Cooking Fever vs Merchant
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!
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!