Cooking Fever vs Craftlands Workshoppe
Cooking Fever
Cooking Fever is not only an insanely fun, restaurant-themed, time management game by Nordcurrent; it is also a game that’s fair to its players. Granted that you'll eventually need to spend the game's so-called "premium currency" or gems on either kitchen or shop upgrades, in order to get a 3-star rating for all levels, or even on unlocking a new restaurant, the game provides you with multiple ways to earn these gems for free. Not to mention, Cooking Fever's exciting gameplay is based on the popular, and hectic, Diner Dash game where you'll need to prepare the ingredients and cook the food before serving it to your waiting customers. The game also offers plenty of variety when it comes to the types of restaurants and cuisines as well as both forms of upgrades.Cooking Fever is the long-awaited time management game that fans of Diner Dash or other similar games would really enjoy. It's incredibly addictive, so be sure to clear up at least an hour of your time before booting up the game for the first time!
Craftlands Workshoppe
Craftlands Workshoppe is a tycoon-like game that’s filled with fun adventures. In this game, you’ve inherited the workshoppe of your mentor, Allcrafts – the only master craftsman who managed to master all the craftmanship skills available, and your goal is to revitalize his workshoppe business and maybe make a name for yourself!The gameplay here is pretty much what I’d expect of a “grind simulator”. What this means is that the game, being a tycoon, requires you to gather resources or buy them, turn them into more valuable goods via crafting, and then sell them off at a nice profit margin - though you don’t have much say as to how much you can price your items. Rinse and repeat.
The game lets you choose between 3 starting professions, namely Alchemy, Cook, and Blacksmith, and from there, you can earn enough to purchase licenses to unlock the other professions. The goal here is for you to master them all. There’s actually a fourth profession, which unlocks the Assembly table, but that can only be obtained once you’ve completed a milestone quest.
Crafting is fairly easy for both Alchemy and Cooking since it either involves waiting out the cooking time or making sure to spend enough energy to brew the potion properly. However, for blacksmithing, there’s a little mini-game that you’ll need to play in order to make an item. Basically, there will be a fast-moving indicator on a meter and your goal is to click whenever it enters a green area on the said meter. If you miss, you’ll have to start over, wasting all the effort and energy you might have spent.
In short, Craftlands Workshoppe is a rather grindy tycoon-like adventure game that has a pretty humorous streak. Due to how grindy it can get, the game might just not be everyone’s cup of tea. However, if you’ve always had a liking for crafting-based tycoons and the idea of managing your own shop, and that you don’t mind spending hours just grinding away gathering materials, crafting items or selling goods, then this game should be right up your alley!