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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "compan
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 74 reviews raise this.
17 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“god i love this game to death it's just so goofy and gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside everytime i play it”
“tl;dr: I recently revisited this game for a few hours after spending quite some time on not too long after it released on Steam. In the present day I'll give it a slight thumbs down. It's not super bad and it has its…”
11 of the 74 reviews raise this.
9 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“Honestly this is one of the best shopkeeping games I've ever played. It has just the right amount of variables and details to make the game exciting, but not overwhelming.”
“This is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ scary right now not for faint of heart”
4 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“Capitalism Ho! Very cute, was invested in a matter of minutes and have now clocked well over 600 hours. Highly recommended!”
8 of the 74 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“tl;dr: I recently revisited this game for a few hours after spending quite some time on not too long after it released on Steam. In the present day I'll give it a slight thumbs down. It's not super bad and it has its…”
“A fun shop management sim with a whole dungeon crawler stitched to the side. While the dungeon crawling is painfully simple, it's still got a good enough core gameplay loop that it's fun to just run around killing…”
5 of the 74 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“tl;dr: I recently revisited this game for a few hours after spending quite some time on not too long after it released on Steam. In the present day I'll give it a slight thumbs down. It's not super bad and it has its…”
“Capitalism HO! Recettear is one of those unique games that really stand out in its concept. The feel of gaining money in face of mounting debts keeps you making even more risky ventures to keep your business at float.…”
“extremely charming, definitely some grind but worth it for me”
3 of the 74 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“tl;dr: I recently revisited this game for a few hours after spending quite some time on not too long after it released on Steam. In the present day I'll give it a slight thumbs down. It's not super bad and it has its…”
Counted across 74 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“What is Recettear about? Simple, it's about getting your house repossessed by a loan shark because you get saddled with your father's debt needs to be repaid and you don't have a cent to your name. But you do have the house (for now), and the loan shark suggests turning it into…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“Recettear's a pretty enjoyable game with a charming aesthetic, but it also carries with it some expected Japanese doujin jank. The main gameplay consists of stocking your shop through merchants, dungeon drops, or customers, and selling it at (hopefully) an insane markup. This…”
— a player, Steam review · 73 hrs played“This review was originally posted on [url=https://lilsis.moe/games/Steam/Recettear-An_Item_Shops_Tale/]my website[/url]. Recettear is, as it says in the name of the game, a store managing simulator. The main goal of the game is to pay off your father's debt that he accrued…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | RPG, Indie |
| Player tags | Capitalism · Anime · RPG · Dungeon Crawler · JRPG · Indie · Singleplayer · Cute · Simulation · Female Protagonist · Management · Comedy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese * * |
| Official site | http://www.carpefulgur.com/recettear/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: Pentium 4 1.7ghz or Athlon XP 1700+ (or equivalent processor) Memory: 256MB of system RAM (512 reccomended for Windows Vista and 7) Graphics: DirectX 8.1-compatible video card of any type with at least 64 megabytes of video RAM; Nvidia and ATI tested (Intel Intregrated Graphics below X4000 series not recommended) DirectX®: DirectX 8.1 Hard Drive: 700MB free HD space Sound: DirectX 8.1-compatible sound card/motherboard chip