Bakery Blitz vs Merchant
Bakery Blitz
Bakery Blitz maybe another cooking game in a long list of games that came before it, but it’s still worth playing simply because of its beautiful graphics, a strong focus on all important aspects of baking and an intriguing back story to learn about as you play. Your customers can’t get enough of your Aunt Foundant’s sweet treats and you need to juggle between baking, filling, frosting and decorating to satisfy their cravings... before they get impatient that is. However, the game does have its fair share of restrictions to prevent you from simply blazing through the levels, including the rather infamous "get enough of your friends to unlock the next map for you" mechanism. That said, for anyone who enjoys baking and the challenge of managing a thriving bakery business, Bakery Blitz surely takes the cake.Merchant
Merchant is a fun little idle game that's designed to be played on the side, while you're doing something else on the computer. In the game, you'll need to hire heroes who you will then send out on adventures to gather crafting materials. The materials obtained can then be turned into numerous types of armor and weapons, which you can in turn equip on your heroes or sell them off for a tidy profit. There are two main ways for you to sell your goods - you can either put it up for sale in your shop or you can fulfill the orders of passing merchants and heroes.Although the game starts out as pretty fun, the progression in this game gradually becomes rather grindy after a while - imagine: sending the same hero on the same quest will require the same amount of clicks as sending the hero on a new quest or even sending a new hero. Some automation would be great here, especially considering that the game's an idle game.
So, despite the fun concept and gameplay, its progression can truly kill your interest in the game. That being said, if you just want a simple game to play as you watch Netflix or YouTube on your computer, Merchant might just be the kind of game for you!