended. So I'm changing my rating to "not recommended" with regrets, until I see some QOL improvements.

To be clear, I like this game and these things aren't completely deal-breakers, but I find myself frustrated often, and that shouldn't be the norm in a cozy game.

ETA: I found more issues. :( If you set prices... they only stay set as long as the item is actively for sale. If you sell out of that item, the price goes back to the "base price" and you have to set it again. There's also times when customers will get angry and stomp out of the store, and I can't figure out why.

The pawn/haggle system is also very broken, and right now, I'm rejecting all attempts to pawn. The customers shouldn't be offering what *I* sell the item for and they should be more than happy with half the item's worth. What's the point in pawning if I take a permanent loss on the item? I know I'm probably supposed to be haggling the price down, but it just doesn't work at all. If a customer wants 800 for an item and I offer 400, they'll come down to 798 or something. This also works for when a customer wants to buy something. I don't haggle, I just give it to the customer at their offer. I don't have the time to argue over 3-4 amber.

I understand that a cozy game isn't about racing to the end of the content, but busywork and time killers aren't fun in any game. If it's a chore for the character, that's fun. If it's a chore for the player, it's not fun. I was especially annoyed when I discover that prices always reset today. And that might be the dealbreaker for me. I'll probably put this game aside until that's fixed.

Animal Crossing except everyone's a dinosaur and you're the shopkeeper

I absolutely love this game! I am getting the same joy I felt when I play My Time At Portia in it's early access.

What I love:
- The art, character design, world design, the cuteness of the items and buildings and nature!
- The game play flow of gather, crafting, selling, friendship, adventure!
- The music is soooo good!
- Character personalities, diverse, interesting, funny, cheesy (in the way), adorable!

What I wish there was:
- Category names for items in the shops inventory, in order to stock my shelves and arrange my shop in those categories, it's a bit challenging for me to memorise all of the items and their respective categories.
- The ability to create a long-necked dino to play as!
- More variety of clothing, or at least more palette options for what there already is.

Overall, for me, this game has an addictive game play style which is motivating yet cozy!