Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

Recettear is a tale about a young girl managing an item shop and the fairy who upends her daily routine. Recette Lemongrass is forced to operate the shop inside her home to repay a debt her father left behind, and Tear, her new fairy partner, refuses to accept any excuses.

Release Date 10 Sep, 2010
Developer EasyGameStation
Publisher Carpe Fulgur LLC
Genre Indie , RPG
Platforms Windows
82 Metacritic View on Steam

System Requirements

Component
Minimum
Operating System
Windows XP/Vista/7
Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor
Pentium 4 1.7ghz or Athlon XP 1700+ D
Intel Core2 Duo E6540 @ 2.33GHz D
Graphics
DirectX 8.1-compatible video card C
GeForce FX 5600 C
Memory
256 MB
2 GB
Storage
700 MB
700 MB

Suggested PC Build

Minimum Build

  • CPU: Intel Core2 Duo P7450 @ 2.13GHz
  • GPU: GeForce FX Go5300
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • Storage: 1 GB
  • OS: Windows XP/Vista/7

Recommended Build

  • CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E6540 @ 2.33GHz
  • GPU: GeForce FX 5600
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Storage: 1 GB
  • OS: Windows XP/Vista/7

About This Game

Recettear follows the story of a young girl named Recette Lemongrass who runs an item shop and the fairy, Tear, who disrupts her life. Forced to manage the shop within her home to repay a loan abandoned by her father, Recette must comply with Tear's demands. As Recette, players determine how to acquire inventory by either trading in town or exploring dungeons with adventurers to defeat monsters for loot. You also set prices, design the shop's interior, and strategize to earn the funds necessary to clear the debt, or risk losing everything. The game features comprehensive shop management mechanics, including stock and decor control. Players can explore procedurally generated dungeons that offer a fresh experience each time, and choose from various adventurers for unique gameplay styles. After completing the main story, there is additional content such as the challenging Survival Mode and the relaxed Endless Mode. An engaging narrative localized by Carpe Fulgur allows you to meet the various inhabitants of Pensee.