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A tranquil world becomes ever more corrupt by the day, spoiled by a pirate organization that forcefully impose their brewing monopoly over the lands. It's up to you to explore, forage, craft, sell and deliver your brews to overthrow the corrupt pirate organization and restore peace.
The Brew Barons is a flight, action and open world game
developed and published by Lifetap Studios.
Released on March 01st 2024 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 753 reviews of which 592 were positive and 161 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 10.99€ on Steam with a 45% discount.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i5-6500
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 960 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
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The biplane aerial combat and the bootlegging of Porco Rosso and in a not-so-subtle spiritual successor to Crimson Skies (2000).
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This game is decent, but don't expect a AAA game. I feel like there are a few improvements that could be made, and maybe a few additions to enhance the gameplay loop, but overall I'm satisfied with my purchase, and still boot it up regularly. I think I'm going to address the negative review comments first. Having played this game more than the average number of hours, I feel I have a better overall picture of the game. Some of these negative reviews are from people who have barely scratched 3-5 hours. A lot of people who have reviewed this game complain about long travel times. When you unlock the heavy plane, there is a fuselage that allows you to continuously boost and you can travel very quickly to the other islands. Alternatively, there is a perk in the "Upgrades" tab that allows every plane to "lock on" to an island and your boost speed is significantly increased. You can reach just about any island in less than 20 seconds with this enhancement. Other people have mentioned the "grinding" that's involved in the game. I feel like for the most part, the pacing is fine. I've unlocked a decent amount of content at just about 35 hours. I feel like a lot of people aren't going to the other island towns and talking to the bar owners to unlock more worthwhile contracts. Also, there are plane modifications that make harvesting much easier. For example, on the heavy plane, you can equip auto-turrets that harvest crops from trees. This, combined with the magnet ornament makes collecting materials so much faster. It's also important to diversify your fleet. Having a plane for every occasion makes the mid to late game so much moire rewarding. I think lastly, I'll address the voice acting. Yes, it's AI. No, it's not particularly good. But honestly, I don't really understand why people have such a big problem with it. There are countless negative reviews that only seem to mention the VA, and none of the gameplay. I've played (and enjoyed) games that have had REAL voice actors that were worse. The Battalion Wars series comes to mind. At the end of the day, You can just turn the voice audio off it it really bothers you. There are very nicely styled subtitle cards that will pop up any time anyone is talking. This is the part of the review where I'll mention some things I feel can be improved: I feel like a lot of improvements can be made in the brewery. The percentages for ingredients in recipes is kinda awful. I feel like it should be a minimum number of items instead of a minimum percentage. I don't want to have to do math when the percentages don't add up to 100. The "skill based" yeast scooper seems like a weird choice. It doesn't really seem to fit well with the rest of the brewing UI. There have also been too many times that I've looked at the wrong abv percentage (one for fermenting and one for distilling) and overshot/undershot the target for the contract. I feel like selecting which you are making beforehand makes more sense. There should also be a way to sell excess brews other than dumping them in your bar. Maybe a shipping port, or even the floating markets could take them off your hands for like 20& off? I end up with way too many filling my base's inventory. The light planes are very quickly outclassed by the heavy planes. I feel like the only reason that you would want a small plane is for the missile wing set for combat and the fishing pontoons. Otherwise, the lack of inventory space and health makes them not anywhere remotely as useful as the heavy planes. They also don't seem to be that much more maneuverable than their heavier counterpart, so any real advantages they should have in combat seem overshadowed by how much longer a heavy plane can stick around. I think what I'd like to see if higher speeds and maneuverability, as well as some more interesting weapon systems on the light planes to maybe just make them more combat oriented, while the heavy planes do all of the collection and delivery. Overall, this game was worth the money I paid. I still enjoy the gameplay loop, even though there isn't a ton left to accomplish. I look forward to seeing either more updates to add more content, or maybe a 2nd installment with some of the improvements mentioned. I think this game didn't really take off because it wasn't really well advertised. I kinda had to go searching for this kind of game. I think with the improvements mentioned above, and maybe some changes to the UI and hiring some real voice actors, a second installment of this franchise would really take off. FUN EXTRA NOTE: This game fully supports HOTAS hardware right out of the box. I really have to hand it to the devs, because for some reason that functionality is left out of games like this. There are far too many flight sim and space sim games that don't bother adding native support, so it's a refreshing change of pace to see an indie dev add this.
