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Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends
Released On: Jun 4, 2024
74
7.3
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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56% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
44% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
74
56% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends is as satisfying as great sushi. You’ll have fun running a restaurant and making friends at a nice pace with very little to stop you.
Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends is a game for a very specific kind of cozy and management game fan. While some might find the gameplay simple and challenge lacking, I enjoyed dipping into Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends as a break from other games, and it feels right at home on Steam Deck with solid performance.
If you’re looking for a management style game – time, financial, etc. – you won’t find it here. This is more of a game about collecting things – sushi recipes and ingredients, décor for your shop, hats for your bot, … – and interacting with a quirky cast of locals. Animal Crossing fans will certainly enjoy their time with the game, although the number of things you can do and collect here pales in comparison. Rolling Hills oozes charm, though, and even though your time in town might be relatively short, it will definitely be cozy and relaxing.
Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends is a game that shouldn’t be rushed to be completed. It’s a game that allows you to live vicariously as a wannabe chef in a small town with big dreams. However, the game has the potential to do more and the lack of gameplay features is proof of this. Regardless, it’s a fun restaurant simulator with a story to tell, which allows it to stand out from other restaurant sims like Diner Dash and Overcooked. So if you want to learn more about this small town, as well as serve up some fresh sushi, then grab that controller and put on that apron, you have a restaurant to open.
Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends is a sweet and cute game with an easy gameplay loop that keeps me coming back for more. With all the customization options, as well as so many different recipes to max out, there’s quite a lot to do even if you’re not interested in the story. Just make sure you have the number of your local sushi shop on speed dial! You’re going to want a plate of nigiri or two while playing this game.
There’s magic in Rolling Hills for sure. But it’s a very fleeting magic, and a little more sauce would have made it a much more impactful source of wonder. It was definitely cute, though!
On the pure charm of Sushi Bot, and his tiny little reactions, Rolling Hills is bright and breezy to play. For those familiar with Diner Dash, there is also elements of nostalgia in the sushi delivery process. A sense of repetition and a slower pace does mean Rolling Hills isn’t particularly gripping or challenging after hours of gameplay – but regardless, there’s plenty of fun and comfort to be found in this light-hearted sim.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.3
43% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
57% Mixed
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4 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.3
43% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
57% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
0% Negative
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At the end of the day, its just another food serving game. It does have more charm to it then most games of the same ilk have though. There is more of a 'town' element as well, but ultimately you do not do much with that. I wish they would have explored that part of the game more.
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Summary Serve up sushi as a robot chef in Rolling Hills, a life sim about running your own restaurant in a cozy village. Make new friends, purchase ingredients, enhance your shop, and improve the lives of your neighbors as you perfect your craft!
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date: Jun 4, 2024
Developer:
- Catch & Release
Publisher: Humble Games
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