Any fans still out there? I figured it was time to post something just because, I still haven't found a shop game that comes close to the charm that this game gave to me and my friends years ago! This really just started out as a fan thing fun little mod to see if it could work, and the love for this game continue on. With the decomp scene getting very popular, here's what I've tried to add for QOL improvements, especially since this was made for DirectX8!

• Functional Display Settings Tab (16:9, Ultrawide, and Native Support, high FPS, etc.)
• HD Textures Toggle from Mod Author ribeena (about 3 years ago, you can find it on nexus)
• New Wardrobe Tab (Accessed by the chair. Shows on your Avatar & in game portrait)
• 2 New Camera Angles! (With re-used original assets to fill the town)
• Camera Angle Option 3: Free Camera (See your shop to its fullest extent!)
• Camera Angle Option 4: 1ST PERSON (Yes it's crazy I know! But still fun)

Just open to any ideas and or people who just want to take it up instead of me, tbh I'm just a casual with a love for game preservation. This whole thing with AI I'm still figuring out where we go as a gaming industry from here. If stuff like this is possible.... then what's next? But nonetheless here we are, and tbh I'm having fun.
Just as a disclaimer AI was used to help make these QOL, but it did help me reuse it own assets.

Some stuff I may think of or include & some side comments:

• Rarity Tiers for all the items in the game (Uncommon, Common, Epic, Legendary, etc.)
• Display settings all that work in dungeons too (Just needs a more playtesting for late game)
• Playing as the other Dungeoneers running the shop (hasn't been tested at all and tbh I prefer and lean on lore friendly for any game)
• Ideally I want to add new asset, crossover with different IPs, a win for the gaming community is a win for me.
• Adding a full blown stock market to the game! (Wishful thinking :P)

CAPITALISM HO!

And I realized Recettear is actually pronounced like racketeer.

Which other Carpe Fulgar games do you recommend?

Recently I bought Chantelise on the Steam store. I like it but it's not as charming or fun as Recettear. I don't hate the combat but I think there's a bit too much of it.

But the game don't have any, any other option for 100% the game?

I might be crazy but I have just started playing Recettear and I noticed that the crowned slime looks like it could be the inspiration for the king slime from terraria. The Fight patterns are almost the exact same in each game. Just wanted to know if anybody could confirm.

Do you think we'll ever find out the fate of Recette's father? In the remastered version? What about her mother?

Is she another granddaughter of Palpatine?

Time to resets i guess...

accidentally discovered while working on the decompilation . it consumes one rng call per frame which was throwing off the port's rng determinism. enabled by poking 06a49938 to 1. 06a4993c = 1enables the blue hex table that lets you toggle save file bits - likely story flags to artificially advance the savefile (these are addresses for the latest english steam version).

As a lover of similar jrpg shop sims/farming games with a dungeon/farming/management mechanics I was excited to play Reccetear, which I heard was something like a grandfather of these genres. The graphics and music and art is charming, it's very nostalgic. But the gameplay??? Kinda sucks??

After failing several times to meet the payments I looked up a few guides and leaned that 1. The game reccomended price range of 130% is itself a flat out lie and will cause things to go bad 2. There's an entire hidden customer reputation system it never tells you about which determines who can buy what at how much - so for some reason there's nothing that's stopping a customer who will only ever spend $500 picking up a $3000 sword and ruining my combo?? No wonder they wouldn't buy even at no mark up! But that's never explained. 3. The dungeon mechanic actively hinders your gameplay because the drops are low tier items and takes up too much time that should just be selling. 4. So in short just stay in your shop.

I think the game is neat, but the shop management and sales process is...not particularly engaging or well explained? Especially with just the same 8 or so NPC showing up to grind sales at a low value return. I'm not trying to hate on the game, it seems very sweet, and surprisingly punishing. However I was hoping for a shop management/dungeon simulator with more balance on both aspects - if the only way to really make the payment deadlines is to use the market and stay behind my counter the whole time, the dungeon/shop aspect is really lost. For people who have completed and like the game - is that all there is to this game? am I missing some key experience to make the game more fun?

Hopefully we all know at this point that Andrew Dice has passed away, rest in peace. Because of this, Carpe Fulgur, the translator of the OG version has ceased operations.

Presumably, the Japanese version could go ahead without a translation team entirely (and we could maybe see a fan translation eventually). They could also pick a new translation team. But the last update from them seems to be the day before Christmas 2025.

I'm curious if there's any news that's more recent than this, even any indication that the Japanese version is still moving ahead?

I didn't even know they did physical soundtrack releases until I saw this.. very exciting!!

I played the heck out of this game when it came out years ago. Lately, I've been wanting a cozy shop game and saw it in my Steam library.

When you launch the game, it comes up blurry in a bare window, and the only key that is the arrow key. With the developers shutting down is my only option to just delete it from my Steam library?

Hi! I'm so so sorry if this is an oft repeated question, or one in bad taste; The HD remaster of Recettear was supposed to be released in 2025, according to the japanese developers, right? I am having a hack of a time finding any news regarding it on the english web, I was wondering if anyone had found any news relating to it recently? Thank you so so much in advance!!!

I'm revisiting Recettear. I absolutely love the game but I always take a long break after having to restart. On the one hand, I appreciate the added pressure since the stakes are real but on the other hand I lose motivation for the next attempt.

A wild capitalist appear! It's honestly nice to see reference to this game still made to this day. Meeting this guy in team trials made me want to fire up recettear again in steam.

If you loved Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale, you’ll be happy to know that there are a few other charming gems that share the same heart and spirit!

Chantelise: A Tale of Two Sisters

This is an action RPG from the developers of Recettear. It follows two sisters on a heartfelt journey to lift a mysterious curse. It mixes lighthearted storytelling with real-time combat and dungeon exploration, offering the same cozy yet challenging feel that made Recettear so beloved.

Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone

This side-scrolling action RPG follows a young girl learning magic in a whimsical fantasy world. With its fluid combat system, adorable characters, and surprisingly deep story, it captures that same blend of humor, heart, and adventure that Recettear and Chantelise has.

Consider joining their reddit communities:

• r/Chantelise
• r/FortuneSummoners

These games are such hidden gems, and it’s a shame how many people have never even heard of them. Even just joining helps a lot! Together we can make sure these games don’t fade into obscurity, they deserve to be remembered.

Alouette is a proud and confident girl who sees Recette as her rival while quietly admiring her optimism. She is wealthy and sharp-tongued, often acting superior to those around her, yet she shows small signs of warmth when no one is paying attention. Beneath her polished manners and smug attitude, she hides a softer side that she prefers to keep secret. For all her pride, she longs to be seen as more than just a rich girl and struggles with feelings she would never admit aloud.