Hot Springs Story Hack 2.73 + Redeem Codes

It's a super cute game honestly and it's supplied me with plenty of entertainment. The graphics are adorable and it's so fun to build a hot springs from the ground up, it definitely keeps you entertained for five hours or so. I highly recommend if you like games where you build your own business.

Reviewed 1/7/19 on an iPhone 7
The flaws are too insignificant to warrant taking off one star.

This is my first Kairosoft game. It can be played in both portrait and landscape mode, with automatic rotation (a setting can lock rotation). There is an option for a game pad, but it’s probably unneeded for modern phones. Controls are still smooth, despite the age. The mouse cursor is irritating and can not be removed, but it’s a small flaw and can be useful for selecting facilities that are hidden by other facilities.

This game has aged well. It’s flawed and hasn’t been updated in two years, but it still runs smoothly (and a little warm, which is strange considering it’s 7 or 8 years old). The menus don’t feel cramped either. The gameplay is fun and relaxing. One of my favorite aspects of the game is that you can play as casually as you want. You don’t have to maximize profits or configure rooms using expo sheets, but you still can (and that would be a hefty amount of work, too).

There is still no 360° rotation. There are only some facilities that can rotate at all, and even then, there are only two directions to rotate. Regardless, people can walk through some walls (but not others). So it becomes a matter of figuring out which rooms open where. Be careful when considering this, as some facilities have doorways that seem like walls.

This game is complex but slow. I find that relaxing, as watching people happily filter in and out is interesting to me. However, while it can be a micromanagement game, the micromanagement isn’t constant. You will have to wait for money to fill from time to time. If you need a continuous experience, consider getting another Kairosoft game.

People undergo a variety of activities based on how many facilities you put down, so the animations are not uninteresting. You can tell they’re old, however, as they aren’t as fluid as modern pixel game animations, including the studio’s newer games.

I have yet to find a bug in the game. It hasn’t crashed yet either. I’m assuming the “glitches” people are complaining about are how customers can walk through walls. It’s not a bad bug, if it’s even a bug. Better that than have you constricted by one or two entrances when placing facilities. At least this “bug” somewhat makes up for the lack of rotation.

The music is repetitive, but the sound effects aren’t annoying. You can lower the volume or mute both of them, if you want to listen to your own music.

For an old title, the menu system is surprisingly user friendly. I find the double tap to confirm feature is a good feature and a necessary one, as placement can be inaccurate. The movement of new facilities is pretty simple and easy.

People complain about the fact that you must destroy a facility (you can’t simply move it). I don’t find it annoying at all, as it’s still relatively quick to get rid of something. I guess redesigning can become a chore, in which case it’s easier to start over.

That’s what some reviewers mean by “replay value”. If you find yourself uncomfortable with a design and you don’t want to bother redesigning, it’s much easier to start over. I haven’t done this yet, but supposedly some stats and unlocks carry over into new game plus.

A solid experience with minimal flaws, all considering. I was surprised and pleased that this game went beyond my expectations. Please don’t be deterred by the age, lack of updates, or reviews; as the flaws may not be nearly as bad as they seem and the game still plays very smoothly. If I continue to be impressed, I will buy another Kairosoft game.

(It’s not optimized for iPhone X though. I know because the last update was from before the iPhone X came out.)

I give four stars because i have yet to try everything it
has to offer in game. Really fun and starting to be worth the buy its getting more challenging with the new features in a good way. now unfortunately i want to buy another pocket app. fun addicting nice app

For some reason my game won't work! I try to open the app and it shows me this long message in another language and then the screen goes black! I was really far in the game too! I don't understand what happened I love this game!

THERE IS A SWITCH PORT COMING!!

Not worth $2 or your time. Ignore this shoddy game.

★★★★★This was available before in Japanese only so I debated a long time whether to create a japanese account to buy the app but now that it's come out in English, I am sooo super happy and ecstatic. There are no other onsen (hot springs) games available that I searched at all~! Even in Japanese~ So this is by far the best and only one out there that really makes you feel like the hostess of many 'ryokan' residents who are tired from work/life and want a vacation at your inn!
　　　　Don't be fooled by the simple, cutesy graphics too, the game is far more complex than I expected and it may make you want to restart the game from the beginning on a fresh new data file in order to make your onsen the best and efficient it can possibly be. There is no 'put into inventory' function if you want to remove something placed in your inn. You basically must destroy something first in order to refurbish the place. Which is somewhat realistic but at the same time, a loss of money. For those who enjoy these simulation strategy managing games, it is a challenge that is fun and exciting and tickles your mathmatical brain.
　　　　And if you've never been to a japanese hot springs in real life, I highly recommend it!! 　d(ﾟ∀ﾟd)　＜two thumbs up!＞ すごく楽しいわ～！

Kairosoft is 2 for 2 with the release of this awesome game. I loved Game Dev Story, but was hesitant to buy this title because of the hotel/spa theme -- didn't really seem very exciting or interesting. Boy, was I wrong. There is so much depth in this game that it will take several play throughs to see/do everything. This is an easy to learn, hard to master game. You can skate by with broad strokes of management and still be very successful in the game, or you can micromanage the crap out of everything and do even better. It always suprises me on how the most basic of games can be the most entertaining. Leave it to the Japanese to make a game that may not look graphically superior, but concentrates on what matters: FUN.

BUY this game if: You appreciate a well developed, well constructed, stable game. You miss the days when gameplay trumped graphics (8-bit FTW!). You have always wanted some depth in a game on your iDevice.

DO NOT BUY this game if: You don't like to actually engage your brain to play games on your phone. You're content with flinging birds at pigs over and over again. You're looking for something "pretty" to show off to your friends.

TL:DR Great game! Easy to learn, hard to master. Always fun.

I absolutely love this game (and have been getting other kairosoft games too!)
My girlfriend and I bought this and we're addicted to it!

It's not one of those silly mindless games like tiny tower or those repetitious games where you keep playing the same thing just to hit different achievements.
This is game is a LEGIT GAME. the developers put a lot of thought in it and it is at once simple and difficult!
By that I mean this: you are introduced to the basics of managing a spa but there are a lot of things such as building combinations, item and building combinations, etc. that you have to figure out yourself in order to make your spa better (and get higher score). And it's really satisfying when you unlock something after various trials and error -- which also gives this game a GREAT REPLAY VALUE!

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE LACK OF REVIEWS: I suspect there isn't as much reviews because not once while playing this game was I bombarded with notifications asking me to rate the game. (But hey, look at the ratio between 5 and 1 stars for those who bothered to review!)

It is a little bit pricey, but i've bought hundreds of apps and none beats the price/value of this game! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

This, the second Kairosoft game to make it to iOS, is certainly fun, if not a bit unusual. In it you run a spa, or hot resort, in a slightly similar style to Sim City in object placement, but different in almost every other way. I've seen some people complain that it gets boring quickly and you are left with little to do. While the action is more dispersed later in the game with new opportunities popping up much less frequently, mostly through leveling up the huge variety of visitors who allow new investment and such, it can still be quite enjoyable to play, especially if you listen to a podcast, audiobook, music or the like while you do so.

My big gripe with this game is that it doesn't have Game Center integration. All of the Kairosoft games are perfectly suited to have online leaderboards and acheivments.