Running a bathhouse is hard work, especially when your clients range from everyday to extraordinary.
Take on these unique challenges of catering to their specific needs, all while keeping your bathhouse clean and profitable. Onsen Master will test your ability to be hospitable, and if you fail, you’ll land in hot water!
Players will assume the role of Mu, a young and eager Onsen apprentice. Recently, their sensei, the Onsen Master, has disappeared and left Mu to take their place. And they’ve got their work cut out for them. Mu will be in charge of everything. You will have to be timely in greeting their guests, identifying their needs, mixing the proper healing ingredients, and applying it to the bath they will occupy. This is a lot to take care of, and if you’re not quick enough, your customers will leave (and take your potential reward with them). You’ll also have to make sure to keep every bath spic and span, as well as clean up spills on the floor.
Once you’ve gotten the hang of this complicated process, you may encounter some rather… challenging clients. Downright supernatural. You will encounter Yokai, mischievous spirits from Japanese folklore. They want to be pampered too, after all. It’s up to you to follow your normal process, all while dealing with their characteristics – like a water-based Yokai dripping all over your Onsen.
Proving your prowess in the first area will allow you to travel across the island of Izajima and visit other Onsens that have their own challenges. You’ll be able to meet the island locals and help restore Onsens to their former glory.
Onsen Master has a prototype available on Itch.io. You can help back the project on Kickstarter.
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