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I love this game, if only because it's one of very, very few flight games that give you something to do other than combat. Note I didn't call it a "simulator." Despite what the user tags say, Brew Barons is an arcade flight game. Think Ace Combat with General Aviation planes. The action takes place in an open-world and is justified by casting you as a brewery owner in a waterworld dotted by archipelago islands. It's an alternate reality occurring around the Golden Age of Aviation where the Hindenburg never blew up and flight technology evolved to utilize the sprawling water environment not just for runways but also for propulsion and warfare. More to the point, a water jet functions as your turbo, and you fire water "bullets." Gameplay-wise you'll be island-hopping, looking for ingredients to mix into a seemingly endless assortment of brews and spirits. In this alternate history, pirates have sprung up to compete for resources. What this means is that they may decide to camp out on an island that contains the special type of grape you need for one of your recipes. There are multiple islands where you can source the same ingredients but you'll occassionally find pirates laying claim to the closest and most convenient one. Tangle with them if you dare, or go to one of the other islands. If you choose violence, you'll eventually do battle with one of many bosses, learning their unique patterns and weak spots, before chasing them away and freeing up the island's precious resources for your own capitalist exploitation. There isn't much in the way of a main story, although you'll manage different pilots who also double as employees to run your brewing operations. You always control a pilot and, as far as I can tell, cannot employe AI to fly for you. Different characters have different stats that affect a variety of gameplay factors, either while you control them or appoint them to different positions to manager your brewing, repair, or bartending operations. The managerial aspects of running the bar are handled via menus. I've seen other reviews comment on the bad UI and, while it's not always the best, it's very serviceable. Direct control is only had while flying, but the brewing conceit does a good job of giving you a reason to fly in the fictional world that's been constructed. Despite the combat, the game is relatively sedate. If you get hooked, you may find hours melting away as you resolve to do "just one more thing" before turning in. If, however, you're not prepared for long flights (several minutes) going from one island to another, you may find yourself very quickly bored. Only you can decide what kind of constitution you have. Do you like flight games and simulators, but looking for a new spin on them? Do you often reminisce about Crimson Skies? Then you'll likely get into Brew Barons. If, however, you get restless while playing games slower than Ace Combat, Brew Barons likely won't grab you either. Oh, and the AI voices. Yeah, they're whatever. They definitely detract from the game's charm, but they're no worse than voiceovers from the early days of video game voiceovers. Except now they're soulless robots and not passionate coders dreading a looming deadline. The writing is good enough but probably should've been cut down so as not to highlight that uncanny valley more than necessary.
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I am shocked that this game hasn't more people playing it. It's overall a really good game, reminding me of crimson skies, which used to be a game i used to play a lot, ages ago. It also has a very novel and somewhat well executed concept of using AI for voices. I would definitely recommend this game, as it has a lot of fun and very mechanics where one can design their own planes, drinks and even bar. It's worth the 20€.
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Great game, it has a charming world inspired in Porco Rosso. It's an original and neat idea and it is impressive what such a small dev team managed to accomplish. I'm having a blast while also relaxing. Highly recommend!
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The Brew Barons is currently priced at 10.99€ on Steam.
The Brew Barons is currently available at a 45% discount. You can purchase it for 10.99€ on Steam.
The Brew Barons received 592 positive votes out of a total of 753 achieving a rating of 7.47.
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The Brew Barons was developed and published by Lifetap Studios.
The Brew Barons is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Brew Barons is not playable on MacOS.
The Brew Barons is not playable on Linux.
The Brew Barons is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for The Brew Barons. Explore additional content available for The Brew Barons on Steam.
The Brew Barons does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
The Brew Barons does not support Steam Remote Play.
The Brew Barons is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Lifetap Studios
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Lifetap Studios
Release
01 Mar 2024
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