Spirittea

Item: Spirittea
Rating: 75
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-02

Summary

Relaxing gameplay with charming Ghibli-like aesthetic.
Engaging and unique bathhouse management mechanics.
Lovable spirits and characters enhance experience.
Unpolished, buggy, and clunky controls/UI.
Insufficient in-game guidance for mechanics.
Mini-games are often unfun and difficult.

Emotions

Frustration23%Satisfaction20%Disappointment15%Joy6%Appreciation5%

Reviews (sample size): 199
Helpful reviews: 53%
Unhelpful reviews: 47%
Protest reviews: 0%

75%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
25%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 330
Negative points: 281
Gameplay points: 67
Perf. points: 3
Rec. points: 64
Misc points: 11

Point	Description	Importance
Relaxing & Refreshing Gameplay Description Players consistently describe the game as a cozy, relaxing, and low-pressure experience, offering a refreshing alternative to traditional farming sims. Its soothing gameplay loop and lack of urgency make it ideal for unwinding. Importance 70%	Players consistently describe the game as a cozy, relaxing, and low-pressure experience, offering a refreshing alternative to traditional farming sims. Its soothing gameplay loop and lack of urgency make it ideal for unwinding.	70%
Charming Ghibli-like Aesthetic Description The game's art style, music, and overall atmosphere are highly praised for their charm and strong resemblance to Studio Ghibli's "Spirited Away" and the cozy feel of "Stardew Valley." This unique blend creates a delightful and immersive world. Importance 69%	The game's art style, music, and overall atmosphere are highly praised for their charm and strong resemblance to Studio Ghibli's "Spirited Away" and the cozy feel of "Stardew Valley." This unique blend creates a delightful and immersive world.	69%
Engaging & Unique Mechanics Description The game's core concept and mechanics are highlighted as unique, interesting, and well-executed, providing an engaging gameplay loop. Players appreciate the creative design, puzzles, and depth that keep the experience fresh. Importance 53%	The game's core concept and mechanics are highlighted as unique, interesting, and well-executed, providing an engaging gameplay loop. Players appreciate the creative design, puzzles, and depth that keep the experience fresh.	53%
Lovable Spirits & Characters Description The game's diverse cast of spirits and townspeople are consistently praised for their unique personalities, engaging stories, and charming designs. Discovering and interacting with them is a major source of enjoyment. Importance 45%	The game's diverse cast of spirits and townspeople are consistently praised for their unique personalities, engaging stories, and charming designs. Discovering and interacting with them is a major source of enjoyment.	45%
Enjoyable Bathhouse Management Description The central gameplay loop of managing the spirit bathhouse is highly praised as satisfying, engaging, and unique. Players enjoy the strategic elements, upgrades, and the overall experience of running the establishment. Importance 44%	The central gameplay loop of managing the spirit bathhouse is highly praised as satisfying, engaging, and unique. Players enjoy the strategic elements, upgrades, and the overall experience of running the establishment.	44%
Responsive Developer Support Description The developers are highly praised for their active engagement, responsiveness to feedback, and consistent efforts in providing updates and bug fixes. This dedication enhances the player experience. Importance 18%	The developers are highly praised for their active engagement, responsiveness to feedback, and consistent efforts in providing updates and bug fixes. This dedication enhances the player experience.	18%
Varied & Continuous Quests Description The quest system is praised for its continuous flow, variety of mechanics, and non-repetitive nature. Quests keep the gameplay fresh and provide clear objectives without feeling overwhelming. Importance 12%	The quest system is praised for its continuous flow, variety of mechanics, and non-repetitive nature. Quests keep the gameplay fresh and provide clear objectives without feeling overwhelming.	12%
Fun Mini-Games Description The game features a variety of enjoyable mini-games, such as karaoke, fishing, and treasure digging. These activities add to the overall experience and provide engaging diversions. Importance 12%	The game features a variety of enjoyable mini-games, such as karaoke, fishing, and treasure digging. These activities add to the overall experience and provide engaging diversions.	12%
Compelling Story & Premise Description The game's narrative and initial premise are found to be captivating, intriguing, and well-executed. Players appreciate the unique hook and the unfolding storyline. Importance 12%	The game's narrative and initial premise are found to be captivating, intriguing, and well-executed. Players appreciate the unique hook and the unfolding storyline.	12%
Engaging Villager Interactions Description Players enjoy getting to know the diverse personalities of the villagers and building friendships. The life-sim elements, including communication and item gathering, contribute to a satisfying routine. Importance 11%	Players enjoy getting to know the diverse personalities of the villagers and building friendships. The life-sim elements, including communication and item gathering, contribute to a satisfying routine.	11%
Flexible Time & Sleep System Description The game's unique system allowing players to choose their sleep duration and wake-up times is highly appreciated. This flexibility provides freedom in managing in-game time and activities. Importance 10%	The game's unique system allowing players to choose their sleep duration and wake-up times is highly appreciated. This flexibility provides freedom in managing in-game time and activities.	10%