Bear & Breakfast
What to Know
Quick Facts
- Jul 28, 2022
- Gummy Cat
- RPG, Adventure
- Jul 28, 2022
- RPG, Adventure
Critics Consensus
# Reviews: 10
A summary of the critical opinion for this game will be provided after release or a minimum of 15 reviews have been aggregated.
Rate and Review
Critic Reviews for Bear & Breakfast
Critic Reviews
Distribution
10
Reviews
Bear and Breakfast’s darker narrative themes don’t complement its management sim elements but it still delivers a compellingly rhythmic gameplay loop.
There’s a lot to do in Bear and Breakfast, a lot of story to unspool, and a lot of different characters to meet. You’ll pick up tons of trash and serve food to the humans that threw that trash on the ground. You’ll put down carpets and hang photos on walls, install plumbing and hire someone to fuel your fires.
There is delightful presentation as you set up a dysfunctional B&B – but in a genre that usually keeps players busy, this requires real patience.
Jordan Ramée (GameSpot)
8/10 - (Read Review)
Bear and Breakfast’s darker narrative themes don’t complement its management sim elements but it still delivers a compellingly rhythmic gameplay loop.
Nicole Carpenter (Polygon)
Recommended - (Read Review)
There’s a lot to do in Bear and Breakfast, a lot of story to unspool, and a lot of different characters to meet. You’ll pick up tons of trash and serve food to the humans that threw that trash on the ground. You’ll put down carpets and hang photos on walls, install plumbing and hire someone to fuel your fires.
Malindy Hetfeld (Guardian)
3/5 stars - (Read Review)
There is delightful presentation as you set up a dysfunctional B&B – but in a genre that usually keeps players busy, this requires real patience.
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Checkpoint Gaming | Checkpoint Staff | 8 / 10 | 07-31-2022 | Bear and Breakfast offers up a delightful world, engaging strategy mechanics, and a heart-warming story. While it may not be an overly complex game compared to classic strategy titles in the genre, it's an incredibly relaxing and wholesome gameplay experience. If that's your jam, Bear and Breakfast shouldn't be missed. | Read review |
DualShockers | Jack Coleman | 7 / 10 | 07-28-2022 | Barring these minor user interface issues, Bear and Breakfast was a joy to play. It doesn’t do anything revolutionary for the genre, but it successfully carves out a niche by perfectly matching its tone, gameplay and narrative. Bear and Breakfast accomplishes exactly what it set out to do, it’s a charming little management sim that doesn’t take itself seriously. It might not be for everyone, but I think a lot of people will find joy in this wholesome project. | Read review |
GameSpot | Jordan Ramée | 8 / 10 | 07-28-2022 | Bear and Breakfast's darker narrative themes don't complement its management sim elements but it still delivers a compellingly rhythmic gameplay loop. | Read review |
Guardian | Malindy Hetfeld | 3 / 5 stars | 07-29-2022 | There is delightful presentation as you set up a dysfunctional B&B – but in a genre that usually keeps players busy, this requires real patience. | Read review |
Paste Magazine | Emily Price | 9 / 10 | 07-28-2022 | Bear and Breakfast is the most fun I've had with a management sim in a long time. As I write this, I can't wait to finish up the checklist of tasks on my last hotel and round out my recipe list. It's a crafting experience with a lot of depth that never becomes too repetitive, and even when it gives you too much to do, it also encourages you to step back and take a breath. | Read review |
Polygon | Nicole Carpenter | Recommended | 07-28-2022 | There’s a lot to do in Bear and Breakfast, a lot of story to unspool, and a lot of different characters to meet. You’ll pick up tons of trash and serve food to the humans that threw that trash on the ground. You’ll put down carpets and hang photos on walls, install plumbing and hire someone to fuel your fires. | Read review |
Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Ollie Toms | Recommended | 07-28-2022 | A charming little management game with a lot of potential, but one that stifles the player's creativity and enthusiasm at nearly every turn. | Read review |
Screen Rant | Deven McClure | 4 / 5 stars | 07-28-2022 | Despite this handful of shortcomings, Bear & Breakfast offers exactly the experience most players will be looking for with the title: the ability to play as a cute bear managing quaint bed and breakfast establishments in the woods. Players can continue to complete challenges for their resorts outside of direct story progression to earn rewards like clothes for Hank that add hours of additional gameplay to the title, and can spend as much time as they like making their resorts the perfect experience for guests. Bear & Breakfast is an incredibly cozy game that manages to capture the best strategic elements from the management simulation game genre while still staying true to its intended tone. | Read review |
TechRaptor | Tanushri Shah | 7.5 / 10 | 07-28-2022 | While a cozy management game, Bear and Breakfast still needs to polish some of its "bare" necessities. | Read review |
The Escapist | Elise Avery | Recommended | 07-28-2022 | Video Review | Read review |
Game Info
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast…but you’re a bear.
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DEVELOPER(S):
- Gummy Cat
PUBLISHER(S):
- Armor Games Studios
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- RPG, Adventure
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- Single player
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